Kana TV
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Kana TV (Amharic: ቃና ቲቪ) is an Ethiopian satellite television channel owned by Dubai-based Moby Group.[1] It was co-founded by three Ethiopian entrepreneurs in combination with Moby Media Group and was officially launched on April 4, 2016.[2] Kana TV produces voice-over translation by dubbing foreign content to Amharic. The channel has specialized at serial dramas especially Turkish television dramas, which gain overall exceeding rate in its market share, becoming the most popular television channel in Ethiopia.[3]
Country | Ethiopia |
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Network | Television network |
Programming | |
Language(s) | Amharic |
Picture format | 1080i 16:9, 4:3 (HDTV) Downscaled to 576i for the SDTV feed |
Ownership | |
Owner | Canal + |
History | |
Launched | April 4, 2016; 8 years ago (2016-04-04)[lower-alpha 1] |
Links | |
Website | kanatelevision |
Kana TV broadcast throughout the region by Nilesat and began its transmission on Ethiosat. The channel operates solely in the Amharic language with part of the content being locally produced and the other half being dubbed content.[2] The source of its popularity is the multitude dubbed foreign TV dramas it broadcasts. Among the most famous are Turkish dramas such as Kuzey Güney (Kuzi Guni), O Hayat Benim (Yetkema Hiwot), Kara Para Aşk (Tikur Fikir), Zalim Istanbul (Shimya), Cennet'in Gözyaşları (Yaltabese Emba) and Mrs. Fazilet and Her Daughters (Ye Fazilet Lijoch).[4] It has offices located in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, with plans to expand its studios to make room for locally produced content.[5]