AP1 TV
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| Country | Nepal |
|---|---|
| Headquarters | Thapathali, Kathmandu, Nepal |
| Programming | |
| Language(s) | Nepali |
| Picture format | HDTV |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Annapurna Media Network |
| Sister channels | AP News HD AP ON |
| History | |
| Launched | 31 March 2017 |
| Links | |
| Website | Official website |
AP1 TV (Nepali: एपिवान टेलिभिजन) is a television channel based in Kathmandu, Nepal owned by Annapurna Media Network, the publishers of Annapurna Post. It was launched on March 31, 2017. The chairman is Captain Rameshwor Thapa.[1][2] AP1 HD provides wide range of television shows, live broadcast, sports, and events around the country.
TV shows on AP1 TV
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AP1 TV is Nepal's first satellite HD television. It was also noted for its international franchise show Nepal Idol. AP1 TV announced their new shows on Shrawan 1st, 2077. In which popular media personality Bhusan Dahal, Thakur Belbase, Prakash Subedi, singer Deepak Bajracharya, etc. joined AP1 TV. New shows include The Bravo Delta Show, Khullamanch, Junkiri Dohori, The Musical Medicine Show, Good Morning Nepal, Risani Maaf, Glamour Guff, Rajatpat, AP Bahas, etc. From November 1, 2020, AP1 TV started to broadcast Good Morning Nepal which is complete package of different genre of program. It includes following program which is broadcast live from 6:30 am to 9:30 am.
AP1 TV is known for its reality shows like Nepal Idol, Boogie Woogie, Ko Banchha Crorepati, Career Quiz, Public Speaker Nepal, The Idea Studio and Nepal Lok Star.
Beauty Pageant
The notable beauty pageant broadcast by AP1 HD was Miss Vibhaa 2020- Miss Universe Nepal by Umanga Creation and its television show called 'The Nagmatic Show'.[3] After three years of gap, AP1 acquired the rights to broadcast Miss Universe Nepal 2024 by Global Glamour Venture and its episodic series "Road to Miss Universe Nepal".[4]
Sports
[edit]After television was launched, it acquired broadcasting rights from ANFA, DPL, EPL, etc. in 2017. But it lost the broadcasting rights in 2019 due to time mismanagement.
Some sports tournament telecasted live was:
- Everest Premiere League
- Dhangadi Premiere League
- International Corporate Badminton Tournament
- Road to World Cup
- 2018 SAFF Championship
- Live Sports Event
- Pulsar Sahid Smarak A Division League
- 2019 South Asian Games
Shows announced but did not air
[edit]After the success of Nepal Idol Season 1, as per the demand of audience AP1 TV brought rights to Nepal's Got Talent from Fremantle Media. But was not able to air it since few audition clips were sent during online audition, making it a flop before telecasting. Also, the production company for Nepal's Cine Megastar was cancelled because of controversy. Ranabhumi was announced during test telecast but was not able to air it.
- Nepal's Got Talent
- Ranabhumi
- Nepal's Cine Megastar
Current Broadcast
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Team
[edit]- Capt. Rameswar Thapa - Chairman
- Rajendra Shakya - Executive Vice–Chairman
- Roshan Shrestha - Chief Engineer
- Dipendra Bantawa - News Chief
References
[edit]- ^ "AP1 TV comes into operation". NepaleKhabar. Retrieved 2017-12-17.
- ^ "The show begins: AP1 TV set to trigger shows from today". Annanote. Archived from the original on 1 April 2017. Retrieved 31 March 2017.
- ^ THE NAGMATIC SHOW | Miss Universe Nepal 2020 | Nagma Shrestha | AP1HD. Retrieved 2024-08-11 – via www.youtube.com.
- ^ "Instagram". www.instagram.com. Retrieved 2024-08-12.
External links
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