Kantipur Television, popularly known as Kantipur TV HD or KTV, is a private television station based in Kathmandu, Nepal. The chairman and managing director is Kailash Sirohiya. The CEO of Kantipur Television is Shishir Pachhai. Launched on 13 July 2003, KTV is licensed for terrestrial and satellite broadcasting. It initially only broadcast in the Kathmandu Valley terrestrially, but later expanded to other parts of Nepal after it began broadcasting on satellite television.[2] Kantipur Television is headquartered in Subidhanagar, Kathmandu.[1]
History
In December 2012, the Intelligence Bureau of India flagged Kantipur Television as a "hate channel" allegedly broadcasting anti-India programming. It was one of the twenty-four "illegal" channels to have been flagged.[3] Kantipur Television launched a sister channel, Kantipur Gold, on 19 February 2015.[4] This was in occasion to the 22nd anniversary of Kantipur Publications.[5] The channel later commenced formal broadcasts on 18 September 2015.[6] The channel, however, was shut down in December 2016.[citation needed]
The network started broadcasting in HD on 14 December 2017.[2][7] On 19 March 2021, Kantipur Television launched Kantipur Cineplex HD, a new television station in Nepal focusing on movie broadcasting in association with Highlights Nepal, the largest movie distributor and digital partner in Nepal. Kantipur Cineplex HD has now been renamed Kantipur Max HD.[citation needed]
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^ ab"KTV goes High Definition from today". The Kathmandu Post. 14 December 2017. Retrieved 19 August 2024.
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^"Kantipur Gold channel launched". The Kathmandu Post. 20 February 2015. Retrieved 19 August 2024.
^"Kantipur Publications marks 22nd anniversary". The Kathmandu Post. 19 February 2015. Retrieved 19 August 2024.
^"Kantipur Gold begins broadcast". The Kathmandu Post. 19 September 2015. Retrieved 19 August 2024.
^"Kantipur Television Starts High Definition Transmission". TechLekh. 15 December 2017. Retrieved 19 August 2024.
