Zee News

Zee News
CountryIndia
Broadcast areaInternational
HeadquartersNoida, Uttar Pradesh, India
Programming
Language(s)Hindi
Picture format1080i HDTV
(downscaled to 4:3 576i for the SDTV feed)
Ownership
OwnerEssel Group
Sister channelsZee TV
History
Launched27 August 1999; 25 years ago (1999-08-27)
Links
Websitezeenews.india.com
Availability
Terrestrial
Oqaab
(Afghanistan)
Channel 45
Streaming media
Live Stream (International)live Web stream at Zee News

Zee News is an Indian Hindi-language right-wing[1] news channel owned by Subhash Chandra's Essel Group.[2] It launched on 27 August 1999 and is the flagship channel of the Zee Media Corporation.[3][4]

The channel has been involved in several controversies and has broadcast fabricated news stories on multiple occasions.[5] The channel has been subjected to an ongoing criminal defamation case against legislator Mahua Moitra as of March 2020.[6]

  1. ^ Siddiqui, Mohammad Amaan (5 January 2024). "The Role of Far-Right Media Houses and Organisations in Disseminating Hindu Nationalist 'Love Jihad' Narratives on X". GNET. Retrieved 20 March 2024.
  2. ^ "Our Companies: Zee Media Corporation Limited". esselgroup.com. Archived from the original on 25 February 2023. Retrieved 25 February 2020.
  3. ^ "Director Reports, Company Results of Zee Media Corporation". NDTV Profit. Retrieved 25 February 2020.
  4. ^ Mohan, Archis (1 June 2016). "Subhash Chandra bets on BJP support for Rajya Sabha entry". Business Standard India. Retrieved 24 February 2020.
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