Country | India |
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Headquarters | Mumbai, Maharashtra, India |
Programming | |
Language(s) | Marathi |
Picture format | 1080i HDTV (downscaled to letterboxed 576i for the SDTV feed) |
Ownership | |
Owner | Zee Entertainment Enterprises |
Sister channels | List of Zee sister channels |
History | |
Launched | 15 August 1999 |
Former names | Alpha TV Marathi |
Links | |
Website | Zee Marathi Official Website |
Zee Marathi is an Indian Marathi-language general entertainment pay television channel owned by Zee Entertainment Enterprises. The channel was launched on 15 August 1999 and was known as Alpha TV Marathi until 28 March 2005, when it was renamed as Zee Marathi. It is the first Marathi GEC channel. [1] [2] A HD version of this channel, Zee Marathi HD, was launched on 20 November 2016.
The channel also has launched some mobile apps like Tumcha Aamcha Jamala, Home Minister, Kisaan Abhiman and Talent app. The channel content could also be viewed on ZEE5 app. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Zee Marathi stopped their all current shows from 27 March 2020 and they reran their old shows during lockdown period. After that from 8 June 2020, they started some short & new lockdown series and from 13 July 2020, they started their original shows. [3] [4]
The channel also arranges some functions like Nakshatranche Dene, Swaratarang, Ganeshotsav, Diwali Dhamaka, etc. It also had launched new magazines from 2017 like Khali Doke Var Pay (Summer Vacation), Sukhakarta (Ganesh Utsav), Utsav Natyancha (Diwali Festival) and a Newspaper Zee Marathi Disha. Zee Marathi revamped with new graphics and launched 7 new shows from 23 August 2021 on the occasion of 22nd anniversary. [5]
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Year | Awards | Ref. |
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2000–present | Zee Chitra Gaurav Puraskar झी चित्र गौरव पुरस्कार | [34] |
2004–present | Zee Marathi Utsav Natyancha Awards झी मराठी उत्सव नात्यांचा अवॉर्ड्स | [35] |
2013–present | Unch Majha Zoka Puraskar उंच माझा झोका पुरस्कार | [36] |
2015–present | Zee Natya Gaurav Puraskar झी नाट्य गौरव पुरस्कार | [37] |
Zee Marathi entered the Marathi Theatre as a presenter in 2018 to encourage this field. [38]
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