Safari TV

Safari TV
Country	India
Headquarters	Kottayam, Kerala, India
Programming
Language(s)	Malayalam
Ownership
Owner	Santhosh George Kulangara
History
Launched	1 November 2013
Links
Website	http://www.safaritvchannel.com/
Availability
Cable
Kerala Vision Digital TV (India)	Channel 044
Asianet Digital TV (India)	Channel 119
eVision (UAE)	Channel 724
Satellite
Tata Sky	Channel 1838
d2h	Channel 3205
Dish TV	Channel 3205
Airtel Digital TV	Channel 868
Sun Direct	Channel 235

Safari TV is an Indian non- profit television channel broadcasting in Malayalam language. It is an exploration channel based in Kottayam, Kerala.^[3] The channel is part of Safari Multimedia Pvt.Ltd, India. Safari Tv is an Ad-Free Channel.^[4]

Being an exclusive exploration channel, Safari showcases the world through travelogues, explorations and programs highlighting history.

Channel history[]

The history of Safari TV Channel is the story of a half an hour television programme that turned into a round the clock television channel. It was the programme Sancharam that presented exploratory trips in Indian visual media for the first time.

Santhosh George Kulangara started his solo journeys outside India in 1997.As of 2021, he had travelled through more than 130 countries, spanning the seven continents.^[5]^[6] His travel experiences and views were broadcast live on Asianet once a week for half an hour as a visual travelogue.

The channel was launched on 1 November 2013.

Safari TV Channel has programme production facilities and shooting floors in Marangattupilly and Marine Drive, Ernakulam.

Brand identity and theme song[]

The Swahili word Safari means journey, originated from the Arabic word safar. Today, these words are used for any type of journeys. The channel name Safari TV was a brainchild of its founder Santhosh George Kulangara.

The theme song, Neelakasha pookkal nullan was written by poet P K Gopi, composed and sung by Nandhu Kartha. Safari TV was officially launched on 1 November 2013 at 07.00 PM with the airing of this song.

Programmes[]

Safari TV presents diverse programmes that provide entertainment and knowledge. It has a wide variety of genres including World travels, Indian travels, numerous other journeys, programmes based on history, geography, culture, movies, art and adventure.

Some of the programmes broadcast by Safari TV are,

Sancharam
Oru Sanchariyude Diary Kurippukal
The History of Cinema
Around the World in 30 Minutes
Charithram Enniloode
Hisstory
Opera House
Charithram Chalachithram
Animal Kingdom
Movies on the Road
Aa Yathrayil
Location Hunt
Smrithi
World War II
Irupathaam Noottandu
Juthan
Freedom At Midnight
Club Class
World Classics
Military

Coverage[]

Safari TV is a free to air channel having its official broadcast through (C-Band) INTELSAT- 17 satellite. Besides its large viewership base among Malayalam-speaking people in Kerala and other regions of India, Safari's global footprint currently covers, Asia, Middle East, USA, Australia and Europe.^[7] It is also accessible on internet and similar platforms.

References[]

^ [1]^{[dead link]}
^ "Dish TV adds 9 Malayalam channels for Kerala market". Indian Television Dot Com. 11 August 2015. Retrieved 29 March 2021.
^ "SAFARI TV - ABOUT US". www.safaritvchannel.com. Retrieved 28 March 2021.
^ "santhosh george kulangara". Mathrubhumi. Retrieved 6 June 2021.
^ Basheer, K. p m (10 January 2019). "He caught the travel bug, passed it on". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 23 February 2021.
^ Jul 8, Deepa Soman / TNN /; 2021; Ist, 19:23. "I'm hoping to capture most of my space exploration trip on camera: Santhosh George Kulangara | Kochi News - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 12 July 2021.CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
^ "Asianet, Eurostar launch Malayalam mobile TV for GCC | Online Video | News | Rapid TV News". www.rapidtvnews.com. Retrieved 28 March 2021.

[Safari_TV_&_Media_One_Channels_are_now_added_on_Tata_Sky-1] [1]^{[dead link]}

[Dish_TV_adds_9_Malayalam_channels_for_Kerala_market-2] "Dish TV adds 9 Malayalam channels for Kerala market". Indian Television Dot Com. 11 August 2015. Retrieved 29 March 2021.

[safaritvchannel.com-3] "SAFARI TV - ABOUT US". www.safaritvchannel.com. Retrieved 28 March 2021.

[4] "santhosh george kulangara". Mathrubhumi. Retrieved 6 June 2021.

[5] Basheer, K. p m (10 January 2019). "He caught the travel bug, passed it on". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 23 February 2021.

[6] Jul 8, Deepa Soman / TNN /; 2021; Ist, 19:23. "I'm hoping to capture most of my space exploration trip on camera: Santhosh George Kulangara | Kochi News - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 12 July 2021.CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)

[Asianet,_Eurostar_launch_Malayalam_mobile_TV_for_GCC-7] "Asianet, Eurostar launch Malayalam mobile TV for GCC | Online Video | News | Rapid TV News". www.rapidtvnews.com. Retrieved 28 March 2021.

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