Colors Cineplex Explained

Colors Cineplex
Launch Date:	(India) in (UK) in (USA)
Owner:	Viacom 18
Key People:	Rockteem Bhattacharjee
Headquarters:	Mumbai, India
Country:	India
Picture Format:	1080i HDTV (downscaled to letterboxed 480i for the SDTV feed)
Website:	colorscineplex.com
Former Names:	Rishtey Cineplex (2016-2019)
Online Serv 1:	Sling TV

Colors Cineplex (formerly Rishtey Cineplex) is an Indian pay television channel owned by Viacom18. It was launched on 8 May 2016.

History

In June 2016 Viacom18 decided to launch the channel in the UK as Rishtey Cineplex.^[1] It launched on 29 September 2016 on Sky, replacing UMP Movies.^[2] The channel also launched in US in October 5, 2016 on Dish Network.

The channel was launched on Freeview on 17 January 2017.^[3] However, it was later removed on 1 July 2017.^[4]

In 2017, Viacom18 launched HD movie channel Cineplex HD and it was rebranded as Colors Cineplex HD in 2019.

In October 2017, the channel was launched in Virgin Media.^[5]

On 1 March 2019, Rishtey Cineplex was rebranded as Colors Cineplex and Cineplex HD as Colors Cineplex HD.^[6]

Viacom18 relaunched Rishtey Cineplex on 5 June 2020 on DD Free Dish. Viacom18 launched another Hindi movie channel Colors Cineplex Bollywood on 1 April 2021.^[7] The channel broadcasts Bollywood and the hindi dubbed South Indian movies.

Original shows

• Road Safety World Series is a T20 cricket competition organised by the Road Safety Cell of Maharashtra to raise awareness about road safety.^{[8] [9]} 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.^[10] and Former India captain Sunil Gavaskar is the commissioner of the series.^[11] The series was aired from 7 to 22 March 2020 on Colors Cineplex. Ravi Gaikwad, Chief of RTO, Thane (Konkan Range), Government of Maharashtra, 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.^{[12] [13] [14]}

The man who has been supporting for the cause of road safety is Ravi Gaikwad, Senior Member of Road Safety Cell, Government of Maharashtra.^{[12] [15] [16] [17] [13]}

Ravi Gaikwad, Chairman of Shant Bharat Surakshit Bharat appreciated Yohan Blake's visit to India and his efforts for road safety campaign, which required the need to educate the people and make them aware of their responsibilities so as to save as many lives as possible on Indian roads.^[18]

• T10 League – Abu Dhabi T10 League season 5 was broadcast on the channel along with Rishtey Cineplex and Voot.^{[19] [20]}

Notes and References

1. Web site: UK to replace existing film channel. BizAsia. 26 June 2016. 29 June 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160724110033/http://www.media247.co.uk/bizasia/rishtey-cineplex-gets-closer-to-uk-launch-2016. 24 July 2016. dead.
2. News: Rishtey Cineplex makes launch on Sky platform. BizAsia. 29 September 2016. 13 September 2018.
3. News: Rishtey Cineplex set for launch on Freeview. BizAsia. 16 January 2017. 13 September 2018. Baddhan, Raj.
4. News: Rishtey Cineplex leaves Freeview line-up. BizAsia. 1 July 2017. 13 September 2018.
5. News: Rishtey Cineplex & MTV Beats officially launch on Virgin Media. BizAsia. 3 October 2017. 13 September 2018. Baddhan, Raj.
6. Web site: Rishtey Cineplex and Rishtey get rechristened as 'Colors Cineplex' & 'Colors Rishtey'. Adgully Bureau. www.adgully.com. 25 February 2019 .
7. News: Viacom18 to launch Colors Cineplex Bollywood. The Hindu BusinessLine. 17 March 2021. 20 March 2021.
8. https://www.insidesport.co/unacademy-title-sponsor-for-road-safety-world-series-cricket/ Safety World Series cricket
9. https://www.thehindu.com/sport/cricket/tendulkar-versus-lara-in-road-safety-world-series-opener/article30809663.ece Tendulkar versus Lara in Road Safety World Series opener
10. https://www.newsnation.in/sports/cricket/road-safety-world-series-2020-india-legends-squad-254303.html Road Safety World Series 2020
11. https://www.aninews.in/news/sports/cricket/tendulkar-lara-to-face-each-other-in-road-safety-world-series-opening-match20200213193641/ Tendulkar, Lara to face each other in Road Safety World Series opening match
12. News: Ravi Gaikwad: Man with a mission. The Economic Times. November 2019 .
13. Web site: Colors Cineplex on Facebook Watch. www.facebook.com.
14. Web site: Road Safety World Series: Here's how cricketers drove home the point on road safety before COVID-19 lockdown. Asianet News Network Pvt Ltd.
15. Web site: Road Safety Cricket series gets boost. Free Press Journal.
16. Web site: Special conversation with Ravi Gaikwad, who connects cricket with road safety campaign - रोड सेफ्टी मुहिम के लिए सचिन फिर उठाएंगे बल्ला वीडियो - हिन्दी न्यूज़ वीडियो एनडीटीवी ख़बर. khabar.ndtv.com.
17. Web site: Tweet . twitter.com . 2021-02-16.
18. Web site: Yohan Blake to promote road safety in India. 2020-08-18. Mathrubhumi. en.
19. Web site: Viacom18 Bags exclusive TV and digital rights for Abu Dhabi T10 series. 2021-08-17. 2021-11-15. News18.
20. Web site: 2021-08-18. We Welcome Viacom18 as our TV Broadcast and Digital Media Partner in India #IndiaBroadcast #ADT10News #InAbuDhabi #AbuDhabiT10. 2021-10-05. Facebook.com. en-US.