New plot: Zee, Sony launch legal war

Mumbai: Two days after their two-year-long efforts to merge were called off, broadcasters Zee and Sony went at each other in legal forums in India and Singapore, claiming breach of contract.

Sony Group companies Culver Max Entertainment and Bangla Entertainment (BEPL) initiated arbitration proceedings against Zee Entertainment Enterprises before Singapore International Arbitration Centre (SIAC), while Zee, denying charges, approached National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) in Mumbai, seeking directions that the merger scheme, previously approved by the forum, be implemented.