Imagine TV

Imagine TV
Imagine TV
Imagine TV Logo.png
Launched January 21, 2008
Owned by Turner Broadcasting System, Inc.
(a Time Warner company)
Picture format 4:3 (576i, SDTV)
Slogan Entertain and Delight.
Country India
United Kingdom
Headquarters Mumbai, Maharashtra
Formerly called NDTV Imagine (2008-2010)
Sister channel(s) Lumiere Movies
Imagine Showbiz
Website Official Website
Availability
Satellite
Airtel digital TV (India) Channel 106
BIG TV (India) Channel 7
DishTV (India) Channel 104
Sun Direct DTH (India) Channel 1
Tata Sky (India) Channel 107
Sky (UK) Channel 831
Dish Network (USA) Channel 574
Nilesat 12341V 27500 3/4
Cable
Hathway (India) Channel 12
IPTV
UniFi (Malaysia) Channel 199

Imagine TV is a Hindi general entertainment channel, owned by Turner Broadcasting System based in Mumbai.[1]

Contents

History

NDTV Imagine logo

The channel was established by NDTV Group under the stewardship of former STAR India CEO Sameer Nair. The channel, was launched in India on January 21, 2008 as NDTV Imagine. Imagine TV has tied up with Karan Johar, who is the creative consultant and ambassador of the Imagine TV brand.

On 8 December 2009, it was announced that Turner Asia Pacific Ventures (a wholly owned subsidiary Turner Broadcasting System) had acquired a 92 per cent stake in NDTV Imagine Ltd.[2] NDTV’s 76 per cent stake in NDTV Imagine would be given to Turner for $67 million, the Time Warner company would acquire fresh equity worth $50 million to get 92 per cent control. NDTV Imagine Ltd. runs NDTV Imagine, NDTV Lumiere and NDTV Imagine Showbiz television channels and film production and distribution company, NDTV Imagine Film Co. The purchase received approval from the Time Warner board on 17 December 2009.[3] At the end of the $126.5 million deal, Turner holds 92% in NDTV Imagine Ltd. while 3.2% is retained by NDTV Networks and the remaining 4.8% is held by its chief executive officer Sameer Nair and other Imagine employees. In December 2009, Online and mobile video service NyooTV.com join hand with NDTV Imagine for procuring the on-going and past TV shows. [4]

NDTV announced on 24 February 2010 that it has received all the regulatory approvals and the transaction has been concluded on 23 February by transfer of shares, amounting to 85.68 per cent of NDTV Imagine Ltd, by NDTV Networks Plc to Turner Asia Pacific Ventures.[5] The three channels will be under Turner General Entertainment Networks, a holding company that will infuse fresh capital to fund the network's growth. The 'NDTV' brand will drop out and the channels will be labelled Imagine TV, Lumiere Movies and Imagine Showbiz.

International availability

Imagine Dil Se logo

In the UK and Ireland, Imagine is broadcast on the Sky platform, where it is free-to-air. Due to copyright issues, the channel was unable to use 'Imagine TV' in the region, therefore it was rebranded as Imagine...Dil Se, from NDTV Imagine, on 1 November 2010.[6]

As of February 4, 2009 Imagine is available in the US on the Dish Network platform. Imagine is also available on Nilesat in the middle east free-to-air. In November 2009, NDTV Imagine launched in Canada in partnership with Canadian broadcaster Ethnic Channels Group and is available on Bell TV. The channel was rebranded as Imagine Dil Se in early 2011.



Programming

Main article: List of programs broadcast by Imagine TV

See also

References

  1. ^ "Imagine TV". Imagine TV. 2008-01-21. http://www.imagine.tv/contact.php. Retrieved 2010-10-09. 
  2. ^ "Turner buys 92% stake in NDTV Imagine". Biz Asia. 2009-12-08. http://media247.co.uk/bizasia/newsarchive/2009/12/turner_buys_76.php. 
  3. ^ "Time Warner approves NDTV Imagine acquisition". Biz Asia. 2009-12-17. http://media247.co.uk/bizasia/newsarchive/2009/12/time_warner_app.php. 
  4. ^ "Online TV Platform NyooTV.com To Join Hands With NDTV Imagine For Content". WAT blog. 2009-12-22. http://www.watblog.com/2009/12/22/online-tv-platform-nyootv-com-to-join-hands-with-ndtv-imagine-for-content/. 
  5. ^ "Turner completes acquisition, NDTV Imagine becomes Imagine TV". Indian Television. 2010-02-24. http://www.indiantelevision.com/headlines/y2k10/feb/feb179.php. 
  6. ^ "Imagine UK's new brand revealed". Biz Asia. 26 October 2010. http://media247.co.uk/bizasia/newsarchive/2010/10/exclusive_imagi.php. 

External links

v · New Delhi Television Limited
Corporate Leadership
Prannoy Roy  · Radhika Roy  · KVL Narayan Rao  · Vikram Chandra  · Ajay Mankotia  · Sameer Nair  · Smeeta Chakrabarti  · Rajiv Mathur  · Saurav Banerjee  · Shyatto Raha  · John O'Loan
News Channels
English - NDTV 24x7  · Hindi - NDTV India  · Business - NDTV Profit  ·
Entertainment Channels
Hindi - Imagine TV1  · Lifestyle - NDTV Good Times2  ·
Movie Channels
World Cinema - Lumiere Movies1  ·
Regional Channels
Delhi - NDTV MetroNation  · Chennai - NDTV Hindu3  ·
Interactive Channels
Cooking - ACTVE Cooking4  ·
International Channels
Middle East - NDTV Arabia (defunct)  · Canada - ATN NDTV 24x75, NDTV Imagine (Canada)6  · Malaysia - Astro Awani7
Radio
Red FM 93.58  ·
Subsidies
Online Development - NDTV Convergence  · Media Consultancy - NDTV Worldwide  · Online and Televison Advertising - NDTV Media  · Software Development - NDTV Labs  · Post-production - NGEN Media Services9  ·
1 Minority stake in joint venture with Turner Broadcasting System (Time Warner).
2 Joint venture with UB Group.
3 Joint venture with Alliance Lumière Pvt. Ltd.
3 Joint venture with The Hindu Group.
4 Joint venture with Tata Sky.
5 Owned by Asian Television Network.
6 Owned by Ethnic Channels Group.
7 Joint venture with Astro All Asia Networks
8 Minority stake in joint venture with Sun Network, Value Labs and Astro All Asia Networks.
9 Joint venture with Genpact.
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