Colors Cineplex

Colors Cineplex is an Indian pay television channel owned by Viacom 18. It was launched on 29 March 2016.[1][2]

Colors Cineplex
Launched8 May 2016 (2016-05-08) in India
29 September 2016 (2016-09-29) in UK
Owned byViacom 18
Picture format1080i HDTV
(downscaled to letterboxed 480i for the SDTV feed)
Audience share0.02% (August 2018 (2018-08), BARB)
SloganFilmein Must Hain
CountryIndia
HeadquartersMumbai, India
Formerly calledRishtey Cineplex
ReplacedUTV Movies
Sister channel(s)
Websitecolorscineplex.com
Availability
Satellite
Airtel digital TVChannel 219 (SD)
Channel 229 (HD)
Tata SkyChannel 341 (HD)
Channel 342 (SD)
Dish TVChannel 313 (SD)
Channel 312 (HD)
Videocon d2hChannel 221 (SD)
Reliance Digital TVChannel 318 (SD)
Sky (UK & Ireland)Channel 714 (SD)
Dish Network (US)Channel 730
DD Free DishChannel 76
Cable
HathwayMumbai:
Channel 109 (SD)
In DigitalChannel 200 (SD)
Sim TV
(Nepal)
Channel TBA
Virgin Media (UK)Channel 828 (SD)
Asianet DigitalChannel 574
IPTV
Sling TV (US)IPTV
Unifi TV (Malaysia)Channel 309 (old)
Channel 333 (new)

In June 2016 Viacom 18 decided to launch the channel in the UK as Rishtey Cineplex.[3] It launched on 29 September 2016 on Sky, replacing UMP Movies.[4]

The channel was launched on Freeview on 17 January 2017.[5] However, it was later removed on 1 July 2017.[6]

On 3 October 2017, the channel launched on Virgin Media.[7]

On 1 March 2019, Rishtey Cineplex has been rebranded as Colors Cineplex.[8]

Original Shows

  • A Cricket Tournament - Road Safety World Series is a T20 cricket competition organised by the Road Safety Cell of Maharashtra to raise awareness about road safety.[9][10] In the Road safety world series, Cricket world Legends will match against each other for a noble cause. It will be a series of 11 matches that will be played in the T20 format. The series features some big names in cricket from India, Australia, Sri Lanka, West Indies and South Africa like Sachin Tendulkar, Virender Sehwag, Yuvraj Singh, Zaheer Khan, Brian Lara, Shivnarine Chanderpaul, etc.[11] and Former India captain Sunil Gavaskar is the commissioner of the series.[12] The series went on air from 7th March 2020 to 22nd March 2020 on Colors Cineplex at 6pm.Mr Ravi Gaikwad is the founder of the Road Safety World Series,who integrated concept of Road Safety with sports to save lives on Indian roads and across the globe.

[13][14][15][16] Putting together a league of this breadth, with the involvement of top stars, even retired ones, from around the world, is no easy task and the man who has been supporting for the cause of road safety is Mr Ravi Gaikwad, Senior Member of Road Safety Cell, Government of Maharashtra.[17][18] [19] [20] [21]

References

  1. Shah, Gouri (24 February 2016). "Viacom18 to launch Hindi movie channel Rishtey Cineplex". live mint. Mumbai. Retrieved 26 February 2016.
  2. "Viacom 18 decides to launch Rishtey Cineplex". BizAsia. 24 February 2016. Archived from the original on 26 February 2016. Retrieved 26 February 2016.
  3. "UK to replace existing film channel". BizAsia. 26 June 2016. Archived from the original on 24 July 2016. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
  4. Baddhan, Raj (29 September 2016). "Rishtey Cineplex makes launch on Sky platform". BizAsia. Retrieved 13 September 2018.
  5. Baddhan, Raj (16 January 2017). "Rishtey Cineplex set for launch on Freeview". BizAsia. Retrieved 13 September 2018.
  6. Baddhan, Raj (1 July 2017). "Rishtey Cineplex leaves Freeview line-up". BizAsia. Retrieved 13 September 2018.
  7. Baddhan, Raj (3 October 2017). "Rishtey Cineplex & MTV Beats officially launch on Virgin Media". BizAsia. Retrieved 13 September 2018.
  8. Bureau, Adgully. "Rishtey Cineplex and Rishtey get rechristened as 'COLORS CINEPLEX' & 'COLORS RISHTEY'". www.adgully.com.
  9. Safety World Series cricket 01-30-2020
  10. Tendulkar versus Lara in Road Safety World Series opener 02-13-2020
  11. Road Safety World Series 2020 02-18-2020
  12. Tendulkar, Lara to face each other in Road Safety World Series opening match 02-13-2020
  13. https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/sports/ravi-gaikwad-man-with-a-mission/articleshow/71846517.cms?utm_source=contentofinterest&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=cppst
  14. https://www.facebook.com/colorscineplex/videos/2739811636069736/
  15. https://worldseriest20.com
  16. https://newsable.asianetnews.com/cricket-sports/road-safety-world-series-how-cricketers-drove-home-point-road-safety-before-coronavirus-lockdown-q8yzsx
  17. https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/sports/ravi-gaikwad-man-with-a-mission/articleshow/71846517.cms?utm_source=contentofinterest&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=cppst
  18. https://www.freepressjournal.in/sports/cricket/road-safety-cricket-series-gets-boost
  19. https://khabar.ndtv.com/video/show/news/special-conversation-with-ravi-gaikwad-who-connects-cricket-with-road-safety-campaign-530137
  20. https://twitter.com/TimesNow/status/1201692050439061504?s=20
  21. https://www.facebook.com/colorscineplex/videos/2739811636069736/
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