India v Sri Lanka

Live & Exclusive On Zee Cafe

The excitement and cricketing battle is set to intensify in the sub-continent as the World Champions India go head-to-head with Sri Lanka in 5 One Day Internationals and one T20. The thrill and pace of limited over matches is bound to get the hearts of the UK audiences beating faster.

Starting this weekend with the first ODI on 21^st July, the matches are being played in Sri Lanka with two matches at the famous Premadasa Stadium in Colombo. The tournament will be played till the 7^th August and all the matches can be enjoyed Live and Exclusive on the home of international cricket - Zee Café, Sky 846. Highlights of each match can we viewed on match days at 11pm on Zee TV, Sky 788. The matches will be repeated on Zee Café on all match days at 8pm as well for those who miss the Live morning action.

Sri Lanka who are on a high after winning the test and one day internationals series against Pakistan will be looking to continue their winning streak as the hosts of the series. But underdogs India under Dhoni’s leadership will be looking to end their dreadful months of defeats by taking a lead of Sri Lanka before they return to the island in September for the Twenty20 World Cup. This tournament thus promises to be nothing short of an action packed ride of cricketing excellence!

Virad Kaul, Territory Head, Zee UK and Europe “Unlike the weather this summer, it really has been hot with exciting and powerful cricket action on Zee Café. After India failed to reach the Asia Cup 2012 final earlier this year, the India – Sri Lanka limited over series is their chance to redeem their past glory and we are proud to be bringing this tournament Live and Exclusive to our viewers in Europe.”

Cricket lovers will then be treated to another action-packed series of 3 ODIs and 3 T20s of Pakistan v Australia staring on 28^th August followed by Sri Lanka v New Zealand in November. The channel will further be showcasing more series keeping up with its promised of more than 123 days of cricket made earlier this year.

Tickets to India is the associate sponsor of India v Sri Lanka Cricket Series.

Zee Café is available on Sky 846 as part of the Zee Pack, which also offers popular drama serials and reality shows, including Dance India Dance on Zee TV, premiere Bollywood movies on Zee Cinema and also lifestyle shows on Zee Punjabi as an optional. Apart from live cricket, catch cricket based entertainment shows, documentaries and dramas on the multi-genre channel Zee Café.

For full schedule details of the forthcoming cricket visit www.zeetv.co.uk.

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Summer is here with more cricket action on Zee Café. The channel will be hosting a range of International matches throughout UK’s Indian Summer – all live and exclusive on Zee Café.

Starting from 1 June is the high-octane series of Pakistan v Sri Lanka, exclusively in the UK on Zee Café with English commentary. With a confident Pakistani side visiting the hosts in Sri Lanka for the series, a mix of T20s, ODIs and Test Matches sets off the season.

All matches will be available to watch live and also repeated in the evening at 7pm on Zee Café, Sky 846.  Highlights special of each game can be viewed each match day at 11pm on Zee TV, Sky 788.

Cricket lovers will then be treated to another action-packed series of India v Sri Lanka in July followed by Pakistan v Australia in August. The channel will further be showcasing more series leading to more than 100 days of cricket to be disclosed later.

Virad Kaul, Territory Head, Zee UK and Europe “Zee Cafe is the hot-spot for international cricket, and this Summer would be amiss without the cricket spirit in full form on the network. Entertainment with energy, passion, vigour and patriotism is here to stay.”

Pakistan v Sri Lanka Circket Series is presented by Claimtime Solicitors and is co-sponsored by Grand Midwest.

Zee Café is available on Sky 846 as part of the Zee Pack, which also offers popular  drama serials and reality shows, including Dance India Dance on Zee TV, premiere Bollywood movies on Zee Cinema and also lifestyle shows on Zee Punjabi as an optional. Apart from live cricket, catch cricket based entertainment shows, documentaries and dramas on the multi-genre channel Zee Café.

For full schedule details of the forthcoming cricket visit www.zeetv.co.uk.

Zee Café’s extraordinary cricket offering is back! Starting this weekend is the magnanimous Asia Cup 2012, exclusively in the UK on Zee Café with English commentary.

As the four rival teams start arriving in Mirpur for the tournament starting on Sunday 11^th March, the excitement is growing and the anticipation is building for the big face off between India and Pakistan on Sunday the 18^th March @ 8am on Zee Café. The rival teams will see face-to-face in their first clash after the ICC Cricket World Cup Semi-Final in 2011 that was broadcast on Zee Café as well. Celebrations spurred all across UK and Europe in Asian areas and it remains to be seen if India can stand their ground against the in-form Pakistan team in the fight for the Micromax Asia Cup 2012. This match is set to have everyone glued to their TV sets.

The tournament will start off with Pakistan taking on the home team Bangladesh on 11^th March, the live coverage of Asia Cup from Bangladesh will consist of 7 One Day Internationals. A competition between the Asian powerhouses of international cricket,  India – Pakistan - Sri Lanka – Bangladesh will witness the return of the winner and finalists of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2011 glory on Tuesday 13^th March when India play their first match in the tournament against Sri Lanka.

Cricket lovers can tune in each day from 8am, with the Final on 22^nd March. Highlights special of each game can be viewed each match day at 11pm on Zee TV, Sky 788.

So that our working audiences do not miss out on the full match action, Zee Café will be broadcasting the repeat of the full match 6pm onwards on match days on Sky 846.

Virad Kaul, Territory Head, Zee UK and Europe, said  “The passion and love for cricket is integral to the South Asian gene. Zee Café shares this gene of love for cricket and specialises in offering top class cricket with high enthusiasm and excitement. Asia Cup is one of the year’s biggest cricketing encounter and almost a mini-world cup with World Champions India, finalists Sri Lanka, semi-finalists Pakistan competing with the home team of Bangladesh. We are sure our audiences in the UK and Europe will relish every moment of the highly anticipated one-day action Live on Zee Café with highlights on Zee TV.

This is just the beginning of 130 days of Live Cricket action on Zee Café this year!”

The Micromax Asia Cup 2012 is presented by Lyca Mobile in association with Claim Time Solicitors and Dabur Vatika Hair cream.

Zee Café continues to delight cricket fans with regular live and exclusive international cricket. Watch out for the Pakistan v Bangladesh series coming up next month, only on Zee Café, with lots more action throughout the rest of the year. Zee Café is available on Sky 846 as part of the Zee Pack, which also offers popular  drama serials and reality shows, including Dance India Dance. In this special pack you can also enjoy premiere Bollywood movies on Zee Cinema, including the Europe TV premiere of Players coming up on 31 March.

ASIA CUP 2012
Date	Match
Sun Mar 11	1st Match - Bangladesh v Pakistan
Tue Mar 13	2nd Match - India v Sri Lanka
Thu Mar 15	3rd Match - Pakistan v Sri Lanka
Fri Mar 16	4th Match - Bangladesh v India
Sun Mar 18	5th Match - India v Pakistan
Tue Mar 20	6th Match - Bangladesh v Sri Lanka
Thu Mar 22	Final

For full schedule details of the forthcoming cricket visit www.zeetv.co.uk.

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Zee Network, boosts variety content to further strengthen Zee Café.

Zee Café, the latest addition to Zee Network’s bouquet of channels, will be introducing a new menu of shows from 19 December. The new avatar of the channel  will be extending its appeal to all members of the house with cricket, news, business and documentaries as well as showcasing drama series, travel and lifestyle shows plus more.

Zee has continually identified the need-gaps in today’s market and has aggressively addressed them in Zee Café. Zee Café was the most anticipated new launch in the South Asian TV space and celebrated a successful first year earlier this July and with its experience and research under its belt, the channel is taking yet bolder steps to strengthen its offering with differentiated content.

The all new Zee Café will keep its promise of offering top class cricket and continue to delight cricket fans with regular live and exclusive international cricket. Furthermore, the channel will be spoiling cricket lovers with a host of cricket related entertainment shows, including shows which celebrate cricketing heroes, the homes, their talents and their finest moments:

Homes of Cricket - Highlights from the best cricket grounds in the world

The Inside Story - Top match reviews with interviews of former cricketers

Great Centuries - The biggest centuries from the best players of the world

India’s Top Batsman – Insight into the top talent of India

India’s Top Bowler – Get to know the people behind the talent

A range of News and Business shows will keep viewers updated on the latest events as they happen whilst a variety of Documentary based shows will feed the knowledge hungry, including:

Travel Shows - Travelogues of your favourite must-visit sights and spiritual journeys

India Documentaries - Catch glimpses of every corner of India plus features from award winning films promoted by Ministry of External affairs India

Cookery shows - Travel in search of mouth-watering delicacies in India and   around the world

Lifestyle shows – Inspiring Yoga shows plus astrology insights

Dramas – Popular drama series covering family dramas plus comedy and horror

Virad Kaul, Territory Head, Zee UK and Europe, said “The launch of Zee Café last year was in direct response to a gap in the market and to give our subscribers more value for money. Since then we have continually engaged with viewers to gain their feedback and fully understand their viewing preferences. Based on this we have added a great new line-up of original programmes that will surely delight our audience.”

The full mix of shows on Zee Café in its new avatar will be available to enjoy free for the first full month on Sky 846. Zee Café’s new schedule will commence from 19 December, with the current Marathi and Bengali shows ending from 18 December. For schedule details visit www.zeetv.co.uk.

Zee Café will be free to view on Sky 846 from 19^th December to 4^th January.

With its promise of world class cricket from across the globe, Zee Café continues its packed schedule of live action this October.

Starting from 18 October is the live coverage of Pakistan v Sri Lanka, with 3 Test matches , 5 ODIs and one T20.

All matches are live and with English commentary on Zee Café. Zee Café is available on Sky 846, currently at a special price from £40 for two months as part of the Zee Pack, with no connection fees. The Zee Pack will also give access to the leading South Asian channel Zee TV with its ever popular  drama serials and reality shows, including the brand new celebrity singing reality show Star Ya Rockstar, starting on 8 October, weekends at 7pm. In this special pack you can also enjoy premiere Bollywood movies on Zee Cinema every Friday nights at 8pm, including the World TV premiere of Amitabh Bachachan starrer Buddha Hoga Tera Baap on 29 October.

Zee Café continues to score high with cricket fans, as it continues the momentum of  its first successful year in the UK, during which Zee Café has delighted cricket fans with regular live and exclusive international cricket, including the biggest cricket tournament, ICC Cricket World Cup 2011 broadcast earlier this year.

For full schedule details of the forthcoming cricket visit www.zeetv.co.uk.

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All matches are live and with English commentary, only on Zee Café. Zee Café is available on Sky 846, currently at a special price from £40 for two months as part of the Zee Pack, with no connection fees.

With its promise of world class cricket from across the globe, Zee Café is back with a packed schedule of live action this summer.

Starting from 4 August is the exclusive coverage of Zimbabwe vs Bangladesh, with one Test match and 5 ODIs. This is followed by more action from 6 August with Sri Lanka vs Australia with 3 Test matches , 5 ODIs and 2 T20s.

All matches are live and with English commentary, only on Zee Café. Zee Café is available on Sky 846, currently at a special price from £40 for two months as part of the Zee Pack, with no connection fees.

This summer of cricket on Zee Cafe coincides with the channel’s celebration of its first successful year in the UK. In its first year Zee Café has delighted cricket fans with regular live and exclusive international cricket, including the biggest cricket tournament, ICC Cricket World Cup 2011.

For full schedule details of the forthcoming cricket visit www.zeetv.co.uk.

Zee Network, the leading South Asian TV Network in the world, today celebrates the first birthday of Zee Café in the UK.

It was the most anticipated new launch in the South Asian TV space.  A bold move to offer differentiated content and capture an even greater share of the pay-tv market – and it has more than paid off for Zee Network.

In its first year Zee Café has delighted cricket fans with regular live and exclusive international cricket, including the biggest cricket tournament, ICC Cricket World Cup 2011.

With its dedicated programmes for the substantial Bangladeshi community in the UK, Zee Café quickly established a strong affinity with Bengali and Bangladeshi audiences, becoming the preferred partner of the BBC World Service Trust to broadcast their supernatural drama series  - Bishaash.  Along with this Zee Café features the most popular shows from Zee Bangla, including the best in genre shows such as Agni Pariksha, Khona, Dadagiri and Dance Bangla Dance.

Additionally, Zee Café features the best Marathi language programming from Zee’s top-rated Marathi channel, Zee Marathi. It is the only channel in the UK to showcase popular shows such as, Kunku, Kulvadhu and Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Marathi.

Bharat Ranga, Executive Director, International Operations, ZEE,  “The objectives for the launch of Zee Café were twofold, to extend the programming offering for our existing loyal subscribers within their existing package, and to capture regional audiences with our top-rated vernacular content from Zee channels in India.  On both counts Zee Café has proved to be a success.  However, Zee Café is still growing and we are not resting on our laurels.  Long term success is dependent on ongoing dialogue with our subscribers and continued refinement of our offering to ensure their needs are met.”

Zee Café  commenced broadcasting on Thursday 15th July 2010 on Sky. For schedule details visit www.zeetv.co.uk. Zee Café is available on Sky 846, free with any Zee pack.