Channel V India
Channel [V] India was an Indian television channel affiliated to the international Channel [V] launched on 27 May 1994, as Channel [V] South Beam on the AsiaSat 2 satellite. The channel owned by STAR India and 21st Century Fox broadcasts a mix of music and original fiction programs.[3] From an international music channel in its early days to a Bollywood music driven one to a youth oriented entertainment is the path it had taken.[3]
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Country | India |
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Broadcast area | South Asia and the Middle East |
Headquarters | Mumbai, Maharashtra, India |
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Language(s) | English Hindi |
Picture format | 576i (SDTV), 1080i (HDTV) |
Ownership | |
Owner | Disney Star |
History | |
Launched | 27 May 1994 (as Channel [V] South)[1] |
Closed | 15 September 2018[2] |
Replaced by | Star Sports 3 |
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Website | www |
On 1 July 2012, Channel [V] India discontinued music programming. However, Channel [V] International continue to air music programming in India for those with C/Ku band satellite dishes until its cessation on 1 October 2021. It started focusing on original content through fiction dailies and studio formats that addressed youth issues.[4] However On 30 June 2016, the channel discontinued fiction dailies and studio formats and reverted to a 24-hour music-channel format.[5]
On 1 August 2016, the channel changed its look and logo and continued music programming which plays latest Indian and International hits catering to the tastes of the discerning Indian youth.[6] The channel was shut down on 15 September 2018 and Star Sports relaunched Star Sports 3 for the first time in 2013.[2]
Programming
- Artist Tree[7]
- Axe Ur Ex[8]
- Best Friends Forever?
- The Buddy Project
- Cabaret[9]
- Catch 22[9]
- Channel V Presents Bollywood Nonsensex[10]
- Coke V Popstars[8]
- Confessions of an Indian Teenager
- Crazy Stupid Ishq
- D4[11]
- Dance with V[6]
- Dare 2 Date[12][8]
- Dil Dosti Dance[13][14]
- Channel V Freedom Express[14]
- Friends: Conditions apply
- Videocon Flashback[15]
- Get Gorgeous[8]
- Gumrah: End of Innocence[8]
- Hit Machine[6]
- Humse Hai Liife[13][14]
- Ishq Unplugged[8]
- It's Complicated – Relationships Ka Naya Status[16]
- Jhalli Anjali Ke Tootey Dil Ki Amazing Story[17]
- The Juice[9]
- Late Night V[6]
- Mastaangi
- Meri Life Meri Choice[16]
- Million Dollar Girl[16]
- Most Wanted[6]
- O Gujariya: Badlein Chal Duniya
- Paanch 5 Wrongs Make A Right
- PS I hate you
- Roomies[18]
- Sadda Haq
- Secret Diaries[19]
- Simpoo[20]
- Stay Tuned[8]
- Suvreen Guggal – Topper of The Year[14]
- Swim Team
- Tony B Show[21]
- Twist Wala Love[22]
- The Udham Singh Show[23]
- V Day Trippin with the Stars
- V Distraction[24]
- V Hangover[6]
- V International[6][8]
- V Non-Stop[6]
- V The Player[25]
- V Rush[6]
- V Shuffle[6]
- V The Serial
- Ye Parindey[26]
- Winner Mangta Hai[15]
- Yeh Jawani Ta Ra Ri Ri
Notable VJ's
- Ruby Bhatia[27]
- Vekeana Dhillon
- VIkram Dhillon
- Aditya Roy Kapoor[8]
- Laila Rouass
- Anuradha Menon (Lola Kutty)[28][8]
- Sarah-Jane Dias
- Meghna Reddy
- Nina Manuel
- Anushka Manchanda
- Juhi Pande
- Shruti Seth[8]
- Gaurav Kapur[8]
- Ranvir Shorey
- Vinay Pathak
- VJ Andy[12]
- Luke Kenny[28]
- VJ Yudhistir[28]
- Manish Makhija (Udham Singh)[12]
- Purab Kohli[12]
- Sophiya Haque[12]
- V Bai[14]
- VJ Nonie[12]
- Kim Jagtiani
References
- "How a Bombay mix put the heat on MTV". The Independent. 1 October 1996.
- "Star India to replace Channel V with Star Sports 3". Archived from the original on 25 August 2018. Retrieved 23 August 2018.
- "Interview with Prem Kamath". indiantelevision.org.in. 18 November 2013. Retrieved 29 May 2015.
- "Paradigm shift in the genre". channelv.in. Archived from the original on 29 May 2015. Retrieved 29 May 2015.
- Channel V to switch back to musicLivemint
- "All about Channel V's new logo and shows". Radioandmusic.com. 2 August 2016.
- "Tribuneindia... Film and tv". www.tribuneindia.com.
- Magan, Srishti (23 November 2017). "Though Today's Kids Wouldn't Know It, Channel V Was The Coolest Thing To Have Happened To 90s Kids". ScoopWhoop.
- "Tribuneindia... Film and tv". www.tribuneindia.com.
- "Channel V Presents Bollywood Nonsensex". 10 February 2010. Retrieved 24 November 2017.
- "Channel V is back with a brand new dance fiction show". Times of India. 12 February 2016.
- Venkatesh, Shruti (23 November 2017). "Star India's Move to Shut Channel V Operations Makes Fans Nostalgic". India.com.
- All About: Channel [v]’s fiction shows 3 January 2012
- Channel V to go off air: A look at some of the most memorable shows Firstpost 24 November 2017
- "The Tribune...Sunday Reading". www.tribuneindia.com.
- "Let's just say it's complicated". Rediff.
- "Jhalli Anjali... completes 50 episodes - Times of India". The Times of India.
- [v-launches-fiction-show-roomies/642885/ Channel V launches fiction show Roomies]
- "'Secret Diaries - The Hidden Chapters' Channel V Upcoming Show Wiki Plot |StarCast |Promo |Timing |Song".
- "The Man Behind Simpoo Singh Sodhi". 21 August 2011. Retrieved 5 December 2017.
- "Channel [V] to launch twisted talk show 'Tony B Show'". 9 September 2008. Retrieved 24 November 2017.
- "GR8! TV Magazine - Rohan and Vrushika in 'Twist Wala Love'!". www.gr8mag.com.
- "Channel V : A walk down memory lane". 30 November 2017. Retrieved 30 November 2017.
- "V Distraction's funniest moments". The Times of India. 3 March 2015.
- "Channel [V]'s massive onground launch for Idea [v] The Player". 11 December 2009. Retrieved 24 November 2017.
- "Channel V and Red Chillies rolls out Ye Parindey". India Infoline. 21 December 2011. Retrieved 10 May 2017.
- "The Sunday Tribune – Spectrum – Consumer rights". www.tribuneindia.com.
- "This Is What Our Favorite Channel V And MTV VJs Are Doing These Days". Archived from the original on 18 August 2019. Retrieved 24 November 2017.
External links
- Channel V shows Streaming on Hotstar
- Channel V India Archived 2014-12-19 at the Wayback Machine