Zee TV is an Indian Hindi language general entertainment pay television channel owned by Zee Entertainment Enterprises. It was launched on 2 October 1992, as the first privately owned Television channel in India.

History 

Zee TV was launched on 2 October 1992, as the flagship channel of the Zee Telefilms Ltd. It began full-day broadcasts in 1993.  It is the first private TV channel in India. On 10 January 2007, Zee Telefilms Ltd was renamed into the Zee Entertainment Enterprises Ltd (ZEEL.).

In 2013, Zee TV, along with its sister channels, underwent a branding overhaul.

On 15 October 2017, coinciding Zee's twenty-five year silver jubilee, all of its channels were rebranded.

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.

Associated channels

Zee Anmol

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

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

Zing is a youth entertainment channel in India owned by the Zee Entertainment Enterprises, 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.

Programming 

The channel mostly airs content intended for family and coming-of-age audiences ranging from comedy to drama. It also aired reality shows such as En Vidya Nokki, Sa Re Ga Ma Pa, I Can Do That, India's Best Cinestars Ki Khoj, and Dance India Dance. Upcoming show Uttaran (Ek Gareeb Ka Haq) Directed by kumar Mangat with star cast Vidhika Pandurang Apte , Harpreet Kaur and Prateek Kothari.

Zee Rishtey Awards 
Since 2007, the channel has presented an annual award show, the Zee Rishtey Awards, to performers on its show based on popularity. Nominations for the awards are declared by the channel. The winners are selected through voting done via online and through SMS.

References 
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Foreign television channels broadcasting in the United Kingdom
Hindi-language television channels in India
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Television channels and stations established in 1992
Television stations in Mumbai
Hindi-language television stations
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1992 establishments in Maharashtra