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Yupp TV relaunches Zee in UK and across Europe
Mumbai: OTT platform Yupp TV known for airing South Asian content has relaunched Zee channels in the United Kingdom, and all across Europe. Beginning from 2 June, Zee channels including Zee TV, Zee Cinema, Zee Telugu, Zee Tamil, Zee Kannada, Zee Keralam, Zee Punjabi, Zee Marathi, and Zee Bangla will be available for viewers in Europe.
Zee Entertainment is one of India’s leading media conglomerates that offers a bouquet of entertainment channels. With the relaunch of Zee in the European market, viewers will be able to watch a wide range of fiction, non-fiction, and other regional content offered by various Zee channels.
Commenting on the relaunch of Zee channels, Yupp TV founder and CEO Uday Reddy said, “We are delighted to once again join hands with one of the leading entertainment networks, Zee Entertainment, to bring back its premium entertainment channels to the UK and the Rest of Europe markets. These markets provide unlimited potential for Indian television with Hindi and regional languages and Zee channels will be a great value addition to our already vast library. YuppTV users can now watch their favourite Zee content, giving them more entertainment options to choose from.”
Zee Entertainment Enterprises Limited, chief business officer-international business Ashok Namboodiri, said ZEE reaches out to over 1.3 billion viewers globally and we continue to grow. “YuppTV and ZEE have been working together for the last decade in several markets and give audiences the best in entertainment, globally. With this partnership, audiences in UK & Europe can now enjoy a wide range of entertainment channels from ZEE and stay updated on all the latest news with Zee News and Zee Business from the Zee Media portfolio,” he said.
Expressing excitement about partnering with Yupp TV, Zee UK business head Parul Goel said, YuppTV viewers will be in for a treat as they will be able to pick channels across six to seven Indian languages and genres from the ZEE stable.
Viacom18 had also launched its regional channel Colors Gujarati in the United Kingdom. IndiaCast Media Distribution, jointly owned by TV18 and Viacom18, has partnered with Sky and Virgin Media for the channel’s launch in the European nation.
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Bluestone FY26 revenue rises to Rs 2,436 crore, turns profitable
Q4 profit at Rs 31 crore, full-year profit at Rs 13 crore vs loss last year.
MUMBAI: From sparkle to numbers, Bluestone seems to be polishing more than just jewellery this year. Bluestone Jewellery and Lifestyle Limited reported a sharp turnaround in FY26, with revenue from operations rising to Rs 2,436 crore (Rs 24,364 million), up from Rs 1,770 crore (Rs 17,700 million) in FY25. The company posted a full-year profit of Rs 13 crore (Rs 131.79 million), a significant recovery from a loss of Rs 222 crore (Rs 2,218 million) a year ago.
Total income for the year stood at Rs 2,486 crore (Rs 24,860 million), compared to Rs 1,830 crore (Rs 18,300 million) in the previous year, reflecting both topline growth and improved operational momentum.
The March quarter, however, told a more nuanced story. Revenue from operations came in at Rs 681 crore (Rs 6,814 million), down from Rs 748 crore (Rs 7,486 million) in the year-ago period, though higher than Rs 461 crore (Rs 4,613 million) in the preceding December quarter. Net profit for Q4 stood at Rs 31 crore (Rs 311.81 million), compared to Rs 68 crore (Rs 688 million) a year earlier, but a clear reversal from a loss of Rs 51 crore (Rs 512 million) in Q3.
Margins were shaped by higher input costs, with raw material consumption rising to Rs 2,204 crore (Rs 22,043 million) for the full year, alongside employee benefit expenses of Rs 282 crore (Rs 2,824 million) and finance costs of Rs 210 crore (Rs 2,104 million). Other expenses came in at Rs 371 crore (Rs 3,715 million), slightly lower than Rs 393 crore (Rs 3,938 million) in FY25.
On the balance sheet front, total assets expanded to Rs 4,961 crore (Rs 49,610 million) as of March 31, 2026, from Rs 3,532 crore (Rs 35,322 million) a year earlier, driven largely by a surge in inventories to Rs 2,672 crore (Rs 26,718 million). Equity also strengthened to Rs 1,803 crore (Rs 18,030 million), nearly doubling from Rs 911 crore (Rs 9,107 million).
Cash flows reflected the cost of growth. Net cash used in operating activities stood at Rs 199 crore (Rs 1,990 million), while investing activities saw an outflow of Rs 239 crore (Rs 2,392 million). Financing activities, however, generated Rs 497 crore (Rs 4,971 million), helping the company end the year with cash and cash equivalents of Rs 108 crore (Rs 1,075 million), up from Rs 49 crore (Rs 487 million).
Earnings per share for FY26 came in at Rs 1.10, a sharp improvement from a negative Rs 79.74 in FY25, underlining the shift from losses to profitability.
With revenue scaling up, costs still glittering on the higher side, and profitability finally back in the black, BlueStone’s FY26 performance suggests a business mid-transition less about shine alone, and more about sustaining it.
