9X was a Hindi general entertainment channel launched on 12 November 2007 by INX Media (whose other channels were 9XM and NewsX). It was acquired by Zee on 28 April 2010 to complement Zee TV.
- Zee-9X: What's the big 'deal'? - afaqs!, April 29, 2010
However, its ratings did not improve, and 9X closed down on 30 April 2015 along with Hindi movie channel Zee Premier.
In late 2010, INX Media was renamed to 9X Media and launched several music channels under the 9X brand, complementing 9XM. As for NewsX, it has been owned by the iTV Network since 2012.
2007–2015
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The channel was one of a number of Hindi GECs launched in the late 2000s, of which Colors was the only one to be successful; all others such as 9X and Imagine TV failed.
- ZEEL to shutter 9X and Zee Premiere, plans to launch Zee Café HD - TelevisionPost.com, April 7, 2015
| Parent: Essel Group (Sister companies: Dish TV | d2h)
Pending a merge with Sony Pictures Networks India Indian TV channels: Hindi: Entertainment: Zee TV HD, &TV HD, Zee Anmol and Big Magic | Movies: Zee Cinema HD, &pictures HD, Zee Bollywood, Zee Classic, &xplor HD, Zee Action and Zee Anmol Cinema | Music/youth: Zing | Teleshopping: EZ Mall English: Entertainment: Zee Café HD | Movies: &flix HD and &privé HD | Lifestyle: Zee Zest HD Regional languages: Upcoming channels: News channels: (Zee Media Corp.) International channels: Arab world: Zee Aflam (movies) and Zee Alwan (entertainment) | United States: Zee Living and Zee Smile | Canada: Zee TV Canada | Latin America and US Hispanic: Zee Mundo | Russia: Zee TV | Thailand: Zee Nung | Indonesia: Zee Bioskop | Philippines: Zee Sine | Vietnam: Zee Phim | South Africa/Subsaharan Africa: Zee World and Zee Bollynova | Ethiopia: Zee Alem | Francophone Africa: Zee Magic Non-television businesses: Film production: Zee Studios and Zee Studios International | Music label: Zee Music Company | Theatrical production: Zee Theatre | Live events: Zee Live | Media marketing: Zee Melt Licensing and syndication arm for international markets: Zee Global Content Sales Video-on-demand services: Defunct channels: Divested channels:  |
| Indian music TV channels: Hindi modern: 9XM | Hindi evergreen: 9X Jalwa | Punjabi: 9X Tashan | Marathi: 9X Jhakaas
Web portals: SpotboyE | SpotlampE Former TV channels:
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