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Owner: Zee Entertainment Enterprises (ZEEL)
Founded: October 1, 1992 (India), 1998 (USA launch)
Genre: Hindi General Entertainment
Description: Zee TV is India's oldest privately owned television channel and the first Hindi general entertainment channel launched in the United States. Operating under Asia TV USA Ltd., the network has grown to 43 channels with operations across 5 locations throughout USA, Canada, and the Caribbean. Zee TV was the first Asian channel to launch in HD and became the first Hindi network measured by Nielsen in the US. The channel offers diverse programming including TV serials, movies, reality shows, and cultural content aimed at the South Asian diaspora.
Availability: Available on 18+ US platforms including Comcast, Cablevision, Time Warner Cable, Cox Communications, RCN, Charter, AT&T U-verse, Verizon Fios, YouTube TV, and FuboTV
Notable Achievement: Most widely available Hindi general entertainment network on all major DTH, cable, telco, and IPTV platforms in North America
Owner: Zee Entertainment Enterprises
Founded: April 1995
Genre: Hindi Movies / Bollywood
Description: Zee Cinema is the first and most popular Hindi movie channel broadcasting from India, featuring the largest privately held Indian video library. The channel broadcasts 24 hours daily, airing over five movies per day along with film-based programming. With a collection boasting more than 4,200 movies, Zee Cinema features content from varied genres including action, comedy, romance, and family entertainers showcasing leading Bollywood superstars.
Content Library: 4,200+ movies including recent hits and in-production titles
Availability: USA, UK, UAE, Canada, Singapore, Australia via cable and digital streaming platforms
Programming: Acquires recent Bollywood hits alongside classic films from multiple decades
Owner: Zee Entertainment Enterprises
Founded: March 27, 2005 (rebranded)
Genre: General Entertainment / International Programming
Description: Zee Cafe is part of the extensive Zee TV Channels lineup, offering entertainment programming for Indian audiences. The channel is available in HD format and caters to viewers seeking international and contemporary entertainment content. As part of Zee Entertainment's diverse portfolio, Zee Cafe complements other Hindi networks including Zee Action, Zee Select, Zee Studio, and Zee Kasturi.
Availability: Available in Zee's channel packages across multiple platforms
Format: Zee Cafe HD available as premium offering
Owner: Asia TV USA Ltd. (Zee Networks)
Genre: Punjabi Entertainment
Description: One of four leading South Asian entertainment channels distributed by Zee Networks in the US, offering Punjabi-language programming including music, dramas, and cultural content for the Punjabi diaspora community.
Owner: Zee Entertainment Enterprises
Genre: Gujarati Entertainment
Description: Part of Zee Networks' 24x7 South Asian television lineup, providing Gujarati-language programming for viewers in USA, Canada, and Caribbean markets seeking regional content from Gujarat, India.
Owner: Asia TV USA Ltd. (Zee Networks)
Genre: South Asian Sports
Description: Sports channel focusing on cricket, kabaddi, and other sports popular in South Asian communities. Available on DISH Network and other major US cable and satellite providers serving the Indian subcontinent diaspora.
Owner: Zee Entertainment Enterprises
Founded: May 2006
Genre: Kannada General Entertainment
Description: 24-hour Kannada general entertainment channel featuring TV serials, movies, soap operas, game shows, talk shows, and current affairs programming. Caters to Kannada-speaking audiences in the United States and globally.
Owner: Zee Entertainment Enterprises
Genre: Bollywood Music / Lifestyle
Description: Bollywood music channel featuring music videos and lifestyle programming primarily in Hindi. Beyond music, Zing features humor, animation, spoofs, and celebrity lifestyle content appealing to younger South Asian audiences.
Owner: NIA Broadcasting (Neal Ardman)
Founded: Originally as Veria Living, rebranded to Z Living
Ownership Change: 2020 transition from Essel Group to NIA Broadcasting
Genre: Health, Wellness & Classic Television
Description: Z Living (formerly Veria Living) is an American digital cable and satellite television network originally focused on health and wellness programming. Following the 2020 ownership change to NIA Broadcasting (owned by former Equity Media Holdings and Luken Communications executive Neal Ardman), the network shifted focus to include classic TV series (shared with family-oriented sister network FOLK TV/BINGE) and contemporary entertainment and lifestyle programming from independent producers.
Programming Focus: Originally featured cooking shows, fitness programming, travel content, and lifestyle entertainment. Current programming includes The Dr. Oz Show, Acapulco H.E.A.T., Myth Defying with Dr. Holly, and various health and wellness series. Also features talk programming where Neal Ardman and guests discuss topics with live viewer call-ins.
Status: In October 2018, plans were announced to discontinue its linear channel in January 2019, though streaming presence continues via Z Living apps and platforms
Sister Networks: FOLK TV (now BINGE)
Owner: Theta Cable/Group W (Westinghouse), later Cablevision/NBC
Active: 1974-1989
Genre: Premium Cinema / Art Films
Description: Z Channel was one of the early pay television stations in the United States, best known for its devotion to the art of cinema. Launched in 1974 by Theta Cable (a division of TelePrompTer Corporation and Hughes Aircraft Co.), which was acquired by Group W (Westinghouse) in 1981. Under programmer Jerry Harvey's leadership from 1980-1988, the channel expanded to 24-hour service by 1982, airing up to 20 films weekly.
Programming Legacy: Featured eclectic film choices including B movies, silent films, foreign films, and original unedited versions. Known for themed retrospectives of legendary directors including Charlie Chaplin, Stanley Kubrick, and Akira Kurosawa. The channel was influential in bringing art cinema and international films to American cable audiences.
Final Broadcast: June 29, 1989 - The last film shown was John Ford's "My Darling Clementine" before the channel was replaced by SportsChannel Los Angeles
Historical Impact: Documentary "Z Channel: A Magnificent Obsession" (2004) chronicled the channel's influence on film culture and programmer Jerry Harvey's legacy
Owner: Zone Vision (later Zonemedia), acquired by CBS/Chellomedia
Active: 1999-2012 (as Reality TV/Zone Reality)
Genre: Reality Television
History: Launched as Reality TV on December 1, 1999 as a joint venture between UPCtv and Zone Vision. The channel was rebranded to Zone Reality on June 26, 2006 as part of Zone Vision's corporate rebranding to Zonemedia, unifying all their channels under the "Zone" brand. Broadcast to over 120 million viewers throughout Europe, Middle East, Africa, and Latin America in both analogue and digital formats.
Programming: 24-hour channel dedicated to reality shows featuring real people and true stories with minimal actors, scripts, or stunts. Content covered rescue and survival, crime, animals, natural disasters, and human interest stories. Notable shows included "Cheaters," "Cops," "Doctors' Diaries," "When Good Pets Go Bad," "Little Miracles," and "World's Most Dangerous" series highlighting heroism of emergency services.
Programming Categories: Real crime (courtroom, forensics, investigations, police), real life dramas (disasters, emergency rescue), real stories (human interest, animals), and unexplained phenomena (ghosts, psychics, mysteries, paranormal)
End of Service: On November 16, 2009, CBS Reality, CBS Reality +1, CBS Drama, and CBS Action launched, replacing Zone Reality and other Zone channels in the UK. Zone Reality was fully replaced by CBS Reality across Europe on December 3, 2012
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Last updated on November 27, 2025