K-T.V.
| Ownership | |
|---|---|
| Owner | Multichoice |
| Sister channels | K-TV World |
| History | |
| Launched | 1990 (South Africa) 1993 (Scandinavia, Netherlands) |
| Closed | 1997 (Scandinavia, Netherlands) 2001 (Greece) 2002 (Cyprus) 2011 (South Africa) |
| Links | |
| Website | www.ktv.co.za (archived on May 6, 2000) |
K-T.V. (also known as Kids TV) was a children's network broadcast in
Its sister programming block was K-TV World (also known as K-World), which aired mostly in the afternoon, while K-T.V. aired in the morning.
History
Scandinavia and the Netherlands: It was a programming block on Filmnet (temporary called FilmNet Plus and renamed later as FilmNet 1 in Sweden), from January 1, 1993 to January 11, 1997. It was broadcasting in the mornings and the noon/afternoon.[1] It had a sister programming block called "K-TV mini".
Greece: The network was replaced on October 1, 2001, by Fox Kids. However, the site and the club were still active.
Cyprus: It was a programming block on Alfa TV,[2] until January 2002, when it was replaced by a Nickelodeon one.[3] The block is not to be confused with Kids TV, the K-T.V. block's spiritual successor, independently managed by the channel itself.
The African version signed a strategic alliance with Nickelodeon in 1999, providing it with programming.[4]
Playback
Playback[5] was a weekly K-T.V. original TV show, presented by Jenna Dover. There, you could vote for your favourite video each week and win prizes.
Ti Paizei
Ti Paizei (Greek: Τι Παίζει) was an original production for the Greek counterpart of the network, presented by Banta Rapti, George Menediatis and Mary Blaxou.
Music Mail
Music Mail[6] (Greek: Μουσικό Μήνυμα) was an original production for the Greek counterpart of the network, similar to Playback. It featured video clips, tributes, news and exclusive interviews from singers; it was presented by Banta Rapti.
See also
References
- ^ "Svensk mediedatabas (SMDB)".
- ^ "Ραδιοτηλεοπτική Εταιρεία Αλφα Λίμιτεδ". Archived from the original on December 12, 2001.
- ^ "Ραδιοτηλεοπτική Εταιρεία Αλφα Λίμιτεδ". Archived from the original on December 31, 2003.
- ^ "Nickelodeon and K-TV join forces", Africa Film & TV Magazine, nº. 22, September-October 1999
- ^ "K-T.V." Archived from the original on April 9, 2002.
- ^ "K-TV". Archived from the original on July 13, 2001.
External links
K-T.V. at
