Zee News, the news and current affairs channel, is the oldest channel of Zee News Ltd, founded in 1992. It was the first 24-hour Hindi

Hindi

Standard Hindi, or more precisely Modern Standard Hindi, also known as Manak Hindi , High Hindi, Nagari Hindi, and Literary Hindi, is a standardized and sanskritized register of the Hindustani language derived from the Khariboli dialect of Delhi...

 current affairs and news channel in India

India

India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...

. In spite of being the only pay channel in its genre, it maintains its position among the top three Hindi news channels in the country. There are possibilities of Zee News takeover by Aditya Birla Group subsidiary 25FPS Media Pvt Ltd. The transfer of shares from Charu Trading (owner of Zee News) to 25FPS Media happened from 31st Oct 2011 to 03rd Nov 2011. 25FPS Media is better known for their show Business Baazigar which aired on Zee News and fetched good TRP for Zee News.

Company Profile

Zee News Ltd (ZNL) is a part of Essel Group

Essel Group

Essel Group is a media conglomerate company headed by Subhash Chandra based in Mumbai, Maharashtra .The companies under the group are:*Media** Zee Entertainment Enterprises** Zee News** DNA *Technology** Dish TV...

 which operates news and regional entertainment channels and is listed on stock exchange.it was demerged from Zee Entertainment Enterprises ltd in 2006.

Sister channels

• Zee News
• Zee Business
  Zee Business
  Zee Business is one of the fastest growing Hindi business news channel in India based in Mumbai. The channel has redefined business news, by its innovative programming and path-breaking strategy of making business news a 24/7 activity and not just limited to the stock market...
  
  
• Zee Marathi
  Zee Marathi
  Zee Marathi is India-based satellite television channel, which carries broadcasts in Marathi. Zee Network, India's leading infotainment network launched it in the year 1999. It is the most viewed television channel in Mumbai...
  
  
• Zee Bangla
  Zee Bangla
  Zee Bangla is a Bengali language cable television channel in India. It is offered by Zee Network, part of the Essel Group.It was actually first launched in the year 1996, but was taken off air within two months due to its poor popularity. It was relaunched as Alpha Bangla in the year 1999. It ran...
  
  
• Zee Gujarati
• Zee Telugu
  Zee Telugu
  Zee Telugu is a Telugu-language cable television channel in India. It is offered by Zee Network, part of the Essel Group.By 2004, the Zee Network already had a strong presence in northern and eastern India, with channels in Bengali, Gujarati, Marathi, and Punjabi; their proposed Telugu-language...
  
  
• Zee Kannada
  Zee Kannada
  Zee Kannada is a 24 hour Kannada-language channel that launched in May 2006 and is owned by Zee Network. It features a wide array of programming including series, movies, soap-operas, gameshows, talk shows and current affairs programmes. It is a subscription channel that is available via cable and...
  
  
• Zee Punjabi
• Zee 24 Taas
  Zee 24 Taas
  ZEE 24 TAAS is a 24-hour Marathi news channel broadcast in India based in Mumbai. It was launched on 12th Feb 2007. Zee 24 Taas created history by becoming the first 24/7 Marathi News Channel of India. Since its inception Zee 24 Taas has always been ahead in delivering quality and hardcore news...
  
  
• 24 Ghanta
  24 Ghanta
  is a 24x7 Bengali news channel, covers local news of West Bengal, India as well as other national and International News, owned by the Zee Akaash News Pvt. Ltd.. The channel believes in Leftism...
  
  
• Zee Talkies
  Zee Talkies
  Zee Talkies is a Marathi television channel broadcasting Marathi movies by Zee Entertainment. Its the only Marathi movie channel broadcasting old classics and latest Marathi movies 24 hours a day. Zee Talkies was launched on 25 August 2007 by Zee Network with the sole objective of maximising the...
  
  
• Zee UP

External links

• Official site