This is a list of South Asian-origin television channels available on cable, satellite and IPTV platforms in Canada, Malaysia, the Middle East, Singapore, Trinidad and Tobago, the United Kingdom and the United States. Channels broadcasting from different regions of India, Pakistan and Bangladesh are available in Bengali, English, Gujarati, Hindi, Bhojpuri, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Odia, Punjabi, Tamil, Telugu and Urdu.
Network | Origin of programming | Language | Genre | Service |
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&TV | India | Hindi | General | Now TV |
Colors | India | Hindi | General | Now TV |
MTV India | India | Hindi | Music | Now TV |
SET | India | Hindi | General | Now TV |
SET Max | India | Hindi | Movies/Cricket | Now TV |
Sony SAB | India | Hindi | Comedy | Now TV |
Sony MIX | India | Hindi | Music | Now TV |
Vijay | India | Tamil | General | Now TV |
Star Plus | India | Hindi | General | Now TV |
Star Gold | India | Hindi | Movies/Cricket | Now TV |
Star Bharat | India | Hindi | Drama | Now TV |
Zee TV | India | Hindi | General | Now TV |
Cable TV Hong Kong | ||||
Zee Cinema | India | Hindi | Movies/Cricket | Now TV |
Cable TV Hong Kong | ||||
Zee News | India | Hindi | News | Now TV |
Cable TV Hong Kong | ||||
Zee Telugu | India | Telugu | General | Now TV |
Zee Tamil | India | Tamil | General | Now TV |
Zing | India | Hindi | Music | Cable TV Hong Kong |
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