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Zee TV
Country	India
Headquarters	Mumbai, India
Ownership
Owner	Zee Entertainment Enterprises; Parent: (Essel Group)

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Zee TV is an Indian cable and satellite television channel owned and operated by Zee Entertainment Enterprises, a media and entertainment company based in Mumbai.^[1] It primarily airs programmes in Hindi and other regional languages of India. The channel is also available in various nations of Southeast Asia, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, Australasia and North America. A part of the Essel Group, it started broadcasting on 2 October 1992 as the first Hindi-language cable channel in India.^[2]

The channel's programming includes Ek Mutthi Aasmaan (TV series), Sapne Suhane Ladakpan Ke, Jodha Akbar (TV series), Do Dil Bandhe Ek Dori Se, Pavitra Rishta, Kumkum Bhagya, Aur Pyaar Ho Gaya (TV series), Doli Armaano Ki, Fear Files: Darr Ki Sacchi Tasvirein, Dance India Dance Li'l Masters (season 3), Gangs of hasepur.

History

Zee TV was founded by Subhash Chandra and was launched in India on 1 October 1992 as a Hindi satellite channel. Zee formerly had a partnership with STAR TV. However, STAR TV ended their partnership with ZEE TV when Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation acquired STAR TV. Zee TV was launched in the UK in March 1995, which acquired^{[clarification needed]} TV Asia,^[3] the first Asian channel to be launched in the UK and Europe. Zee TV was launched in the USA on 15 July 1998. In the USA, some of programmes are subtitled in English and some commercials are in English. An HD feed first became available in India, Zee TV HD launched in the US on 5 September 2012 on Dish Network.

In December 1994, Zee TV launched El TV, a sister entertainment channel. Zee TV later relaunched it as a hybrid entertainment and news channel under Zee India TV, before converting it into a 24-hour News channel (Zee News) in around 1998-99.

Programming

References

^ zeetv.com. "Contact Us". zeetv.com. Retrieved 16 July 2010.
^ "India : Media and publishing - Britannica Online Encyclopedia". Britannica.com. Retrieved 3 November 2012.
^ "TV Asia". TVARK. Retrieved 24 June 2011.

External links

Zee TV India

[1] zeetv.com. "Contact Us". zeetv.com. Retrieved 16 July 2010.

[2] "India : Media and publishing - Britannica Online Encyclopedia". Britannica.com. Retrieved 3 November 2012.

[3] "TV Asia". TVARK. Retrieved 24 June 2011.

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