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Zee TV is an India-based satellite television channel owned by Zee Entertainment Enterprises based in Mumbai, Maharashtra, which broadcasts various programmes in Hindi and other regional languages of India. Broadcasting is also present in various nations of South Asia, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, East Asia, Australasia and North America. It is a part of the Essel Group.
Zee TV was founded by Subhash Chandra and was launched in India on 1 October 1992, becoming the first Hindi satellite channel.[citation needed] Zee formerly had a partnership with STAR TV.[citation needed] However, STAR TV ended their partnership with ZEE TV when Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation acquired STAR TV.[citation needed] Zee TV was launched in the UK in March 1995, which acquired TV Asia, the first Asian channel to be launched in the UK and Europe. Zee TV was launched in the USA on 15 July 1998.[citation needed] In the USA, some of Zee TV programmes are subtitled in English and some commercials are in English. An HD feed is already available in India, and one is expected to be launched in the US by the spring of 2012.