Kantipur Television Explained

Kantipur Television
Sister Channels:Kantipur Max HD
Picture Format: (1080i, HDTV)
Owner:Kantipur Television Network Pvt. Ltd
Country:Nepal
Area:Worldwide
Language:Nepali, English and Maithili
Headquarters:Subidhanagar, Kathmandu[1]
Online Serv 1:Kantipur Television

Kantipur Television, popularly known as Kantipur TV HD or KTV, is a private television station based in Kathmandu, Nepal. The chairman and managing director is Kailash Sirohiya. The CEO of Kantipur Television is Shishir Pachhai. Launched on 13 July 2003, KTV is licensed for terrestrial and satellite broadcasting. It initially only broadcast in the Kathmandu Valley terrestrially, but later expanded to other parts of Nepal after it began broadcasting on satellite television.[2] Kantipur Television is headquartered in Subidhanagar, Kathmandu.[1]

History

In December 2012, the Intelligence Bureau of India flagged Kantipur Television as a "hate channel" allegedly broadcasting anti-India programming. It was one of the twenty-four "illegal" channels to have been flagged.[3] Kantipur Television launched a sister channel, Kantipur Gold, on 19 February 2015.[4] This was in occasion to the 22nd anniversary of Kantipur Publications.[5] The channel later commenced formal broadcasts on 18 September 2015.[6] The channel, however, was shut down in December 2016.

The network started broadcasting in HD on 14 December 2017.[2] [7] On 19 March 2021, Kantipur Television launched Kantipur Cineplex HD, a new television station in Nepal focusing on movie broadcasting in association with Highlights Nepal, the largest movie distributor and digital partner in Nepal. Kantipur Cineplex HD has now been renamed Kantipur Max HD.

List of programmes

ProgramGenre
Taal Entertainment
Call Kantipur Entertainment
Song Videos Music
Baliyo Ghar Reconstruction Based
Double Trouble Entertainment
AinaaCurrent social problems
Harke HaldarEntertainment
Ditha SabEntertainment
BBC Sajha Sawal Current affairs
Kantipur Aja Current affairs
Fireside Current affairs
Sarokar News and politics
Scoreboard Sports
Rajatpat Entertainment
Kilo Tango Mike Police procedural drama
Life Is Beautiful Entertainment
Music Mela Entertainment
Ghum Gham Entertainment
Countdown Kantipur Entertainment
Disha Nirdesh Current affairs
Rise and Shine Morning show
Kantipur NewsNews
Kantipur SamacharNews
SamaKoodh Current affairs
Paribartan Current affairs
What The Flop
Frame by Frame Kollywood news and entertainment
Countdown Kantipur Music
Tiffin Box Music
2pm film Film
M&S Nepal Weekly magazine
Jodhaa akabar birbal tansen mugalDrama
Twakka Tukka ReturnsComedy
Here's To Life Entertainment
Good Morning Nepal Morning show
Comedy ChampionComedy reality
It's My Show with Suraj Singh ThakuriEntertainment Table Talk show
Dr. KantipurHealth
Beauty Pageant
Miss Universe Nepal 2023 (Umanga Creation)

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Contact Information. 19 August 2024.
  2. Web site: KTV goes High Definition from today. 14 December 2017. 19 August 2024. The Kathmandu Post.
  3. Web site: MHA glare on hate channels: Govt puts on notice 24 foreign TV channels showing anti-India content after intel alert. 6 December 2012. 19 August 2024. 6 December 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20121206064304/http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/hate-channels-showing-anti-india-content-intel-alert-cable-tv-act/1/236245.html. live. India Today.
  4. Web site: Kantipur Gold channel launched. 20 February 2015. 19 August 2024. The Kathmandu Post.
  5. Web site: Kantipur Publications marks 22nd anniversary. 19 February 2015. 19 August 2024. The Kathmandu Post.
  6. Web site: Kantipur Gold begins broadcast. 19 September 2015. 19 August 2024. The Kathmandu Post.
  7. Web site: Kantipur Television Starts High Definition Transmission. 15 December 2017. 19 August 2024. TechLekh.