Colors Tamil

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Colors Tamil HD
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Country India
Broadcast area India and Worldwide
Headquarters Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
Programming
Language(s) Tamil
Picture format 1080i HDTV
Ownership
Owner Viacom18
Sister channels
History
Launched19 February 2018 (2018-02-19)
Links
Website www.colorstamil.in
Availability
Streaming media
Astro (Malaysia)Astro GO / On Demand
Sling TV Internet Protocol television

Colors Tamil HD is an Indian Tamil language general entertainment pay television channel owned by Viacom 18 on 19 February 2018. [1] The channel's headquarters is in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. The network's programming consists of Tamil Series, Comedies, youth-oriented reality shows, Cooking Show and Movies.

Contents

Colors Tamil's SD feed was rebranded from NXT, while the HD feed was previously known as ZAP. The channel partnership with Columbia pictures for Hollywood movies. [2] [3]

Programming

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References

  1. "Viacom18 enters Tamil market with launch of Colors Tamil". The Economic Times . 9 February 2018. Retrieved 21 February 2018.
  2. "There's a new Viacom18 channel in town: Meet COLORS Tamil". The Economic Times . 4 May 2017.
  3. "Viacom18 to enter Tamil entertainment market under Colors brand". Business Standard . 5 May 2017.