Tamil Entertainment Television (TET) is a Canadian exempt Category B

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. It is an entertainment channel and is owned by Tamil Entertainment Television Inc.. TET is the first 24hr Tamil channel in North America to broadcast in HD. Programming consists of serials, news, movies, music, religious programming, talk shows and more. Foreign programs are sourced from TET's official media partner-

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, a Tamil channel from

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. TET also features original Canadian programming including news, talk shows and programs aimed at youth.

History

Tamil Entertainment Television officially launched on December 13, 2012 on

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on November 21, 2013.

References

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