ZEE Group launches four digital regional news channels for South India

one of India’s largest News Network, has launched four digital news channels exclusively for the regional news of South India. The channels – ZEE Tamil News, ZEE Kannada News, ZEE Malayalam News and ZEE Telugu News– with digital first approach will cater to the needs of tech savvy young viewers. The company is confident and assured on quality – both in terms of content and the team behind the channel.

As per data available, internet penetration of South India is much higher compared to the rest of India. The time spent watching videos per day has also increased by 60%–70% over 2018–20, where 85% content viewed is non-English and 30% in languages other than English or Hindi. With 68% of the population consuming news through digital platforms, ZEE will address the need for a voice which is unbiased towards the local political influences and therefore can focus on the real on-ground situations.

Speaking of the launch Dr. Subhash Chandra, Founder of ZEE Media and Rajya Sabha MP says "As a leading news channel in the country, it was our desire that we shouldn't leave any spot unfulfilled. It is indeed a great pleasure for us that we are launching 4 digital news channels in South India. Helmed by Mr Purushottam and very capable editors - Manjesh Gopal, Ravi, Sebi Stanley and Bharat Kumar - I believe that we will be one of the most trusted news source and set new benchmarks in the news media. We will soon be launching a news channel in Kashmiri language too." 

Speaking of the launch Purushottam Vaishnava, CEO, South channels says, “It is a great feat for us to enter the South Indian market with digital news channels that aren’t just selling debates. We see a gap in honest, unbiased and extensive on-ground reporting in these markets and hence these channels will cater to fulfilling that gap. We aim to be the most trustworthy news brand of these markets,”

The channels which will fall under India Dotcom Private Limited, has also launched a marketing campaign to sensitize viewers on the launch of the new channels. The campaign will focus on the digital platform along with radio and tv.

The channels – ZEE Tamil News, ZEE Kannada News, ZEE Malayalam News and ZEE Telugu News – will be available for viewership on the respective websites- www.zeetamilnews.com; www.zeetelugunews.com; www.zeemalayalamnews.com; www.zeekannadanews.com ; on YouTube platforms; social media platforms such as Facebook; OTT Streaming platform like Zee 5 and others along with news aggregators like Daily Hunt etc.