Zee Media Corporation Limited was initially incorporated as Zee Sports Limited on August 27, 1999. The The name of the Company was changed to Zee News Limited from Zee Sports Limited on May 27, 2004 and to Zee Media Corporation Limited on July 06, 2013.
The Company is one of India's leading media and entertainment companies with strong presence in the news and regional entertainment genres. The company is the part of Essel group. The company is engaged mainly in the business of broadcasting of satellite television channels i.e., news, current affairs and regional language channels and sale of television programs and content uplinked from India.
The channels operated by Zee News Ltd are Zee News, Zee Business, Zee 24 Taas, Zee Punjabi, Zee Marathi, Zee Bangla, Zee Gujarati, Zee Telugu and Zee Kannada. In addition, Zee Akaash News Private Ltd, a company in which the company has a 60% stake, operates 24 Ghanta, a 24X7 Bengali news channel. The company's news gathering capabilities are significantly enhanced by their KU Band network and strong relationships with international news agencies.
The company is having an arrangement with Zee Turner Ltd to distribute their pay channels bouquet in India and neighboring countries. Zee Turner was also assigned to distribute the company's bouquet of pay channels on DTH platforms as well. The company also has an arrangement with Dish TV India Ltd for up-linking of their channels through their teleport. Dish TV is having a license for up-linking of TV channels from the competent Government authority.
The company in 2003 created history by becoming the 24-hour Hindi current affairs and news channel in the country. In November 2004, the company launched The Zee Business channel.
In March 31, 2006, the news business undertaking of Zee Entertainment Enterprises Ltd consisting of news and regional language channels, namely Zee News, Zee Business, Zee Bangla, Zee Punjabi, Zee Marathi, Zee Telugu and Zee Kannada was dem