| Colors TV | |
|---|---|
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| Launched | July 21, 2008 |
| Owned by | Viacom 18 |
| Picture format | 4:3 (576i, SDTV) and 1080i, HDTV |
| Country | India |
| Headquarters | Mumbai |
| Sister channel(s) | MTV India, Rishtey, Nick India, VH1 India, Studio 18, Comedy Central (India), Sonic Nickelodeon India (launched on Dec. 20, 2011) |
| Website | colors.in.com/in/ colors.in.com/uk/ aapkacolors.com |
| Availability | |
| Satellite | |
| Airtel digital TV | Channel 108 |
| Tata Sky | Channel 123 and channel 124 {HD} |
| Dish TV | Channel 111 and Channel 02 (HD) |
| Dish Network (USA) | Channel 697 |
| Sky (UK & Ireland) | Channel 829 |
| Videocon d2h | Channel 105 |
| Reliance Digital TV | Channel 220 |
| Sun Direct | Channel 304 |
| Astro (Malaysia) | channel 122 (coming soon) |
| Dialog TV (Sri Lanka) | channel 49 |
| Cable | |
| Hathway Digital Cable | Channel 3 |
| SCV | Channel 545 |
| StarHub TV(Singapore) | Channel 128 |
| Rogers Cable (Canada) | Channel 690 |
| Virgin TV (UK) | Channel 826 |
| SkyCable (Philippines) | Channel TBA |
| IPTV | |
| now TV (Hong Kong) | Channel 780 |
| Bell Fibe TV (Canada) | Channel 790 |
| Optik TV (Canada) |
Channel 509 |
| mio TV (Singapore) | Channel 652 |
Colors, (Hindi: कलर्स) known as Aapka Colors (Hindi: आपका कलर्स) in the United States and Canada, is a Hindi language Indian general entertainment channel based in Mumbai,[1] part of the Viacom 18 family, which was launched on July 21, 2008.[2]
On 21 January 2010, Colors became available on Dish Network in the U.S., where it is called Aapka Colors (Your Colors) because of a clash with Colours TV.[3] Amitabh Bachchan served as brand ambassador for the UK and USA launches.[4]
Colors launched in the United Kingdom and Ireland on Sky on 25 January 2010.[5] 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.[6][7] EPG tests began on 4 January 2010 using the 9XM stream, followed by Colors' own video and audio on 8 January.[8][9] Initially the channel was available free-to-air and then subsequently was added to the VIEWASIA package on 19 April 2010.[10] Colors was added to Virgin Media on 1 April 2011, as a part of the Asian Mela pack.[11]
Currently, the channel is featuring a number of successful shows, such as Bigg Boss, Balika Vadhu, Madhubala - Ek Ishq Ek Junoon, Uttaran, and Sasural Simar Ka. The channels' most popular show, Balika Vadhu has been ranked in the TOP 5 shows of Indian television's TRPs charts, within 3 months of its launch.
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Current Shows [edit]
Top 4 Shows
Madhubala-Ek Ishq Ek Junoon, May 28 2012-Present Airs Mon-Sat@ 20:30hrs Avg.3.8
Balika Vadhu, July 21,2008-Present/Airs Mon-Sat@ 20:00hrs Avg.4.1
Uttaran, December 1,2008-Present Airs Mon-Fri@ 22:00hrs Avg 3.3
Sasural Simar Ka, April 25 2011-Present Airs Mon-Sat@ 19:30hrs Avg 2.4
Rest Of The Shows [edit]
Sanskaar
Na Bole Tum Na Maine Kuch Kahan 2
Bani-Ishq Da Kalma
Shaitaan
Popularity & Competition [edit]
The channel got a huge popularity just after its launch with Fear Factor: Khatron Ke Khiladi with a Bollywood actor Akshay Kumar and due to its successful ratings, it received a top position among other Hindi general entertainment channels for a little while, such as STAR Plus, Sony TV, Zee TV, Life OK and Sahara One. The network has successfully completed its 4 years. It hails successful soaps such as Balika Vadhu, Madhubala- Ek ishq Ek junoon, Sanskaar etc and reality shows such as Bigg Boss and has thus established itself in Indian television.
Golden Petal Awards [edit]
Shows [edit]
Colors HD [edit]
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Colors HD was added by various DTH Operators in India including DishTV,[12] Airtel digital TV,[13] Videocon d2h[14]Tata Sky.[15] This commercial-free channel is available in 1080i. Hathway digital cable also provides Colors HD.[16]
Award [edit]
| Year | Awards |
|---|---|
| 2009-2012 | Apsara Awards |
| 2009-present | New Talent Awards |
| 2010 | Sahara IPL Awards |
| 2010-2012 | Global Indian Music Awards |
| 2010-present | Indian Telly Awards |
| 2011-present | The Global Indian Film and TV Honours |
| 2011-present | Colors Golden Petal Awards |
| 2012-present | Screen Awards |
| 2012-present | Mirchi Music Awards |
| 2012-present | People's Choice Awards |
| 2013-present | IIFA Awards |
References [edit]
- ^ "Contact Us - Colors, Viacom 18". Colorstv.in. Retrieved 2010-07-17.
- ^ "Viacom 18's Colours to launch on 21 July; unveils programming". Business of Cinema. 2008.
- ^ "Colors to launch on U.S.' Dish Network; UK next". Biz Asia. 2009-12-03.
- ^ "Colors ropes in Big B to endorse UK/USA launch". Biz Asia. 2010-01-14.
- ^ "Colors to launch on Monday on Sky Digital". Biz Asia. 2010-01-19.
- ^ "EXCLUSIVE: Colors to replace 9XM on Sky". Biz Asia. 2009-12-09.
- ^ "EXCLUSIVE: Colors joins VIEWASIA package". Biz Asia. 2010-01-05.
- ^ "Colors begins EPG data testing ahead of launch". Biz Asia. 2010-01-04.
- ^ "Colors begins UK video and audio testing". Biz Asia. 2010-01-08.
- ^ "EXCLUSIVE: Date confirmed for Colors encryption". Biz Asia. 2010-04-07.
- ^ "Colors & Sunrise Radio launch on Virgin Media". Biz Asia. 2011-03-29.
- ^ http://www.dishtv.in/DishtruHDplus/hd_packs.html
- ^ http://www.airtel.in/hdchannels/
- ^ http://www.videocond2h.com/WSC/packages.aspx.
- ^ http://www.tatasky.com/channel-packages.html
- ^ http://www.hathway.com/cable-tv/channel-list.php
External links [edit]
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