Nepal Television
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Nepal Television is the oldest and most watched television channel in Nepal
.
Nepal Television was for many years the only television channel native to Nepal, but several others have begun operation in recent years.
A recent survey (citing needed) showed that The News (broadcast at 8:00 p.m.) was the channel's most popular show, followed by comedy program Tito Satya.
Other important TV channels in Nepal are NTV 2 Metro
, which is owned by the Nepalese government. Private channels include Kantipur Television
, Image Channel
, Channel Nepal
, Avenues TV
, Nepal 1 Television and Sagarmatha Television
. Nepal 1 Television is broadcasted from India. All except Nepal Television, Kantipur Television, Image Television and NTV 2 Metro are Satellite channels in Kathmandu valley.
There are several under going attempts carried out by media stakeholders to convert and transform NTV into a truly Public Service
Broadcasting (PSB) entity. NTV being currently owned by the government, has lost its editorial independence and is blamed for continuously being a government mouth-piece. As a country's only largest and oldest television channel, a need for transforming its operation into the hands of public is realized by media experts in Nepal. To this end, an independent researcher in the field of PSB Mr. Tulasi R Kafle, in his article PSB in Nepal, urges that if NTV is guaranteed its independence and is transformed into PSB model, it will be best able to promote democracy, transparency with accurate and fair flow of information.
Tulasi R Kafle further explains why is there a need of genuine PSB in Nepal, as he explains "The media in Nepal are almost likely to come under the influence of global media giants. This movement to capture the world market by the advanced media networks is already underway. The job, therefore, is to envision the trend set by multinational media giants and prepare a strategy to cope with its influence on national body polity. The establishment of real public’s public service broadcasting is the only way to safeguard nationalism as well as the cultural identity. Otherwise, the generation to come will be completely swapped up by the flow of information as rendered by those media giants in a way they want and eventually there exists many questions on every individual’s identity. The path ahead is already dangerous one; an attempt to prevent this danger would be raising awareness in the public sphere giving excessively a louder call for genuine PSB".
TV25 broadcasts 8 hours on weekdays, and 10.5 hours on weekends, With morning transmission from 6:30-9:00, main transmission from 17:30-23:00, and weekend afternoon from 12:00-17:00. As of 1997, it does not broadcast test card
s, but it's broadcast the rerun of the old programs from daytime, for international viewers, same as TVThai
from Thailand during March-May 2010. The rerun service is still using each night.
Nepal
Nepal , officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal, is a landlocked sovereign state located in South Asia. It is located in the Himalayas and bordered to the north by the People's Republic of China, and to the south, east, and west by the Republic of India...
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Nepal Television was for many years the only television channel native to Nepal, but several others have begun operation in recent years.
A recent survey (citing needed) showed that The News (broadcast at 8:00 p.m.) was the channel's most popular show, followed by comedy program Tito Satya.
Other important TV channels in Nepal are NTV 2 Metro
NTV 2 Metro
NTV PLUS is a television channel in Nepal. It is a city channel owned by the Government of Nepal. Other main TV channels in Nepal include Nepal Television the national television channel, and two private channels Kantipur Television and Image Channel....
, which is owned by the Nepalese government. Private channels include Kantipur Television
Kantipur Television
Kantipur Television is a privately owned television channel in Nepal. It is run by Kantipur Publications, which has multiple print publications such as Saptahik, Kantipur Daily Newspaper, Kathmandu Post, etc. and Kantipur FM is also a sister organization...
, Image Channel
Image Channel
The Image Channel is a privately owned television channel in Nepal. It is owned by Image Group of Companies which also run FM station and located in Lazimpat, Kathmandu. It produces every kind of programs news, talkshows, entertainment shows, teleserials etc....
, Channel Nepal
Channel Nepal
Channel Nepal is the first Nepali Satellite TV channel, which caters for viewers across Asia and the Pacific. Owned by Jamim Shah, a renowned media entrepreneur, this channel is committed to provide entertainment, information and knowledge programming to the Nepalese living abroad....
, Avenues TV
Avenues TV
Refer to Avenues TelevisionAvenues Television is 24 hour Nepali news channel. The rights to this TV channel was acquired by Ad avenues Nepal, a Nepali advertising agency few years ago.It produces news program and current affairs programs...
, Nepal 1 Television and Sagarmatha Television
Sagarmatha Television
Not to be confused with : Sagarmatha Television Sagarmatha Television, is a Nepali television program broadcast from Washington, DC. It is the first Nepali television program broadcast from outside Nepal. It was established in 1997....
. Nepal 1 Television is broadcasted from India. All except Nepal Television, Kantipur Television, Image Television and NTV 2 Metro are Satellite channels in Kathmandu valley.
There are several under going attempts carried out by media stakeholders to convert and transform NTV into a truly Public Service
Broadcasting (PSB) entity. NTV being currently owned by the government, has lost its editorial independence and is blamed for continuously being a government mouth-piece. As a country's only largest and oldest television channel, a need for transforming its operation into the hands of public is realized by media experts in Nepal. To this end, an independent researcher in the field of PSB Mr. Tulasi R Kafle, in his article PSB in Nepal, urges that if NTV is guaranteed its independence and is transformed into PSB model, it will be best able to promote democracy, transparency with accurate and fair flow of information.
Tulasi R Kafle further explains why is there a need of genuine PSB in Nepal, as he explains "The media in Nepal are almost likely to come under the influence of global media giants. This movement to capture the world market by the advanced media networks is already underway. The job, therefore, is to envision the trend set by multinational media giants and prepare a strategy to cope with its influence on national body polity. The establishment of real public’s public service broadcasting is the only way to safeguard nationalism as well as the cultural identity. Otherwise, the generation to come will be completely swapped up by the flow of information as rendered by those media giants in a way they want and eventually there exists many questions on every individual’s identity. The path ahead is already dangerous one; an attempt to prevent this danger would be raising awareness in the public sphere giving excessively a louder call for genuine PSB".
Broadcasting
Nepal TV network have only one channel. It is Channel 25.TV25 broadcasts 8 hours on weekdays, and 10.5 hours on weekends, With morning transmission from 6:30-9:00, main transmission from 17:30-23:00, and weekend afternoon from 12:00-17:00. As of 1997, it does not broadcast test card
Test card
A test card, also known as a test pattern in North America and Australia, is a television test signal, typically broadcast at times when the transmitter is active but no program is being broadcast...
s, but it's broadcast the rerun of the old programs from daytime, for international viewers, same as TVThai
Thai Public Broadcasting Service
The Thai Public Broadcasting Service , or, in brief, TPBS , is a public broadcasting service in Thailand. It is established by the Thai Public Broadcasting Service Act, BE 2551 , which came into force as from January 15, 2008...
from Thailand during March-May 2010. The rerun service is still using each night.