Essel Group, founded in 1976, is among India's most prominent business houses with a diverse portfolio of assets in areas like: Media, Technology, Packaging, Infrastructure, Education, Precious Metals, and Healthy Lifestyle & Wellness. Essel Group operates several brands like: Zee Network, Dish TV, DNA, Fun Republic, E-City, Asian Sky Shop and Essel World to name a few.

Zee Network is India's largest Media conglomerate with a presence in Broadcasting, Content Production, Cable TV, Movies and Music. It is India's first and largest vertically integrated media and entertainment company with its operations spread across many countries worldwide including India, USA, UK / Europe, Africa, Caribbean, Canada, Australia, Middle East and many South Asian countries.