Zee Smile
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Zee Smile is an India's first 24 hour comedy television channel that was launched on September 11, 2004. The channel was launched by Zee Network
as Smile TV, but on March 28, 2005 as part of Zee Network's revamp, the channel was renamed as Zee Smile.
under the stewardship of Ashish Kaul, VP of Corporate Brand Developement and Nitin Vaidya, business head of Smile TV. Along with sitcoms, the channel also broadcast game shows, comedy chat shows, and comedy movies. The channel also acquired various successful globally accepted comic formats as well as Indian formats to generate more revenue.
The channel was mainly launched to compete with rival SAB TV
, the only other Indian comedy channel. Presently, with a tough competition in the market and Zee TV
being the main focus, Zee Smile has no original (new) shows in its basket. Currently, it only airs reruns of recently ended popular drama series of its sister channel Zee TV
along with some television shopping programmes.
channel, following is a list of original and afresh shows that were broadcast by Zee Smile. Later on, some of these shows have also been reran on Zee TV
, a sister channel to Zee Smile.
Zee Network
The Zee Entertainment Enterprises Ltd. is the largest Indian media and entertainment company based in Mumbai, Maharashtra. It is a subsidiary of the Essel Group...
as Smile TV, but on March 28, 2005 as part of Zee Network's revamp, the channel was renamed as Zee Smile.
History
The channel was established by Essel GroupEssel Group
Essel Group is a media conglomerate company headed by Subhash Chandra based in Mumbai, Maharashtra .The companies under the group are:*Media** Zee Entertainment Enterprises** Zee News** DNA *Technology** Dish TV...
under the stewardship of Ashish Kaul, VP of Corporate Brand Developement and Nitin Vaidya, business head of Smile TV. Along with sitcoms, the channel also broadcast game shows, comedy chat shows, and comedy movies. The channel also acquired various successful globally accepted comic formats as well as Indian formats to generate more revenue.
The channel was mainly launched to compete with rival SAB TV
SAB TV
SAB TV is an Indian general entertainment television channel that is owned by Multi Screen Media Pvt. Ltd and based in Mumbai, Maharashtra. It was launched on April 23, 2000 by Sri Adhikari Brothers as a general entertainment channel. In 2003, it was repositioned as a comedy-centric channel...
, the only other Indian comedy channel. Presently, with a tough competition in the market and Zee TV
Zee TV
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,...
being the main focus, Zee Smile has no original (new) shows in its basket. Currently, it only airs reruns of recently ended popular drama series of its sister channel Zee TV
Zee TV
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,...
along with some television shopping programmes.
Programming
Along with airing reruns of previous comedy shows of Zee TVZee TV
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,...
channel, following is a list of original and afresh shows that were broadcast by Zee Smile. Later on, some of these shows have also been reran on Zee TV
Zee TV
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,...
, a sister channel to Zee Smile.
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