KTV (India)
KTV is an Indian pay television channel, broadcasting Tamil-language films. It was launched on 22 October 2001.[1] It is a part of the wider Chennai-based Sun TV Network, a subsidiary of the Sun Group.
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| Country | India |
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| Broadcast area | India, Sri Lanka, Singapore |
| Network | Sun TV Network |
| Headquarters | Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India |
| Programming | |
| Language(s) | Tamil |
| Picture format | 1080i HDTV (downscaled to letterboxed 576i for the SDTV feed) |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Sun Group |
| Sister channels | Sun TV Gemini TV Surya TV Udaya TV Sun Bangla Sun Marathi Gemini Movies Udaya Movies Surya Movies Sun Music Gemini Music Udaya Music Surya Music Adithya TV Gemini Comedy Udaya Comedy Surya Comedy Channel Chutti TV Kushi TV Chintu TV Kochu TV Sun Life Gemini Life Sun News |
| History | |
| Launched | 22 October 2001 |
| Links | |
| Website | KTV |
History
The letter K in KTV stands for kondatam which means celebration. It was launched on 22 October 2001 by Kalanidhi Maran, the Chairman of Sun TV Network. At the time of launch, Sun TV Network's library had over 5,000 movies.[2] Its HD counterpart was launched on 11 December 2011. At Every Friday and Saturday, KTV Channel premiered more new and blockbuster movies which was telecast by Sun TV till now. [3]
Former programming
References
- Pande, Shamni. "Sun Network flexes muscles; to launch KTV channel on October 22". afaqs.com. agencyfaqs!. Retrieved 4 April 2014.
- "Sun Network will feed the movie hungry KTV". indiantelevision.com. Retrieved 4 April 2014.
- "Sun TV to launch 4 HD Channels on December 11, 2011". bseindia.com. Retrieved 4 April 2014.
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