KTV (India)
KTV is an Indian pay television channel owned by Sun TV Network its broadcasting Tamil-language films. It was launched on 22 October 2001.[1]
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| Country | India |
|---|---|
| Broadcast area | India, Sri Lanka, Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand |
| 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 Network (Channels) |
| History | |
| Launched | 22 October 2001 |
| Links | |
| Website | KTV |
History
The letter K in KTV stands for Kondattam 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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