Zee Entertainment Enterprises Ltd.

1982
 
 - 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.
 
 2008
 
 - Zee unleashes new channel in South India 
 
 2009
 
 -Acquisition of Regional Entertainment Channels from Zee News Ltd
 
 -Merger of ETC Networks Ltd with the Company and subsequent Demerger
 of education business into Zee Learn
 
 2010
 
 - Members approves Scheme of Arrangement
 
 - Board declares Special Interim Dividend of 200%
 
 - Approved the Scheme of Arrangement between the Company, 9X Media
 Pvt. Ltd.  (formerly known as INX Media Pvt. Ltd.) and their
 respective Shareholder
 
 -Zee Entertainment Enterprises has given the Bonus in the Ratio of
 1:1
 
 2012
 
 - Company introduces new Bangla movie channel
 
 2013
 
 -The board approved a scheme of arrangement between the company and
 Diligent Media Corporation (DMCL) for demerger of media business
 undertaking from DMCL and vesting into the company 
 
 2014
 -Zee Entertainment En - RBI approval for FII Investment upto 100% in
 the Company 
 -The Company has recommended payment of Dividend of Rs. 2.00/- per
 equity share of Re. 1 each
 
 2015
 -Zee Entertainment Enterprises Ltd (ZEEL) has launched its
 entertainment channel Zee Hiburan in Indonesia
 -Zee Entertainment Enterprises Ltd - Registered Office of the Company
 has been shifted from  Worli, Mumbai 400 018  to Lower Parel, Mumbai
 400 013
 -Zee Entertainment Enterprises has entered into food and lifestyle
 segment category by introducing its new entertainment channel Living
 Foodz
 
 2016
 -ZEE gets board nod for acquisition of Fly By WireInternational Pvt
 Ltd (FBW).
 -ZEEL enters Philippines with Bollywood movie channel
 -Zee may buy Reliance Broadcast for Rs 2,000 crores
 -Zee acquires 2 TV channels of Reliance Group
 -Zee Launches Zee Marathi HD, Zee Bangla HD and Zee Talkies HD
 -Zee Launches Zee Cinemalu -its Telugu movie channel
 
 2017
 - Zee Entertainment Acquisition of 100% Equity Stake in Fly-By-Wire
 International Private Limited
 - Zee Entertainment Acquisition of 100% Equity Stake in 9X Media
 Private Limited and its subsidiaries and acquisition of balance 26%
 Equity stake in Zee Turner Limited
 - Zee Entertainment Enterprises (ZEEL)  acquire 80 per cent stake in
 technology startup Margo Networks for Rs 75 crore.
 - Zee Entertainment Enterprises Ltd (ZEEL) is acquiring the balance
 49 per cent equity stake in its subsidiary India Webportal Pvt Ltd
 for USD 30.7 million.
 
 
 2018
 -ZEE Entertainment acquires US patent for a new digital technology.
 -ZEE launches online platform for small retail advertisers.
 
 
 2019
 -ZEE Entertainment is amongst 'India's Best Companies to Work For -
 2019'.
 -Zee Entertainment launches the Media & Entertainment Industry’s
 largest Learning & Development program for front line managers.
 - ZEE expanding regional footprint further with the launch of 4 new
 regional channels.
 
 
 2020
 -Zee5 partners Eduauraa to offer educational content.
 -ZEE wins 'Best Treasury Transformation' award.
 
 
 2021
 -ZEE bags top honours at the Businessworld HR Excellence Awards
 2021.
 
 2022
 -ZEE Entertainment and Disney Star sign strategic licensing agreement
 for exclusive TV rights of ICC men's events.
 -ZEE signs Global Media Rights Contract with UAE’s T20 League.
 
 2023
 -The Company got approval of Competition the amalgamation of Zee
 Entertainment Enterprises Limited and Bangla Entertainment Private
 Limited with Culver Max Entertainment Private Limited.