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Imagine TV
Imagine TV Logo.png
Launched January 21, 2008
Owned by Turner Broadcasting System, Inc.
(a Time Warner company)
Slogan Entertain and Delight.
Country India
United Kingdom
Formerly called NDTV Imagine (2008-2010)
Sister channel(s) Lumiere Movies
Imagine Showbiz
Airtel digital TV (India) Channel 106
DishTV (India) Channel 104
Tata Sky (India) Channel 107
Dish Network (USA) Channel 574
Sky Digital (UK) Channel 831
Bell TV (Canada) Channel 726
BIG TV (India) Channel 7
Sun Direct DTH (India) Channel 1
Hathway(India) Channel 20
NDTV Imagine Logo

Imagine TV is a Hindi general entertainment channel, owned by Turner Broadcasting System. The channel was established by NDTV Group under the stewardship of former STAR India CEO Sameer Nair. The channel, was launched in India on January 21, 2008 as NDTV Imagine. Imagine TV has tied up with Karan Johar, who is the creative consultant and ambassador of the Imagine TV brand.

Imagine TV is also available outside of India, broadcasting in the UK on the Sky Digital platform and as of February 4, 2009 it is available in the US on the Dish Network platform, 2008 it is available on Nilesat in the middle east Free to air. It is available in Canada as of November 2009 on Bell TV

On 8 December 2009, it was announced that Turner Asia Pacific Ventures (a wholly owned subsidiary Turner Broadcasting System) had acquired a 92 per cent stake in NDTV Imagine Ltd.[1] NDTV’s 76 per cent stake in NDTV Imagine would be given to Turner for $67 million, the Time Warner company would acquire fresh equity worth $50 million to get 92 per cent control. NDTV Imagine Ltd. runs NDTV Imagine, NDTV Lumiere and NDTV Imagine Showbiz television channels and film production and distribution company, NDTV Imagine Film Co. The purchase received approval from the Time Warner board on 17 December 2009.[2] At the end of the $126.5 million deal, Turner holds 92% in NDTV Imagine Ltd. while 3.2% is retained by NDTV Networks and the remaining 4.8% is held by its chief executive officer Sameer Nair and other Imagine employees.

NDTV announced on 24 February 2010 that it has received all the regulatory approvals and the transaction has been concluded on 23 February by transfer of shares, amounting to 85.68 per cent of NDTV Imagine Ltd, by NDTV Networks Plc to Turner Asia Pacific Ventures.[3] The three channels will be under Turner General Entertainment Networks, a holding company that will infuse fresh capital to fund the network's growth. The 'NDTV' brand will drop out and the channels will be labelled Imagine TV, Lumiere Movies and Imagine Showbiz.



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