Media and entertainment firm Zee Entertainment Enterprises (ZEEL) has announced financial results for the third quarter ended December 2008 reporting 26% decline in its consolidated net profit, which stood at Rs 83.97 crore, as against Rs 113.47 crore for the same quarter, a year ago.
Rising input costs and a slowdown in its advertising revenue growth adversely hit the company’s business for the reporting quarter leading to significant decline in revenue and net profit.