JioStar, Reliance and Disney’s Indian media venture, has moved to legal mediation against Zee Entertainment, alleging Zee broadcast Bollywood films JioStar says it holds rights to. The dispute follows earlier legal action: Zee sued JioStar in April over copyrighted music use. JioStar’s filing claims Zee repeatedly aired 12 films around 20 times, including major stars like Shah Rukh Khan and Aamir Khan. Zee says any broadcasts were inadvertent, with no damages liability.
Zee Entertainment has filed a lawsuit against the Reliance-Disney joint venture, alleging it continued using Zee’s copyrighted music without permission after existing licensing agreements expired. Zee is seeking $3 million in damages, underscoring intensifying disputes over content and intellectual property rights across India’s fast-evolving media market.
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Zee Entertainment has sued Nykaa, alleging the beauty retailer used Zee’s copyrighted songs in Instagram reels to promote products. Zee is seeking damages worth $210,000. Nykaa’s lawyer told the court that the disputed links have been removed, and the matter has been scheduled for further hearing on May 26.
Zee Entertainment Enterprises plans to invest up to Rs 116 crore in Phantom Digital Effects Ltd, under the PhantomFX brand, to enter and scale its AVGC ambitions. The company says the move will strengthen content creation across platforms and genres, drawing on PhantomFX’s global expertise and AI-integrated production to boost speed and output quality.
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