Kata TV

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

As Family-oriented channel (1986-1996)
Kata TV was launched on November 22, 1986, it was the first multilingual channel in Romania and Norway. The first commercial was Colgate in the 1950's with musical ver. and edited in the 1980 logo to match the current style.

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 February 19, 1990, because TVR 2 was relaunched, so Kata TV was possibly moved to channel 30 in Bucharest.

As Youth-oriented channel (1996-present)
On November 22, 1996, Kata TV changed the format, line-up and moved some programmings to the new family-oriented channel Kata Two as part of their 10th anniversary.

On April 1, 2000, Kata TV was rebranded with the new idents.

On November 22, 2001, Kata TV was acquired independently and rebranded at the same time.

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

On August 28, 2017, Kata TV was rebranded.

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.

On April 22, 2019, Kata TV was rebranded.

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 June 20, 2020, the sound compression was changed affecting the other channels outside the subsidiaries and some AMC Networks channels (Minimax and JimJam).

On April 19, 2021, Kata TV was rebranded.

On February 4, 2023, Kata TV was rebranded with the new logo and the idents are same.

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.

On February 16, 2022 at lunchtime, their YouTube channel is temporarily closed. It was reopened on February 23, 2022.


 * 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
 * 01-09-1989 to 07-04-1991: Spheres
 * 08-04-1991 to 25-04-1992: Giant Camera
 * 26-04-1992 to 25-04-1993: Tickers
 * 26-04-1993 to 27-11-1994: Satellites
 * 28-11-1994 to 31-12-1995: Pyramids (with 1992 symbol, which used 1986-1987 from the source channel and September-November 1986 music)
 * 01-01-1996 to 24-03-1996: Earth
 * 25-03-1996 to 31-03-1998: Blobs (with late March 1996 music)
 * 01-04-1998 to 03-01-1999: Unknown name
 * 04-01-1999 to 31-03-2000: Splashing
 * 01-04-2000 to 22-11-2001: 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)
 * 2018-2021: M2 (from 2002-2004)
 * 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!

10th anniversary version (1996)
Note: Similar to "Rede Globo 25 anos (1990)" with the past montage of Kata TV from ten years ago and their 10th anniversary instead of 25th due to their launch date.


 * There's another autumn, autumn on our screen
 * We make more emotion together at ten years
 * A flight in space, ahead of time


 * Revives and reborns, stronger and stronger
 * All those feelings in our future!