Zee Marathi | |
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Zee Marathi Logo
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Launched | 1999 (as Alpha Marathi) 2004 (as Zee Marathi) |
Owned by | Zee Entertainment Enterprises |
Slogan | Mi Marathi. Zee Marathi. मी मराठी. झी मराठी सर्व मराठी म्हणून झी मराठी . |
Country | India |
Language | Marathi |
Headquarters | Mumbai, Maharashtra, India |
Formerly called | Alpha Marathi (1999-2004) |
Website | Official website |
Availability
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Satellite | |
Tata Sky (India) |
Channel SD : 1208 Channel HD : 1207 |
Dish TV (India) |
Channel SD : 1202 Channel HD : 1201 |
airtel digital TV (India) |
Channel 516 |
Videocon d2h (India) |
Channel SD : 751 Channel HD : 970 |
Cable | |
Hathway (India) |
Channel SD: 504 Channel HD : 370 |
Zee Marathi is an Indian television channel which carries programming in Marathi, an Indian language spoken predominantly by the Marathi people of Maharashtra, west India. The channel was launched in 1999, and was known as Alpha Marathi until 2004 when it was renamed Zee Marathi.
An HD version of the channel, Zee Marathi HD, was launched on 20 November 2016.
Every year, Zee Marathi hosts the Zee Marathi Awards and Zee Gaurav Puraskar. The Zee Marathi Awards celebrate excellence in television shows. Zee Gaurav Puraskar gives awards for excellence in Marathi theatre and cinema in various categories. In 2013, Zee Marathi launched the Unch Mazha Zhoka Puraskar as a platform to recognize the work of women across various fields and to bring out their outstanding stories to enlighten and enrich the people of Maharashtra.
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. 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.