Zing (TV channel)
| Zing | |
|---|---|
| Launched | 1990 |
| Owned by | Zee Entertainment Enterprises |
| Audience share |
India: 40% (September 2015, BARC) |
| Slogan | Ekdum Awesome |
| Formerly called |
Music Asia (1990-2000) Zee Muzic (2000-2009) |
| Website | http://www.zingtv.in |
Availability | |
| Satellite | |
| StarSat TV South Africa | Channel 512 |
| CanalSat Reunion | Channel 87 |
| Tata Sky (India) | Channel 671 |
| Sky (UK & Ireland) | Channel 789 |
| Dish Network (USA) | Channel 674 |
| Videocon d2h (India) | Channel 561 |
| CanalSat Maurice | Channel 144 |
| Astra 2F (Europe) | 12545 H 22000 5/6 |
| Cable | |
| F.D.I Digital Cable (India) | Channel 304 |
| Cable TV Hong Kong (Hong Kong) | Channel 147 |
| Virgin Media (UK) | Channel 813 |
| Ziggo (Netherlands) | Channel 764 |
| IPTV | |
| Bouygues Telecom (France) | Channel 740 |
| SFR (France) | Channel 760 |
| KPN (Netherlands) | Channel 84 |
| Streaming media | |
| TVPlayer | Watch live (UK only) |
| Virgin TV Anywhere | Watch live (UK only) |
Zing formerly known as Zee Muzic and Music Asia, is an India-based satellite music television channel owned by Zee Entertainment Enterprises, which carries broadcasts in Hindi and other regional languages of India. As well as broadcasting in South Asia, it also reaches audiences in Europe. It is promoted by the Essel Group. Zing was first launched in 1997 as Music Asia, relaunched as Zee Muzic in 2000, revamped in 2005 and finally repackaged as Zing in April 2009.[1]
Zing features humour, animation, spoofs and celebrity lifestyle in addition to music. Zing also has Chillax Mornings – a non stop musical extravaganza for music lovers.
Zing currently has a reach of 10.6% (source: TAM) across SEC A,B,C in India. Zing has been one of the top 5 channels in a genre which has more than 21 channels.
Zing targets the urban young Indian. Simultaneously, the channel's wide range of content will make it one of the most compelling mass channels in a niche segment. The channel's content seeks to achieve the right balance to address the needs of today’s urban young Indians. Constant innovation and ideation is the underlying theme when it comes to Zing programming.
Zing for the Asia region is uplinked from Noida in India and uses Asiasat-3S.
In the UK, Zee Muzic was rebranded as Zing on 2 October 2009.[2]
On July 21, 2011, Zing TV officially launched in North America on the Dish Network platform.[3]
Controversy
Zee media banned Sonu Nigam after he engaged in a political issue supporting Dr. Kumar Vishwas about the farmer's suicide in Aam Aadmi Party because Kumar Vishwas is Sporting in Anti Indian So ZING Baned in Sonu nigam rally.[4][5][6]
See also
References
- ↑ http://www.televisionpoint.com/news2009/newsfullstory.php?id=1238594940
- ↑ "End of an era: ZEE Muzic replaced with Zing". Biz Asia. 2009-10-02.
- ↑ http://commercial.dishnetwork.com/programming/mduB/default.aspx?chan=Zing_%28ZING%29&prodId=258352
- ↑ http://www.abplive.in/movies/2015/04/29/article571728.ece/Zee-Network-bans-Sonu-Nigam-Twitter-stands-by-him
- ↑ http://ibnlive.in.com/news/sonu-nigam-earns-the-wrath-of-a-media-channel-after-he-tweets-in-support-of-aap-leader-kumar-vishwas/542728-45-75.html
- ↑ http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/sonu-nigam-zee-music-company-ban-singer-bollywood-new-films/1/432814.html