Zee TV Launched 28 Septembe 1992 Network STAR TV (15 Decembe 1991-31 Marc 1996) Zee Entertainm Enterprises (15 Decembe 1991-presen Owned by News Corporat (15 Decembe 1991-31 Marc 1996) Essel Group (15 Decembe 1991-presen Picture format 576i (SDTV 16 4:3), 1080i (HDTV Slogan (Hindi: उम्मी सजे ज़िंदगी) Country India Headquarters Mumbai, Maharashtra Sister channel(s) Zee Cinema Zee Next Zee Action Zee Premier TEN Sports Zing etc etc Punjabi Zee Photograp Zee Smile Zee Trendz Zee News Zee Jagran 9X Zee Telugu Zee Classic Zee Studio Zee Cafe Zee 24 Ghant Chhattisgar Zee News U Zee Business Zee Salaam Zee Punjabi Zee Drama Zee Bangla Zee 24 Ghanta Zee Marathi Zee Talkies Zee 24 Taas Zee Kannada Zee Tamil Zee Aflam Zee Alwan TEN Action+ Website www.zeetv.co Availability Terrestrial TCN Televes UHF aerial 33 UHF (Doh Satellite Astro (Malaysia) Channel 108 (as Zee Varias Airtel Digital TV (India) Channel 102 CanalSat Maurice (Mauritius) Channel 86 DStv MultiChoice (Mauritius) Channel 452 CanalSat Reunion (Reunion) Channel 86 Dish Network (U.S.) Channel 787 ( Dish TV (India) Channel 100 Dialog TV (Sri Lanka) Channel 27 Sky (UK & Ireland) Channel 788 Tata Sky (India) Channel 117 Yes (Israel) Channel 128 Bell TV (Canada) Channel 32 Shaw Direct (Canada) Channel 29 DStv MutiChoice (Nigeria) Channel 452 Cable Hathway Digital Cable (U.S.) Channel 6 Verizon FiOS (U.S.) Channel 175 iO Digital Cable (U.S.) Channel 116 Comcast Channel 336 StarHub TV (Singapore) Channel 125 Weststar TV (Cayman Islands) Channel 191 Hot (Israel) Channel 161 In Digital (india) Channel 110 IPTV TalkTalk TV (UK) Channel 808 U-verse (U.S.) Channel 370 Zee TV is an India-based satellite television channel owned by Zee Entertainment Enterprises based in Mumbai, Maharashtra,[1] which broadcasts various programmes in Hindi and other regional languages of India. Broadcasting is also present in various nations of South and East Asia, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, Australasia and North America. It is a part of the Essel Group. History Zee TV was founded by Subhash Chandra and was launched in India on 1 October 1992, becoming the country's first Hindi satellite channel.[citation needed] Zee formerly had a partnership with STAR TV.[citation needed] However, STAR TV ended their partnership with ZEE TV when Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation acquired STAR TV.[citation needed] Zee TV was launched in the UK in March 1995, which acquired TV Asia,[2] the first Asian channel to be launched in the UK and Europe. Zee TV was launched in the USA on 15 July 1998.[citation needed] In the USA, some of Zee TV 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 September 5, 2012 on Dish Network. Zee TV HD became the first South Asian Channel to launch in HD in the USA and left Sony, Star and Colors far behind. In December 1994, Zee TV also launched a sister channel called El TV. It was an entertainment channel initially. However it could not gain much popularity and around 1997-98, it was converted into a General Entertainment cum political News based channel called Zee India TV which in turn was converted into the 24-hour News channel ( Zee News) around 1998-99.[citation needed] Branding Zee TV Logos (1992-2000) Zee TV Today Like Star Plus, Zee production and the official company decided to make it full on HD.[citation needed] Ten HD had already launched in 2011, Company had also launched Zee TV HD, Zee Studio HD and Zee Cinema HD in 2012.[citation needed] Programming Main article: List of programs broadcast by Zee TV Awards and events Last Held Award First Time Held Notes 2011 Zee Rishtey Awards 2009 Zee Rishtey Awards i the Awa Function Awardin the best characte Popularity & competition Zee TV is a popular channel in India.[citation needed] At present, Zee Tv broadcasts popular shows like Pavitra Rishta, Punar Vivah and etc. It is considered to be a tough competitor of Sony TV & Colors.[original research?]The Channel has also been no. 1 GEC in some weeks.[6] Controversy Navin Jindal accused Zee TV 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.[7] References 1. ^ zeetv.com. "Contact Us" . zeetv.com. Retrieved 2010-07-16. 2. ^ "TV Asia" . TVARK. Retrieved 2011-06-24. 3. ^ "Zee TV to wear new look" . The Hindu Business Line. 2000-06-16. 4. ^ "Zee TV to re-launch own magazine with a huge circulation" . Asians In Media magazine. 2004-04-12. 5. ^ "ZEE TV on air look revamped, new logo goes live" . BizAsia. 2005-03-27. 6. ^ "Zee TV is no. 1 GEC on the back of its flagship property DID Superkids and the popular fiction show Pavitra Rishta" . 7. ^ http:// timesofindia.indiatimes.com/ business/india-business/ Naveen-Jindal-accuses-Zee- News-of-extortion-channel- hits-back/ articleshow/16956098.cms External links Zee TV India Zee TV UK Zee TV USA Zee TV Asia Official YouTube Channel V · T · E Zee TV Shows Drama Afsar Bitiya · Hitler Didi · Mrs. Kaushik Ki Paanch Bahuein · Pavitra Rishta · Phir Subah Hogi · Punar Vivah - Zindagi V · T · E Essel Group Companies Essel Group · Essel World · Zee Turner · Shirpur Gold Refinery · Dish TV · Intrex Trade Exchange Ltd · Playwin · Fun Cinemas · Mumbai F.C. · Zee