Zee News

Zee News, the news and current affairs channel of the Zee Network, has taken giant strides ever since its inception in 1995. Reaching millions of viewers across five continents, the channel revolutionised the way news was delivered to the viewers. Zee News pioneered the television news segment as the first private news broadcaster in South Asia and also created history in 1999 by becoming the first 24-hour Hindi news channel.

Zee news is one of the most respected news channel in the region and since its inception has endeavoured to be the fastest to provide news, working towards a single goal of Sabse Pahle (Always First). It serves millions of Indians with up-to-the-minute information through the provision of hourly newscasts, instant coverage of breaking stories, special reports, updates, features, customized reports and news feed material.

Zee News broadcasts tailored programming in specific time slots catering to varied tastes of viewers, including News at 7, News at 8, Metro News, News at 9, Prime time, Din Bhar, World View, and Beyond Headlines.

The channel also broadcasts groundbreaking news and documentary programmes like,

Special Correspondent: a weekly programme, based on field experiences of journalists, relating more than just the end story.

Encounter: Hard-hitting one-on-one interviews in Encounter seeking to uncover the persons behind the persona.

Inside Story:a programme packaged to provide an insight into burning issues. It aims to provide the viewers with a dispassionate critique of socially relevant topics.

Dream Destinations:a programme that seeks to bring alive travelers' dreams to the small screen.

Manoranjan:a film review programme for those who want to know more about the REEL life rather than the REAL

Pehal:delves into the lives of common people, who distinguish themselves by performing extraordinary deeds. In particular the programme highlights selfless acts which benefit others.

Making all this happen is our 400 strong workforce spread over 22 news bureaus. Committed to our editorial policy of providing 'truth and nothing but the truth', the team works round the clock gathering, simplifying, analysing and presenting news.

Zee News for the Asia region is uplinked from Noida in India and uses Asiasat-3S while the UK playout is done from London and uses the BskyB platform.

News Intrastructure

Zee operates the most advanced news network in the country which comprises seventeen VSATs with dual channel capacity on INSAT, OB Vans and DSNG terminals which help to link the regional news centers with the uplink facility at Noida. The entire network serves the Zee News channel as well as news for the Zee Punjabi, Zee Gujarati, Zee Bangla and Zee Marathi channels. Regional studios at Mumbai, Chandigarh, Ahmedabad, Chennai, Hyderabad and other locations are fully integrated using the online network.

The advanced network and technology used in its news network has placed Zee News channel as the leading news network across Asia, in terms of its coverage and reach.