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Colors
Launched	July 21, 2008
Owned by	Viacom 18
Country	India
Sister channel(s)	MTV, Nick, Vh1, Studio 18
Website	http://colorstv.in/
Availability
Satellite
Airtel digital TV	Channel 114
Tata Sky	Channel 123
Dish TV	Channel 111
Cable
Hathway	Channel 8

Colors is a Hindi language Indian general entertainment channel, part of the Viacom 18 family, which was launched on July 21, 2008.^[1] The channel got a huge popularity just after its launch and due to its successful ratings, it received a 2nd position among other Hindi general entertainment channels for a little while, such as Zee TV, Sony TV, STAR One, and Sahara One. The show completed its 1 successful year on 21 July 2009

Currently, the channel is featuring a number of successful shows, such as Balika Vadhu, Jai Shri Krishna and Bigg Boss 3. The channels' most popular show, Balika Vadhu has been ranked in the TOP 5 shows of Indian television's TRPs charts, within 3 months of its launch.^[2]

Currently, Colors has plans to launch in the Middle East on the Pehla in 2009 and hope to have a confirmed launch date soon. Colors will launch in the United Kingdom and Ireland on Sky Digital in early 2010 and also on the American Dish Network where it will be called Aapka Colors (Respectfully your Colors).^[3]^[4] On 9 December 2009, INX Media confirmed that Colors had bought 9XM's Sky Digital EPG slot on channel 829.^[5]

[edit] Shows

Main article: List of programs broadcast by Colors

[edit] References

^ "Viacom 18's Colours to launch on 21 July; unveils programming". Business of Cinema. 2008. http://businessofcinema.com/news.php?newsid=8948.
^ "Balika Vadhu – Kachchi Umar Ke Pakke Rishte becomes No.1 Show". World of Timepass. 2008. http://worldoftimepass.com/general/balika-vadhu-%E2%80%93-kachchi-umar-ke-pakke-rishte-becomes-no1-show/.
^ "Colors to launch on US' Dish Network; UK next". Biz Asia. 2009-12-03. http://media247.co.uk/bizasia/newsarchive/2009/12/colors_to_launc.php.
^ "Colors acquires new films ahead of UK launch". Biz Asia. 2009-12-05. http://media247.co.uk/bizasia/newsarchive/2009/12/colors_acquires.php.
^ "EXCLUSIVE: Colors to replace 9XM on Sky". Biz Asia. 2009-12-09. http://media247.co.uk/bizasia/newsarchive/2009/12/exclusive_color.php.

[edit] External links

[0] "Viacom 18's Colours to launch on 21 July; unveils programming". Business of Cinema. 2008. http://businessofcinema.com/news.php?newsid=8948.

[1] "Balika Vadhu – Kachchi Umar Ke Pakke Rishte becomes No.1 Show". World of Timepass. 2008. http://worldoftimepass.com/general/balika-vadhu-%E2%80%93-kachchi-umar-ke-pakke-rishte-becomes-no1-show/.

[2] "Colors to launch on US' Dish Network; UK next". Biz Asia. 2009-12-03. http://media247.co.uk/bizasia/newsarchive/2009/12/colors_to_launc.php.

[3] "Colors acquires new films ahead of UK launch". Biz Asia. 2009-12-05. http://media247.co.uk/bizasia/newsarchive/2009/12/colors_acquires.php.

[4] "EXCLUSIVE: Colors to replace 9XM on Sky". Biz Asia. 2009-12-09. http://media247.co.uk/bizasia/newsarchive/2009/12/exclusive_color.php.

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