ETV Bal Bharat

ETV Bal Bharat is a children's pay television channel owned by the Hyderabad-based ETV Network airing animated programming.[1] The network was launched on 27 April 2021, initially with channels on twelve distinct languages.[2]

ETV Bal Bharat
ETV
Logo of ETV Bal Bharat channel
CountryIndia
Broadcast areaIndia
NetworkETV Network
HeadquartersHyderabad, Telangana, India
Programming
Language(s)
Picture format1080i HDTV (downscaled to letterboxed 576i for SDTV feeds)
Ownership
OwnerRamoji Group
Sister channels
  • ETV
  • ETV Plus
  • ETV Cinema
  • ETV Andhra Pradesh
  • ETV Life
  • ETV Abhiruchi
  • ETV Telangana
History
LaunchedApril 27, 2021 (2021-04-27)
Links
Websitewww.etvbalbharat.com
Availability
Streaming media
Tata Play
(India) sun direct (India)
SD

Bal Bharat is the network's first television channel dedicated to children, and is the only one to include audio tracks in multiple languages, including eleven Indian ones and even English.[3] However, it was announced that the Punjabi, Odia, Gujarati, Marathi, Bengali, and Assamese regional channels of Bal Bharat would cease operations by 1 April 2022, leaving their audio feeds to remain with the other six languages on the main channel.[4]

Programming

See also

References

  1. "Eenadu Television set to venture into kids genre". Exchange4media.com. 26 April 2021. Retrieved 4 June 2021.
  2. "ETV Bal Bharat in 11 Indian languages". The Hindu. 28 April 2021. Retrieved 4 June 2021.
  3. "Exclusive: ETV gears up to launch its kids' channel 'Bal Bharat' in 12 Indian languages on 27 April". AnimationXpress. 22 April 2021. Retrieved 12 October 2021.
  4. Bhadra, Soham (8 January 2022). "Six ETV Bal Bharat regional channels to close down in April". DreamDTH. Retrieved 26 March 2022.
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