ETV Network is an Indian regional channel group, based in the capital city of Hyderabad, India. It is a network of satellite television channels operating and broadcasting news, entertainment and reality-based programmes in different languages. The network"s channels cater to the television viewers" population speaking different languages and based in different states/group of states.
Inception of ETV Network
The Ramoji Group conglomerate headquartered in Hyderabad, which runs the Telugu-language Indian daily newspaper Eenadu (implying "today" in Telugu) circulated in the Andhra Pradesh and Telangana states, started its own television channel named Eenadu TV on August 27, 1995 in Telugu, as satellite broadcasting took off in India. The network later added channels in other Indian languages to cater viewers of multiple regions, and built a large network of channels providing local news.
Acquisition of ETV Network
The Ramoji Group divested its television assets to the television broadcasting company TV18, jointly owned and operated in India by NBCUniversal and Network18 Group, in 2013. In March 2015, Viacom 18, another TV broadcasting group again owned by Network18 and American media conglomerate Viacom and jointly operating with TV18, decided to re-brand 5 ETV regional general entertainment channels, namely ETV Marathi, ETV Gujarati, ETV Kannada, ETV Bangla and ETV Odia into Colors Marathi, Colors Gujarati, Colors Kannada, Colors Bangla and Colors Odia respectively.
There are currently 20 channels under the ETV Network, broadcasting news, lifestyle, health and fitness and general entertainment programmes in as many as 10 different languages, catering to the viewers of different states and regions. In April 2016, 3 regional news channels were added to the network"s multilingual range of channels, under the brand name of News 18, namely News 18 Kerala, News 18 Tamil Nadu and News 18 Assam NE. They cater to the audiences of Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Assam/Northeast states, being broadcast in Malayalam, Tamil and Assamese language respectively.
List of Television Channels under ETV Network
The television channels broadcasted under the ETV Network are listed hereunder alongside their languages and regions wherein they cater to the viewers.
| Channel | Language | State/Region |
| ETV | Telugu | Andhra Pradesh/Telangana |
| ETV Plus | Telugu | Andhra Pradesh/Telangana |
| ETV Life | Telugu | Andhra Pradesh/Telangana |
| ETV Cinema | Telugu | Andhra Pradesh/Telangana |
| ETV Abhiruchi | Telugu | Andhra Pradesh/Telangana |
| ETV Andhra Pradesh | Telugu | Andhra Pradesh/Telangana |
| ETV Telangana | Telugu | Andhra Pradesh/Telangana |
| ETV Urdu | Urdu | Andhra Pradesh/Telangana/Maharashtra/West Bengal/Karnataka |
| ETV News Bangla | Bengali | West Bengal |
| ETV News Kannada | Kannada | Karnataka |
| ETV News Odia | Odia | Odisha |
| ETV News Gujarati | Gujarati | Gujarat |
| ETV Bihar Jharkhand | Hindi | Bihar/Jharkhand |
| ETV Madhya Pradesh Chatishgarh | Hindi | Madhya Pradesh/Chhattisgarh |
| ETV Rajasthan | Hindi | Rajasthan |
| ETV Uttar PradeshUttarakhand | Hindi | Uttar Pradesh/Uttarakhand |
| ETV Haryana/Himachal | Hindi | Haryana/Himachal Pradesh |
| News 18 Kerala | Malayalam | Kerala |
| News 18 Tamil Nadu | Tamil | Tamil Nadu |
| News 18 Assam/North-East | Assamese | Assam/North East |
Related Readings:
Indian Regional Channels
Satellite Television in India
Indian TV Channels
Entertainment Channels in India
News Channels in India
