Management

Name Designation
Anil Anand Sr. Vice President
Ashish Sehgal Sr. Vice President - Sales
Ashok Kurien Director
Bharat Ranga Chief Operating Officer
Gaurav Bahal Vice President
Hitesh Vakil President & CFO
Jitesh Rajdeo Sr. Vice President - Sales

Company History - Zee Entertainment EnPrint1982

- The Company was incorporated on 25th November, and it obtained the Certificate of
Commencement of Business on 5th January 1983 as Empire Holdings Ltd. in the state of
Maharashtra. It was promoted by the Essel group of companies, comprising Sanjay
Badgamia, Vasant Parekh and Ashok Kothari. The main object of the company the
business of entertainment software.

1992

- It entered into the business of entertainment software and subsequently the name was
changed to ZEE Telefilms Ltd. The Company co-promoted Essel Packaging Ltd. the
partnership company of the Essel group in 1982.

- The Company produces/develops Hindi films, serials, game shows, children

programmes etc. The Company would also commission serials, game shows etc., through
directors/producers on contract basis, purchase rights of Hindi films, serials and other
programmes from the producers for a predetermined period.

- 70 No. of Equity shares subscribed for by signatories to the Memorandum of

Association. 2,47,930 No. of equity shares of Rs 10 each were then issued at par of which
97,930 shares reserved for allotment to directors, their relatives etc. Balance 1,50,000
shares issued to public on 25th February 1986. 4,96,000 shares offered in rights basis in
proportion 2:1.

1993

- ASSPL became a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company. During the year, the
Company entered into an agreement with the Mauritus Broadcasting Corporation for
supply of programme software to ZEE TV.

- During August, the Company issued 89,28,000 rights equity shares of Rs 10 each at a
premium of Rs 20 per share in proportion 12:1. Another 90,00,000 shares were offered at
a premium of Rs 20 per share through a prospectus as follows: 9,00,000 shares and
27,00,000 shares reserved for allotment to FIIs and NRIs (repatriation basis) respectively.
Only 21,90,300 shares taken up by NRIs. Of the balance 10,000 shares reserved for
allotment on preferential basis to employees (only 4,100 shares taken up). Remaining
45,90,000 shares along with 5,15,600 shares not taken up were issued to the public (of
these 4,98,000 shares taken up by FIIs and 17,600 shares by public).

1994

- The Company promoted Siti Cable Venture for provision of integrated cable network
facility to individual cable operators on a city by city basis and function as a city TV
station.

- The Company also proposed to develop Pay TV industry and with this in view is jointly
promoting Zee Cinema, the first Hindi movie Pay TV Channel along with the News Corp
Group.

1995

- The Company alongwith Newscorp promoted another company viz. Programme Asia
Trading Company Private Ltd. (PATCO) for programme supplies to EL TV and Zee
Cinema Channel.

- Asia Today Ltd. and Zee Telefilms Ltd. entered into a sale and purchase agreement for
production, procurement and provision of Hindustani entertainment software from India
and export the same to Hongkong for transmitting such software on ZEE TV Channel.

- As per the agreement entered into between ASSPL & ATL the former has been
approached as a sole canvassing agent for booking and selling advertisement slots or time
slots throughtout India directly or through advertising agencies for relaying on the Zee
TV.

- 4,00,000 Redeemable Cumulative Non-Convertible Pref. share issued during the year.

1996

- Pref. shares redeemed during the year.

1997

- 3,00,000 pref. shares issued.

- Walt Disney animation films will be telecast every day for two hours on Zee TV from
February 1 following an agreement reached between Buena Vista Television India and
Zee.

- In order to bring the first of its kind `Zee Cine Awards' to millions of TV viewers across
the globe, the Zee Network has tied up with the 150-year old world audit major, Price
Waterhouse (which incidentally is the auditing firm for the Oscar awards also) and the
market research firm Gallup MBA.

1998

- A Letter of intent was signed on 14.04.98 between Zee Network and EchoStar
Communications Corp, to launch Zee's Hindi family entertainment channel on EchoStar's
direct-to-home (DTH) satellite services for television audiences in the US.

- The Zee Network, which runs the Zee family of channels, is foraying into the print
media with the launch of a film magazine christened Cine Zee. The magazine will be
launched in August.

- Zee has also signed an agreement with Deutsche Telecom for beaming in Germany. It is
also negotiating with leading cable companies in Sweden.

- Subhash Chandra-promoted Zee Telefilms (ZTL) and the holding company for the Zee
Network, Asia Today Ltd (ATL) may be merged.

- Equity shares and convertible debentures of Zee Telefilms Limited can now be
purchased up to 30 per cent of its total paid-up equity capital subject to certain
conditions. - Apart from the three Star India channels - Star News, Star Plus and Star
Movies - Asia Today Ltd (ATL), the 50:50 joint venture between Chandra and Murdoch;
Siticable, the 50:50 joint venture between Zee Telefilms and murdoch; and Chandra's Zee
Multimedia, which owns the UK, US, African and European Zee channels, will be
merged with Zee Telefilms.

- Zee TV and Tata Tea Ltd have won the 1997-98 Ficci awards for creativity in visual
media and training and placement disabled persons respectively.

- Siti Cable and Zee Telefilms Ltd (ZTL) have merged their operations. Siti Cable is a
50:50 joint venture between Subhash `Zee TV' Chandra's Essel group and Rupert
Murdoch who controls Star TV.

- Zee Telefilms will launch its cable Internet services in 4-6 months through its sister
concern SitiCable. The company will provide unlimited Internet access (24 hours) over
cable and will not charge its customers for Net-surfing.

1999
- As part of its expansion plans, ZTL will increase its authorised capital from Rs 50 to Rs
75 crore.

- Zee Telefilms Ltd (ZTL) shareholders approved an increase in the company's authorized
share capital from Rs 50 crore to Rs 75 crore to safeguard itself from any fund shortfall
required for the ambitious projects envisaged in the face of technological convergence.

- Subhash Chandra-promoted Zee Telefilms Ltd (ZTL) has tied up with French major
Canal Plus for its proposed digital TV service, a precursor to a KU-band direct-to-home
(DTH) service.

- ZEE TV will launch three new channels in Europe and start broadcasts in eight regional
languages in India during an action-packed six months expansion programme.

- Zee Telefilms Limited (ZTL) will soon launch three English language channels,
including a news channel called the Asian News Network, thus taking head-on its
partner-turned-competitor Star TV.

- Zee TV upto 1999 has been operating four channels, three of which were being played
out of STAR TV facility in Hong Kong on lease basis. With the growth of the network
into eleven channels, the launch of the DTO bouquet and the Alpha channels including
the English channels, a decision was taken to install a fully owned facility in Singapore
which can play-out ten channels. This facility was set up in a record time of three months
and has been fully operational since middle of March 2000.

- In September 1999, ZTL acquired Zee Multimedia Worldwide Limited (ZMWL).

Following this acquisition, all the international operations including the broadcasting
business of ZMWL came under ZTL's control. ZTL acquired NewsCorp's 50% stake in
Asia Today Limited (ATL), Siticable, and Programme Asia Trading Company Ltd. and
now owns 100% of these businesses. The consideration paid for the acquisition was USD
296.51 million

2000

- Zeenext.com, the Internet portal site of the company subsidiary EConnect India Ltd, and
mobile Internet firm Unimobile.com that they had tied up to offer zeenext portal contents
to wireless communication devices.

- Zee Telefilms has emerged as the new market mover on Dalal Street.

- Zee Telefilms signed an MoU with Asianet Communication Ltd. for consolidating Zee's
entry into the South Indian regional channels.

- Zee Telefilms will set up 500 Internet kiosks, named eZee centres, across the country as
part of its e-commerce initiatives, senior company.
- Zee Telefilms has been awarded the prestigious "Ground Breaker" award as the top
national programmer by the US-based trade publication, Multichannel News
International.

- Media and entertainment major Zee Telefilms has acquired 26 per cent stake in Aplab
Ltd, an electronic equipment market.

- Zee Telefilms will launch "Basic Education Support Television" in April 2001 - a
project aimed at educating the rural India through the television medium.

- Zee Telefilms Ltd's American Depository Receipts/American Depository Shares issue

worth $1.5 billion.

- Zee Telefilms Ltd aims at a 1:1 debt-equity ratio for its Rs. 2,400 crore outlay to set up
a fibre-optic and coaxial network across 26 cities in the country.

- The Company and TransWorld International have joined their bids for the telecast rights
for the cricket World Cup tournaments for 2003 and 2007.

- Zee Telefilms subsidiary Zee Publishing has been hived off as a separate company.

- Zee Telefilms Ltd will be launching its sports channel, tentatively christened, zee
Sports, on 1st October.

- Zee Telefilms Ltd. will float a new joint venture company with the Hollywood studio,
Metro Gold-wyn Mayer Inc (MGM) to operate a co-branded movie channel exclusively
for the South Asian market.

- The promoter of the company Mr. Subhash Chandra will launch Zed TV, a education
channel on October 12.

- Indian media firm Zee Telefilms it has signed a joint venture agreement with an
infotech firm to provide direct-to-home broadcast services.

- Zee Interactive Learning Systems, a 100 per cent subsidiary of Zee Telefilms, has tied
up with three public sectors undertakings and four state governments in the country to
provide Web-based training initiatives.

- The Company has apppointed three whole-time directors viz. Mr. R.K. Singh, Mr.
Deepak Shourie and Mr. Dev Naganad.

- The Company has entered into a joint venture tie-up with Sterling Infotech to establish a
direct-to-home television services.

- Zee Telefilms, proposes to set up a niche alternative lifestyle channel targeted at the
non-resident Indian Population, has decided to brand the channel as Chakra.
- The Indian Music Industry has joined hands with Zee Telefilms to present year 2000's
IMI-Zee Sangeet Awards.

- Zee Interactive Multimedia Ltd., a subsidiary of Zee Telefilms, is expanding its

operations to 26 cities in the next 12 to 18 months.

- Buddha Films, the company that has been working as the Zee group's platform for
acquiring sports properties has been de-merged from Zee Telefilms (ZTL) and spun off
as a separate, stand-along company.

- Former director operations of Videsh Sanchar Nigam Amitabh Kumar has joined Zee
Telefilms as vice-president distribution and access infrastructure.

- Media baron Subhash Chandra has sold 50 lakh shares in Zee Telefilms (ZTL) to a US-
based institutional investor.

- The four regional channels that form the Alpha bouquet were launched on the following
dates :Alpha Marathi : 15th August, 1999Alpha Bangla : 15th September, 1999Alpha
Punjabi : 18th October 1999Alpha Gujarati : 21st March, 2000

2001

- In May, 2001, Zee Telefilms has decided to induct a strategic partner, preferably an
international media major to strengthen its financial and technical strengths to achieve
high growth in the field of convergence. ZTL has converted its flagship Zee TV into a
pay channel with effect from 10 June 2001.

2002

- Zee Telefilms has come out with Open offer to acquire 23,39,900 fully paid-up equity
shares of Rs 10/- each of ETC Networks. It represens 20% of the voting equity share
capital at a price of Rs 31.52/- per fully paid up equity share. The issue opens on 3rd Apr.
2002 and closes on 3rd May 2002.

-Zee Telefilms Ltd has informed that Zee TV Partners Cartoon Network, Snap Ties with
Nickelodeon.

-Zee Telefilms took a controlling stake in ETC Networks in June 2002, following a
memorandum of understanding (MoU) signed between the two companies in February
this year. As per the MoU, Zee was to acquire 57 per cent in ETC in two stages for Rs 25
crore.

2003

- Zee News is attempting to give a full perspective of the stories by following them to the
core. In this regard, it has launched a new programme, known as Zee Follow Up. The
new programme will pick up the loose string of hundreds of stories that once made
headlines but somewhere down the line lost their steam. Zee News is attempting to
retrace history by keeping the viewers abreast of what had occurred since, the report said.

-Decides to persist with its plan of showing Thursday Bollywood blockbusters

-Hits upon a new income stream to boost revenues by permitting other international news
channels to beam its exclusive footage and programmes for a fee

-Delgrada, an overseas corporate body owned by the promoters of ZEE Telefilm, pledges
an additional 3.1 crore shares or 7.6% of the equity capital of Zee Telefilms held by it in
favour of Credit Suisse First Boston, Singapore

-Mumbai High Court stays Zee TV's daily and Sunday lottery draws

-Share price slumps to four-year low of Rs 60.15 on 01/04/2003

-Zee News starts new programme 'Zee Follow up' through which it is attempting to
retrace history by keeping the viewers abreast of what had occurred since

-Zee, Turner International expand partnership with 3 new channels wherein Turner will
be the advertising sales agent for Zee's English entertainment and lifestyle channels, Zee
English, Zee MGM and the recently unveiled Trendz channel

-Announces its la carte price list for bundling channels

-Govt cancels Zee Telefilms plea for bundling its channels

-Promoters' stake in Zee comes down to below 51-pc, stands at 50.5%

-Zee News launches a new logo and a new advertising campaign with the baseline
'Haqeeqat Jaisi, Khabar Waisi'

-Foreign shareholdings in Zee Telefilms surge to 58%

-Promoters of Zee offload 3% shares to FIIs

-Zee becomes first to get Ietter of intent for DTH operation in India

-Delhi High Court permits Zee TV to telecast 'The Inside Story'

-Zee News, Mid Day Multimedia in pact for daily news capsule

-Zee, Star landup in a fray over Siticable's HITS project

-HLL's advertisements reappear on Zee TV after nearly a gap of one year

- Board approved the proposal to commence broadcasting of Zee TV and Zee Cinema
channels from India. The company has already obtained permission of ministry of
Information & Broadcasting for the same.

-Out come of AGM: Delisting of equity shares from Ahmedabad & Delhi Stock
Exchange Appointment of S P Talwar as an Independent Director

-High Court restrains overseas firms from using Zee in domain names

-Zee Tele forges alliance with Rajashri Pictures

-Board approves Corporate Restructuring of Indian and Foreign Subsidiaries

2004

-Zee announces launch of new religious channel 'Jagran'

- Churu Trading Co. Pvt. Ltd, has purchased 3415518 equity shares of the Company from
Livewire Programme Trading Co. Pvt. Ltd.

-Zee Telefilms announced the launch of a separate encrypted beam for Singapore

-BT Broadcast, ASCEL join hands to offer teleport services to Zee

2005

-Zee Telefilms Ltd launches separate sports channel

-Zee Tele teams up with IBM Global

-Zee Network in alliance with PanGlobal TV

-Zee join hands with Malaysia's Astro to launch Hindi channel

- Zee TV has announced the launch of an interactive game show Kam Ya Zyaada.

2006

-Zee Telefilms acquires 50% stake in Ten Sports

-Zee Network launches new channel in Indonesia

-Zee to acquire 60 pc stake in Venus Films

2007

-Zee Telefilms Ltd has informed that consequent to all approvals having been received
the name of the Company, effective from January 10, 2007, has changed to Zee
Entertainment Enterprises Ltd.

-Zee Entertainment Enterprises Ltd has informed that the Board of Directors, vide a
resolution passed by circulation on December 29, 2007, has approved the appointment of
Mr. R Vaidyanathan, Professor of Finance and Control at the Indian Institute of
Management, Bangalore, as an Additional Director in the category of Independent
Director on the Board of the Company with effect from January 01, 2008.

- Company name has been changed from Zee Telefilms Ltd to Zee Entertainment
Enterprises Ltd.

2009

-Zee Entertainment - Acquisition of Regional Entertainment Channels from Zee News

Ltd

-Zee Entertainment - Merger of ETC Networks Ltd with the Company and subsequent
Demerger of education

Company Background
Industry Name: Entertainment/Multi Media Face Value: 1.0

House Name: Essel Group ISIN: INE256A01028

Incorporation Date: 25/11/1982

Listed On
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