Ekhon

EKHON TV
EKHON TV
YouTube information
Channel	@ekhontv;
Years active	Apr 17, 2022
Subscribers	611K
Total views	211,435,676

Ekhon
এখন
	SDTV sets)
Ownership
Owner	City Group
Sister channels	Somoy TV
History
Launched	9 June 2022; 2 years ago
Former names	Spice Television (prelaunch)
Links
Website	www.ekhon.tv

Ekhon (Bengali: এখন; lit. 'now')^[1] is a Bangladeshi Bengali-language satellite and cable business-related infotainment television channel owned by Spice Television Limited, a subsidiary of the City Group, one of Bangladesh's largest conglomerates.^[2]

It is Bangladesh's first television channel dedicated to business and financial programming. Ekhon is based in Tikatuli, Dhaka.^[4] It is also a sister channel to Somoy TV, which is also owned by City Group.^[5]

History

Licensing and test broadcasts

Ekhon was licensed as "Spice Television" (

TeleTalk, which would provide various services to the television channel at an affordable price.^[10]

Launch

Although originally planning to do so on 16 December 2021,[5] the channel was officially launched using the "Ekhon" name on 9 June 2022, as the first television channel in Bangladesh to air business-related programming and the thirty-seventh television channel overall to be launched in the country.^[4]

Programming

The programming line of Ekhon consists of shows and news relating to finance and the economy.^[9] However, it also focuses on sports, agriculture, climate, and more.^[4]

List of programmes

Apnar Shongey^[11]
Ekhon Anondo^[11]
Ekhon Mathe^[11]

References

^ Biswas, Sailendra (2000). "Samsad Bengali-English dictionary. 3rd ed". Calcutta: Sahitya Samsad. p. 183.
^ পরীক্ষামূলক সম্প্রচারে স্পাইস টিভি. The Daily Ittefaq (in Bengali). 30 July 2021. Retrieved 13 June 2022.
^ ^a ^b "About @ekhontv". YouTube.
^ ^a ^b ^c যাত্রা শুরু করলো দেশের প্রথম ব্যবসাকেন্দ্রিক টিভি ‘এখন’. Jago News 24 (in Bengali). 10 June 2022. Retrieved 13 June 2022.
^ ^a ^b বিজয়ের ৫০ বছরে দীর্ঘ অনুষ্ঠান আনছে স্পাইস টিভি. RTV (in Bengali). 6 September 2021. Retrieved 13 June 2022.
^ "HC directs BTRC to allocate Spice TV frequency". The New Nation. 22 March 2021. Retrieved 11 July 2022.
^ বঙ্গবন্ধু স্যাটেলাইটের সম্প্রচার সেবা নেবে স্পাইস টিভি. Bangla Tribune (in Bengali). 28 July 2021. Retrieved 13 June 2022.
^ পরীক্ষামূলক সম্প্রচারে স্পাইস টিভি. Bangla Tribune (in Bengali). 30 July 2021. Retrieved 13 June 2022.
^ ^a ^b বিজয় দিবসে স্পাইস টিভির পরীক্ষামূলক যাত্রা শুরু. Bangla Tribune (in Bengali). 16 December 2021. Retrieved 6 August 2022.
^ টেলিটক-এখন টিভি চুক্তি. Jugantor (in Bengali). 1 June 2022. Retrieved 14 July 2022.
^ ^a ^b ^c ঈদে ভিন্ন আয়োজনে 'এখন'. Dhaka Times 24 (in Bengali). 7 July 2022. Retrieved 14 July 2022.

External links

Official website

[1] Biswas, Sailendra (2000). "Samsad Bengali-English dictionary. 3rd ed". Calcutta: Sahitya Samsad. p. 183.

[2] পরীক্ষামূলক সম্প্রচারে স্পাইস টিভি. The Daily Ittefaq (in Bengali). 30 July 2021. Retrieved 13 June 2022.

[YouTubeStatsEKHON_TV-3] "About @ekhontv". YouTube.

[ekhon-4] যাত্রা শুরু করলো দেশের প্রথম ব্যবসাকেন্দ্রিক টিভি ‘এখন’. Jago News 24 (in Bengali). 10 June 2022. Retrieved 13 June 2022.

[rtv-5] বিজয়ের ৫০ বছরে দীর্ঘ অনুষ্ঠান আনছে স্পাইস টিভি. RTV (in Bengali). 6 September 2021. Retrieved 13 June 2022.

[6] "HC directs BTRC to allocate Spice TV frequency". The New Nation. 22 March 2021. Retrieved 11 July 2022.

[7] বঙ্গবন্ধু স্যাটেলাইটের সম্প্রচার সেবা নেবে স্পাইস টিভি. Bangla Tribune (in Bengali). 28 July 2021. Retrieved 13 June 2022.

[8] পরীক্ষামূলক সম্প্রচারে স্পাইস টিভি. Bangla Tribune (in Bengali). 30 July 2021. Retrieved 13 June 2022.

[bijoy-9] বিজয় দিবসে স্পাইস টিভির পরীক্ষামূলক যাত্রা শুরু. Bangla Tribune (in Bengali). 16 December 2021. Retrieved 6 August 2022.

[10] টেলিটক-এখন টিভি চুক্তি. Jugantor (in Bengali). 1 June 2022. Retrieved 14 July 2022.

[eid-11] ঈদে ভিন্ন আয়োজনে 'এখন'. Dhaka Times 24 (in Bengali). 7 July 2022. Retrieved 14 July 2022.

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