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{{Infobox television channel<br />
| name = BTVI<br />
| logo = Btvilogo.png<br />
| logo_size = 230px<br />
| airdate =<br />
| launch_date = {{start date and age|df=y|2008|}}<br />
| replaced_by =<br />
| closed_date = {{End date and age|df=y|2019|}}<ref>{{cite tweet|number=1168029386768932864|user=BTVI|title=A heartfelt thanks to our followers and viewers. We have paused our broadcast operations and will have further ann…<!-- full text of the tweet that Twitter returned to the bot (excluding links) added by TweetCiteBot. This may be better truncated or may need expanding (TW limits responses to 140 characters) or case changes. --> |date=1 September 2019}}</ref><br />
| picture_format = [[1080i]], [[HDTV]]<br />
| network = <br />
| owner = Business Broadcast News Pvt. Ltd (BBNPL).<br />
| key_people = <br />
| former_names = Bloomberg UTV, UTVi, Bloomberg TV India<br />
| country = India<br />
| language = English<br />
| area = Global<br />
| affiliates = <br />
| headquarters = [[New Delhi]], [[India]]<br />
| website = [https://www.btvi.in]<br />
| Facebook = <br />
}}<br />
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''' Business Television India (BTVI)''', formerly known as Bloomberg TV India, Bloomberg UTV and UTVi, was a [[24-hour news cycle|24-hour]] [[English language|English]] [[news channel]] in India, with a focus on Business and economic news.<br />
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==History==<br />
The UTVi English [[business news]] channel was launched by UTV in April 2008, along with a content deal for [[ABC News (United States)|ABC News]] through [[Disney-ABC International Television]] (Asia Pacific).<ref>{{cite news|title=UTV to launch English business news channel UTVi by April-end|url=http://www.exchange4media.com/tv/utv-to-launch-english-business-news-channel-utvi-by-april-end_30411.html|access-date=24 May 2017|work=Exchange4media|date=3 April 2008|location=Mumbai|language=en}}</ref> [[Bloomberg L.P.|Bloomberg]] also took a stake in the channel in 2008.<ref name="bsi">{{cite news|title=Bloomberg and Business Broadcast News end their media licensing deal|url=http://www.business-standard.com/article/companies/bloomberg-and-business-broadcast-news-end-their-media-licensing-deal-116012201202_1.html|access-date=24 May 2017|work=Business Standard India|date=23 January 2016}}</ref> By late 2009, UTVi had rebranded as Bloomberg UTV, as UTV had switched to Bloomberg for additional content.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Daswanl|first1=Mansha|title=The Numbers Game|url=https://issuu.com/worldscreen/docs/aft-tv-asia-pacific-2010|access-date=24 May 2017|work=TV Asia Pacific - ATF Edition |via=issu|publisher=WSN, Inc.|date=December 2009|page=4|language=en}}</ref> Reliance Group purchased UTV's stake in 2012 causing another rebranding to Bloomberg TV India.<ref name="bsi" /><br />
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On 1 August 2016, the channel was rechristened as BTVI from Bloomberg TV India after the [[licensing agreement]] between Business Broadcast News and Bloomberg L.P. came to an end. Earlier in January, both Business Broadcast News and Bloomberg had decided not to renew their licensing agreement, ending a seven-year-old partnership.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Laghate|first1=Gaurav|title=Bloomberg TV India rechristened as BTVI - The Economic Times|url=http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/industry/media/entertainment/media/bloomberg-tv-india-rechristened-as-btvi/articleshow/53488651.cms|access-date=24 May 2017|work=The Economic Times|date=1 August 2016}}</ref><br />
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On 31 August, the channel suspended broadcast without citing any reason. In a message to its employees just hours prior, it said it has closed the gap with the market leader (CNBC TV18) to emerge as the second largest business channel. It ceased transmission in September 2019.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.exchange4media.com/media-tv-news/btvi-suspends-transmission-on-broadcast-platforms-99272.html | title=BTVI suspends transmission on broadcast platforms | date=3 September 2019 | publisher=exchange4media | access-date=6 November 2019 }}</ref><br />
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==References==<br />
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[[Category:Bloomberg L.P.]]<br />
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[[Category:Defunct television channels in India]]<br />
[[Category:English-language television stations in India]]<br />
[[Category:Mass media in Mumbai]]<br />
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