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| network_name = ETV Network
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| network_logo = [[File:ETV Netwok.png|200px|ETV Logo]]
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| country = India
{{About|the Indian TV channel|the Filipino channel|Colours (TV channel)|the American TV network|Colours TV}}
| network_type = [[Terrestrial television|Broadcast]], [[television]] and online
{{one source|date=October 2014}}
| available = National
{{Infobox TV channel
| launch_date = 27 August 2008
| name = Colors
| Headquarters = [[New Delhi]], [[Delhi]], India
| logofile = colorstelevision.png
| founder = [[Ramoji Rao]] in 1995
| logosize =
| key_people = [[Umesh Upadhyay]]
| logoalt = Colors
| owner = [[Network 18]] [[Reliance Industries]]
| launch = {{Launch date and age|2008|07|21}}
|Picture format = [[480i]] ([[16:9]] [[standard-definition television|SDTV]])<br>[[720p]] ([[high-definition television|HDTV]])
| owner = [[Viacom 18]]
| motto =
| share = '''UK:'''<br>0.08%
| website = {{URL|www.news18.com}}
| share as of = {{Start date|df=yes|2015|07}}
| share source = [http://www.barb.co.uk/whats-new/monthly-viewing-summary?_s=4 BARB]
| headquarters = [[New Delhi]], [[Delhi]], [[India]]
| replaced names = [[9XM]]
| country = [[India]]
| language = [[Hindi language|Hindi]]
| picture format = [[576i]] <small>([[4:3]])</small> ([[SDTV]])<br>[[1080i]] <small>([[16:9]])</small> ([[HDTV]])
| sister names =
{{Collapsible list
| list_style = text-align:left;
| 1 = [[MTV India|MTV]]<br />[[VH1 India|VH1]]<br />[[Comedy Central (India)|Comedy Central]]<br />[[Rishtey (TV channel)|Rishtey]]<br />[[ETV Marathi|Colors Marathi]]<br />[[ETV Gujarati|Colors Gujarati]]<br />[[ETV Bangla|Colors Bangla]]<br /> [[ETV Kannada|Colors Kannada]]<br />[[ETV Odia|Colors Odia]]<br />[[ETV Urdu]]<br />[[ETV Telugu]]<br />[[ETV Bihar]]<br />[[Nickelodeon India|Nick]]<br />[[Nick Jr India|Nick Jr]]<br />[[Teen Nick India|Teen Nick]]<br />[[Sonic-Nickelodeon]]<br />[[MTV Indies]]<br />[[CNN-IBN]] <br/> [[Colors Infinity]]
}}
| web = [http://colors.in.com colorstv.com]
| terr serv 1 = [[DVB-T2]] (India)
| terr chan 1 = Check local frequencies
| sat serv 1 = [[Airtel digital TV]]<br /><small>([[India]])</small>
| sat chan 1 = Channel 110 (SD)<br />Channel 111(HD)
| sat serv 2 = [[Tata Sky]]<br /><small>([[India]])</small>
| sat chan 2 = Channel 119 (SD)<br />Channel 120 (HD)
| sat serv 3 = [[Dish TV]]<br /><small>([[India]])</small>
| sat chan 3 = Channel 111 (SD)<br />Channel 02 (HD)
| sat serv 4 = [[Videocon d2h]]<br /><small>([[India]])</small>
| sat chan 4 = Channel 105 (SD)<br />Channel 106 (HD)
| sat serv 5 = [[Reliance Digital TV]] <small>([[India]])</small>
| sat chan 5 = Channel 220 (SD)<br />Channel 232 (HD)
| sat serv 6 = [[Sun Direct]]<br /><small>([[India]])</small>
| sat chan 6 = Channel 304 (SD)
| sat serv 7 = [[Dish Network]]<br /><small>([[United States|USA]])</small>
| sat chan 7 = Channel 697 (HD)(SD)
| sat serv 8 = [[Freesat]]<br /><small>([[United Kingdom|UK]])</small>
| sat chan 8 = Channel 662 (SD)
| sat serv 9 = [[Sky (UK & Ireland)|Sky]]<br /><small>([[United Kingdom|UK]] & [[Ireland]])</small>
| sat chan 9 = Channel 821 (SD)
| sat serv 10 = [[Astro (satellite TV)|Astro]]<br /><small>([[Malaysia]])</small>
| sat chan 10 = Channel 122 (SD)
| sat serv 11 = [[Dialog TV]]<br /><small>([[Sri Lanka]])</small>
| sat chan 11 = Channel 49 (SD)
| sat serv 12 = [[Dish Home]]<br /><small>([[Nepal]])</small>
| sat chan 12 = Channel 201 (SD)<br />Channel 904 (HD)
| sat serv 13 = [[AsiaSat|AsiaSat 3S]]<br /><small>([[Asia]],<br />[[Middle East]] and [[Australia]])</small>
| sat chan 13 = 4155 H, 9.833-3/5
| sat serv 14 = [[Shaw Direct]]<br />([[Canada]])
| sat chan 14 = Channel 810
| sat serv 15 = [[CanalSat]]<br><small>([[Mauritius]])
| sat chan 15 = Channel 140
| cable serv 1 = [[Hathway]]<br /><small>([[Mumbai]], [[India]])</small>
| cable chan 1 = Channel 4 (SD)<br />Channel 371 (HD)
| cable serv 2 = [[Asianet Digital TV]]<br /><small>([[India]])</small>
| cable chan 2 = Channel 502 (SD)
| cable serv 3 = [[Sun Cable Vision|SCV]]<br /><small>([[Chennai]], [[India]])</small>
| cable chan 3 = Channel 545 (SD)
| cable serv 4 = [[DEN Networks]]
| cable chan 4 = Channel 103
| cable serv 5 = [[StarHub TV]]<br /><small>([[Singapore]])</small>
| cable chan 5 = Channel 128
| cable serv 6 = [[Rogers Cable]]<br /><small>([[Canada]])</small>
| cable chan 6 = Channel 690
| cable serv 7 = [[Virgin TV]]<br /><small>([[United Kingdom|UK]])</small>
| cable chan 7 = Channel 826
| cable serv 9 = [[ABNXcess]]<br /><small>([[Malaysia]])</small>
| cable chan 9 = Channel 507
| cable serv 10 = [[Shaw Cable]]<br /><small>([[Canada]])</small>
| cable chan 10 = Channel 538
| cable serv 11 = [[WorldCall|World Call Cable]]<br /><small>([[Pakistan]])</small>
| cable chan 11 = Channel 25 (SD)<br />Channel 30 (HD)
| cable serv 12 = [[Verizon Fios]]<br /><small>([[United States|USA]])</small>
| cable chan 12 = Channel 1750
| cable serv 13 = [[AT&T U-verse]]<br /><small>([[United States|USA]])</small>
| cable chan 13 = Channel 3712
| cable serv 14 = [[RCN Corporation|RCN]]<br /><small>([[United States|USA]])</small>
| cable chan 14 = Channel 479
| iptv serv 1 = [[Now TV]]<br /><small>([[Hong Kong]])</small>
| iptv chan 1 = Channel 780
| iptv serv 2 = [[Bell Fibe TV]]<br /> <small>([[Canada]])</small>
| iptv chan 2 = Channel 790
| iptv serv 3 = [[Optik TV]]<br /><small>([[Canada]])</small>
| iptv chan 3 = Channel 509
| iptv serv 4 = [[mio TV]]<br /><small>([[Singapore]])</small>
| iptv chan 4 = Channel 652
| iptv serv 5 = [[Sling TV]] <small>([[USA]])</small>
| iptv chan 5 = Channel TBA
| iptv serv 6 = [[My.T]] <small>([[Mauritius]])</small>
| iptv chan 6 = Channel 94
}}
}}


'''Colors''', known as '''Aapka Colors''' in the United States and Canada, is a [[Hindi language]] [[India]]n general entertainment channel based in [[Mumbai]], [[Maharashtra]], [[India]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://colorstv.in/page/contact-us |title=Contact Us - Colors, Viacom 18 |publisher=Colorstv.in |date= |accessdate=2010-07-17}}</ref> part of the [[Viacom 18]] family, which was launched on 21 July 2008.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://businessofcinema.com/news.php?newsid=8948|title=Viacom 18's Colours to launch on 21 July; unveils programming|publisher=Business of Cinema|year=2008}}</ref>
'''ETV Network''' is one of the largest networks of [[satellite television|satellite]] [[television channels]] in India, running seventeen [[regional language]] news and entertainment channels. It is based in [[Hyderabad, India]].


The channel features a number of shows, such as ''[[Comedy Nights with Kapil]]'', ''[[Comedy Nights Bachao]]'', ''[[Balika Vadhu|Balika Vadhu — Kachchi Umar Ke Pakke Rishte]]'', ''[[Meri Aashiqui Tumse Hi]]'', ''[[Chakravartin Ashoka Samrat]]'', ''[[Sasural Simar Ka]]'', ''[[Udaan (2014 TV series)|Udaan Sapnon Ki]]'', ''[[Swaragini - Jodein Rishton Ke Sur|Swaragini — Jodein Rishton Ke Sur]]'', ''[[Thapki Pyaar Ki]]'', ''[[Ishq Ka Rang Safed]]'', ''[[Naagin]]'', ''[[Ek Duje Ke Liye]]'', '' [[Super Heroes]]'', ''[[24 (Indian TV series)|24 Season 2]]'', ''[[Bigg Boss 9]]'', ''[[The Farm (Indian TV series)|The Farm]]'' and ''[[The Anupam Kher Show - Kucch Bhi Ho Sakta Hai|The Anupam Kher Show — Kucch Bhi Ho Sakta Hai]]''.
==History==
The Hyderabad daily newspaper ''[[Eenadu]]'' ([[Telugu language|Telugu]] for 'today') started its own channel named Eenadu TV on 27 August 1995<ref>{{cite book|last1=Shrivastava|first1=K M|title=Broadcast Journalism in the 21st Century|date=2005|publisher=New Dawn Press Inc|isbn=1932705457|page=60|url=http://books.google.co.uk/books/about/Broadcast_Journalism.html?id=Tpt8knkqUsoC|accessdate=2 June 2014}}</ref> as satellite broadcasting took off in India. The network later added regional channels in other Indian languages and built a large local news network. ETV is owned by [[Network 18]], who bought it from [[Ramoji Group]] in 2013.


==Programming==
In March 2015 [[Viacom 18]] decided to rebrand five ETV regional general entertainment channels (owned by Prism TV). They are ETV Marathi, ETV Gujarati, ETV Kannada, ETV Bangla and ETV Odia will be rebranded into Colors Marathi, Colors Gujarati, Colors Kannada, Colors Bangla and Colors Odia.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bestmediainfo.com/2015/03/viacom18-extends-colors-franchise-with-5-new-regional-avatars|title= ETV rebranding to Colors}}</ref>
{{main|List of programs broadcast by Colors}}


==Network==
==Colors HD==
ETV Network, bouquet of channels are source of rich infotainment to audiences in the language of their choice. ETV Network channels have been bifurcated and being handled by three separate entities. Content and all other aspects relating to operations are handled by respective companies.


Colors HD was added by various DTH Operators in India and Nepal including Dish Home (Nepal), [[DishTV]],<ref>[http://www.dishtv.in/DishtruHDplus/hd_packs.html Dish TV HD Packages, Dish TV Super HD Packs, Dish TV Super HD Royale’ Pack, Dish TruHD Plus,A-la-carte packs<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> [[Airtel digital TV]],<ref>[http://www.airtel.in/hdchannels/ airtel Digital TV HD Channels - Monthly Packages<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> [[Videocon d2h]] and [[Tata Sky]].<ref>[http://www.tatasky.com/channel-packages.html Tata Sky DTH packages, digital TV, DTH India<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> This commercial-free channel is available in [[1080i]]. [[Hathway]] digital cable also provides Colors HD.<ref>[http://www.hathway.com/cable-tv/channel-list.php :: hathw@y ::<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
Eenadu Television Pvt Ltd operates ETV Telugu, ETV Andhra Pradesh & ETV Telangana


==International==
Prism TV Pvt Ltd operates [[Colors Bangla]], [[Colors Marathi]], [[Colors Kannada]], [[Colors Odia]] & [[Colors Gujarati]].
On 21 January 2010, Colors became available on [[Dish Network]] in the U.S., where it is called Aapka Colors (Your Colors) to not be confused with now-defunct [[Colours TV]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://media247.co.uk/bizasia/newsarchive/2009/12/colors_to_launc.php|title=Colors to launch on U.S.' Dish Network; UK next|publisher=Biz Asia|date=2009-12-03}}</ref> [[Amitabh Bachchan]] served as brand ambassador for the UK and USA launches.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://media247.co.uk/bizasia/newsarchive/2010/01/colors_ropes_in.php|title=Colors ropes in Big B to endorse UK/USA launch|publisher=Biz Asia|date=2010-01-14}}</ref>


Colors launched in the United Kingdom and Ireland on [[Sky (UK & Ireland)|Sky]] on 25 January 2010.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://media247.co.uk/bizasia/newsarchive/2010/01/colors_to_launc_1.php|title=Colors to launch on Monday on Sky Digital|publisher=Biz Asia|date=2010-01-19}}</ref> On 9 December 2009, [[INX Network|INX Media]] confirmed that Colors had bought [[9XM]]'s Sky EPG slot on channel 829 and on 5 January 2010, Colors secured a deal to join the ViewAsia subscription package.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://media247.co.uk/bizasia/newsarchive/2009/12/exclusive_color.php|title=EXCLUSIVE: Colors to replace 9XM on Sky|publisher=Biz Asia|date=2009-12-09}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://media247.co.uk/bizasia/newsarchive/2010/01/exclusive_color_1.php|title=EXCLUSIVE: Colors joins VIEWASIA package|publisher=Biz Asia|date=2010-01-05}}</ref> Initially the channel was available free-to-air and then subsequently was added to the ViewAsia package on 19 April 2010.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://media247.co.uk/bizasia/newsarchive/2010/04/exclusive_date.php|title=EXCLUSIVE: Date confirmed for Colors encryption|publisher=Biz Asia|date=2010-04-07}}</ref> Colors was added to [[Virgin Media]] on 1 April 2011, as a part of the Asian Mela pack.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://media247.co.uk/bizasia/newsarchive/2011/03/colors_sunrise.php|title=Colors & Sunrise Radio launch on Virgin Media|publisher=Biz Asia|date=2011-03-29}}</ref> On 2 September 2013, Colors left the ViewAsia package and became free-to-air on satellite again, as well as moving to Virgin's basic package.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.media247.co.uk/bizasia/colors-goes-free-to-air-on-sky-digital-in-uk|title=Colors goes free-to-air on Sky Digital in UK|publisher=Biz Asia|date=2013-09-02}}</ref>
Panorama Television Pvt Ltd operates ETV Rajasthan, ETV Urdu, ETV Bihar / Jharkhand, ETV Uttar Pradesh / Uttarakhand, ETV Madhya Pradesh / Chhattisgarh, ETV Bangla News, ETV Kannada News, ETV Odia News & ETV Haryana / Himachal Pradesh.


==References==
{| class="wikitable"
{{reflist|2}}
|- style="background:#ccc; text-align:center;"
! Channel !! Language !! City !! Office
|-
| [[ETV2 (India)|ETV Andhra Pradesh]]||[[Telugu language|Telugu]] || [[Visakhapatnam]] || [[Andhra Pradesh]]
|-
| [[ETV2 (India)|ETV Telangana]]||[[Telugu language|Telugu]] || [[Hyderabad]] || [[Telangana]]
|-
| [[ETV Telugu]] ||[[Telugu language|Telugu]] || [[Hyderabad]] || [[Telangana]]
|-
| [[ETV Urdu]] ||[[Urdu]] ||[[Hyderabad]] || [[Telangana]]
|-
| [[ETV News Bangla]] || [[Bengali language|Bengali]] || [[Kolkata]] || [[West Bengal]]
|-
| [[ETV News Kannada]] ||[[Kannada]] || [[Bengaluru]] || [[Karnataka]]
|-
| [[ETV News Odia]] ||[[Odia language|Odia]] || [[Bhubaneswar]] || [[Odisha]]
|-
| [[ETV News Gujarati]] ||[[Gujarati language|Gujarati]] || [[Ahmedabad]] || [[Gujarat]]
|-
| [[ETV Bihar|ETV Bihar Jharkhand]] ||[[Bhojpuri]] || [[Patna]] || [[Bihar]]
|-
| [[ETV Madhya Pradesh|ETV Madhya Pradesh Chatishgarh]] ||[[Hindi]] || [[Bhopal]] || [[Madhya Pradesh]]
|-
| [[ETV Rajasthan]] ||[[Hindi]] ||[[Jaipur]] || [[Rajasthan]]
|-
| [[ETV Uttar Pradesh|ETV Uttar Pradesh Uttarakhand]] ||[[Hindi]] || [[Lucknow]] || [[Uttar Pradesh]]
|-
| [[ETV Haryana/Himachal]] ||[[Hindi]] ||[[Chandigarh]] || [[Haryana]]
|-
|}

== References ==
{{Reflist}}
{{Reflist|group=Times Of India}}


==External links==
==External links==
{{Portal|Television}}
*[http://www.etv.co.in Official Site]
*[http://www.ap7am.com/telugu-serials-list-0-all-serials.html Telugu serials]
*[http://colors.in.com/in/ Official Website of Colors]

*[http://www.enews9.in]
{{ETV Network}}
{{Network 18}}
{{Colors Programmes}}
{{Telugu Language Television}}
{{Balaji Telefilms}}


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[[Category:Telugu-language television channels]]
[[Category:Television stations in India]]
[[Category:Television stations in Mumbai]]
[[Category:Media in Hyderabad, India]]
[[Category:Hindi-language television stations]]
[[Category:Television channels and stations established in 1995]]
[[Category:Hindi-language television channels in India]]
[[Category:24-hour television news channels in India]]
[[Category:Television channels and stations established in 2008]]
[[Category:Network18 Group]]

Revision as of 08:58, 10 October 2015

This article is about the Indian TV channel. For the Filipino channel, see Colours (TV channel). For the American TV network, see Colours TV.
Colors
CountryIndia
HeadquartersNew Delhi, Delhi, India
Programming
Language(s)Hindi
Ownership
OwnerViacom 18

Colors, known as Aapka Colors in the United States and Canada, is a Hindi language Indian general entertainment channel based in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India,[1] part of the Viacom 18 family, which was launched on 21 July 2008.[2]

The channel features a number of shows, such as Comedy Nights with Kapil, Comedy Nights Bachao, Balika Vadhu — Kachchi Umar Ke Pakke Rishte, Meri Aashiqui Tumse Hi, Chakravartin Ashoka Samrat, Sasural Simar Ka, Udaan Sapnon Ki, Swaragini — Jodein Rishton Ke Sur, Thapki Pyaar Ki, Ishq Ka Rang Safed, Naagin, Ek Duje Ke Liye, Super Heroes, 24 Season 2, Bigg Boss 9, The Farm and The Anupam Kher Show — Kucch Bhi Ho Sakta Hai.

Programming

Main article: List of programs broadcast by Colors

Colors HD

Colors HD was added by various DTH Operators in India and Nepal including Dish Home (Nepal), DishTV,[3] Airtel digital TV,[4] Videocon d2h and Tata Sky.[5] This commercial-free channel is available in 1080i. Hathway digital cable also provides Colors HD.[6]

International

On 21 January 2010, Colors became available on Dish Network in the U.S., where it is called Aapka Colors (Your Colors) to not be confused with now-defunct Colours TV.[7] Amitabh Bachchan served as brand ambassador for the UK and USA launches.[8]

Colors launched in the United Kingdom and Ireland on Sky on 25 January 2010.[9] On 9 December 2009, INX Media confirmed that Colors had bought 9XM's Sky EPG slot on channel 829 and on 5 January 2010, Colors secured a deal to join the ViewAsia subscription package.[10][11] Initially the channel was available free-to-air and then subsequently was added to the ViewAsia package on 19 April 2010.[12] Colors was added to Virgin Media on 1 April 2011, as a part of the Asian Mela pack.[13] On 2 September 2013, Colors left the ViewAsia package and became free-to-air on satellite again, as well as moving to Virgin's basic package.[14]

References

  1. ^ "Contact Us - Colors, Viacom 18". Colorstv.in. Retrieved 17 July 2010.
  2. ^ "Viacom 18's Colours to launch on 21 July; unveils programming". Business of Cinema. 2008.
  3. ^ Dish TV HD Packages, Dish TV Super HD Packs, Dish TV Super HD Royale’ Pack, Dish TruHD Plus,A-la-carte packs
  4. ^ airtel Digital TV HD Channels - Monthly Packages
  5. ^ Tata Sky DTH packages, digital TV, DTH India
  6. ^ :: hathw@y ::
  7. ^ "Colors to launch on U.S.' Dish Network; UK next". Biz Asia. 3 December 2009.
  8. ^ "Colors ropes in Big B to endorse UK/USA launch". Biz Asia. 14 January 2010.
  9. ^ "Colors to launch on Monday on Sky Digital". Biz Asia. 19 January 2010.
  10. ^ "EXCLUSIVE: Colors to replace 9XM on Sky". Biz Asia. 9 December 2009.
  11. ^ "EXCLUSIVE: Colors joins VIEWASIA package". Biz Asia. 5 January 2010.
  12. ^ "EXCLUSIVE: Date confirmed for Colors encryption". Biz Asia. 7 April 2010.
  13. ^ "Colors & Sunrise Radio launch on Virgin Media". Biz Asia. 29 March 2011.
  14. ^ "Colors goes free-to-air on Sky Digital in UK". Biz Asia. 2 September 2013.
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