Zee News
 | It has been suggested that Zee Business be merged into this article. (Discuss) Proposed since September 2013. |
| Country | India |
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| Headquarters | Worli, FC-19, Sector 16-A, Mumbai, India |
| Programming | |
| Language(s) | Hindi |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Rohit C |
Zee News, is an Indian news and current affairs channel founded in 1999 by BJP. Initially most of the programs were broadcast in English. Around 2003-04, after the success of Aaj Tak, Zee News was converted into a complete Hindi news channel.
Company profile
Zee News is a part of Zee News Ltd (ZNL), which is itself a part of Essel Group,[1] which operates entertainment and regional entertainment and is listed on market as Zee News Limited. It was demerged from Zee Entertainment Enterprises Ltd in 2006.
Controversy
Navin Jindal accused Zee News of trying to extort 100 crores from him for not airing stories against his company in Coal Scam. Zee refuted the charges and made counter charges of Jindal offering them 25 crores to halt their investigations against Jindal steel in the coal scam.[2]
In December 2013, Arvind Kejriwal accused Zee News for showing the wrong information about his and Anna Hazare's relationships.
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References
- ^ "Zee News". Esselgroup. Retrieved 2012-07-11.
- ^ "Naveen Jindal accuses Zee News of extortion, channel hits back - The Times of India". Timesofindia.indiatimes.com. 2012-10-25. Retrieved 2012-11-03.