Zee TV

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In 1991, Li Ka-shing started his STAR satellite television network. At the end of the year, Subhash Chandra of the Essel Group finished a round of negotiations with HutchVision, after a series of rejections, and the condition that Chandra would pay US$5 million a year for the satellite transponder. Li signed the deal in India a few months later and approached interested companies, but nobody was interested in paying the transponder fees. Chandra was the last possible man to sign the contract, by gathering money from his non-resident Indian friends and in the creation of a holding company for the channel, Asia Today.{{Cite web |title=There and back again: Subhash Chandra and the Zee TV story |url=https://www.livemint.com/Companies/DY6tYikVelf4mtIywJh6eN/There-and-back-again-Subhash-Chandra-and-the-Zee-TV-story.html |last1=Bansal |first1=Shuchi |last2=Sheikh |first2=Aminah |date=29 September 2012 |website=Livemint |language=en |access-date=26 February 2020 |archive-date=26 February 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200226165227/https://www.livemint.com/Companies/DY6tYikVelf4mtIywJh6eN/There-and-back-again-Subhash-Chandra-and-the-Zee-TV-story.html |url-status=live }}

Zee TV was launched on 2 October 1992,{{Cite web|title=Zee Entertainment Enterprises History|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/zee-entertainment-enterprises-ltd/infocompanyhistory/companyid-11769.cms|access-date=26 February 2020|website=The Economic Times|archive-date=25 July 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210725161938/https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/zee-entertainment-enterprises-ltd/infocompanyhistory/companyid-11769.cms|url-status=live}} as the flagship channel of the Zee Telefilms Ltd.{{Cite web |title=Entertainment Inc.: The story of Zee, one of India's first Hindi {{sic|satel|ite|nolink=y}} channels |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/cover-story/story/20170821-zee-hindi-tv-channel-subhash-chandra-1028931-2017-08-11 |last=Singh |first=Suhani |date=21 August 2017 |website=India Today |language=en |access-date=26 February 2020 |archive-date=12 March 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180312211846/https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/cover-story/story/20170821-zee-hindi-tv-channel-subhash-chandra-1028931-2017-08-11 |url-status=live }} The channel initially broadcast three hours a day, with its output consisting mainly of old Hindi movies and reruns of Doordarshan serials. The channel's initial manager was a Doordarshan news reporter who was on leave from his employer.{{cite web |title=The Zee TV story turns 20 |url=https://www.livemint.com/Opinion/JV7xB6PWkkl5q2Glq8tT8K/The-zee-story-turns-20.html |website=Mint |access-date=9 February 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121019050219/https://www.livemint.com/Opinion/JV7xB6PWkkl5q2Glq8tT8K/The-zee-story-turns-20.html |archive-date=19 October 2012 |date=4 October 2012 |url-status=live}} Three months later, the airtime had doubled to six hours.

Within less than a month after its launch, Zee TV was being criticised for its programming lineup; a cynic reviewed the network giving "A for effort" and "Z(ee) for quality",{{cite news |title=Zee TV gets Z for quality |url=https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/digitised/article/newpaper19921027-1.2.31.3 |access-date=9 February 2024 |work=The Straits Times |date=27 October 1992}} while others within the network called it an "upbeat clone of Doordarshan". To offset such negative criticism, Zee TV began producing more original content, opting to create its own pool of producers to reduce reliance on Doordarshan staff.

Zee TV rejected a 1993 bid to broadcast Sun TV during the afternoons, forcing Sun TV to negotiate with competitor ATN instead.{{cite web |date=24 April 2018 |title=Kalanithi Maran, Sun TV: the evolution |url=https://www.indiantelevision.com/television/tv-channels/people/kalanithi-maran-sun-tv-the-evolution-180424 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180426144038/https://www.indiantelevision.com/television/tv-channels/people/kalanithi-maran-sun-tv-the-evolution-180424 |archive-date=April 26, 2018 |access-date=February 9, 2024 |publisher=Indian Television}}

It began full-day broadcasts in 1993. After Rupert Murdoch's buyout of Star TV, Zee TV faced some uncertainties about its future; nonetheless, Zee TV had gained rural audiences by November 1993. On 22 December 1993, Murdoch was planning to buy a 49.9% equity stake in the channel's owner, Hong Kong–based, British Virgin Islands-registered Asia Today.{{cite news |title=Murdoch's Star TV set to buy stake in owner of Indian station |url=https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/digitised/article/biztimes19931223-1.2.14.6 |access-date=9 February 2024 |work=The Business Times |date=23 December 1993}} By year-end 1995, Zee TV already had three channels, the other two being Zee Cinema, a Bollywood channel, and EL TV, which broadcast in English and regional languages. Numerous competitors had also emerged around this time. 11 million households were receiving the channel.

Zee TV lost its leadership to Star Plus, which took over its role after Murdoch sold his stake in Asia Today.

On 10 January 2007, Zee Telefilms Ltd was renamed into the Zee Entertainment Enterprises Ltd (ZEEL.).{{citation needed|date=July 2022}}

In 2013, Zee TV, along with its sister channels, underwent a branding overhaul.{{Cite news |date=28 March 2005 |title=Zee channels to sport new logos |work=Business Standard |url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/companies/zee-channels-to-sport-new-logos-105032801072_1.html |access-date=27 February 2020 |archive-date=27 February 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200227195032/https://www.business-standard.com/article/companies/zee-channels-to-sport-new-logos-105032801072_1.html |url-status=live }}

On 15 October 2017, coinciding with Zee's 25-year silver jubilee, all of its channels were rebranded, with the main channel adopting its current slogan, Aaj Likhenge Kal.{{cite web |title=Zee TV celebrates 25 years; gears up to reveal new look on October 15 |url=https://www.adgully.com/zee-tv-celebrates-25-years-gears-up-to-reveal-new-look-on-october-15-74414.html |website=Adgully |access-date=9 February 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171004100213/https://www.adgully.com/zee-tv-celebrates-25-years-gears-up-to-reveal-new-look-on-october-15-74414.html |archive-date=4 October 2017 |date=4 October 2017 |url-status=live}}

On 30 May 2021, Zee TV planned to revamp its look and air four new television series, but because of the COVID-19 pandemic in India, the idea was postponed and thereafter scrapped.{{Cite web|url=https://news.abplive.com/videos/entertainment/zee-tv-to-go-under-revamp-on-30th-may-6-new-shows-to-be-launched-1455261|title=ZEE TV to go under revamp on 30th May; 6 new shows to be launched|date=29 April 2021|access-date=29 June 2021|archive-date=29 June 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210629062651/https://news.abplive.com/videos/entertainment/zee-tv-to-go-under-revamp-on-30th-may-6-new-shows-to-be-launched-1455261|url-status=live}}

Zee Anmol is a Hindi general entertainment channel (GEC) that shows reruns of Zee TV shows. It was launched in 2013 as a free-to-air channel, similar to Star Utsav, Sony Pal and Colors Rishtey. However, in 2019, it stopped being free-to-air.

Zee Zindagi is an Indian General Entertainment Television channel owned by Zee Entertainment Enterprises, that airs Pakistani TV shows (and previously also Turkish and Korean shows dubbed into Hindi). Originally launched as a satellite channel on 23 June 2014, it closed down on 30 June 2017, when its content was moved to Ozee (now ZEE5).

On 23 May 2022, Zee Zindagi was relaunched on Indian DTH platforms as a service channel airing predominantly Pakistani content. It continues to be available on ZEE5.

Zing is a youth entertainment channel in India owned by the Zee Entertainment, similar to MTV, Bindass and the erstwhile Channel V. It was launched in 1997 as Music Asia, then rebranded to Zee Muzic in 2000, and adopted its current name in 2009. Besides youth programming, it also shows music shows, like its sister channel Zee ETC Bollywood, which shut down on 17 October 2020.

Zee Cinema is a Hindi Movie channel owned by Zee Network, launched in 1995. Currently channel holding 7800+ movies in its library.

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The channel mostly airs content intended for family and coming-of-age audiences ranging from comedy to drama.{{cite web |url=http://www.indiantelevision.com/old-html/spotlight/zee2.htm |title=17 New serials are to be launched |date=9 March 2001 |work=IT Team |publisher=indianrelevision.com |access-date=19 December 2015 |archive-date=25 December 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181225143507/http://www.indiantelevision.com/specials/event-coverage |url-status=live }} It also aired reality shows such as En Vidya Nokki,{{cite web |url=http://www.laterrecreative.com/ |title=Action and adventure to rule Zee's prime slot |last=Sapna |first=Nair |date=14 June 2006 |work=afaqs news bureau |publisher=afaqs |access-date=19 December 2015 |archive-date=17 October 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211017003805/https://www.laterrecreative.com/ |url-status=usurped }} Sa Re Ga Ma Pa,{{cite web |url=http://www.afaqs.com/news/story/42793_Zee-TV-hikes-ad-rates-for-Sa-Re-Ga-Ma-Pa-Lil-Champs-5 |title=Zee TV hikes ad rates for Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Li'l Champs 5 |last=Prachi |first=Shrivastava |date=18 December 2014 |work=afaqs news bureau |publisher=afaqs |access-date=19 December 2015 |archive-date=25 December 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181225143444/https://www.afaqs.com/news/story/42793_Zee-TV-hikes-ad-rates-for-Sa-Re-Ga-Ma-Pa-Lil-Champs-5%20 |url-status=live }} I Can Do That,{{cite news |url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/chunk-ht-ui-homepage-entertainment/after-oye-it-s-friday-farhan-akhtar-is-returning-to-tv/article1-1384902.aspx |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150829003124/http://www.hindustantimes.com/chunk-ht-ui-homepage-entertainment/after-oye-it-s-friday-farhan-akhtar-is-returning-to-tv/article1-1384902.aspx |url-status=dead |archive-date=29 August 2015 |title=After Oye! It's Friday, Farhan Akhtar is returning to TV |date=27 August 2015 |newspaper=Hindustan Times |access-date=5 September 2015}} India's Best Cinestars Ki Khoj,{{Cite web |url=http://www.indiantelevision.com/headlines/y2k4/apr/apr170.htm |title=Zee launches star hunt 'India's Best Cinestars Ki Khoj' |date=21 April 2004 |work=Indiantelevision.com |access-date=19 December 2015 |archive-date=25 December 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181225143520/http://www.indiantelevision.com/headlines/y2k4/apr/apr170.htm |url-status=live }} and Dance India Dance.{{cite web |url=http://www.afaqs.com/news/story/33966_DID-Little-Masters-tops-the-flock-Zee-slips-back-to-No-3 |title=DID Little Masters tops the flock; Zee slips back to No. 3 |date=4 May 2012 |work=afaqs news bureau |publisher=afaqs |access-date=19 December 2015 |archive-date=25 December 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181225143510/https://www.afaqs.com/news/story/33966_DID-Little-Masters-tops-the-flock-Zee-slips-back-to-No-3%20 |url-status=live }}

Since 2007, the channel has presented an annual award show, the Zee Rishtey Awards, to performers on its show based on popularity.{{Cite web |date=15 March 2010 |title='Zee TV' ratings soar this week |url=https://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report-zee-tv-ratings-soar-this-week-1359349 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200615102837/https://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report-zee-tv-ratings-soar-this-week-1359349 |archive-date=15 June 2020 |access-date=2 September 2020 |website=DNA India}} Nominations for the awards are declared by the channel. The winners are selected through voting done via online and through SMS.{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/events/mumbai/Zee-Rishtey-Awards-celebrate-20-years-of-channel/articleshow/17441083.cms|title=Zee Rishtey Awards celebrate 20 years of channel – Times of India|website=The Times of India|access-date=2 September 2020|archive-date=25 June 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200625113251/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/events/mumbai/Zee-Rishtey-Awards-celebrate-20-years-of-channel/articleshow/17441083.cms|url-status=live}}{{Cite news|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/television/top-stories/story/tv-stars-zee-rishtey-awards-mumbai-ravi-dubey-shabbir-ahluwalia-rajat-tokas-paridhi-sharma-achint-kaur-229262-2014-12-01|title=TV stars shine at Zee Rishtey Awards in Mumbai|first=Priyanka|last=Srivastava|date=1 December 2014|website=India Today|access-date=2 September 2020|archive-date=15 June 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200615102833/https://www.indiatoday.in/television/top-stories/story/tv-stars-zee-rishtey-awards-mumbai-ravi-dubey-shabbir-ahluwalia-rajat-tokas-paridhi-sharma-achint-kaur-229262-2014-12-01|url-status=live}}{{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/radio-and-tv/celebrating-relationships/article5405448.ece|title=Celebrating relationships|first=S. m|last=Aamir|newspaper=The Hindu|date=29 November 2013|via=www.thehindu.com|access-date=2 September 2020|archive-date=1 October 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201001224214/https://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/radio-and-tv/celebrating-relationships/article5405448.ece|url-status=live}}

The European version of Zee TV traces its origins to TV Asia, which was set up by non-resident Indian and Pakistani immigrants in the United Kingdom and started broadcasting in July 1992. It was the first channel in Europe targeting Indian, Pakistani, and Bangladeshi immigrants. It launched in France in 1993. By 1994, the channel was facing financial difficulties, forcing Zee TV to take over the channel in March 1995. The channel also had local community programming as well as content targeting viewers of different religions (Hinduism, Sikhism, and Islam).{{cite book |title=InterMedia in South Asia: The Fourth Screen

|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=STfaAAAAQBAJ&dq=%22zee+tv%22+%22europe%22+%221995%22+%22tv+asia%22&pg=PA60 |access-date=9 February 2024 |date=2013 | isbn=978-1-135-75948-3 | last1=Dudrah | first1=Rajinder | last2=Gopal | first2=Sangita | last3=Rai | first3=Amit | last4=Basu | first4=Anustup | publisher=Routledge }}

The network produced special programmes for the 1997 United Kingdom general election, the first with candidates of South Asian origin.{{cite news |title=British parties using TV to woo Asian voters |url=https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/digitised/article/straitstimes19970413-1.2.10.3 |access-date=10 February 2024 |work=The Straits Times |date=13 April 1997}}

Three of its sister channels were removed from linear television in the UK on 1 June 2019, as part of a decision taken to implement the ZEE5 platform in Europe, leaving only Zee TV and Zee Cinema.{{Cite web|url=https://www.india.com/lifestyle/its-destination-zee5-zing-tv-and-living-foodz-to-be-available-as-digital-only-channels-on-zee5-in-uk-3658503/|title=Its Destination ZEE5: Zing, &TV, and Living Foodz to be Available as Digital-Only Channels on ZEE5 in UK | India.com|website=India.com}}

Zee TV HD launched in UK on 13 January 2022.

The channel launched in Singapore on 11 September 1995, as the first Hindi channel on Singapore Cable Vision.{{cite news |title=Indian station on CableVision |url=https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/digitised/article/biztimes19950905-1.2.11.10.2 |access-date=25 July 2024 |work=The Business Times |date=5 September 1995}}

The channel launched in 1997 and is available with English subtitles on DStv.{{Cite web |title=Home |url=https://zeeafrica.tv/#AboutUs |access-date=2024-12-08 |website=Zee Entertainment Africa Corporate Page |language=en-gb}}

Zee TV launched in 1996. HD launch in 2012.

Zee TV launch in US in 1998. Zee TV Americas started producing reality content in English in 2017; Made in America premiered in October 2017.{{Cite web|url=https://www.zee.com/in-the-news/zee-entertainment-ventures-into-original-english-language-programming-in-the-us/|title=Zee Entertainment Ventures into Original English Language Programming in the U.S.|date=13 October 2017|access-date=26 July 2021|archive-date=11 August 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210811172728/https://www.zee.com/in-the-news/zee-entertainment-ventures-into-original-english-language-programming-in-the-us/|url-status=live}}

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