Zee World

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Zee World
Country South Africa
Broadcast area Africa
Headquarters Johannesburg, South Africa
Programming
Language(s) English
Picture format 1080i HDTV
(downscaled to letterboxed 576i for the SDTV feed)
Ownership
Owner Zee Entertainment Enterprises
Sister channelsSee list of channels owned by ZEEL
History
LaunchedFebruary 3, 2015;9 years ago (2015-02-03)
Links
Website www.zeeworld.zeeafrica.tv

Zee World is an English-language Bollywood entertainment pay television channel in South Africa. It was launched on 3 February 2015, [1] [2] as the first English-dubbed Bollywood channel in Africa. [3] [4] It is owned by Zee Entertainment Enterprises. [5] [6] [7]

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