Kana TV
| Country | Ethiopia |
|---|---|
| Network | Television network |
| Programming | |
| Language(s) | Amharic |
| Picture format | 1080i 16:9, 4:3 (HDTV) Downscaled to 576i for the SDTV feed |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Canal+ |
| History | |
| Launched | April 4, 2016 |
| Links | |
| Website | kanatelevision |
Kana TV (Amharic: ቃና ቲቪ) is an Ethiopian satellite television channel now owned by French-based Canal+. It was co-founded by three Ethiopian entrepreneurs in combination with Moby Media Group and was officially launched on April 4, 2016. Kana TV produces voice-over translation by dubbing foreign content to Amharic. The channel programming focuses on serial dramas especially Turkish television dramas, which gain overall exceeding rate in its market share, becoming the most popular television channel in Ethiopia.
Kana TV is broadcast throughout the region by Nilesat and began its transmission on Ethiosat. The channel operates solely in the Amharic language, broadcasting both Ethiopian content as well as foreign dubbed content. Among its most popular foreign programming are well-known Turkish dramas such as Kuzey Güney (Kuzi Guni), O Hayat Benim (Yetkema Hiwot), Kara Para Aşk (Tikur Fikir), Zalim İstanbul (Shimya), Siyah Beyaz Aşk (Dir Ena Mag) and Mrs. Fazilet and Her Daughters (Ye Fazilet Lijoch). It has offices located in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, with, as of 2017, plans to expand its studios to develop locally produced content.