Global Tamil Vision
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Global Tamil Vision is a Tamil language
digital satellite television channel
. Its main audience are Sri Lankan Tamils living in Europe, Australia and the Middle East.
Tharisanam TV Australia was launched in January 2007 after the closure of Sigaram TV Australia in September 2006 due to Sigaram's bankruptcy . Tharisanam TV acquired the existing subscribers from Sigaram TV.
In May 2007 when the France-based pay TV, Tamil Television Network
(TTN) was shut down, Tharisanam TV acquired the assets and subscribers of Tamil Television Network (TTN) and expanded its service to Europe. However Tharisanam TV Europe was not broadcasting the same programes that were broadcasted in Australia and New Zealand.
In Europe for a short period of time during mid 2008 Tharisanam TV's name was changed to Thendral TV due change of management. However in Australia, the channel continued to operate as Tharisanam TV.
The channel changed its name to Global Tamil Vision in October 2008. The channel is available across Europe, Middle East and North Africa via Eutelsat
's Hot Bird 8
satellite. The channel is available in Australia via GlobeCast TV
. The channel is licensed to broadcast by Ofcom
, the British TV regulator.
Today Global Tamil Vision (GTV) is one of the largest Tamil TV networks in the world.
Tamil language
Tamil is a Dravidian language spoken predominantly by Tamil people of the Indian subcontinent. It has official status in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu and in the Indian union territory of Pondicherry. Tamil is also an official language of Sri Lanka and Singapore...
digital satellite television channel
Television channel
A television channel is a physical or virtual channel over which a television station or television network is distributed. For example, in North America, "channel 2" refers to the broadcast or cable band of 54 to 60 MHz, with carrier frequencies of 55.25 MHz for NTSC analog video and...
. Its main audience are Sri Lankan Tamils living in Europe, Australia and the Middle East.
Tharisanam TV Australia was launched in January 2007 after the closure of Sigaram TV Australia in September 2006 due to Sigaram's bankruptcy . Tharisanam TV acquired the existing subscribers from Sigaram TV.
In May 2007 when the France-based pay TV, Tamil Television Network
Tamil Television Network
Tamil Television Network was a France-based Tamil language satellite television channel. Its main audience were Sri Lankan Tamils living in Europe, Australia and the Middle East...
(TTN) was shut down, Tharisanam TV acquired the assets and subscribers of Tamil Television Network (TTN) and expanded its service to Europe. However Tharisanam TV Europe was not broadcasting the same programes that were broadcasted in Australia and New Zealand.
In Europe for a short period of time during mid 2008 Tharisanam TV's name was changed to Thendral TV due change of management. However in Australia, the channel continued to operate as Tharisanam TV.
The channel changed its name to Global Tamil Vision in October 2008. The channel is available across Europe, Middle East and North Africa via Eutelsat
Eutelsat
Eutelsat S.A. is a French-based satellite provider. Providing coverage over the entire European continent, as well as the Middle East, Africa, India and significant parts of Asia and the Americas, it is one of the world's three leading satellite operators in terms of revenues.Eutelsat’s satellites...
's Hot Bird 8
Hot Bird
Hot Bird is the name of a popular family of satellites operated by Eutelsat, located at 13°E over the Equator and with a transmitting footprint over Europe, North Africa and the Middle East....
satellite. The channel is available in Australia via GlobeCast TV
GlobeCast World TV
GlobeCast World TV is a direct-to-home provider of free-to-air and Nagravision-encrypted ethnic television and audio channels via the Galaxy 19 satellite received in North America...
. The channel is licensed to broadcast by Ofcom
Ofcom
Ofcom is the government-approved regulatory authority for the broadcasting and telecommunications industries in the United Kingdom. Ofcom was initially established by the Office of Communications Act 2002. It received its full authority from the Communications Act 2003...
, the British TV regulator.
Today Global Tamil Vision (GTV) is one of the largest Tamil TV networks in the world.