Brands
Zee Mundo hires Steinbranding
MUMBAI: Steinbranding, the international design agency with headquarters in Buenos Aires, responsible for the image of more than 50 channels worldwide, was chosen by the major Indian media group, Zee Entertainment Enterprises to create the brand, naming and on-air & off-air branding for Zee Mundo, the new Bollywood movie channel which was recently launched in the US Hispanic Market.
Steinbranding has been delivering successful branding projects in Latin America, US and Asia, for more than 16 years. In addition to the channel branding, the company is in charge of producing daily and monthly promos for ZEE Mundo, with special campaigns and stunts.
Zee Mundo provides exclusive and original HD Bollywood movies from the Zee library to the Hispanic audience in the US. It was recently launched in Dish Latino and Sling Latino. The programming offering includes titles that cover five genres (action, suspense, romance, drama and comedy), all dubbed completely in Spanish.
“The fact that we were chosen as partners for Zee Mundo’s arrival in the USH market is very important for us, especially after having produced 15 projects exclusively in India and more than 35 in Latin America. We are pleased to create new commercial opportunities in the region”, said Guillermo Stein, Steinbranding CEO.
Furthermore, he added: “Our experience is mainly focused on the creation of brand architecture. We work together with the networks’ in-house teams and produce promos, graphic packages, full-on rebrandings, design for Over-The-Top services (OTT), Subscription VOD (SVOD), news graphic packages, sport events, Idents, special promos, upfronts, trailers and other audiovisual media.”
Zee Mundo programming manager David Cabán emphasized: “Steinbranding consistently gives us the highest level of creativity and production. Its work reflects the outstanding quality values of modern Bollywood cinema presenting our audience a complete product full of elegance and magic.”
Likewise, Zee Mundo marketing and communication manager Rolando Figueroa stated: “We are very satisfied with the support Steinbranding‘s creative team gives us. It is a very professional company and they are helpful with all our requirements.”
Steinbranding has been in charge of several projects in Latin America such as the creation of Doki, Discovery Kids’ brand character, graphic campaigns for Discovery Channel, the complete re-branding for Canal (á), TV Azteca 7 and Azteca 13, Telefé, TV Pública Argentina, Elgourmet.com, Encuentro, Fox, Film &Arts, Fox sports, Paka Paka, Studio Universal, Yups, Cosmopolitan, DeporTv, Ecuador TV and HBO, among other channels. Stein branding has also created the visual language for projects such as Cablevisión, América, Utilísima, Hallmark, CityMundo, CityFamily and MovieCity.
Brands
Jio Financial Services posts Rs 1,560 crore FY26 profit
Revenue rises to Rs 3,513 crore as investments and lending scale up.
MUMBAI: If money makes the world go round, Jio Financial Services Limited is quietly spinning a much bigger wheel. The Reliance-backed financial arm reported a consolidated net profit of Rs 1,560.9 crore for FY26, slightly lower than Rs 1,612.6 crore in FY25, even as revenue growth gathered pace.
Total revenue from operations rose sharply to Rs 3,513.3 crore in FY26 from Rs 2,042.9 crore a year earlier, driven largely by a surge in interest income, which more than doubled to Rs 1,901.9 crore from Rs 852.5 crore. Fee and commission income also saw a significant jump to Rs 597 crore, compared to Rs 155.2 crore in FY25, reflecting expanding financial services activity.
For the March quarter, profit stood at Rs 272.2 crore, broadly flat compared to Rs 269 crore in the same period last year. Quarterly revenue from operations climbed to Rs 1,018.5 crore, up from Rs 493.2 crore year-on-year, signalling steady momentum in core income streams.
Expenses, however, moved in tandem with growth. Total costs nearly quadrupled to Rs 1,982.9 crore in FY26 from Rs 524.8 crore in FY25, with finance costs alone rising to Rs 745.1 crore from just Rs 7.7 crore a year earlier, reflecting increased borrowing and scale of operations. Employee expenses also grew to Rs 387.3 crore, while other expenses expanded to Rs 755 crore.
Profit before tax stood at Rs 1,911.7 crore for the year, slightly below Rs 1,946.9 crore in FY25. After accounting for a total tax outgo of Rs 350.8 crore, the company reported its final net profit figure.
Beyond the income statement, the balance sheet tells a story of rapid expansion. Total assets surged to Rs 1,63,497 crore as of March 31, 2026, up from Rs 1,33,510 crore a year earlier. Investments alone stood at Rs 1,33,088.7 crore, underscoring the company’s strong focus on treasury and financial asset growth.
However, the year also saw sharp volatility in other comprehensive income, which swung to a loss of Rs 16,028.3 crore, largely driven by fair value changes in equity instruments. This dragged total comprehensive income for FY26 to a negative Rs 15,756.1 crore, compared to a positive Rs 14,870 crore in FY25.
On the capital front, the company’s paid-up equity share capital remained steady at Rs 6,353.1 crore, with other equity rising to Rs 1,27,500.5 crore.
The numbers reflect a business in transition scaling rapidly across lending, investments and fee-based services, but also navigating the volatility that comes with mark-to-market movements in financial assets. In other words, while the top line is accelerating, the fine print still carries a few swings.
