English Entertainment
All Eyes On New: Zee Cafe unveils new brand positioning
MUMBAI: Zee Café has got a new brand positioning with the slogan – All Eyes On New. The positioning is inspired from the consumer insight that people today are constantly exploring, discovering and are willing to carry change along with them to grow.
The slogan, a catchy turn of phrase, not only reinforces Zee Café’s brand commitment to its viewers and strengthens its thought leadership in the English entertainment category.
“The viewers in this genre like to explore, experiment and evolve. At Zee Café, the viewers are at the core. ‘All eyes on New’ taps into the current mindset of these viewers. Zee Café has been a trendsetter in the genre all along and the new positioning clearly establishes the forward attitude of the brand. We are sure the audience would respond positively to the change,” said Zee English cluster business head Ali Zaidi.
The ‘New’ brand ethos is further emphasized in the narratives and characters of each show which are different from the routine.
The logo shows a bold Zee Café, standing tall and towering over everything. Depicted in strong 3-D, today’s sophisticated visual language of larger-than-life graphics. The look is contemporary with a universal appeal. The colors have been treated in line with today’s sensibilities to reflect the youthfulness and exuberance of the viewers.
The content showcase is a blend of drama, comedy, thrill and action curated for those who are always looking forward to explore something new. Keeping in with their brand promise of airing shows within 12 hours of the US premiere, the channel continues with its marquee property, Along With the U.S. and airs shows such as Gotham S3, Big Bang Theory S10, Supergirl S2, Secret and Lies S2 and Lethal Weapon every Monday-Friday, 10 pm.
Apart from this, the channel also brings four new Indian Television Premieres – The Shannara Chronicles, Criminal Minds: Beyond borders, Code Black and The Real O’Neals back to back from 8 PM – 11 pm under its fresh property ‘Weekend Prime’, 15th October onwards. After receiving tremendous response for the first season, Zee Café also brings back ‘Uncut’ – an hour of unfiltered and uncensored content, Monday-Friday at 11 pm.
English Entertainment
Ellison takes his Paramount-Warner Bros case straight to theater owners
The Skydance chief goes to CinemaCon with promises and a skeptical crowd waiting
CALIFORNIA: David Ellison strode into a room packed with thousands of cinema owners and executives at CinemaCon in Las Vegas on Thursday and did something rather bold: he looked them in the eye and asked them to trust him.
The chief executive of Paramount Skydance vowed that his company would release a minimum of 30 films a year if regulators greenlight its proposed $110 billion acquisition of Warner Bros Discovery, a deal that has made theater owners deeply, and loudly, nervous.
“I wanted to look every single one of you in the eye and give you my word,” Ellison told the crowd. “Once we combine with Warner Bros, we are going to make a minimum of 30 films annually across both studios.”
It was a confident pitch. Whether it landed is another matter. Cinema operators have already called on regulators to block the deal, and scepticism in the room was hardly concealed.
Ellison pushed back by pointing to recent form. Paramount, born from the merger of Paramount Global and Skydance Media last August, plans to release 15 films this year, nearly double the eight it put out in 2025. Progress, he argued, was already underway.
He also threw theater owners a bone they have long been chasing: all films, he pledged, would run exclusively in cinemas for a minimum of 45 days, drawing applause from a crowd that has spent years fighting for exactly that commitment across the industry.
“People can speculate all they want,” Ellison said, “but I am standing here today telling you personally that you can count on our complete commitment. And we’ll show you we mean it.”
Fine words. The regulators, however, will have the last one.
