Tag: Zee MGM

  • Whole Zee network going pay from May

    Whole Zee network going pay from May

    The whole Zee network is going pay from May, group corporate affairs head RK Singh confirmed today, adding that the rollout of set top boxes for Zee TV has already begun.

    Singh said the entire Zee network, including the four regional language Alpha channels and Nickelodeon, would be included in the package which would cost between Rs 20 and 30.

    While Singh would not give an exact figure on the price, a Mumbai-based cable operator revealed that Zee was selling their bouquet at RS 25 and the cost of the set top box for Zee TV was RS 14,000.

    Singh wouldn’t reveal when the switchover to pay would take place but didn’t exclude the possibility of it going through some time in the middle of May.

    Cable operators would be offered a la carte as well as network rates, Singh says.

    The Zee Network includes, Zee TV, Zee News, Zee Cinema, Zee MGM, Zee English and Zee Music. The Alpha channels are Marathi, Punjabi, Gujarati and Bengali. Zee distributes Nickelodeon in India and hosts two one hour programming slots for the children’s channel, mornings and evenings, on Zee TV.

  • Zee MGM lines Hollywood’s best for Valentine week

    Zee MGM lines Hollywood’s best for Valentine week

    Zee MGM is marking Valentine’s week from 12 February to 18 February with a line-up of Hollywood’s best that should appeal to movie buffs as well as the simply romantic.

     

    On show will be greats like West Side Story, winner of 10 Academy Awards, and The French Lieutenant’s Woman.

        

    Zee MGM will be showcasing a wide range of Valentine special movies right through the Valentine week. Movies like ‘French Kiss’, Stanley & Iris’, ‘When Harry Met Sally’, ‘Last Tango in Paris’ and the like will be screened during the 2100 hrs and 2300 hrs slot.