ZEE5 to temporarily disable Live TV GEC channels

Zee Entertainment Enterprises Ltd. (ZEE) on Wednesday said that it is supporting the initiative of Cellular Operators Association of India (COAI) by temporarily disabling the streaming of LIVE TV GEC channels on its digital entertainment platform – ZEE5. In order to optimise the bandwidth, the company has also ensured that all the High Definition (HD) content offered on ZEE5 will be switched to Standard Definition (SD), it said in a statement.

“We appreciate this step taken by COAI and have extended our complete support. Apart from serving lower bit rate content, we also believe that disabling the streaming of LIVE TV Channels on digital platforms for a temporary time frame will save a substantial amount of internet bandwidth,” said Punit Goenka, MD & CEO, ZEE Entertainment Enterprises Ltd said.