MIPTV Médailles d'Honneur for ZEE's Punit and Amit Goenka

They are the first Indians to receive this international television industry award, which will be given at Cannes on April 6

BestMediaInfo Bureau | Mumbai | March 9, 2016

Punit Goenka and Amit Goenka

The world's leading market event for the international television industry, MIPTV, announced on Tuesday, that it would honour the top leaders of India's most valuable listed entertainment entity, Zee Entertainment Enterprises (ZEE). Punit Goenka, Managing Director and CEO, and his brother, Amit Goenka, CEO - International Broadcast Business, will be awarded MIPTV Médailles d'Honneur, at a ceremony at Cannes in France on April 6.

The prestigious MIPTV Médailles d'Honneur is awarded to senior executives who have, through their talent, leadership and passion, made a significant contribution to the world of television and to the development of the international television community. Punit Goenka and Amit Goenka will be the first Indians to receive the coveted Médailles d'Honneur.

Three other distinguished TV industry leaders will receive the award at Cannes. They are Rola Bauer, Managing Director, Studiocanal TV GmbH, Germany, Ben Pyne, President, Global Distribution – Disney Media Networks, USA and Marcel Vinay, President, Comarex, Mexico.

MIPTV 2016 will welcome 60 Indian TV delegates, who will be among more than 11,000 leading television executives attending the event from around the world.

Punit Goenka took charge as MD and CEO in 2008 and has since then been extremely successful in enhancing Zee Network's performance and keeping the company at the forefront of the television business in India. Younger brother Amit Goenka took charge as CEO, International Broadcast Business, late in 2015 and is responsible for spearheading Zee's foreign expansion. Today, Zee TV channels are available in 169 countries and reach more than 959 million viewers worldwide.

“For many years, Zee Entertainment has been at the heart of the Indian presence at MIPTV and MIPCOM and the company's leaders, Punit and Amit, are among the most respected chief executives in the global TV industry,” said Laurine Garaude, Director of Reed MIDEM's Television Division. “As the group has developed across the international market, one understands and appreciates Zee's corporate philosophy 'Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam' – The World Is My Family,” Garaude added.

Commenting on the award, Punit Goenka said, “Receiving such an honour from MIPTV is as much a personal recognition as it is a tribute to our highly creative and dedicated teams across the globe at ZEEL.”

Amit Goenka said, “It is a great honour and privilege for us to receive this prestigious award and to be named amongst such a stellar group of luminaries from the global media and entertainment industry.”

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