Engineering:Zing (TV channel)

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Zing
File:Zing(TVchannel)Logo.jpg
Launched1 May 1997; 27 years ago (1997-05-01)
Closed1 June 2019 (2019-06-01) (UK & Ireland)
Owned byZee Entertainment Enterprises
Audience shareUK: 1,3%
India:
40% (September 2017, BARC[1])
SloganEkdum Awesome
Formerly calledMusic Asia (1997-2000)
Zee Muzic/Zee Music (2000-2009)
Replaced byZee Youth
Availability
Terrestrial
Oqaab
(Afghanistan)
Channel 59
Satellite
K Vision IndonesiaChannel 155
CanalSat ReunionChannel 144
Tata Sky (India )Channel 671
Dish Network (United States )Channel 717
Videocon d2h (India)Channel 561
CanalSat MauriceChannel 144
MNC Vision IndonesiaChannel 271
Dialog TV (Sri Lanka)Channel 117 (Test)
Cable
F.D.I Digital Cable (India )Channel 304
Cable TV Hong Kong (Hong Kong)Channel 854
Ziggo (Netherlands)Channel 764
IPTV
Bouygues Telecom (France )Channel 740
SFR (France )Channel 760
KPN (Netherlands)Channel 114
HyppTV
(Malaysia)
Channel 351 (Coming Soon)
Streaming media
TVPlayerWatch live (UK only)[2]
Virgin TV AnywhereWatch live (UK only)[3]
File:Zing logo.png
Zing logo used from April 2009 until 18 June 2011
Zing logo used from 18 June 2011 until 2014

Zing (formerly known as Zee Muzic and Music Asia) is an India n pay television music channel owned by Zee Entertainment Enterprises.

It is also distributed in Southeast Asia and Europe. It was first launched in 1997 as Music Asia, rebranded as Zee Music in 2000 and finally rebranded as Zing in April 2009.[4]

Zing features humour, animation, spoofs and celebrity lifestyle in addition to music. Zing also has Chillax Mornings, a non-stop musical programming block.[citation needed]

In the UK, Zee Muzic was rebranded as Zing on 2 October 2009.[5]

On 21 July 2011, Zing TV was officially launched in North America on the Dish Network platform.[6]

Controversy

Zee Media fired Sonu Nigam after he tweeted in support of politician Dr. Kumar Vishwas.[7][8][9]

Programming

Current Programming

  • Pyaar Tune Kya Kiya
  • Aye Zindagi
  • Zing Beat Box
  • Zing Back To Back
  • Love Diaries
  • Rise Up
  • Zing Big Screen
  • Guddan Tumse Na Ho Payega

Former Programming

  • Fear Files
  • Bad Company
  • Pyaar Pehli Baar
  • Zindagi UTurn

See also

References

External links