Bangla TV

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Bangla TV
SDTV sets)
History
Launched16 September 1999; 24 years ago (1999-09-16) (United Kingdom)
19 May 2017; 6 years ago (2017-05-19) (Bangladesh)
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Bangla TV (

Bengali audiences
both there and in Europe. It commenced transmissions in Bangladesh on 19 May 2017.

History

Established on 16 September 1999 by Feroze Khan, Bangla TV is the first Bengali language television channel launched in the United Kingdom.[2] It operated as a subscription-only channel until 2005, following the arrival of Channel S, a rival channel providing a free-to-air service targeting its programming specifically for the Bengali Sylheti community in the United Kingdom. Following the launch of Channel S, Bangla TV also switched over to a non-subscription based model and to date have been providing the service free.

In November 2013, Bangla TV gained a license from the

BSCL.[8][9]

Temporary removals

Bangla TV was removed from

Sky channel 786 on 1 July 2010,[10] before returning on 9 July, no explanation was provided. Bangla TV was again removed from the Sky EPG during December 2010 before being found in serious breach of Ofcom rules.[11] The channel returned again on 17 June 2011,[12] under new management.[13] Bangla TV was again removed from the Sky EPG during December 2013 and January 2014 before returning on 10 February 2014. It was again removed on 7 August 2014 and continues to have intermittent TV transmission.[citation needed
]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Contact Us". Bangla TV. Archived from the original on 23 September 2022. Retrieved 31 May 2022.
  2. ^ বাংলা টিভির সাবেক চেয়ারম্যান ফিরোজ খান আর নেই. Daily Jagaran (in Bengali). Archived from the original on 4 September 2022. Retrieved 4 September 2022.
  3. ^ আরও একটি টিভি চ্যানেল অনুমোদন. Prothom Alo (in Bengali). 6 November 2013. Archived from the original on 8 June 2022. Retrieved 8 June 2022.
  4. ^ তরঙ্গ বরাদ্দ ও নিরাপত্তা ছাড় পেল ১০ নতুন বেসরকারি টিভি চ্যানেল. Priyo (in Bengali). 9 January 2015. Archived from the original on 10 July 2022. Retrieved 10 July 2022.
  5. ^ "বাংলা টিভির কথা". banglatv.tv (in Bengali). Archived from the original on 24 October 2018. Retrieved 24 October 2018.
  6. ^ "বাংলাদেশে সম্প্রচার শুরু 'বাংলা টিভি'র". NTV Online (in Bengali). 19 May 2017. Archived from the original on 10 September 2019. Retrieved 24 October 2018.
  7. ^ আরও ৫ টিভিতে শিশুদের জন্য এক মিনিট. Samakal (in Bengali). 18 July 2017. Archived from the original on 5 April 2023. Retrieved 12 June 2022.
  8. ^ "Six TV channels ink deal to use Bangabandhu satellite". The Daily Star. 20 May 2019. Archived from the original on 2 June 2022. Retrieved 12 June 2022.
  9. ^ সব টিভি চ্যানেলের সম্প্রচার আসছে বঙ্গবন্ধু স্যাটেলাইটে. The Daily Star (in Bengali). 19 September 2019. Archived from the original on 2 June 2022. Retrieved 12 June 2022.
  10. ^ "Bangla TV removed from Sky Digital". Biz Asia. 5 July 2010. Archived from the original on 10 July 2010. Retrieved 9 July 2010.
  11. ^ "Bangla TV in serious breach of Ofcom rules". Biz Asia. 24 January 2011. Archived from the original on 30 November 2011. Retrieved 18 April 2011.
  12. ^ "Bangla TV returns to Sky Digital EPG slot". Biz Asia. 17 June 2011. Archived from the original on 23 June 2011. Retrieved 20 June 2011.
  13. ^ "Bangla TV set for return on Sky Digital?". Biz Asia. 18 April 2011. Archived from the original on 9 September 2011. Retrieved 18 April 2011.

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