ETV Bal Bharat
 Logo of ETV Bal Bharat channel | |
| Country | India |
|---|---|
| Broadcast area | India |
| Network | ETV Network |
| Headquarters | Hyderabad, Telangana, India |
| Programming | |
| Language(s) | |
| Picture format | 1080i HDTV (downscaled to letterboxed 576i for SDTV feeds) |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Ramoji Group |
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| History | |
| Launched | April 27, 2021 |
| Links | |
| Website | www |
| Availability | |
| Streaming media | |
| Tata Play (India) | SD |
ETV Bal Bharat is a children's pay television channel owned by the Hyderabad-based ETV Network airing animated programming.[1] The channel was launched on 27 April 2021, initially with twelve language audio tracks.[2]
Bal Bharat is the network's first television channel dedicated to children, and is the only one to include audio tracks in multiple languages, including eleven Indian ones and even English.[3] However, it was announced that the Punjabi, Odia, Gujarati, Marathi, Bengali, and Assamese regional channels of Bal Bharat would cease operations by 1 April 2022, leaving their audio feeds to remain with the other six languages.[4]
Programming
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References
- ^ "Eenadu Television set to venture into kids genre". Exchange4media.com. 26 April 2021. Retrieved 4 June 2021.
- ^ "ETV Bal Bharat in 11 Indian languages". The Hindu. 28 April 2021. Retrieved 4 June 2021.
- ^ "Exclusive: ETV gears up to launch its kids' channel 'Bal Bharat' in 12 Indian languages on 27 April". AnimationXpress. 22 April 2021. Retrieved 12 October 2021.
- ^ Bhadra, Soham (8 January 2022). "Six ETV Bal Bharat regional channels to close down in April". DreamDTH. Retrieved 26 March 2022.