Zee Kannada is a 24-hour Kannada-language channel that launched in May 2006 and is owned by Zee Network. It features a wide array of programming including series - movies, soap-operas, gameshows, talk shows and current affairs programmes. It is a subscription channel that is available via cable and satellite.Zee Kannada caters to the Kannada speaking audience in India. Before Zee Kannada, Zee had launched Kannada language "Kaveri TV" in partnership with Asianet which is now defunct.