Zee Network goes to Australia, New Zealand

Zee Network has signed a multi-year agreement with PanAmSat, a global provider of video and broadcasting delivery services, to bring its five-channel offering to the South Asian population in Australia and New Zealand.

The programming bouquet of 24 channels delivered via PanGlobal TV platform will now be available to subscribers through the direct-to-home platform as a result of this agreement, PanAmSat said in a release from Sydney on Thursday.

"With Zee Network joining our DTH platform, we can offer viewers an even wider array of global fare," said David Ball, vice president, Asia Pacific, PanAmSat.

Zee Network, a subsidiary of Zee Telefilms Ltd, will offer five channels on PanGlobal TV - Zee News, Zee Cinema, Zee News, Zee Music and Zee Smile.

"Through these channels, we will be bringing Indian culture and Bollywood into the homes of 45,000 South Asian families in Australia and New Zealand," said Dheeraj Kapuria, president, International Operations, Zee Telefilms Ltd.