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{{Short description| | {{Short description|Indian news broadcasting company, headquartered in Mumbai}} | ||
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{{Infobox company | {{Infobox company | ||
| name = Zee Media Corporation Limited | | name = Zee Media Corporation Limited | ||
| logo = Zee | | former_names = Zee News Limited (1999–2013) | ||
| logo_size = | | logo = Zee Media 2025.svg | ||
| logo_size = 250px | |||
| type = [[Public company|Public]] | | type = [[Public company|Public]] | ||
| traded_as = {{BSE|532794}}<br />{{NSE|ZEEMEDIA}} | | traded_as = {{BSE|532794}}<br />{{NSE|ZEEMEDIA}} | ||
| industry = [[ | | ISIN = INE966H01019 | ||
| hq_location = [[Mumbai, Maharashtra]], | | industry = [[Mass Media]] | ||
| founded = {{start date and age|1999|08|27}} | |||
| hq_location = [[Mumbai, Maharashtra]], India | |||
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| key_people = Jawahar Goel | | key_people = Jawahar Goel ([[editor-in-chief]]) | ||
| brands = [[Zee News]] | | brands = {{Bulleted_list|[[Zee News]]|[[Daily News and Analysis]]|[[Grazia India]]|TopGear India}} | ||
| revenue = {{INRConvert|640|c}}<ref name="fy01">{{cite web |title=Zee Media Share Price, Zee Media Stock Price, Zee Media Corporation Ltd. Stock Price, Share Price, Live BSE/NSE, Zee Media Corporation Ltd. Bids Offers. Buy/Sell Zee Media Corporation Ltd. news & tips, & F&O Quotes, NSE/BSE Forecast News and Live Quotes |url=https://www.moneycontrol.com/india/stockpricequote/mediaentertainment/zeemediacorporation/ZN |website= | | revenue = {{INRConvert|640|c}}<ref name="fy01">{{cite web |title=Zee Media Share Price, Zee Media Stock Price, Zee Media Corporation Ltd. Stock Price, Share Price, Live BSE/NSE, Zee Media Corporation Ltd. Bids Offers. Buy/Sell Zee Media Corporation Ltd. news & tips, & F&O Quotes, NSE/BSE Forecast News and Live Quotes |url=https://www.moneycontrol.com/india/stockpricequote/mediaentertainment/zeemediacorporation/ZN |website=moneycontrol.com |access-date=25 August 2021 |language=en}}</ref> | ||
| revenue_year = 2020 | | revenue_year = 2020 | ||
| net_income = {{INRConvert|-273|c}}<ref name="fy01"/> | | net_income = {{INRConvert|-273|c}}<ref name="fy01"/> | ||
| net_income_year = 2020 | | net_income_year = 2020 | ||
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| num_employees = 1,719<ref name="fy01"/> | | num_employees = 1,719<ref name="fy01"/> | ||
| num_employees_year = 2020 | | num_employees_year = 2020 | ||
| owner = [[Essel Group]] | |||
| website = {{URL|zeemedia.in}} | | website = {{URL|zeemedia.in}} | ||
| footnotes = <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.businesstoday.in/current/corporate/slowdown-blues-zee-media-profit-drop-73pc-to-rs-13-cr-in-fy19-operating-revenue-up-19pc/story/346605.html|title=Slowdown Blues: Zee Media profit drops 73% to Rs 13.17 crore in FY19|website= | | footnotes = <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.businesstoday.in/current/corporate/slowdown-blues-zee-media-profit-drop-73pc-to-rs-13-cr-in-fy19-operating-revenue-up-19pc/story/346605.html|title=Slowdown Blues: Zee Media profit drops 73% to Rs 13.17 crore in FY19|website=businesstoday.in|date=14 May 2019 }}</ref> | ||
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'''Zee Media Corporation Limited''' (abbreviated as '''ZMCL'''; formerly '''Zee News Limited''') is an Indian [[mass media]] and [[news broadcasting]] company based in [[Mumbai]]. The company is engaged mainly in the business of broadcasting news and current affairs, and regional entertainment up-linked from India via satellite television channels. | |||
== History == | == History == | ||
Zee Media Corporation Limited (formerly Zee News Ltd.) was founded by Essel Group and it was incorporated on August | Zee Media Corporation Limited (formerly Zee News Ltd.) was founded by Essel Group and it was incorporated on 27 August 1999, as Zee Sports Ltd. It was a subsidiary of Zee Telefilms Ltd (later renamed Zee Entertainment Enterprises). The company was [[Certificate of incorporation|reincorporated]] on 27 May 2004, as Zee News Ltd.<ref name=":02">{{Cite news|title=Zee Media Corporation Ltd.|work=[[Business Standard]]|url=https://www.business-standard.com/company/zee-media-27705/information/company-history|access-date=25 February 2020}}</ref> It was demerged as a separate company of the Essel Group in 2006.<ref name=":42">{{Cite news |date=2006-12-14 |title=Zee Telefilms demerges into 3 firms |work=[[Business Standard]] |url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/companies/zee-telefilms-demerges-into-3-firms-106121401118_1.html}}</ref> In 2013,<ref name=":11">{{Cite web|title=Zee Media Corporation History {{!}} Zee Media Corporation Information|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/zee-media-corporation-ltd/infocompanyhistory/companyid-18879.cms|access-date=2020-02-25|website=[[The Economic Times]]}}</ref> Zee News Ltd. changed its name to Zee Media Corporation Limited.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Zee Media Corporation History {{!}} Zee Media Corporation Information|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/zee-media-corporation-ltd/infocompanyhistory/companyid-18879.cms|access-date=25 February 2020|website=[[The Economic Times]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-01-20 |title=Zee Music Company and Boss Studio releases romantic song "Dekha Pheli Dafa" |url=https://theblunttimes.in/zee-music-company-and-boss-studio-releases-romantic-song-dekha-pheli-dafa/39490/ |access-date=2024-01-21 |website=The Blunt Times |language=en-US}}</ref> | ||
It was involved in a joint venture with the [[Dainik Bhaskar]] Group for the publication of the Daily News & Analysis newspaper but the paper was discontinued in 2019 after suffering losses.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Dutta|first=Amrita Nayak|date=2019-10-11|title=DNA goes out of print 14 years after launch — rise & sudden fall of a promising newspaper|url=https://theprint.in/india/dna-goes-out-of-print-14-years-after-launch-rise-fall-promising-newspaper/304050/|access-date=2020-02-25|website=[[ThePrint]]|language=en-US}}</ref> The corporation also runs the Zee Institute of Media Arts (ZIMA)<ref name=":12">{{Cite web|title=Zee Media Corporation|url=http://india.mom-rsf.org/en/owners/companies/detail/company/company/show/zee-media-corporation/|website=Media Ownership Monitor|publisher=[[Reporters without Borders]]}}</ref> which is owned by Zee Learn | It was involved in a joint venture with the [[Dainik Bhaskar]] Group for the publication of the Daily News & Analysis newspaper but the paper was discontinued in 2019 after suffering losses.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Dutta|first=Amrita Nayak|date=2019-10-11|title=DNA goes out of print 14 years after launch — rise & sudden fall of a promising newspaper|url=https://theprint.in/india/dna-goes-out-of-print-14-years-after-launch-rise-fall-promising-newspaper/304050/|access-date=2020-02-25|website=[[ThePrint]]|language=en-US}}</ref> The corporation also runs the Zee Institute of Media Arts (ZIMA)<ref name=":12">{{Cite web|title=Zee Media Corporation|url=http://india.mom-rsf.org/en/owners/companies/detail/company/company/show/zee-media-corporation/|website=Media Ownership Monitor|publisher=[[Reporters without Borders]]}}</ref> which is owned by Zee Learn. | ||
== | == Channels == | ||
Zee Media Corporation Limited (ZMCL) operates 14 television news channels, 5 digital news channels, 7 news apps and 32 digital properties. | |||
===Current channels=== | ===Current channels=== | ||
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:middle;" | {| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:middle;" | ||
!Channels<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-05-18 |title=Zee Entertainment rebrands as 'Z' - Exchange4media |url=https://www.exchange4media.com/media-tv-news/zee-entertainment-rebrands-as-z-143533.html |access-date=2025-05-20 |website=Indian Advertising Media & Marketing News – exchange4media |language=en}}</ref> | |||
| | !Launched | ||
|'' | !Language | ||
| | !Category | ||
!SD/HD Availability | |||
!Notes | |||
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|[[Zee | | [[Zee News]] | ||
| rowspan=" | | 1999 | ||
| | | rowspan="9" | [[Hindi language|Hindi]] | ||
| rowspan="16" | [[News]] | |||
| SD+HD | |||
| Launched as ''EL TV'' in 1993, it was rebranded as a television news program on Zee TV and in 1995, as a separate news channel. | |||
|- | |- | ||
| | | Zee Business | ||
| | | 2002 | ||
| rowspan="15" | SD | |||
| Initially launched as a television business news program on Zee News, it was launched as a separate business news channel in 2005. | |||
|- | |- | ||
|[[Zee | | [[Zee Bharat]] | ||
| | | 2023 | ||
| Launched as ''Zee News Uttar Pradesh/Uttarakhand'' in 2007 and rebranded as ''Zee Sangam'' in 2014, in 2016 as ''India 24×7'', and in 2017 as ''Zee Hindustan''. | |||
|- | |- | ||
| | | Zee Rajasthan | ||
| | | 2013 | ||
| Launched as ''Zee Rajasthan Plus Marudhara'' in 2013 and rebranded as ''Zee Marudhara'' in 2014 and 2016 as ''Zee Rajasthan News''. | |||
|- | |- | ||
| | | Zee Madhya Pradesh Chhattisgarh | ||
| | | 2008 | ||
| Launched as ''Zee 24 Ghante Chhattisgarh'' in 2008 and as ''Zee 24 Ghante Madhya Pradesh Chhattisgarh'' in 2013. | |||
|- | |- | ||
| | | Zee Uttar Pradesh Uttarakhand | ||
| | | 2007 | ||
| | | Launched as ''Zee News Uttarakhand Uttar Pradesh'' (2007-2013) and ''Zee Uttar Pradesh Uttarakhand'' (2013-2014) rebranded as ''Zee Sangam'' in 2014 and 2016 as ''India 24×7''. The channel was relaunched in 2017. | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | | Zee Punjab Haryana Himachal | ||
| | | 1999 | ||
| | | Launched in 1999 as ''Alpha TV Punjabi'', it was rebranded in 2005 as ''Zee Punjabi''. Again rebranded as ''Zee Punjab Haryana Himachal'' in 2013. | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | | Zee Bihar Jharkhand | ||
| | | 2009 | ||
| | | ''Maurya TV'' was rebranded as ''Zee Purvaiya'' in 2014, after being acquired. In May 2017, it was again rebranded as ''Zee Bihar Jharkhand''. | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | | Zee Delhi NCR Haryana | ||
| | | 2022 | ||
| | | | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | | Zee J&K Ladakh | ||
|[[ | | 2025 | ||
| | | rowspan="2" | [[Urdu]] | ||
| On April, 2025, channel has been launched as ''Kesar TV J&K Ladakh'', later rebranded as ''Zee J&K Ladakh''. | |||
|- | |- | ||
| | | Salaam TV | ||
|2010 | | 2010 | ||
| | | Originally launched on 2010 as ''Zee Salaam'', later rebranded as ''Salaam TV'' in December, 2024. | ||
|- | |- | ||
|[[ | | [[WION]] | ||
| | | 2016 | ||
|[[ | | [[English language|English]] | ||
| | | | ||
|- | |- | ||
| Zee 24 Ghanta | |||
| | | 2006 | ||
|[[ | | [[Bengali language|Bengali]] | ||
| | | Launched as ''24 Ghanta'' in 2006 and rebranded as ''Zee 24 Ghanta'' in 2017. | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | | Zee 24 Taas | ||
|[[ | | 1999 | ||
| | | [[Marathi language|Marathi]] | ||
| Launched as a programme in the name of Alpha TV Batmya on Alpha TV Marathi from 1999 to 2005. Renamed as Zee News Marathi and in 2007 as a separate news channel, known as ''Zee 24 Taas''. | |||
|- | |- | ||
| | | Zee 24 Kalak | ||
|[[ | | 1999 | ||
| | | [[Gujarati language|Gujarati]] | ||
| Launched as a programme in the name of Alpha TV Samachar from 1999 to 2005 on Alpha TV Gujarati. Renamed as Zee Gujarati Samachar in 2005 and launched as a separate news channel in January 2017. | |||
|- | |- | ||
| | | Zee Kannada News<ref>{{Cite web |title=Zee Media launches linear channel - 'Zee Kannada News' |url=https://bestmediainfo.com/2023/04/zeemedialauncheslinear-channel-zeekannadanews- |access-date=2025-03-01 |website=bestmediainfo.com |language=en}}</ref> | ||
|[[ | | rowspan="2" | 2023 | ||
| | | [[Kannada]] | ||
| Launched as a Digital channel in 2022 and as a TV channel in April 2023. | |||
|- | |- | ||
| Zee Telugu News | |||
|[[ | | [[Telugu language|Telugu]] | ||
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|} | |} | ||
===Former/Defunct channels=== | ===Former/Defunct channels=== | ||
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:middle;" | {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:middle;" | ||
!Channels | |||
!Launched | |||
!Defunct | |||
!Language | |||
!Category | |||
!SD/HD availability | |||
!Notes | |||
|- | |- | ||
|[[Zee 24 | | [[Zee News|Zee 24 Gantalu]] | ||
|2008 | | 2008 | ||
| | | 2015 | ||
|[[Telugu language|Telugu]] | | [[Telugu language|Telugu]] | ||
|rowspan=" | | rowspan="3" | News | ||
|rowspan=" | | rowspan="3" | SD | ||
| | | | ||
|- | |- | ||
|[[Zee Odisha]] | | [[Zee News|Zee Odisha]] | ||
|2014 | | 2014 | ||
|2022 | | 2022 | ||
|[[Odia language|Odia]] | | [[Odia language|Odia]] | ||
| | | Launched as ''Zee Kalinga'' in 2014 and as ''Zee Kalinga News''. Rebranded as ''Zee Odisha'' in 2018. Rebranded as ''Zee Odisha News'' in 2022".<br />Digitally available now. | ||
|- | |- | ||
| Zee Salaam | |||
| 2010 | |||
| 2024 | |||
| [[Urdu]] | |||
| Replaced by ''Zee J&K Ladakh'' | |||
|} | |} | ||
===Online=== | ===Online=== | ||
Zee News operates the Daily News & Analysis and Zee News websites to provide online coverage of the channel. The ZEE5 website which is owned by the [[Zee Entertainment Enterprises]] is used to platform coverage of other ZMCL channels.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Zee Media Corporation Limited|url=http://www.esselgroup.com/zee-media-corporation-limited.html|access-date=25 February 2020|website=Essel Group}}</ref> The World is One News (WION) channel operates its website.<ref>{{Cite web|date=18 August 2015|title=Zee Group To Launch English News Channel, Hires Rohit Gandhi As Editor-In-Chief|url=https://www.huffingtonpost.in/2015/08/18/zee-english-news-channel_n_8002024.html|access-date=25 February 2020|website=[[Huffington Post]]}}</ref> The ZMCL also owns the India.com news website.<ref>{{Cite web|date=8 December 2019|title=Cautious road ahead for Zee Entertainment|url=https://www.financialexpress.com/industry/cautious-road-ahead-for-zee-entertainment/1787546/|access-date=25 February 2020|website=[[The Financial Express (India)|The Financial Express]]}}</ref> | |||
* '''<small>Daily News & Analysis Website:</small>''' English-language online news coverage service. It is branded under the DNA program of Zee News.<ref>{{cite web|title=Latest News Headlines, Breaking News & Live Updates on Politics, Business, Sports, Bollywood at Daily News & Analysis|url=https://www.dnaindia.com/about|access-date=7 December 2020|website=DNA India}}</ref> | |||
* '''<small>Daily News & Analysis Website:</small>''' English language online news coverage service. It is branded under the DNA program of Zee News.<ref>{{cite web|title=Latest News Headlines, Breaking News & Live Updates on Politics, Business, Sports, Bollywood at Daily News & Analysis|url=https://www.dnaindia.com/about|access-date=7 December 2020|website=DNA India | |||
===Newspaper=== | ===Newspaper=== | ||
{{ | {{main|Daily News and Analysis}} | ||
The ''Daily News & Analysis'' was an English-language [[broadsheet]] newspaper owned by the Zee Media Corporation Limited. It was launched on 30 July 2005 and branded under the Daily News & Analysis (DNA) program of Zee News. It was primarily circulated in [[Mumbai]] and discontinued on 9 October 2019 citing recurring losses.<ref>{{ | The ''Daily News & Analysis'' was an English-language [[broadsheet]] newspaper owned by the Zee Media Corporation Limited. It was launched on 30 July 2005 and branded under the Daily News & Analysis (DNA) program of Zee News. It was primarily circulated in [[Mumbai]] and discontinued on 9 October 2019 citing recurring losses.<ref>{{cite web|access-date=25 February 2020|date=11 October 2019|title=DNA goes out of print 14 years after launch – rise & sudden fall of a promising newspaper|url=https://theprint.in/india/dna-goes-out-of-print-14-years-after-launch-rise-fall-promising-newspaper/304050/|website=[[ThePrint]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|date=1 June 2006|title=DNA commissions E&Y to certify circulation|url=http://www.chronosphere.biz/IMO/26/imo.html#dna|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071219110303/http://www.chronosphere.biz/IMO/26/imo.html#dna|archive-date=19 December 2007|work=Indian Media Observer (issue #26)}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|date=7 December 2020|title=Mumbai Mirror Shutting Down and the Screwed Up Business Model of India Media|url=https://vivekkaul.com/2020/12/07/mumbai-mirror-shutting-down-and-the-screwed-up-business-model-of-india-media/|access-date=7 December 2020}}</ref> | ||
== Controversies and criticism == | == Controversies and criticism == | ||
=== Jindal Group extortion incident === | |||
The channel was tried for allegedly extorting ₹1 billion from the Jindal Group revealed through a sting operation.<ref name="The Hindu2">{{cite news|last=Jebaraj|first=Priscilla|date=28 July 2016|title=Jindal plays CD, claims Zee editors demanded Rs. 100 crore|newspaper=The Hindu|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/jindal-plays-cd-claims-zee-editors-demanded-rs-100-crore/article4031340.ece|access-date=4 December 2014}}</ref> Two senior journalists [[Sudhir Chaudhary (journalist)|Sudhir Chaudhary]] and Sameer Ahluwalia were arrested.<ref name="NDTV India2">{{cite news|title=Naveen Jindal vs Zee: Senior journalists arrested over alleged extortion|publisher=NDTV India|url=http://www.ndtv.com/article/india/naveen-jindal-vs-zee-senior-journalists-arrested-over-alleged-extortion-298095|access-date=4 December 2014}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|title=Two Zee editors arrested for 'Rs 100-crore extortion bid' – Times of India|work=The Times of India|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Two-Zee-editors-arrested-for-Rs-100-crore-extortion-bid/articleshow/17391903.cms|access-date=30 January 2018}}</ref><ref name="The Australian2">{{cite news|title=Jindal Group and Zee television in extortion scandal|publisher=The Australian|url=http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/world/jindal-group-and-zee-television-in-extortion-scandal/story-e6frg6so-1226527713986?nk=e835e32ddf2956600de185626015a1b1|access-date=4 December 2014}}</ref> The two were sent to a 14-day judicial custody in [[Tihar jail]] and were ultimately released on bail.<ref>{{Cite news|date=30 November 2012|title=Zee editors in two-week custody|language=en-GB|work=BBC News|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-india-20555718|access-date=7 August 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=1 December 2012|title=Zee News editors sent to Tihar jail|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/delhi/zee-news-editors-sent-to-tihar-jail/story-YhQqQk8V9HgADnCLtt5K0H.html|access-date=8 September 2019|website=Hindustan Times|language=en}}</ref> [[Naveen Jindal]] had accused the two journalists of trying to extort {{INRConvert|1,000,000,000||lk=on|year=2011}} in advertisements for Zee News from him through blackmail by threatening to air stories against his company in the [[Coalgate scam]]. Zee News denied the charges and made counterclaims of Jindal offering them {{INRConvert|200000000||lk=on|year=2011}} to halt their investigations against [[Jindal Steel]]'s involvement in the scam but filed no charges.<ref>{{cite web|date=25 October 2012|title=Naveen Jindal accuses Zee News of extortion, channel hits back – The Times of India|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/business/india-business/Naveen-Jindal-accuses-Zee-News-of-extortion-channel-hits-back/articleshow/16956098.cms|access-date=3 November 2012|publisher=Timesofindia.indiatimes.com}}</ref> In July 2018, the Jindal Group withdrew the case against Zee News and both parties to the litigation stated that an out of court settlement had been reached which remains undisclosed.<ref>{{Cite web|date=14 July 2018|title=ED charges against Naveen Jindal, others as his firm settles case of extortion with Zee|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/ed-charges-against-jindal-others-as-his-firm-settles-case-of-extortion-with-zee/|access-date=12 February 2020|website=The Indian Express|language=en-US}}</ref> | |||
=== Jindal Group incident === | |||
The channel was tried for allegedly extorting ₹1 billion from the Jindal Group revealed through a sting operation.<ref name="The Hindu2">{{cite news|last=Jebaraj|first=Priscilla|date=28 July 2016|title=Jindal plays CD, claims Zee editors demanded Rs. 100 crore|newspaper=The Hindu|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/jindal-plays-cd-claims-zee-editors-demanded-rs-100-crore/article4031340.ece|access-date=4 December 2014}}</ref> Two senior journalists [[Sudhir Chaudhary (journalist)|Sudhir Chaudhary]] and Sameer Ahluwalia were arrested.<ref name="NDTV India2">{{cite news|title=Naveen Jindal vs Zee: Senior journalists arrested over alleged extortion|publisher=NDTV India|url=http://www.ndtv.com/article/india/naveen-jindal-vs-zee-senior-journalists-arrested-over-alleged-extortion-298095|access-date=4 December 2014}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|title=Two Zee editors arrested for 'Rs 100-crore extortion bid' – Times of India|work=The Times of India|url=https:// | |||
=== Cases of fabrication === | === Cases of fabrication === | ||
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==== Jawaharlal Nehru University sedition controversy ==== | ==== Jawaharlal Nehru University sedition controversy ==== | ||
{{main|2016 JNU sedition controversy}} | {{main|2016 JNU sedition controversy}} | ||
''Zee News'' reported that students from the Democratic Students' Union (DSU) raised "anti-India" slogans such as ''Bharat ki barbadi'' ( | ''Zee News'' reported that students from the Democratic Students' Union (DSU) raised "anti-India" slogans such as ''Bharat ki barbadi'' (The destruction of India) and ''Pakistan Zindabad'' (Long live Pakistan) at an event in the [[Jawaharlal Nehru University]] campus.<ref>{{cite news|date=14 February 2016|title=From 'Pakistan Zindabad' to 'Bharat ki barbaadi' – Slogans that were raised by 'anti-nationals' in JNU|newspaper=Zee News|url=http://zeenews.india.com/news/india/from-pakistan-zindabad-to-bharat-ki-barbaadi-slogans-that-were-raised-by-anti-nationals-in-jnu_1855562.html}}</ref> In a letter, Vishwa Deepak, a journalist working at the channel, stated that "our biases made us hear ''Bhartiya Court Zindabad'' (Long live the Indian courts) as ''Pakistan Zindabad.'' Vishwa Deepak later resigned from the channel after expressing reservations over its "biased coverage". The footage on the newscast of Zee News had formed the basis of charges filed by the [[Delhi Police]].<ref name="TIE-quit2">{{cite news|date=22 February 2016|title=Zee News producer quits: Video we shot had no Pakistan Zindabad slogan|newspaper=The Indian Express|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-news-india/zee-news-producer-quits-video-we-shot-had-no-pakistan-zindabad-slogan/}}</ref> Sudhir Chaudhary, the editor and prime time anchor of the channel, however on a telecast, made a statement saying "our channel only showed what was happening there, whatever we have shown is 100% authentic."<ref name="newslaundry-VD2">{{cite web|date=21 February 2016|title=We speak with the Zee News journalist who resigned over the channel's coverage of #JNURow|url=http://www.newslaundry.com/2016/02/21/we-speak-with-the-zee-news-journalist-who-resigned-over-the-channels-coverage-of-junrow/|newspaper=Newslaundry}}</ref> A forensic report of the [[Delhi Police]] however later stated that the footage was doctored.<ref>{{Cite news|last=|first=|date=19 February 2016|title=Forensic experts say Kanhaiya video was doctored|language=en|newspaper=India Today|agency=|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/delhi/story/forensic-experts-say-kanhaiya-video-was-doctored-309626-2016-02-19|access-date=12 March 2019}}</ref> | ||
==== GPS Chips in ₹2000 currency notes ==== | ==== GPS Chips in ₹2000 currency notes ==== | ||
Anchor Sudhir Chaudhary ran a Daily News and Analysis program announcing that the [[Indian 2000-rupee note]] issued after the [[2016 Indian banknote demonetisation]] by the government have GPS chips which will allow | Anchor Sudhir Chaudhary ran a Daily News and Analysis program announcing that the [[Indian 2000-rupee note]] issued after the [[2016 Indian banknote demonetisation]] by the government have GPS chips which will allow it to track currency, thereby reducing corruption.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Venkataramakrishnan|first=Rohan|date=9 November 2016|title=No, the RBI hasn't announced a Rs 2,000 note with a 'nano GPS chip' that it can track|url=http://scroll.in/article/821078/no-the-new-rs-2000-note-will-not-have-a-nano-gps-chip-that-can-track-it-anywhere|access-date=24 February 2020|website=Scroll.in|language=en-US}}</ref> The [[Minister of Finance (India)|Minister of Finance]], [[Arun Jaitley]] dismissed the report as being rumours.<ref>{{Cite news|title=Nano Chip in Rs 2,000 Notes? Arun Jaitley Dismisses Rumours|url=https://www.ndtv.com/business/nano-chip-in-rs-2-000-notes-arun-jaitley-dismisses-rumours-1623483|access-date=24 February 2020|website=NDTV.com}}</ref> The [[Reserve Bank of India]] has also stated that no such chips are present in the currency notes.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Raghavan|first=TCA Sharad|date=9 November 2016|title=No electronic chip in Rs. 2000 notes: RBI|language=en-IN|work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/business/Economy/No-electronic-chip-in-Rs.-2000-notes-RBI/article16440933.ece|access-date=24 February 2020|issn=0971-751X}}</ref> The presence of "nano-GPS" in the currency notes has been classified as a [[hoax]] being spread on social media.<ref>{{Cite web|title=No, New Rs. 2000 Note Will Not Have a 'Nano GPS Chip'|url=https://gadgets.ndtv.com/social-networking/news/2000-note-nano-gps-chip-rumours-1623133|access-date=9 April 2020|website=NDTV Gadgets 360|date=9 November 2016 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last3=Ist|first3=2016 10:06|date=10 November 2016|title=No, Rs 2000 note doesn't have nano GPS for tracking but it may have RFID|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/technology/features/story/no-rs-2000-note-wont-have-nano-gps-for-tracking-but-it-may-have-rfid-351039-2016-11-10|access-date=9 April 2020|website=[[India Today]]|language=en}}</ref> | ||
==== Navjot Singh Sidhu – Alwar controversy ==== | ==== Navjot Singh Sidhu – Alwar controversy ==== | ||
Zee News telecasted a video with the claim that the slogans of ''Pakistan Zindabad'' were raised at a rally in [[Alwar]] presided over by the [[Indian National Congress]] politician, [[Navjot Singh Sidhu]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=3 December 2018|title=Shocking! Pak supporters shout "Pakistan Zindabad" slogan in Navjot Singh Sidhu rally|url=https://zeenews.india.com/video/india/shocking-pak-supporters-shout-pakistan-zindabad-slogan-in-navjot-singh-sidhu-rally-2160544.html|access-date=24 February 2020|website=Zee News|language=en}}</ref> Sidhu accused Zee News of playing a doctored video and threatened to file a defamation suit against Zee News.<ref>{{Cite | Zee News telecasted a video with the claim that the slogans of ''Pakistan Zindabad'' were raised at a rally in [[Alwar]] presided over by the [[Indian National Congress]] politician, [[Navjot Singh Sidhu]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=3 December 2018|title=Shocking! Pak supporters shout "Pakistan Zindabad" slogan in Navjot Singh Sidhu rally|url=https://zeenews.india.com/video/india/shocking-pak-supporters-shout-pakistan-zindabad-slogan-in-navjot-singh-sidhu-rally-2160544.html|access-date=24 February 2020|website=Zee News|language=en}}</ref> Sidhu accused Zee News of playing a doctored video and threatened to file a defamation suit against Zee News.<ref>{{Cite news|last1=Mehta|first1=Ashish|last2=4 December 2018|title=navjot singh sidhu: Will sue channel for fake news: Navjot Singh Sidhu {{!}} Jaipur News – Times of India|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/jaipur/to-sue-channel-for-fake-news-sidhu/articleshow/66928000.cms|access-date=24 February 2020|website=The Times of India|date=4 December 2018 }}</ref> Sidhu stated that slogans of ''[[Bole So Nihal|Jo Bole So Nihal]]'' were misconstrued as being in favour of Pakistan.<ref>{{Cite news|date=3 December 2018|title=Sidhu to file defamation suit against TV channel for airing 'fake' video|work=[[Business Standard]]|url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/current-affairs/sidhu-to-file-defamation-suit-against-tv-channel-for-airing-fake-video-118120301205_1.html|access-date=24 February 2020}}</ref> Zee News accused Sidhu of calling a news broadcast to be fake news and sent a defamation notice to him. The notice demanded an apology from him within 24 hours and threatened to pursue legal recourse if an apology was not issued by him.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Zee News sends Rs 1000 crore defamation notice to Navjot Singh Sidhu after he accuses channel of playing fake video|url=https://www.freepressjournal.in/cmcm/zee-news-sends-rs-1000-crore-defamation-notice-to-navjot-singh-sidhu-after-he-accuses-channel-of-playing-fake-video|access-date=24 February 2020|website=[[Free Press Journal]]|language=en}}</ref> | ||
==== Mahua Moitra criminal defamation case ==== | ==== Mahua Moitra criminal defamation case ==== | ||
Zee News telecasted a show featuring editor-in-chief [[Sudhir Chaudhary (journalist)|Sudhir Chaudhary]] where he claimed that [[Trinamool Congress]] legislator [[Mahua Moitra]] had | Zee News telecasted a show featuring editor-in-chief [[Sudhir Chaudhary (journalist)|Sudhir Chaudhary]] where he claimed that the [[Trinamool Congress]] legislator [[Mahua Moitra]] had plagiarised author Martin Longman in her maiden speech after being elected to the [[Lok Sabha]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=Chaudhuri|first=Pooja|date=3 July 2019|title=Zee News falsely claims Mahua Moitra plagiarised her maiden Parliament speech|url=https://www.altnews.in/zee-news-falsely-claims-mahua-moitra-plagiarised-her-maiden-parliament-speech/|access-date=24 February 2020|website=Alt News|language=en-GB}}</ref> Moitra accused the channel of false reporting and submitted a breach of privilege motion against Zee News and Sudhir Chaudhary.<ref>{{Cite news|date=4 July 2019|title=Mahua Moitra submits breach of privilege motion against Zee TV, LS speaker disallows it|work=Business Standard|url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ani/mahua-moitra-submits-breach-of-privilege-motion-against-zee-tv-ls-speaker-disallows-it-119070400464_1.html|access-date=24 February 2020}}</ref> Martin Longman responded and stated that the legislator did not plagiarise him.<ref>{{Cite web|date=3 July 2019|title=Trinamool MP Mahua Moitra didn't plagiarise: US writer of fascism article shuts trolls|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/martin-longman-fascism-article-mahua-moitra-1561305-2019-07-03|access-date=24 February 2020|website=[[India Today]]|language=en}}</ref> Subsequently, Moitra filed a criminal defamation case against Chaudhary.<ref name=":32">{{Cite web|title=Mahua Moitra Files Criminal Defamation Case Against Sudhir Chaudhary|url=https://thewire.in/law/mahua-moitra-criminal-defamation-sudhir-chaudhary|access-date=24 February 2020|website=The Wire}}</ref> | ||
=== Coverage of 2020 Delhi election results === | === Coverage of 2020 Delhi election results === | ||
The [[2020 Delhi Legislative Assembly election]] was held on 8 February 2020.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Delhi Election 2020 : Polling held peacefully, counting of votes on February 11|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/elections/assembly-elections/delhi/delhi-election-exit-polls-2020-results-live-news/liveblog/74028057.cms|access-date=28 March 2020|website=[[The Economic Times]]|language=en}}</ref> The exit poll results predicted the [[Aam Aadmi Party]] to retain their government in [[National capital territory of Delhi]]. The Zee News telecast of the exit poll results featured Sudhir Chaudhary who indulged in polemic commentary against the voters of the election.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Jha|first=Fiza|date=10 February 2020|title=EVM tampering in Delhi across channels & Zee's Sudhir Chaudhury angry at voters|url=https://theprint.in/plugged-in/primetime/evm-tampering-in-delhi-across-channels-zees-sudhir-chaudhury-angry-at-voters/362327/|access-date=28 March 2020|website=[[ThePrint]]|language=en-US}}</ref> He stated that the people of Delhi had chosen Pakistan over [[Hindustan]] and that the rule of [[Mughals]] will now return. He further alleged the people of Delhi are lazy and only concerned about "freebies" and that issues like [[Ram Janmabhoomi|Ram Mandir]], [[2019 Balakot airstrike|Balakot airstrike]] and [[Article 370 of the Constitution of India|Revocation of Article 370]] do not matter to them which is why they have rejected the [[Bharatiya Janata Party]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=9 February 2020|title=वीडियो: एग्जिट पोल में AAP की जीत पर एंकर ने कहा- दिल्ली को देश टूटने की चिंता नहीं|url=https://www.jansatta.com/national/exit-poll-2020-delhi-election-zee-news-tv-anchor-sudhir-chaudhary-after-exit-poll-out-people-not-worried-about-country/1312191/|access-date=28 March 2020|website=[[Jansatta]]|language=hi}}</ref> The telecast resulted in backlash and mockery of Zee News and Sudhir Chaudhary on social media.<ref>{{Cite web|date=9 February 2020|title='How does this qualify as journalism?': Twitter mocks Zee News and Sudhir Chaudhary for blaming Delhi voters after exit polls|url=https://www.freepressjournal.in/india/how-does-this-qualify-as-journalism-twitter-mocks-zee-news-and-sudhir-chaudhary-for-blaming-delhi-voters-after-exit-polls|access-date=28 March 2020|website=[[Free Press Journal]]|language=en}}</ref> | The [[2020 Delhi Legislative Assembly election]] was held on 8 February 2020.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Delhi Election 2020: Polling held peacefully, counting of votes on February 11|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/elections/assembly-elections/delhi/delhi-election-exit-polls-2020-results-live-news/liveblog/74028057.cms|access-date=28 March 2020|website=[[The Economic Times]]|language=en}}</ref> The exit poll results predicted the [[Aam Aadmi Party]] to retain their government in [[National capital territory of Delhi]]. The Zee News telecast of the exit poll results featured Sudhir Chaudhary, who indulged in polemic commentary against the voters of the election.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Jha|first=Fiza|date=10 February 2020|title=EVM tampering in Delhi across channels & Zee's Sudhir Chaudhury angry at voters|url=https://theprint.in/plugged-in/primetime/evm-tampering-in-delhi-across-channels-zees-sudhir-chaudhury-angry-at-voters/362327/|access-date=28 March 2020|website=[[ThePrint]]|language=en-US}}</ref> He stated that the people of Delhi had chosen Pakistan over [[Hindustan]] and that the rule of [[Mughals]] will now return. He further alleged the people of Delhi are lazy and only concerned about "freebies" and that issues like [[Ram Janmabhoomi|Ram Mandir]], [[2019 Balakot airstrike|Balakot airstrike]] and [[Article 370 of the Constitution of India|Revocation of Article 370]] do not matter to them which is why they have rejected the [[Bharatiya Janata Party]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=9 February 2020|title=वीडियो: एग्जिट पोल में AAP की जीत पर एंकर ने कहा- दिल्ली को देश टूटने की चिंता नहीं|url=https://www.jansatta.com/national/exit-poll-2020-delhi-election-zee-news-tv-anchor-sudhir-chaudhary-after-exit-poll-out-people-not-worried-about-country/1312191/|access-date=28 March 2020|website=[[Jansatta]]|language=hi}}</ref> The telecast resulted in backlash and mockery of Zee News and Sudhir Chaudhary on social media.<ref>{{Cite web|date=9 February 2020|title='How does this qualify as journalism?': Twitter mocks Zee News and Sudhir Chaudhary for blaming Delhi voters after exit polls|url=https://www.freepressjournal.in/india/how-does-this-qualify-as-journalism-twitter-mocks-zee-news-and-sudhir-chaudhary-for-blaming-delhi-voters-after-exit-polls|access-date=28 March 2020|website=[[Free Press Journal]]|language=en}}</ref> | ||
=== Ban in Nepal === | === Ban in Nepal === | ||
On 9 July 2020, Nepal's satellite and cable television operators banned Zee News and some other Indian privately owned news channels, citing "propaganda and defamatory report against | On 9 July 2020, Nepal's satellite and cable television operators banned Zee News and some other Indian privately owned news channels, citing "propaganda and defamatory report against the Nepali government".<ref>{{cite news|title=Cable operators ban Indian news channels in response to 'insulting' video about prime minister|publisher=The Kathmandu Post|url=https://kathmandupost.com/national/2020/07/09/cable-operators-ban-indian-news-channels-in-response-to-insulting-video-about-prime-minister|access-date=13 July 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Nepal bans private Indian channels for airing 'false propaganda'|publisher=Al Jazeera|url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2020/07/nepal-bans-private-indian-channels-airing-false-propaganda-200710094837428.html|access-date=13 July 2020}}</ref> | ||
=== Alleged interference in Canadian issues === | |||
Zee Media's and its subsidiary WION were cited in a September 2024 report from [[G7 Rapid Response Mechanism|RRM Canada]] on "Potential Foreign Information Manipulation, and Interference following PM Statement on Killing of [[Hardeep Singh Nijjar]]". The report examined content from popular Indian State-aligned media outlets and influencers, including WION, finding that "Modi-aligned outlets amplified several state-supported narratives about Prime Minister Trudeau, "Canada's High Commissioner to India, Canada's national security agencies, Canada's Punjabi Sikh diaspora, and Hardeep Singh Nijjar's political beliefs." The report highlighted the “massive digital footprint” of some of the named media outlets in comparison to Canadian media outlets, estimating Zee Media's total audience is 68 Million people.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Mago |first=Shivani |date=2024-10-18 |title=Month-old Canadian report flagged posts, news from 'Modi-aligned media' as 'foreign interference' |url=https://theprint.in/diplomacy/month-old-canadian-report-flagged-posts-news-from-modi-aligned-media-as-foreign-interference/2317844/ |access-date=2025-03-27 |website=ThePrint |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Seli |first=Yeshi |date=2024-10-07 |title=Canada's RRM report claims Indian media shaped negative narratives about Trudeau |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/world/2024/Oct/20/canadas-rrm-report-claims-indian-media-shaped-negative-narratives-about-trudeau |access-date=2025-03-27 |website=The New Indian Express |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Canadian report highlights Indian media's role in escalating bilateral tensions |url=https://www.newindiaabroad.com/english/diplomacy/canadian-report-highlights-indian-medias-role-in-escalating-bilateral-tensions |access-date=2025-03-27 |website=New India Abroad}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=September 12, 2024 |title=Potential Foreign Information Manipulation and Interference following PM Statement on Killing of Hardeep Singh Nijjar |url=https://foreigninterferencecommission.ca/fileadmin/foreign_interference_commission/Documents/Exhibits_and_Presentations/Exhibits/CAN025923_0001.pdf |access-date=March 27, 2025 |language=English |type=PDF}}</ref> | |||
== See also == | == See also == | ||
* [[Zee Entertainment Enterprises]] | |||
* [[Zee News]] | * [[Zee News]] | ||
== References == | == References == | ||
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Formerly | Zee News Limited (1999–2013) |
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| Traded as | BSE: 532794 NSE: ZEEMEDIA |
| ISIN | INE966H01019 |
| Industry | Mass Media |
| Founded | August 27, 1999 |
| Headquarters | Mumbai, Maharashtra, India |
Key people | Jawahar Goel (editor-in-chief) |
| Brands |
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| Revenue | ₹640 crore (US$90 million)[1] (2020) |
| ₹−273 crore (US$−38 million)[1] (2020) | |
| Owner | Essel Group |
Number of employees | 1,719[1] (2020) |
| Website | zeemedia |
| Footnotes / references [2] | |
Zee Media Corporation Limited (abbreviated as ZMCL; formerly Zee News Limited) is an Indian mass media and news broadcasting company based in Mumbai. The company is engaged mainly in the business of broadcasting news and current affairs, and regional entertainment up-linked from India via satellite television channels.
History[edit | edit source]
Zee Media Corporation Limited (formerly Zee News Ltd.) was founded by Essel Group and it was incorporated on 27 August 1999, as Zee Sports Ltd. It was a subsidiary of Zee Telefilms Ltd (later renamed Zee Entertainment Enterprises). The company was reincorporated on 27 May 2004, as Zee News Ltd.[3] It was demerged as a separate company of the Essel Group in 2006.[4] In 2013,[5] Zee News Ltd. changed its name to Zee Media Corporation Limited.[6][7]
It was involved in a joint venture with the Dainik Bhaskar Group for the publication of the Daily News & Analysis newspaper but the paper was discontinued in 2019 after suffering losses.[8] The corporation also runs the Zee Institute of Media Arts (ZIMA)[9] which is owned by Zee Learn.
Channels[edit | edit source]
Zee Media Corporation Limited (ZMCL) operates 14 television news channels, 5 digital news channels, 7 news apps and 32 digital properties.
Current channels[edit | edit source]
| Channels[10] | Launched | Language | Category | SD/HD Availability | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zee News | 1999 | Hindi | News | SD+HD | Launched as EL TV in 1993, it was rebranded as a television news program on Zee TV and in 1995, as a separate news channel. |
| Zee Business | 2002 | SD | Initially launched as a television business news program on Zee News, it was launched as a separate business news channel in 2005. | ||
| Zee Bharat | 2023 | Launched as Zee News Uttar Pradesh/Uttarakhand in 2007 and rebranded as Zee Sangam in 2014, in 2016 as India 24×7, and in 2017 as Zee Hindustan. | |||
| Zee Rajasthan | 2013 | Launched as Zee Rajasthan Plus Marudhara in 2013 and rebranded as Zee Marudhara in 2014 and 2016 as Zee Rajasthan News. | |||
| Zee Madhya Pradesh Chhattisgarh | 2008 | Launched as Zee 24 Ghante Chhattisgarh in 2008 and as Zee 24 Ghante Madhya Pradesh Chhattisgarh in 2013. | |||
| Zee Uttar Pradesh Uttarakhand | 2007 | Launched as Zee News Uttarakhand Uttar Pradesh (2007-2013) and Zee Uttar Pradesh Uttarakhand (2013-2014) rebranded as Zee Sangam in 2014 and 2016 as India 24×7. The channel was relaunched in 2017. | |||
| Zee Punjab Haryana Himachal | 1999 | Launched in 1999 as Alpha TV Punjabi, it was rebranded in 2005 as Zee Punjabi. Again rebranded as Zee Punjab Haryana Himachal in 2013. | |||
| Zee Bihar Jharkhand | 2009 | Maurya TV was rebranded as Zee Purvaiya in 2014, after being acquired. In May 2017, it was again rebranded as Zee Bihar Jharkhand. | |||
| Zee Delhi NCR Haryana | 2022 | ||||
| Zee J&K Ladakh | 2025 | Urdu | On April, 2025, channel has been launched as Kesar TV J&K Ladakh, later rebranded as Zee J&K Ladakh. | ||
| Salaam TV | 2010 | Originally launched on 2010 as Zee Salaam, later rebranded as Salaam TV in December, 2024. | |||
| WION | 2016 | English | |||
| Zee 24 Ghanta | 2006 | Bengali | Launched as 24 Ghanta in 2006 and rebranded as Zee 24 Ghanta in 2017. | ||
| Zee 24 Taas | 1999 | Marathi | Launched as a programme in the name of Alpha TV Batmya on Alpha TV Marathi from 1999 to 2005. Renamed as Zee News Marathi and in 2007 as a separate news channel, known as Zee 24 Taas. | ||
| Zee 24 Kalak | 1999 | Gujarati | Launched as a programme in the name of Alpha TV Samachar from 1999 to 2005 on Alpha TV Gujarati. Renamed as Zee Gujarati Samachar in 2005 and launched as a separate news channel in January 2017. | ||
| Zee Kannada News[11] | 2023 | Kannada | Launched as a Digital channel in 2022 and as a TV channel in April 2023. | ||
| Zee Telugu News | Telugu |
Former/Defunct channels[edit | edit source]
| Channels | Launched | Defunct | Language | Category | SD/HD availability | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zee 24 Gantalu | 2008 | 2015 | Telugu | News | SD | |
| Zee Odisha | 2014 | 2022 | Odia | Launched as Zee Kalinga in 2014 and as Zee Kalinga News. Rebranded as Zee Odisha in 2018. Rebranded as Zee Odisha News in 2022". Digitally available now. | ||
| Zee Salaam | 2010 | 2024 | Urdu | Replaced by Zee J&K Ladakh |
Online[edit | edit source]
Zee News operates the Daily News & Analysis and Zee News websites to provide online coverage of the channel. The ZEE5 website which is owned by the Zee Entertainment Enterprises is used to platform coverage of other ZMCL channels.[12] The World is One News (WION) channel operates its website.[13] The ZMCL also owns the India.com news website.[14]
- Daily News & Analysis Website: English-language online news coverage service. It is branded under the DNA program of Zee News.[15]
Newspaper[edit | edit source]
The Daily News & Analysis was an English-language broadsheet newspaper owned by the Zee Media Corporation Limited. It was launched on 30 July 2005 and branded under the Daily News & Analysis (DNA) program of Zee News. It was primarily circulated in Mumbai and discontinued on 9 October 2019 citing recurring losses.[16][17][18]
Controversies and criticism[edit | edit source]
Jindal Group extortion incident[edit | edit source]
The channel was tried for allegedly extorting ₹1 billion from the Jindal Group revealed through a sting operation.[19] Two senior journalists Sudhir Chaudhary and Sameer Ahluwalia were arrested.[20][21][22] The two were sent to a 14-day judicial custody in Tihar jail and were ultimately released on bail.[23][24] Naveen Jindal had accused the two journalists of trying to extort ₹1,000,000,000 (equivalent to ₹1.7 billion or US$23 million in 2019) in advertisements for Zee News from him through blackmail by threatening to air stories against his company in the Coalgate scam. Zee News denied the charges and made counterclaims of Jindal offering them ₹200,000,000 (equivalent to ₹330 million or US$4.6 million in 2019) to halt their investigations against Jindal Steel's involvement in the scam but filed no charges.[25] In July 2018, the Jindal Group withdrew the case against Zee News and both parties to the litigation stated that an out of court settlement had been reached which remains undisclosed.[26]
Cases of fabrication[edit | edit source]
Jawaharlal Nehru University sedition controversy[edit | edit source]
Zee News reported that students from the Democratic Students' Union (DSU) raised "anti-India" slogans such as Bharat ki barbadi (The destruction of India) and Pakistan Zindabad (Long live Pakistan) at an event in the Jawaharlal Nehru University campus.[27] In a letter, Vishwa Deepak, a journalist working at the channel, stated that "our biases made us hear Bhartiya Court Zindabad (Long live the Indian courts) as Pakistan Zindabad. Vishwa Deepak later resigned from the channel after expressing reservations over its "biased coverage". The footage on the newscast of Zee News had formed the basis of charges filed by the Delhi Police.[28] Sudhir Chaudhary, the editor and prime time anchor of the channel, however on a telecast, made a statement saying "our channel only showed what was happening there, whatever we have shown is 100% authentic."[29] A forensic report of the Delhi Police however later stated that the footage was doctored.[30]
GPS Chips in ₹2000 currency notes[edit | edit source]
Anchor Sudhir Chaudhary ran a Daily News and Analysis program announcing that the Indian 2000-rupee note issued after the 2016 Indian banknote demonetisation by the government have GPS chips which will allow it to track currency, thereby reducing corruption.[31] The Minister of Finance, Arun Jaitley dismissed the report as being rumours.[32] The Reserve Bank of India has also stated that no such chips are present in the currency notes.[33] The presence of "nano-GPS" in the currency notes has been classified as a hoax being spread on social media.[34][35]
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Zee News telecasted a video with the claim that the slogans of Pakistan Zindabad were raised at a rally in Alwar presided over by the Indian National Congress politician, Navjot Singh Sidhu.[36] Sidhu accused Zee News of playing a doctored video and threatened to file a defamation suit against Zee News.[37] Sidhu stated that slogans of Jo Bole So Nihal were misconstrued as being in favour of Pakistan.[38] Zee News accused Sidhu of calling a news broadcast to be fake news and sent a defamation notice to him. The notice demanded an apology from him within 24 hours and threatened to pursue legal recourse if an apology was not issued by him.[39]
Mahua Moitra criminal defamation case[edit | edit source]
Zee News telecasted a show featuring editor-in-chief Sudhir Chaudhary where he claimed that the Trinamool Congress legislator Mahua Moitra had plagiarised author Martin Longman in her maiden speech after being elected to the Lok Sabha.[40] Moitra accused the channel of false reporting and submitted a breach of privilege motion against Zee News and Sudhir Chaudhary.[41] Martin Longman responded and stated that the legislator did not plagiarise him.[42] Subsequently, Moitra filed a criminal defamation case against Chaudhary.[43]
Coverage of 2020 Delhi election results[edit | edit source]
The 2020 Delhi Legislative Assembly election was held on 8 February 2020.[44] The exit poll results predicted the Aam Aadmi Party to retain their government in National capital territory of Delhi. The Zee News telecast of the exit poll results featured Sudhir Chaudhary, who indulged in polemic commentary against the voters of the election.[45] He stated that the people of Delhi had chosen Pakistan over Hindustan and that the rule of Mughals will now return. He further alleged the people of Delhi are lazy and only concerned about "freebies" and that issues like Ram Mandir, Balakot airstrike and Revocation of Article 370 do not matter to them which is why they have rejected the Bharatiya Janata Party.[46] The telecast resulted in backlash and mockery of Zee News and Sudhir Chaudhary on social media.[47]
Ban in Nepal[edit | edit source]
On 9 July 2020, Nepal's satellite and cable television operators banned Zee News and some other Indian privately owned news channels, citing "propaganda and defamatory report against the Nepali government".[48][49]
Alleged interference in Canadian issues[edit | edit source]
Zee Media's and its subsidiary WION were cited in a September 2024 report from RRM Canada on "Potential Foreign Information Manipulation, and Interference following PM Statement on Killing of Hardeep Singh Nijjar". The report examined content from popular Indian State-aligned media outlets and influencers, including WION, finding that "Modi-aligned outlets amplified several state-supported narratives about Prime Minister Trudeau, "Canada's High Commissioner to India, Canada's national security agencies, Canada's Punjabi Sikh diaspora, and Hardeep Singh Nijjar's political beliefs." The report highlighted the “massive digital footprint” of some of the named media outlets in comparison to Canadian media outlets, estimating Zee Media's total audience is 68 Million people.[50][51][52][53]
See also[edit | edit source]
References[edit | edit source]
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