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Zee Entertainment Enterprises Limited (ZEEL) is set to launch an English movie channel &flix on June 3 in India, where at least 51 million people watch English films.

"It's been a journey of almost 10 months for the team. It's getting launched on June 3 at 1 pm. It will be the most gorgeous channel that you will ever see," Punit Mishra, Chief Executive Officer, ZEEL, said.

They have partnered with studios like Paramount, Disney and Sony for the channel's content.

"It is for consumers who are seeking for larger than life and varied experiences... content which is across multiple genres," he said.

"The channel is targeting viewers who want to see big blockbusters, superhero films, big animation films and more. That`s why it will exist in SD and HD avatars," he added.

The country is seeing a good growth in English movie channels.&nbsp;

"There are 183 million TV watching homes, out of which 51 million watch English movies. There are a lot of offerings out there but there is space for each of these offerings to try and get themselves differentiated and position themselves in a way to get love of consumers," said Mishra.

"In the core market of metro (cities), it (English content viewership) has grown by 35 per cent. That's where the whole game of crafting, curating, packaging and marketing comes in," he added.

He promised that the channel will offer "52 different experiences and 450 titles". 
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ZEEL has partnered with studios like Paramount, Disney and Sony for the channel`s content for the channel.

Zee Entertainment Enterprises Limited (ZEEL) is set to launch an English movie channel &flix on June 3 in India, where at least 51 million people watch English films. "It's been a journey of almost 10 months for the team. It's getting launched on June 3 at 1 pm. It will be the most gorgeous channel that you will ever see," Punit Mishra, Chief Executive Officer, ZEEL, said. They have partnered with studios like Paramount, Disney and Sony for the channel's content. "It is for consumers who are seeking for larger than life and varied experiences... content which is across multiple genres," he said. "The channel is targeting viewers who want to see big blockbusters, superhero films, big animation films and more. That`s why it will exist in SD and HD avatars," he added. The country is seeing a good growth in English movie channels. "There are 183 million TV watching homes, out of which 51 million watch English movies. There are a lot of offerings out there but there is space for each of these offerings to try and get themselves differentiated and position themselves in a way to get love of consumers," said Mishra. "In the core market of metro (cities), it (English content viewership) has grown by 35 per cent. That's where the whole game of crafting, curating, packaging and marketing comes in," he added. He promised that the channel will offer "52 different experiences and 450 titles".

ZEEL to launch English movie channel &flix on June 3

Zee Entertainment Enterprises Ltd said on Wednesday it has agreed to sell its sports broadcasting business to Sony Pictures Networks for $385 million, as it rejigs its media content delivery businesses. 
 
TEN Sports holds broadcast rights to major cricket boards in South Africa, Pakistan, Sri Lanka and West Indies. It also holds rights for football&#39;s UEFA Champions League, Europa League, French League and English Football Cup among other sports. 
 
&quot;The acquisition of TEN Sports Network will strengthen (Sony Picture Networks&#39;) offering for viewers of cricket, football and fight sports, complementing our existing portfolio of international and domestic sporting properties,&quot; N.P. Singh, chief executive of Sony Pictures Networks India, said in a statement. 
 
Sony, which holds broadcast rights for the cash-rich Indian Premier League Twenty20 cricket tournament, has also won the rights for the FIFA World Cup to be held in Russia in 2018. 
 
Analysts have said that Zee Entertainment, which lacked a sizable presence in the sports category, will see a jump in earnings in the next two fiscal years as it sells off the money-losing venture. 
 
Zee&#39;s sports broadcasting business had revenues of 6.31 billion rupees ($94.21 million) and a loss of 372 million rupees for fiscal year 2016, according to a company statement. 
 
($1 = 66.9750 Indian rupees) 
 
(Reuters)

Zee's TEN Sports holds broadcast rights to major cricket boards in South Africa, Pakistan, Sri Lanka and West Indies

Zee Entertainment Enterprises Ltd said on Wednesday it has agreed to sell its sports broadcasting business to Sony Pictures Networks for $385 million, as it rejigs its media content delivery businesses. TEN Sports holds broadcast rights to major cricket boards in South Africa, Pakistan, Sri Lanka and West Indies. It also holds rights for football's UEFA Champions League, Europa League, French League and English Football Cup among other sports. "The acquisition of TEN Sports Network will strengthen (Sony Picture Networks') offering for viewers of cricket, football and fight sports, complementing our existing portfolio of international and domestic sporting properties," N.P. Singh, chief executive of Sony Pictures Networks India, said in a statement. Sony, which holds broadcast rights for the cash-rich Indian Premier League Twenty20 cricket tournament, has also won the rights for the FIFA World Cup to be held in Russia in 2018. Analysts have said that Zee Entertainment, which lacked a sizable presence in the sports category, will see a jump in earnings in the next two fiscal years as it sells off the money-losing venture. Zee's sports broadcasting business had revenues of 6.31 billion rupees ($94.21 million) and a loss of 372 million rupees for fiscal year 2016, according to a company statement. ($1 = 66.9750 Indian rupees) (Reuters)

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