Zee Entertainment Enterprise Ltd

Zee Network is India's largest vertically integrated media and entertainment company with range of businesses encompassing the content-to-consumer value chain.

Zee Network is India's largest vertically integrated media and entertainment company with range of businesses encompassing the content-to-consumer value chain.

In India, Zee Network is a pioneer in every aspect of content aggregation and distribution through satellite, cable and Internet. It is the first Indian bouquet of television channels to debut on dishTV, India's first direct-to-home platform. Today, Zee Network is the largest producer and aggregator of Hindi programming in the world. With more than 30,000 hours of original programming in the library, it is one of the most popular entertainment brands in India.

As India's largest overseas broadcaster, the Network has an estimated reach of 350 million viewers in over 120 countries globally. It owns and operates channels in USA, Canada, the Caribbean, UK, Europe, Africa, Australia/New Zealand, the Middle East and Asia Pacific. The company has expanded rapidly in the last few years and currently broadcasts 23 television channels in eight languages in India and abroad.

Channels under the Zee Network banner include Zee TV, Zee Cinema, Zee News, Zee Business, Zee Studio, Zee Café, Zee Trendz, Zee Smile, Zee Sports, Zee Jagran, Zee Marathi, Zee Bangla, Zee Gujarati, Zee Punjabi, Zee Telugu, Zee Kannada, Zee Muzic, Zee Premier, Zee Classic, Zee Action, Zee Arabiya, ETC and ETC Punjabi.

About CEO
Punit Goenka, 33, Whole-time director and CEO of the Company, since 2005, is a young professional with an entrepreneurial background. A Bombay University Graduate (1995 Batch), he began his career with the Essel Group which has diversified business interest in the areas of media, entertainment and telecommunications. Mr. Punit Goenka, son of Mr. Subhash Chandra, Chairman of Essel Group of Companies, has been contributing to several Essel Group projects at the corporate decision making level and he has also held senior positions in other Group Companies.

His career profile in brief :

From 1995 - 1997, Mr Punit Goenka headed a Music division of Zee Telefilms Ltd engaged in Audio/Video Music Album Publication.

From 1997-2004, Mr. Goenka was involved in ASC Enterprises Ltd. which is a diversified multi venture corporate with interests in the field of Satellite Infrastructure & Services and Public Mobile Radio Trunking. Here he was Vice President, Operations for initial three years reporting to the CEO Mr. Jai Singh and then went on to take the position of President and Chief Executive Officer.

From 2004 onwards Mr. Punit Goenka took charge of Zee TV the flagship hindi GEC channel as it's business head from Abhijit Saxena. He was successful in improving the ratings of the channel by 30% from where he took charge. In year 2005 he was promoted as NETWORK OPERATING OFFICER having charge of all programming, operations, administration and Human Resource development of all entertainment channels of ZEE NETWORK. During this period most of the channels Zee TV, Bangla, Marathi have enhanced their viewership from overall eyeballs of the network from 12.5% to the current 17% (of all TV viewing in India)

During this period, Mr. Punit Goenka has demonstrated his leadership skills in handling difficult situation with clear focus and perseverance, providing timely directions and strategic guidance to team for higher and better performance. In 2005, he was inducted to the Board of the company as whole time Director. In 2008, he is appointed as Chief Executive Officer of the company.

Mr. Goenka has participated in various intensive Management Education Program viz. Young Managers Program at INSEAD, France and a program on "Birthing of Giants" hosted by Young Entrepreneurs' Organization and MIT Enterprise Forum, Inc., Boston, USA.

Apart from the Company, Mr. Punit Goenka holds directorship in several other Indian Public Limited Companies viz. ETC Networks Ltd., Essel Infraprojects Ltd., Essel Ship Breaking Ltd., Essel Telecom holdings Ltd., Rochen (India) Ltd., Zee Sports Ltd., Agrani Wireless Services Ltd., Agrani Convergence Ltd., Agrani Satellite Services Ltd., ASC Mobile Communication Ltd. and Diligent Media Corporation.

Zee News Ltd

Zee News Limited (ZNL) touches the lives of millions of Indians through a cluster of news and regional entertainment channels. Its mission is to "inform, entertain and empower".

Specific channels operated by ZNL include Zee News, Zee Business, Zee Marathi, Zee Bangla, Zee Punjabi, Zee Gujarati, Zee Telugu, Zee Kannada and Zee 24 Taas, the first 24-hour Marathi news channel. 24 Ghanta, a 24-hour Bangla news channel is operated by a subsidiary company known as Zee Akaash News Private Limited.

Zee News, the news and current affairs channel, is the oldest channel of ZNL and has taken giant strides ever since its inception in 1992. It was the first 24-hour Hindi current affairs and news channel in the country. In spite of being the only pay channel in its genre, it maintains its position among the top three Hindi news channels in the country. In North India, Zee News is a strong contender for the number one position in the market. It has consistently won awards for its programming and marketing activities, including awards at the EMMVIES 2004, Indian Telly Awards and The Indian Marketing Awards.

Zee Business was launched in November 2004 and is rated as the number one Hindi business news channel. It has won the Consumer Award for the Best Business Hindi News Channel for the last two years.

Zee News Limited also supplies content to the international broadcasting business of Zee in USA, Europe, Africa, the Middle East and Asia Pacific.

DNA

Daily News and Analysis (DNA), owned by the Diligent Media Corporation is a joint venture between two industry majors – the Dainik Bhaskar Group and Zee Group.

Daily News and Analysis (DNA), owned by the Diligent Media Corporation is a joint venture between two industry majors – the Dainik Bhaskar Group and Zee Group.

Within a year of its launch, the daily has emerged as the second highest circulated English newspaper in Mumbai, and enjoys a readership of 4,02,000 (Indian Readership Survey 2006).

Targeted at a young readership, DNA is positioned as the voice and soul of Mumbai. Through news, views, analyses and interactivity, DNA provides readers with a composite picture of Mumbai and the world. Its interactive platforms seek to bring the reader and surfer at the centre of its news activity.

The Dainik Bhaskar Group has soared to the top of the print media industry in India with its flagship Hindi daily Dainik Bhaskar (India's number one daily Hindi newspaper) and its Gujarati frontrunner Divya Bhaskar. While Dainik Bhaskar has a big presence in Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Punjab, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Chhatisgarh and Uttar Pradesh, Divya Bhaskar is the largest circulated regional daily in Gujarat.

About CEO
K U Rao brings with him 23 years of work experience from markets in India, the Middle East, Asia-Pacific and Europe. He started his career as a Management Trainee at Philips India in 1983 and went on to become the Area Manager.

He then moved to Onida, where he was the General Manager (Sales) from 1988-1994. In 1994, he joined Royal Dutch/ Shell as a Regional Sales Manager (South) - Shell India, and later spearheaded key assignments in various countries.

He was Vice President - Commercial at Bharat Shell Ltd and General Manager of SASLUBCO (Saudi Arabian Markets and Shell Lubricants Co Ltd). His last posting was at London as Head of Global Sales for Shell Car Care, till his present appointment with DNA.