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Zee - Fallout of Failed Merger with Sony

Link - https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/business/zee-trims-50-workforce-at-tech-and-innovation-centre-in-bengaluru-to-aid-cost-cutting-12544611.html

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RareBay19

Software engineer

6 months ago

Who asked them to set up this center BEFORE the merger finished?
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ElonMast

Amazon

6 months ago

It’s just a fancy name for dev team office 😛
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BiryaniEnthu

Stealth

6 months ago

Zee has been dying since saas bahu serial days. So much attention got shifted to Star, Sony and Viacom. Their digital pivot was also thud, cannot compare with likes of Amazon and Netflix Media isn’t the best industry if you don't have power favoritism
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Soprano90

Stealth

6 months ago

At the bottom of the article it’s mentioned Nitin Mittal- Technology and Data has resigned. Any company that he joins faces the same fate. He was previously CXO at Solv, Avail finance etc. All of them went to shit like this
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Clarky

Stealth

6 months ago

Satya vachan
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tbk

Startup

6 months ago

It's was case of ego of single digit % share holder deciding the fate of remaining 90% share holders 😂😂
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