Zing (TV channel)
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Zing (formerly known as Zee Muzic and Music Asia) is an Indian pay-, music television channel owned by Zee Entertainment Enterprises, which carries broadcasts in Hindi and other Indian regional languages. It is also distributed in Southeast Asia and Europe. It was first launched in 1997 as Music Asia, rebranded as Zee Music in 2000 and finally rebranded as Zing in April 2009.[4]
Zing features humour, animation, spoofs and celebrity lifestyle in addition to music. Zing also has Chillax Mornings, a non-stop musical programming block.[citation needed]
In the UK, Zee Muzic was rebranded as Zing on 2 October 2009.[5]
On 21 July 2011, Zing TV was officially launched in North America on the Dish Network platform.[6]
Controversy
Zee Media fired Sonu Nigam after he tweeted in support of politician Dr. Kumar Vishwas.[7][8][9]
Programming
See also
References
- ^ BARC[permanent dead link]
- ^ Watch live
- ^ Watch live
- ^ "Zee Muzic transforms itself into Zing". 1 April 2009. Archived from the original on 15 April 2009. Retrieved 17 June 2009.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "End of an era: ZEE Muzic replaced with Zing". Biz Asia. 2 October 2009.
- ^ "Apartment TV Provider for Multi-Family Units | DISH Business". Commercial.dishnetwork.com. Retrieved 16 July 2017.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 1 May 2015. Retrieved 29 April 2015.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|dead-url=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help)CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "News18.com: CNN News18 Latest News, Breaking News India, Current News Headlines". Ibnlive.in.com. Retrieved 16 July 2017.
- ^ "Sonu Nigam accuses music company of announcing ban on him". India Today. 29 April 2015. Retrieved 8 October 2018.