KTV (India)
Appearance
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Country | India |
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Network | Sun TV Network |
Headquarters | Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India |
Programming | |
Language(s) | Tamil |
Ownership | |
Owner | Sun Group |
KTV (Tamil: கேktvதொலைக்காட்சி) is a 24-hour Tamil movie television channel featuring Kollywood films launched on 22 October 2001.[1] It is a part of the wider Chennai-based Sun TV Network, a subsidiary of the Sun Group.
History
The letter K in KTV stands for Kondattam which means celebration. It was launched on 22 October 2001. It was founded 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.