Zee Marathi

Zee Marathi is an Indian television channel which carries programming in Marathi, an Indian language spoken predominantly by the Marathi people of Maharashtra, India. The channel was launched on 15 August 1999 and was known as Alpha Marathi until 28 March 2004 when it was renamed Zee Marathi.[5][6]

Zee Marathi
Launched15 August 1999 (as Alpha Marathi)
28 March 2004 (as Zee Marathi)
Owned byZee Entertainment Enterprises Limited
Audience share246,298 (July 2020, BARC India)
SloganMe Marathi, Zee Marathi
CountryIndia
LanguageMarathi
HeadquartersMumbai, Maharashtra, India
Formerly calledAlpha Marathi (1999-2004)
Website
Availability
Satellite
Tata Sky
(India)		Channel SD : 1208
Channel HD : 1207[1]
Dish TV
(India)		Channel SD : 1202
Channel HD : 1201[2]
Airtel Digital TV
(India)		Channel 516(SD)

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Channel 517 (HD)
Videocon d2h
(India)		Channel SD : 751
Channel HD : 970[3]
Sun Direct
(India)		Channel SD: 673
Reliance Digital TV
(India)		Channel SD: 901
Cable
Hathway
(India)		Channel SD: 504
Channel HD : 329[4]

Zee Marathi is the no. 1 regional Marathi channel in all genre (MGEC). It lives quite stable on its 1st position for Maharashtrian Audience as has been the undisputed leader in the genre for over 6 continuous years. The most popular of the channel are the daily soaps - Majhya Navryachi Bayko, Tujhyat Jeev Rangala and the reality show "Chala Hawa Yeu Dya" (Trans. Comical - Let in some air") which is also watched by Hindi audience as various Hindi celebrities are known to frequent it to promote their upcoming movies.

An HD version of the channel, Zee Marathi HD, was launched on 20 November 2016.[7]

About the group

Zee Marathi is part of Zee Entertainment Enterprises (ZEEL). ZEEL is the second-largest Indian media and entertainment company and is based in Mumbai, Maharashtra.[8] It is a subsidiary of the Essel Group. The company's chairman, managing director, and founder is Subhash Chandra, and its chief executive officer is Puneet Goenka. ZEEL claims that it reaches over 1.3 billion viewers across 173 countries.[9]

References
  1. "Tata Sky DTH TV guide, DTH channels, DTH services". Tata Sky. Retrieved 27 January 2015.
  2. "Dish TV Channel Guide". Dish TV. Retrieved 5 November 2017.
  3. "EPG". Videocon d2h. Retrieved 27 January 2015.
  4. "Hathway Digital Cable Packages". Hathway. Retrieved 5 November 2015.
  5. "Zee TV Ties Up Transponder Deal With AsiaSat". Indian Television. Retrieved 5 November 2017.
  6. "Zee Marathi - About Us". Zee Marathi website. Retrieved 5 November 2017.
  7. "ZEEL to launch Zee Marathi HD". Television Post. Retrieved 5 November 2017.
  8. "Q&A: Punit Goenka, MD, Zee Entertainment Enterprises". Business Standard. 18 June 2010.
  9. "Overview of Zee Entertainment Enterprises". Zee Entertainment Enterprises website. Retrieved 5 November 2017.
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