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{{Short description|Indian Telugu-language television network}}
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{{Use Indian English|date=January 2015}}
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'''ETV Network''' is a network of [[Telugu language]] news and entertainment [[satellite television|satellite]] [[Television channel|television channels]] in India. It is based in [[Hyderabad]], [[Telangana]], [[India]]. It also had some non [[Telugu language|Telugu]]-language [[satellite television|satellite]] [[Television channel|television channels]]. All non-[[Telugu language|Telugu]] satellite television channels were acquired by [[Reliance Industries]]-owned [[TV18]] for ₹2,053 crore in FY 2014–15 and later rebranded.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.network18online.com/About-Group-tv18.html |title=ABOUT US Tv 18 |access-date=14 September 2017 |archive-date=9 November 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181109103125/http://www.network18online.com/About-Group-tv18.html |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>[http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/industry/media/entertainment/media/network18-finishes-rs-2053-cr-deal-to-acquire-etv-stakes/articleshow/29215772.cms Network18 finishes Rs 2,053-cr deal to acquire ETV stakes]</ref>

==History==
===Telugu language network===
[[File:Pattabhishekam at Bhadrachalam 01.jpg|thumb|Reporter broadcasting live at [[Bhadrachalam]]]]
The Hyderabad daily newspaper ''[[Eenadu]]'' ([[Telugu language|Telugu]] for 'today') started its own [[Telugu language]] channel named Eenadu TV on 27 August 1995.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Shrivastava|first1=K M|title=Broadcast Journalism in the 21st Century|date=2005|publisher=New Dawn Press Inc|isbn=1932705457|page=60}}</ref> 

The flagship company ETPL launched four new television channels in November 2015 – namely ETV Life – a health and wellness channel, ETV Abhiruchi, a cookery channel, ETV Plus – an entertainment and reality channel, and ETV Cinema – a movie channel in Telugu language. In May 2014, ETV2 and ETV3 were renamed to ETV Andhra Pradesh and ETV Telangana respectively.<ref name=":02">{{Cite web |date=7 May 2014 |title=ETV2 and ETV3 renamed to ETV Andhra Pradesh and ETV Telangana |url=https://www.indiantelevision.com/television/tv-channels/regional/etv2-and-etv3-renamed-to-etv-andhra-pradesh-and-etv-telangana-140507 |access-date=16 October 2022 |website=Indiantelevision.com}}</ref>

On 27 December 2018, the network launched ETV Plus HD, ETV Life HD, ETV Abhiruchi HD, and ETV Cinema HD.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Wanvari |first=Tarachand |date=15 January 2019 |title=Sun continues to shine on its namesake broadcaster |url=https://www.indiantelevision.com/specials/year-enders/sun-continues-to-shine-on-its-namesake-broadcaster-190115 |access-date=3 November 2022 |website=Indiantelevision.com}}</ref>

===Non-Telugu language TV assets===
The network also added regional channels in other Indian languages and built a large local news network using ETV brand after success in the Telugu-speaking region. [[Ramoji Group]] sold its non [[Telugu language]] TV assets to [[TV18]] in January 2014 with a permission to use ETV brand name.

In March 2015, [[TV18]]'s [[Viacom18]] decided to rebrand all five non-[[Telugu language]] ETV regional general entertainment channels. ETV Marathi, ETV Gujarati, ETV Kannada, ETV Bangla and ETV Odia were rebranded into [[Colors Marathi]], [[Colors Gujarati]], [[Colors Kannada]], [[Colors Bangla]] and [[Viacom18|Colors Odia]], respectively.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bestmediainfo.com/2015/03/viacom18-extends-colors-franchise-with-5-new-regional-avatars|title= ETV re-branding to Colors|access-date=4 March 2015}}</ref>

In March 2018, non-[[Telugu language]] TV assets of [[TV18]] still using the ETV brand were rebranded as part of the News18 network.

In April 2016, ETV network added three more regional news channels catering to the audience of Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Assam and [[Northeast India|North East]] under the brand name of News18. The channels are named News18 Kerala, News18 Tamil Nadu and News18 Assam-NE.

==Owned channels==
=== On air channels ===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-style="background:olivegreen; text-align:center;width:400pt"
!Channel
!Launched
!Language
!Genre
!Video format
|-
| [[ETV (Telugu)|ETV]]
| align="center" |1995
| rowspan="7" align="center" |[[Telugu language|Telugu]]
| align="center" |General entertainment
| rowspan="3" align="center" |[[Standard-definition television|SD]]+[[High-definition television|HD]]
|-
| ETV Cinema
| rowspan="4" align="center" |2015
| align="center" |Movies
|-
| ETV Plus
| align="center" |Comedy
|-
| ETV Life
| align="center" |Devotional & health 
| rowspan="4" align="center" |SD
|-
| ETV Abhiruchi
| align="center" |Food & cookery
|-
| [[ETV Andhra Pradesh]]
| rowspan="2" align="center" |2014
| rowspan="2" align="center" |News
|-
| ETV Telangana
|-
| [[ETV Bal Bharat]]
| align="center" |2021
| align="center" |[[Telugu language|Telugu]], [[English language|English]], [[Hindi]], [[Tamil language|Tamil]], [[Kannada]] & [[Malayalam]]
| align="center" |Kids
| align="center" |SD+HD
|}

=== Former channels ===
==== Telugu language channels ====
{| class="wikitable"
|-  style="background:#ccc; text-align:center;"
! Channel
! Launched
! Defunct
! Language
! Genre
! Video format
! Notes
|-
| ETV Life HD
| rowspan=2 align="center" |2018
| rowspan=2 align="center" |2020
| rowspan=4 align="center" |[[Telugu language|Telugu]]
| align="center" |Health & well-being 
| rowspan=2 align="center" |HD
|
|-
| ETV Abhiruchi HD
| align="center" |Food & cookery
|
|-
| ETV2
| align="center" |2003
| align="center" |2014
| rowspan=2 align="center" |News
| rowspan="8" align="center" |SD
|Replaced with [[ETV Andhra Pradesh]]
|-
|ETV3
| align="center" |2013
| align="center" |2014
|Replaced with ETV Telangana
|}

==== Upcoming channels ====
===== Telugu language channels =====
{| wikitable''
|- style=''background:#ccc; text-align:center;''
! Channel
! Launching Date
! Language
! Video format
! Notes
|-
| ETV Andhra Pradesh HD
| rowspan=2 align=''center'' |18 September 2026
| rowspan=2 align=''center'' |[[Telugu language|Telugu]]
| rowspan=2 align=''center'' |News
| rowspan=2 align=''center'' |SD + HD
|-
| ETV Telangana HD
|
|}

==== Non-Telugu language channels ====
{| class="wikitable"
|-  style="background:#ccc; text-align:center;"
! Channel
! Launched
! Rebranded/defunct
! Language
! Genre
! Video format
! Notes
|-
|ETV Rajasthan
|align="center" |2000
|rowspan="6" align="center"|2018
|rowspan="5" align="center"|[[Hindi]]
|rowspan="6" align="center"|News
|rowspan="15" align="center"|SD
|Acquired by [[Network18]] and rebranded as [[News18 Rajasthan]]
|-
|ETV Uttar Pradesh Uttarakhand
|rowspan="3" align="center"|2002
|Acquired by [[Network18]] and rebranded as [[News18 Uttar Pradesh Uttarakhand]]
|-
|ETV Madhya Pradesh Chhattisgarh
|Acquired by [[Network18]] and rebranded as News18 Madhya Pradesh Chhattisgarh
|-
|ETV Bihar Jharkhand
|Acquired by [[Network18]] and rebranded as [[News18 Bihar-Jharkhand]]
|-
|ETV Haryana Himachal Pradesh
|align="center" |2014
|Acquired by [[Network18]] and rebranded as News18 Punjab	
|-
|ETV Urdu
|align="center" |2001
|align="center" |[[Urdu language|Urdu]]
|Acquired by [[Network18]] and rebranded as [[News18 Urdu]]
|-
|[[ETV Bangla]]
|align="center" |2000
|align="center" |2015
|rowspan="2" align="center"|[[Bengali language|Bengali]]
|align="center" |General entertainment
|Acquired by [[Viacom18]] and rebranded as [[Colors Bangla]]
|-
|ETV News Bangla
|align="center" |2014
|align="center" |2018
|align="center" |News
|Acquired by [[Network18]] and rebranded as [[News18 Bangla]]
|-
|[[ETV Gujarati]]
|align="center" |2002
|align="center" |2015
|rowspan="2" align="center"|[[Gujarati language|Gujarati]]
|align="center" |General entertainment
|Acquired by [[Viacom18]] and rebranded as [[Colors Gujarati]]
|-
|ETV News Gujarati
|align="center" |2014
|align="center" |2018
|align="center" |News
|Acquired by [[Network18]] and rebranded as News18 Gujarati
|-
|[[ETV Marathi]]
|align="center" |2000
|rowspan=2 align="center" |2015
|align="center"|[[Marathi language|Marathi]]
|rowspan=2 align="center" |General entertainment
|Acquired by [[Viacom18]] and rebranded as [[Colors Marathi]]
|-
|ETV Odia
|align="center" |2002
|rowspan="2" align="center"|[[Odia language|Odia]]
|Acquired by [[Viacom18]] and rebranded as Colors Odia
|-
|ETV News Odia
|align="center" |2015
|align="center" |2018
|align="center" |News
|Acquired by [[Network18]] and rebranded as [[News18 Odia]]
|-
|[[ETV Kannada]]
|align="center" |2000
|align="center" |2015
|rowspan="2" align="center"|[[Kannada language|Kannada]]
|align="center" |General entertainment
|Acquired by [[Viacom18]] and rebranded as [[Colors Kannada]]
|-
|ETV News Kannada
|align="center" |2014
|align="center" |2018
|align="center" |News
|Acquired by [[Network18]] and rebranded as [[News18 Kannada]]
|}

== Streaming service ==
[[ETV Win]] is an over-the-top streaming service launched in November 2019.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2019-11-08 |title=Eenadu Television launches OTT Platform ETV WIN; to offer all Network channels in single app |url=https://www.medianews4u.com/eenadu-television-launches-ott-platform-etv-win-to-offer-all-network-channels-in-single-app/ |access-date=2025-02-24 |language=en-US}}</ref> It has all the content from in-house production studios and television channels. In 2023, it has started producing and distributing original television shows and films under the label "ETV Win Originals".<ref>{{Cite web |title=ETV Win gearing up with blazing new content for OTT, here's what we know {{!}} Exclusive |url=https://www.ottplay.com/news/etv-win-gearing-up-with-blazing-new-content-for-ott-heres-what-we-know-exclusive/25d400a4a4661 |access-date=2025-02-24 |website=OTTPlay |language=en}}</ref>

== References ==
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==External links==
*{{official website}}

{{Network 18}}

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