Country | India |
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Broadcast area | South Asia and the Middle East |
Headquarters | Mumbai, Maharashtra, India |
Programming | |
Language(s) | English Hindi |
Picture format | 576i (SDTV), 1080i (HDTV) |
Ownership | |
Owner | Disney Star |
Sister channels | STAR One |
History | |
Launched | 27 May 1994 (as Channel [V] South) [1] |
Closed | 15 September 2018 [2] |
Replaced by | Star Sports 3 |
Links | |
Website | www |
Channel [V] India was an Indian television channel affiliated to the international Channel [V] launched on 27 May 1994, as Channel [V] South Beam on the AsiaSat 2 satellite. The channel owned by STAR India and 21st Century Fox broadcasts a mix of music and original fiction programs. [3] It went from an international music channel in its early days to a music driven one to a youth-oriented entertainment one. [3] [4]
On 1 July 2012, Channel [V] India discontinued music programming. However, Channel [V] International continue to air music programming in India for those with C/Ku band satellite dishes until its cessation on 1 October 2021. It started focusing on original content through fiction dailies and studio formats that addressed youth issues. [5] However On 30 June 2016, the channel discontinued fiction dailies and studio formats and reverted to a 24-hour music-channel format. [6]
On 1 August 2016, the channel changed its look and logo and continued music programming which plays the latest Indian and International hits catering to the Indian youth. [7] The channel was shut down on 15 September 2018 and Star Sports relaunched Star Sports 3 for the first time in 2013. [2]
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