Bangla TV
Bangladeshi Bengali-language TV channel
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::summary Bangladeshi Bengali-language TV channel ::
::data[format=table title="Infobox television channel"]
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Bangla TV |
| logo | Bangla TV logo.svg |
| launch_date | (United Kingdom) |
| (Bangladesh) | |
| closed_date | (United Kingdom) |
| picture_format | 1080i HDTV (downscaled to 16:9 576i for SDTV sets) |
| country | United Kingdom (until 2017) |
| Bangladesh | |
| area | United Kingdom (until 2017) |
| Bangladesh | |
| headquarters | London |
| Mouchak Market, Dhaka | |
| website | |
| :: |
| name = Bangla TV | logo_size = | logo = Bangla TV logo.svg | logo_alt = | launch_date = (United Kingdom) (Bangladesh) | closed_date = (United Kingdom) | picture_format = 1080i HDTV (downscaled to 16:9 576i for SDTV sets) | country = United Kingdom (until 2017) Bangladesh | area = United Kingdom (until 2017) Bangladesh | headquarters = London Mouchak Market, Dhaka | website = Bangla TV () is a Bengali-language satellite television channel based in the United Kingdom and Bangladesh. It was established in the United Kingdom on 16 September 1999, targeting Bengali audiences both there and in Europe. It commenced transmissions in Bangladesh on 19 May 2017. It would later cease transmissions in the United Kingdom on 2 November 2017, and since then it has only been available in Bangladesh.
History
Established on 16 September 1999 by Feroze Khan, Bangla TV is the first Bengali language television channel launched in the United Kingdom, and later added to Sky UK on November. 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 Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission to broadcast in Bangladesh. It had also received its frequency allocation in January 2015, and officially began broadcasting in that country on 19 May 2017. In July 2017, Bangla TV, along with four other television channels in Bangladesh, signed an agreement with UNICEF to air children's programming for one minute. On 19 May 2019, Bangla TV, along with six other channels, began broadcasting via the Bangabandhu-1 satellite after signing an agreement with BSCL.
Temporary removals
Bangla TV was removed from Sky channel 786 on 1 July 2010, 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. The channel returned again on 17 June 2011, under new management. 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 continued to have intermittent TV transmission for the next couple of years. It would eventually be removed altogether on 2 November 2017, and has never returned since then.
References
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- (18 April 2011). "Bangla TV set for return on Sky Digital?". Biz Asia.
- (2 November 2017). "Bangla TV disappears from Sky EPG again". Biz Asia.
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