Kata TV

Kata TV is Romanian-Norwegian fake television network. The channel broadcasts entertainment, lifestyle, series and movies programmings.

History
Kata TV was launched on November 22, 1986, it was the first multilingual channel in Romania and Norway.

On September 1, 1989, Kata TV was acquired by the Brazilian TV channel Rede Globo.

On February 5, 1990, Kata TV started retransmission from Hungary & Moldova and Hungarian audio track was added.

On April 2000, Kata TV was rebranded with the new idents.

On November 22, 2001, Kata TV was acquired independently.

On May 22, 2006, Kata TV switched to 16:9 image format.

On August 28, 2017, Kata TV was rebranded with the new logo.

On February 5, 2018, Kata TV was launched in high-definition simulcast, stopped 4:3 image format then became a full 16:9 image format and stopped retransmission from Hungary & Moldova.

On March 5, 2018, Kata TV was rebranded with the new logo.

On April 22, 2019, Kata TV was rebranded with the new logo.

On June 19, 2019, Kata TV started retransmission from Poland followed by Germany on July 9 and Polish audio track + subtitles was added & German audio track also on July 9.

On July 10, 2019, Kata TV was acquired by Catalin Media Group, after the company was previously renamed Catalin Corp.

On December 30, 2019, Kata TV was rebranded.

On April 19, 2021, Kata TV was rebranded with the new logo.

Narrators

 * Simion Florin ♂ (1986-2018, born 1977)
 * Simion Cata ♂ (2018-present, born 2001)

Programmings

 * Main article: Kata TV/Programmings

On demand
Kata Play is Romanian-Norwegian video on demand service launched on September 20, 2004. The most programmings was aired from Kata TV, Kata TV Plus, Kata Max, formerly channels Kata Juice and Kata G&S.


 * For the programings: Kata Play/Programmings

Teletext
Kata TV-Text (also known as The Official Kata-TV Text in 1986-2001) was Romanian-Norwegian teletext service. It was closed on January 1, 2007 at 1:00 EET except for analog subtitles, and informations, sports, schedules and others are moved to online. The analog subtitles remains after the teletext closure.


 * For the sections: Kata TV-Text/Sections

Logos

 * See the main logos, go to Catalin Media Group Wiki:Logos/Kata TV

Similar rebranding

 * 1986-1989: Sky Channel (from 1984-1989)
 * 1989-2001: Rede Globo
 * 1989-1991: Spheres
 * 1991-1992: Giant Camera
 * 1992-1993: Tickers
 * 1993-1994: Satellites
 * 1994-1996: Pyramids (with 1992 symbol, which used 1986-1987 from the source channel and September-November 1986 music)
 * 1996: Earth
 * 1996-1998: Blobs
 * 1998-1999: Unknown name
 * 1999-2000: Splashing
 * 2000-2001: Logo Glass
 * 2001-2011: Sky One
 * 2011-2015: M1 (from 2009-2012 with NRK2 music from 2008-present)
 * 2015-2017: TVR1 (from 2014-2019)
 * 2017-2018: Pro TV (from 2017-present)
 * 2021-present: Rai 4 (from 2016-2017)

1986 version

 * All around
 * We can find
 * A world of magic
 * All around
 * We can make
 * The world your friend
 * Silver ball (silver ball) in the air
 * See it glow (see it glow) everywhere!
 * Nickel-o, here we go, Nickel-o, here we go!


 * Come along (come along)
 * We can find
 * A world of magic (come along, come along)
 * Come along
 * We can make
 * The world your friend
 * Silver ball, in the air
 * See it glow everywhere!
 * Nickel-o, here we go, Nickel-o, here we go,
 * Kata-TV!