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KTV2

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This article is about the Kuwait television channel. For the New Zealand television channel, see KTV2 (New Zealand).
Kuwait TV 2
CountryKuwait
Programming
Picture format1080p
Ownership
OwnerKuwait Television
History
LaunchedDecember 1978; 47 years ago (1978-12)

Kuwait television channel 2 (KTV2) is Kuwait's governmental television channel dedicated for the English-speaking public. The channel broadcasts English-speaking shows, local programmes, news, English-subtitled local serials, English-speaking international serials, and English-speaking or English-subtitled movies. Kuwait television started its broadcast on 15 November 1961; as the official television of the ministry of information of the state of Kuwait. There are so far five channels: channel 1 (Al-Oula, KTV1), used for Arabic programming; channel 2 (KTV2); channel 3 (KTV3 or sport), for purely sports programming; channel 4 (KTV4), for pre-recorded and re-runs of movies and serials from other channels; and channel 5 (KTV-Plus), Kuwait's official governmental satellite broadcast, currently merged with KTV1. The Kuwait Ministry of Information has an online feed of three of its channels.[1]

The channel was first conceived in 1971 as part of a plan to convert KTV to color and initiate a three-channel service.[2]: 235  The station started broadcasting in December 1978. The channel was initially cultural in nature, broadcasting educational and cultural programming, award-winning movies, plays in classical Arabic and discussion of theses. The goal of the service was to be a "people's university", targeting the educated sectors of Kuwait's population.[3]

Ahead of the launch of the channel, KTV did a survey to ascertain what would viewers see on the new service, the majority of which came from the middle class. During its first month on air, 72% of the content on KTV2 was foreign, in contrast to 18% on KTV1.[3]

Programs

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Former

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Imported shows

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Action
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Animated shows
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Children's Programmes
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Drama
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Sports
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  • Fishing the West
  • The Spectacular World of Guinness Records
  • Wacky World of Sports
Detective
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Game Shows
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Comedy
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Magazine
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Space Opera
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Education
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Biographical
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Documentary
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Western
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Entertainment
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  • Great Circuses of the World
Anthology
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Variety
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Soap Opera
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Reality
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References

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  1. ^ "Kuwait Ministry of Information". Archived from the original on 2020-06-09. Retrieved 2014-06-24.
  2. ^ Timothy Green (1972). The Universal Eye: World Television in the Seventies (PDF). The Bodley Head. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 December 2024.
  3. ^ a b "An analytical study of television and society in three Arab states: Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, and Bahrain". Ohio State University via UMI. 1989. Archived from the original on 12 February 2024. Retrieved 12 February 2024.
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