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Zee issues open offer to acquire 20% additional stake in ETC
The open offer was ultimately higher than the Rs 70 million that Zee Telefilms had earlier declared it would be shelling out for a further stake in ETC Networks. Rs 73.75 million to be more accurate.
Zee Telefilms today announced its open offer to acquire 20 per cent equity stake of ETC Networks at Rs 31.52 per share. The open share offer to acquire up to 2,339,900 fully paid up shares for Rs 10 each is being managed by SSKI Corporate Finance.
Zee had earlier acquired 5,660,795 equity shares representing 48.32 per cent of the issued subscribed share capital of ETC Networks Ltd for a total consideration of Rs 178.4 million – at around Rs 31 per share. The specified date for the transaction to be completed is 25 February.
With this announcement, Zee is now looking at acquiring a whopping 68.32 per cent stake in ETC.
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News18 India to air Sabse Bada Dangal on 4 May counting day
Channel promises fastest results, live trends and analysis across five states.
MUMBAI: Ballots will do the talking and screens will do the shouting. As counting day approaches for high-stakes Assembly elections across West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Assam and Puducherry, News18 India is gearing up for an all-day broadcast of its flagship election show, Sabse Bada Dangal, on 4 May from 6 am onwards. The Hindi news channel plans to deliver continuous, real-time updates as votes are tallied, combining live counting data with on-ground reporting and studio analysis. With political fortunes set to shift through the day, the coverage will track every swing, surge and surprise as trends turn into results.
The broadcast will feature a mix of senior political leaders, analysts and experts, offering instant reactions and decoding the evolving electoral picture. Expect heated debates, quick takes and detailed breakdowns as the numbers settle across all five states.
For News18 India, counting day has long been a high-visibility moment. The network is banking on its reporting reach, editorial bandwidth and technology-driven coverage to stay ahead in what is often a fiercely competitive news cycle.
With multiple battlegrounds and shifting narratives, the day promises both drama and data in equal measure. And if all goes to plan, Sabse Bada Dangal will once again turn the counting of votes into prime-time spectacle.
