News18 Urdu

News 18 Urdu; نیوز ١٨ اردو
Launched	15 August 2001
Picture format	4:3 (576i, SDTV); 1080i (HDTV)
Country	India
Language	Urdu
Headquarters	Hyderabad, Telangana, India
Replaced	ETV Urdu
Sister channel(s)	List News18 India; CNN-News18; News18 Bangla; News18 Lokmat; News18 Gujarati; News18 Kannada; News18 Tamil Nadu; News 18 Kerala; News 18 Assam/North-East; News18 Odia; News18 Uttar Pradesh Uttarakhand; News18 Madhya Pradesh Chhattisgarh; News18 Bihar-Jharkhand; News18 Punjab-Haryana-Himachal; News18 Rajasthan; MTV; VH1; Comedy Central; Colors; Colors Marathi; Colors Gujarati; Colors Bangla; Colors Kannada; Colors Odia; Colors Rishtey ; Nick; Nick Jr; Teen Nick; Sonic-Nickelodeon; MTV Indies; Colors Infinity; Colors Cineplex; Colors Super; Colors Tamil;
Website	urdu.news18.com
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News 18 Urdu (Urdu: نیوز ١٨ اردو‎) is an Indian television network that broadcasts in Urdu and is owned by Network 18 which is owned and operated by Reliance Industries. It was launched on 15 August 2001 by Media Baron Ramoji Rao. It is the first Urdu Language channel of India. On 16 March 2018 ETV Urdu was re-branded News18 Urdu.

History

The Urdu language has long been an integral part of the cultural fabric of India. Some of the Bollywood film industry's legacies come from this language. It is one of the official languages of India. It is not given the literary and social status that it deserves. One of the factors in this is that Urdu being written in the Perso-Arabic script is in no way similar to the other languages

Establishment

After identifying a lack of a channel that showcased the Urdu language, ETV Network started India's first Urdu language TV channel: ETV Urdu, on 15 August 2001. It now caters to a large section of Urdu speaking population in India. It also aims to target Pakistani viewers as Urdu is their national language. It is also available in Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, UAE, United States and UK. Main programming includes serials, debates on culturally and socially relevant subjects, dramas, news, religious and other infotainment programs.

Administration

News18 Urdu is India's full-time Urdu News channel which relays news and programs 24 hours a day. It is owned by Network 18 which is owned and operated by Reliance Industries. To cater to the needs of Maharashtra, Karnataka, West Bengal, Andhra Pradesh and Telangana states audience, the News 18 management started regional bulletins.

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