Zee Tamil

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Zee Tamil
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Country India
Broadcast area Tamil Nadu and Worldwide
Headquarters Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
Programming
Language(s) Tamil
Picture format 1080i HDTV
(downgraded to letterboxed 576i for the SDTV feed)
Ownership
Owner Zee Entertainment Enterprises
Key peopleSiju Prabhakaran (South Cluster Head)
Ramanagirivasan (Chief Channel Officer)
Sister channels List of Zee Entertainment channels
History
Launched12 October 2008;15 years ago (2008-10-12) [1]
Links
Website Zee Tamil
Availability
Terrestrial
Verizon VisionChannel 759 (HD)

Zee Tamil is an Indian Tamil language pay television general entertainment channel owned by Zee Entertainment Enterprises. [2] The channel started broadcasting on 2008 and is available internationally. [3] The channel broadcasts from Guindy, Chennai, Tamil Nadu. [4]

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Zee Entertainment Enterprises also launched a full Tamil movie channel named Zee Thirai in 2020. [5]

History

Zee Tamil was launched on 12 October 2008 as the third south Indian channel after Telugu and Kannada counterparts (Zee Telugu and Zee Kannada). It was launched under Zee Entertainment Enterprises. [6] In Canada, the channel is distributed by Ethnic Channels Group. [7]

Zee Tamil went on a revamp with an update in its on-air graphics on 15 October 2017 with the slogan of "Let's bridge heart and welcome change", along with the launch of a high-definition feed with Tamil film actress Jyothika as the brand ambassador. [8] The rebranding coincided with the Zee Network's silver jubilee celebrations where all the network channels donned a new look. [9]

On 19 September 2018, Astro Added "Samrat" Pack Customers, Zee Tamil HD (Channel 232) and purchase until October 2018. [10] On 19 January 2020, its siblings channel Zee Thirai was launched, which airs non-stop Kollywood films. [11] This Movie Channel was released by actor Kamal Haasan at the grand stage of Zee Cine Awards Tamil (2020). [12] On 9 October 2023, coinciding with its 15th anniversary, Zee Tamil introduced new graphics.

Sister channel

Zee Thirai

Zee Thirai is an Indian Tamil language pay television channel which broadcasts Tamil movies 24x7. [13] It was launched on 19 January 2020 and owned by Zee Entertainment Enterprises (ZEEL). [14] Zee Thirai offering Latest Blockbuster Kollywood Premiere Movies. Now Vani Bhojan is a Brand Ambassador Of This Channel. [15]

Programming

Zee Tamil programming includes serials, spiritual shows, cookery, talk shows, musical shows, movies and events. It telecasts fantasy and romance serials. Zee Tamil also telecasts reality shows like Dance Jodi Dance, Genes, Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Seniors, Survivor Tamil, Tamizha Tamizha and Rockstar. [16]

Ratings

In 2017, after the channel went through a complete revamp the shares rose from 5% to between 13% and 15% in that year. Making Zee Tamil the second most watched Tamil television channel. [17] [2]

Zee Tamil created history by beating Sun TV Programs. For a first time a non-Sun TV Program entered into Top 5 BARC Programs of Zee Tamil Sembaruthi. Again Zee Tamil created history that a Non-Sun TV Premiere Movie 2.0 entered into Top 5 BARC Programs.

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