The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (MIB) has recently approved the renaming of multiple satellite TV channel licenses. The recently updated database of the Ministry reveals the green light for Dum TV Kannada, Super Hungama, MH One Bhojpuri, News J, Shraddha – Vishwas Aapka, and Disney Channel HD.
The Ministry has allowed Parshavnath Media’s ‘Dangal Kannada’ license to be renamed as ‘Dum TV Kannada’. The license initially granted on 20th January 2017 was named ‘Jai Paras TV’ before being renamed ‘Dangal Kannada’ and subsequently ‘Dum TV Kannada’.
The Ministry further renamed Disney Broadcasting India Limited’s ‘Marvel HQ’ license as ‘Super Hungama’. The license initially granted on 28th December 2007 was initially named ‘World Movies’ before being subsequently renamed to UTV World Movies, Disney XD, Marvel HQ, and now Super Hungama.
| Channel | Company Name | Category | Uplinking & Downlinking/ Uplinking Only/ Downlinking Only | Language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Super Hungama (Earlier known as MARVEL HQ, Disney XD, UTV WORLD MOVIES / WORLD MOVIES) | DISNEY BROADCASTING INDIA LTD. (Earlier UTV ENTERTAINMENT TELEVISION LIMITED) | NON-NEWS | UPLINKING & DOWNLINKING | Hindi,English,Assamese,Bengali,Bodo,Dogri,Gujrati,Kannada, Kashmiri,Konkani,Maithili, Malayalam, Manipuri, Marathi, Nepali, Sanskrit, Santhali, Sindhi,Tamil,Telegu,Urdu and any other language as permitted under the Constitution of India. |
| Disney Channel HD (earlier UTV HD) | DISNEY BROADCASTING INDIA LTD. (Earlier UTV ENTERTAINMENT TELEVISION LIMITED) | NON-NEWS | UPLINKING & DOWNLINKING | Hindi,English,Assamese,Bengali,Bodo,Dogri,Gujrati,Kannada, Kashmiri,Konkani,Maithili, Malayalam, Manipuri, Marathi, Nepali, Sanskrit, Santhali, Sindhi,Tamil,Telegu,Urdu and any other language as permitted under the Constitution of India. |
| News J (Earlier NEWS J2) | Mantaro Network Pvt Ltd. | NEWS | uplink and downlink | Tamil |
| DUM TV Kannada (Earlier DANGAL KANNADA, JAI PARAS TV) | PARSHAVNATH MEDIA PVT. LTD. | NON-NEWS | UPLINKING & DOWNLINKING | ALL INDIAN LANGUAGES |
| MH One Bhojpuri (Earlier MH ONE SHRADDHA) | M.H. ONE TV NETWORK LIMITED | NON-NEWS | UPLINKING & DOWNLINKING | HINDI |
MIB has also renamed M.H. One TV Network Limited’s ‘MH One Shraddha’ license as ‘MH One Bhojpuri’. The license initially granted on 31st January 2007 was granted in the ‘NON-NEWS’ category named ‘MH One Shraddha’. The Ministry also renamed Mantaro Network’s ‘NEWS J2’ license as ‘NEWS J’. The license was initially granted on 17th December 2020 named ‘NEWS J2’.
The Ministry separately has renamed Disney Broadcasting India Limited’s ‘UTV HD’ license as ‘Disney Channel HD’. The license was initially granted in the name of ‘UTV HD’ on 14th September 2018.
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