KTV (India)
KTV is an Indian pay television channel, broadcasting Tamil-language films. It was launched on 22 October 2000.[1] It is a part of the wider Chennai-based Sun TV Network, a subsidiary of the Sun Group.
| KTV | |
|---|---|
| Launched | 22 October 2000 |
| Network | Sun TV Network |
| Owned by | Sun Group |
| Picture format | 1080i HDTV (downscaled to letterboxed 576i for the SDTV feed) |
| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
| Broadcast area | India, Sri Lanka, Singapore |
| Headquarters | Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India |
| Sister channel(s) | Sun TV, Sun News, Sun Music, Sun Life, Adithya TV, Chutti TV, Sun Action |
| Website | KTV |
Availability | |
| Satellite | |
| Tata Sky | Channel 1508 (SD) Channel 1507 (HD) |
| Dish TV | Channel 1851 (SD) Channel 1850 (HD) |
| Videocon d2h | Channel 566 (SD) Channel 982 (HD) |
| Reliance Digital TV | Channel 810 (SD) |
| Sun Direct | Channel 102 (SD) Channel 961 (HD) |
| Dialog TV (Sri Lanka) | Channel 109 (SD) |
| Sky (UK & Ireland) | Channel 771 |
| Cable | |
| Hathway | Channel 565 (SD) |
| Asianet Digital TV | Channel 223 (SD) |
| IPTV | |
| Peo TV (Sri Lanka) | Channel 103 (SD) |
| Singtel TV (Singapore) | Channel 625 (HD) |
| StarHub TV (Singapore) | Channel 159 (HD) |
History
The letter K in KTV stands for kondatam which means celebration. It was launched on 22 October 2000 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.[3]
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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