Zee Café

Zee English was launched in the Indian subcontinent on 15 March 2000, as competition to Star World. Initially free-to-air, the channel was later encrypted as part of the Zee pay-television bouquet. The launch came when Zee TV started opting for digital signals to provide better signal clarity. It launched alongside Zee Movies; ZEEL had signed agreements with MGM, Pearson, Fremantle, Carlton and Passport International. The channel underwent a rebranding on 28 March 2005 and was renamed as Zee Café, along with a new logo and promotion deals. The channel's high-definition feed was launched on 23 September 2015, for a bench test in limited markets and nationwide on 21 November 2015. The channel ceased its operation as English Entertainment feed alongside its sister channel, &flix, on 31 March 2026. ==International distribution==

Zee Café launched on Sky in the United Kingdom and Ireland on 15 July 2010. The channel originally served as the Zee's network hybrid channel, used to broadcast shows from a number of its existing channels in India. On 11 September 2012, it was repositioned as a classics channel, airing re-runs of old Zee TV and Masala TV programming, covering cookery, dramas, horror and mythology. At the same time the channel became free-to-air. On 10 June 2013, Zee Café UK was replaced by Lamhé, another free-to-air classics channel from Zee. On 1 April 2026 Zeecafe and &flix were converted in sports channels == Programming ==

Current programming Anime • Marvel Anime Blade • Marvel Anime Iron Man • Valkyria Chronicles Drama • A Million Little Things • Evil • FBI • ''Grey's Anatomy'' • Nancy Drew • Our Girl • Riverdale • SEAL Team • Love Island UK • MasterChef Australia • The Drew Barrymore Show • The Late Late Show with James Corden • Star Trek: Discovery • Our Cartoon President Sports • The Titan Games Superheroes • Supergirl • The Catch • Hart of Dixie • Make It or Break It • The Mind of the Married Man • No Tomorrow • Pushing Daisies • Ugly Betty • Weeds • American Crime • Army Wives • The Assets • The Astronaut Wives Club • Body of Proof • Born to Kill • Famous in Love • The First • The Fosters • The Fugitive • The Good Wife • Gossip Girl • Guerrilla • Hostages • In the Dark • Kung Fu • Les Misérables • Lethal Weapon • The Loudest Voice • Mistresses • New Blood • The Night Manager • The O.C. • Oz • Perception • Press • Pretty Little Liars • Raising the Bar • Recovery Road • Reign • Renegade • Rookie Blue • Runaways • Rush Hour • Scandal • Secrets and Lies • Six Feet Under • Switched at Birth • Top of the Lake • The Twilight Zone • War and Peace • The West Wing • Wolf Hall • The Young Pope Reality/other • ''America's Funniest Home Videos'' • ''America's Got Talent'' • Celebrity Family Feud • Celebrity Name Game • ''The Chefs' Line'' • The Ellen DeGeneres Show • Fameless • The Gong Show • Got to Dance • Just for Laughs Gags • Keeping Up with the Kardashians • ''Oliver's Twist'' • Splatalot! • Survivor: China • Top 20 Funniest • The Toy Box • ''Victoria's Secret Fashion Show'' • Wheel of Fortune UK • The X Factor • The Tonight Show with Jay Leno Science Fiction • The 100 • 11.22.63 (shared with Star World) • Counterpart Sitcoms • 9JKL • Aliens in America • Back to You • Friends • Full House • Ground Floor • Joey • Just Shoot Me! • The King of Queens • Kevin from Work • Mad About You • The Millers • Mind Your Language • My Wife and Kids • The Odd Couple • Parks and Recreation • Rules of Engagement • Seinfeld • Selfie • Two and a Half Men • Young and Hungry Documentary • Mayday • Zero Hour ==See also==