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Zeel named top Indian M&Ecompany at Dun & Bradstreet Corporate Awards
MUMBAI: Zee Entertainment Enterprises Limited (Zeel) was awarded as the top Indian company in the media &entertainment sector at the Dun & Bradstreet Corporate Awards 2015 held in Mumbai recently.
Dun & Bradstreet’s Corporate Awards 2015 seeks to recognize and felicitate corporate India’s leading companies from various sectors. The Awards event is closely tied to the publication, India’s Top 500 Companies 2015, which profiles leading listed players of corporate India that are leaders in their respective sectors, including private sector companies as well as public sector enterprises.
D&B uses a propriety model (based on financial parameters such as total income, profitability growth, profit, market capitalization etc.) to evaluate performance of various companies in each sector. On the basis of performance on the evaluation model, D&B recognizes one company in each sector as the leading performer in that sector.
For the Corporate Awards, listed companies are segmented into over 50 sectors basis their main line of business, such as auto components, textiles, telecom, insurance, airline, cement, chemical, banking, FMCG, automobiles, hotels, pharma, oil & gas, steel, computer software, computer hardware, power, construction &infrastructure, shipping, etc.
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Asianet Television Awards 2026 celebrates women power in Malayalam TV
“She is the Colour” theme honours icons as ceremony airs on March 14 and 15 at 7 PM.
MUMBAI: If television lights up living rooms, this year Asianet decided to let women provide the colour. The Asianet Television Awards 2026 turned the spotlight firmly on women empowerment with the theme “She is the Colour”, celebrating the strength, resilience and achievements of women who continue to shape society and the Malayalam entertainment industry.
The ceremony honoured several distinguished personalities whose journeys have left a lasting cultural imprint. Among them was legendary playback singer Vimala Varma, widely recognised as the first Malayalam playback singer. The evening also paid tribute to Padma Shri awardees Devaki Amma and Vimala Menon for their exceptional contributions in their respective fields.
Leading women from the Malayalam film industry were also recognised during the event, including actor Shweta Menon, who currently serves as president of the Association of Malayalam Movie Artists, and National Award winning actor Surabhi Lakshmi.
The awards ceremony brought together a glittering lineup of actors and industry figures, including Jayasurya, Vijay Babu, Asha Sarath, Lena, Esther Anil, Anumol, Akhila Bhargavan, Sarayu Mohan, Prajod Kalabhavan, Gayathri Suresh, Sabumon Abdusamad, Swasika, Tini Tom, Sijoy Varghese, Kailash, Veena Nandakumar, Sabareesh Varma, Ansiba Hassan and Dinesh Prabhakar. Kishan Kumar, executive vice president Malayalam at JioStar, was also present at the event.
Beyond individual recognitions, the awards celebrated excellence across Malayalam television, acknowledging artists and technicians whose work continues to drive the industry forward.
The evening also offered plenty of spectacle, with elaborate dance performances, stunt acts and comedy skits performed by popular television and film personalities, turning the ceremony into a full fledged entertainment showcase.
Viewers will get to watch the celebrations when the Asianet Television Awards 2026 air on Asianet on March 14 and 15, Saturday and Sunday, from 7 pm onwards, bringing the star studded tribute to homes across Kerala and beyond.
