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| num_employees_year = 2020
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| website = {{URL|zeemedia.in}}
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| 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=www.businesstoday.in}}</ref>
| 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=www.businesstoday.in|date=14 May 2019 }}</ref>
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Zee Media Corporation Limited (formerly Zee News Ltd.) was founded by Essel Group and it was incorporated on August 27, 1999, as Zee Sports Ltd. It was a subsidiary of the Zee Telefilms Ltd (later renamed to 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"/> 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>
Zee Media Corporation Limited (formerly Zee News Ltd.) was founded by Essel Group and it was incorporated on August 27, 1999, as Zee Sports Ltd. It was a subsidiary of the Zee Telefilms Ltd (later renamed to 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"/> 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>


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, the schooling subsidiary of the Essel Group.<ref name=":13">{{Cite news|last=PM|first=Indulal|last2=Balakrishnan|first2=Reghu|date=2019-11-19|title=KKR-backed EuroKids in talks to buy Kidzee for Rs 1,200 crore|work=[[The Economic Times]]|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/markets/stocks/news/kkr-backed-eurokids-in-talks-to-buy-kidzee-for-rs-1200-crore/articleshow/72118456.cms}}</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, the schooling subsidiary of the Essel Group.<ref name=":13">{{Cite news|last1=PM|first1=Indulal|last2=Balakrishnan|first2=Reghu|date=2019-11-19|title=KKR-backed EuroKids in talks to buy Kidzee for Rs 1,200 crore|work=[[The Economic Times]]|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/markets/stocks/news/kkr-backed-eurokids-in-talks-to-buy-kidzee-for-rs-1200-crore/articleshow/72118456.cms}}</ref>


== Operated channels by Zee Media Corporation ==
== Operated channels by Zee Media Corporation ==
The [[Zee Media Corporation Limited]] (ZMCL) operates a number of other channels, some in regional languages with the stated intent of providing a pan-Indian reach.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|title=Profile: Zee Media Corporation Ltd (ZEEN.BO)|url=https://in.reuters.com/finance/stocks/company-profile/ZEEN.BO|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200225192547/https://in.reuters.com/finance/stocks/company-profile/ZEEN.BO|archive-date=25 February 2020|access-date=25 February 2020|website=[[Reuters]]|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=17 August 2015|title=Zee Media to foray into English news broadcasting|url=https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/business/companies/zee-media-to-foray-into-english-news-broadcasting-1512583.html|access-date=25 February 2020|website=[[Moneycontrol]]}}</ref><ref name=":02"/><ref>{{Cite web|title=ZMCL Channels Overview|url=http://www.zeemedia.in/channeloverview.html|access-date=25 February 2020|website=www.zeemedia.in}}</ref>
The [[Zee Media Corporation Limited]] (ZMCL) operates a number of other channels, some in regional [[languages]] with the stated intent of providing a pan-Indian reach.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|title=Profile: Zee Media Corporation Ltd (ZEEN.BO)|url=https://in.reuters.com/finance/stocks/company-profile/ZEEN.BO|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200225192547/https://in.reuters.com/finance/stocks/company-profile/ZEEN.BO|archive-date=25 February 2020|access-date=25 February 2020|website=[[Reuters]]|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=17 August 2015|title=Zee Media to foray into English news broadcasting|url=https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/business/companies/zee-media-to-foray-into-english-news-broadcasting-1512583.html|access-date=25 February 2020|website=[[Moneycontrol]]}}</ref><ref name=":02"/><ref>{{Cite web|title=ZMCL Channels Overview|url=http://www.zeemedia.in/channeloverview.html|access-date=25 February 2020|website=www.zeemedia.in}}</ref>


===Current channels===
===Current channels===


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==== 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 the government 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 web|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 given a statement 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|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>
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 the government 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 given a statement 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|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 ====