| Country | Netherlands |
|---|---|
| Programming | |
| Language(s) | Indonesian |
| Picture format | 4:3 SDTV |
| History | |
| Launched | December 2005 |
| Closed | December 2009 |
Garuda TV was a Dutch television channel aimed primarily at Indonesian and Dutch East Indies immigrants. It was a subscription channel that was received via cable in a digital package. Garuda TV's parent company was GTV, based in Jakarta, Indonesia, unrelated to the Indonesian television channel of the same name.
In late 2004, the company was established with a tentative early 2005 launch date. The channel was owned by two Indonesian-registered companies, PT Altra Excis Investama (AXIS Group) who owned 100% of the channel, and its subsidiary PT Cipta Indah Strategi. The target audience was made up of Dutch people of Indonesian descent, as well as ethnic Java/Surinamese Dutch and people with active interest in Indonesia, who were living in the medium-term in Europe. [1] It was already gaining the rights for programs from the main Indonesian channels. [2]
The channel was formally announced in late October 2005, with Casema and Multikabel becoming the first companies to carry it. [3] Experimental broadcasts started in December 2005, becoming regular on 15 January 2006. [4]
By 2009, the channel was in limbo, carrying mainly repeats. Facing this situation, the channel ceased operations gradually during December that year. [5]