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
Part of Essel Group and Sony Pictures Entertainment
pending merger with Sony Pictures Networks India Indian TV channels: Hindi: Entertainment: Zee TV HD, &TV HD, Zee Anmol and Big Magic | Zindagi1 | 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.) Digital news channels: Zee Tamil News | Zee Telugu News | Zee Kannada News | Zee Malayalam News | Zee Odisha News International channels: Arab world: Zee Aflam (movies) and Zee Alwan (entertainment) | United States: Zee Smile | Canada: Zee TV Canada | Latin America and US Hispanic: Zee Mundo | Russia: Zee TV | Thailand: Zee Nung | Indonesia: Zee Bioskop | Vietnam: Zee Phim | South Africa/Subsaharan Africa: Zee World, Zee One and Zee Bollynova | Ethiopia: Zee Alem | Francophone Africa: Zee Magic Non-television businesses: Video-on-demand services: Defunct channels: Divested channels:
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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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