verification . please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . unsourced material may be challenged and removed . june 2015 learn how and when to remove this template message otv native name odisha television network type private industry pay tv founded 1997 headquarters bhubaneswar odisha india india key people mrs. jagi mangat panda products direct broadcast satellite slogan odisha s most popular odia news channel website http www.odishatv.in odisha tv or otv is a regional odia indian cable television station . it is the flagship channel of the bhubaneswar based odisha television network . it was started and promoted by jagi mangat panda . odisha television otv is the first private electronic media in the state of odisha . launched in 1997 in the twin cities of bhubaneshwar and cuttack the channel slowly spread to all major towns of the state . then it became a source of news current affairs and entertainment for the people of odisha . it was converted from cable to a satellite channel in december 2006 . it is the most viewed odia tv channel in the world 1 with five channels odisha tv tarang tv tarang music prarthana tv and the recently launched alankar tv . contents 1 programming 2 list of programmes 3 see also 4 references 5 external links programming edit apart from a large viewership in odisha otv has a following in other regions of india with a large odia speaking population including bangalore vizag surat new delhi mumbai chennai and hyderabad . the key people are jagi mangat panda 2 and her husband and bjd mp baijayant panda . initially four journalism students from indian institute of mass communication dhenkanal were selected from the campus by them to start otv . they are jajati karan sarada lahangir sriparna nayak and sonali rath . now otv has over 300 staff and the company is worth more than rs 200 crore . list of programmes edit most programmes of otv are news based . it also has programmes related to art and culture tourism business food and festivals . some of its programmes include the following . original research agyanamaskar gapasapa the great odisha political circus indradhanu janamancha jhalak kholakatha news fuse oltapalta police file pratidin ranabhumi sakalara khabara tasty tasty see also edit list of television stations in india references edit http www.thehoot.org web odisha s tv landscape hots up 7379 1 hhddghbghkgffghujhisggfgrtyeioykfdfsnfnaekdndy1 2 true.html http thehoot.org web politics and media control 6046 1 1 4 true.html external links edit official website television point article v t e odia language television channels alankar tv dd odia focus odisha kalinga tv kamyab tv kanak news mbc tv naxatra news otv prameya news7 prarthana tv sarthak tv tarang tarang music etv news odia zee kalinga retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title odisha tv & oldid 727646380 categories odia language television channelstelevision channels and stations established in 1997television channels based in bhubaneswarcompanies based in bhubaneswarhidden categories use dmy dates from august 2015use indian english from august 2015all wikipedia articles written in indian englisharticles needing additional references from june 2015all articles needing additional referencespages using infobox company with unsupported parametersall articles that may contain original researcharticles that may contain original research from july 2013official website different in wikidata and wikipedia navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages edit links this page was last modified on 30 june 2016 at 09 42 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; additional terms may apply . by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy . wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc. a non profit organization . privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia developers cookie statement mobile view