Channel i

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Bangladeshi TV channel

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nameChannel i
logoChannel-i.svg
logo_size192px
launch_date
picture_format1080i HDTV
(downscaled to 16:9 576i for SDTV sets)
headquartersTejgaon, Dhaka
countryBangladesh
areaWorldwide
website
ownerImpress Group
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| name = Channel i | logo = Channel-i.svg | logo_size = 192px | launch_date = | picture_format = 1080i HDTV (downscaled to 16:9 576i for SDTV sets) | headquarters = Tejgaon, Dhaka | country = Bangladesh | area = Worldwide | website = | owner = Impress Group Channel i () is a Bangladeshi Bengali-language satellite and cable television channel owned by Impress Group. It was launched on 1 October 1999, as Bangladesh's first digital television channel. It is one of the oldest satellite television channels in Bangladesh. Channel i is broadcast via satellite television using PanAmSat and Bangabandhu-1, covering most of Asia and parts of Australia. It is sister to the radio station, Radio Bhumi.

History

Prior to the establishment of the channel, Faridur Reza Sagar established Impress Telefilm, which initially produced small-mini series and one-off shows for state-owned Bangladesh Television. Channel i began broadcasting on 1 October 1999 from a small building in the Siddheshwari neighborhood of Dhaka, with the "Hridoye Bangladesh" (হৃদয়ে বাংলাদেশ; ) slogan, which is still used as of today. It initially broadcast pre-recorded television programs for 12 hours, but was converted to a 24-hour channel within two years of its launch.

On 1 October 2001, Channel i began airing news programming. The channel launched its website on 30 September 2003. Channel i's news director, Shykh Seraj, created Hridoye Mati O Manush, based on the old Bangladesh Television program Mati O Manush, which debuted on the channel on 21 February 2004. In March 2008, the channel began broadcasting Sisimpur to Bangladeshi children worldwide. Channel i had also broadcast modern western-themed telefilms, such as Play, directed by M-SIB, in 2010, thus making them the first Bangladeshi television channel to do so. On 11 June 2015, BBC Bangla's BBC Probaho premiered on Channel i.

Channel i was one of the nine Bangladeshi television channels to sign an agreement with Bdnews24.com to subscribe to a video-based news agency run by children called Prism in May 2016. Channel i began high definition broadcasts on 15 September 2017, and fully migrated from standard definition broadcasts on 1 October. For Bangladesh Television's 55th anniversary on 25 December 2019, Channel i organized a special program in its headquarters in Tejgaon, which was broadcast on both networks.

iScreen

iScreen is Impress Group's streaming service. It has films, web series, theaters, and stage plays. A series was blocked by the Bangladeshi censor board of the service. Another film was also censored.

Programming

Current and former

Audience share

In 2010, Channel i held a total audience share of 36%, tied with ATN Bangla. In urban areas, the channel had an audience share of 62%, the highest among privately owned channels in Bangladesh, and in metropolitan areas, it had a share of 61%. Channel i was ranked highest among most watched television channels in Bangladesh during its founding anniversary in 2013.

References

References

  1. Deepita, Novera. (4 February 2006). "From BTV to ETV and beyond: The television revolution". The Daily Star.
  2. "Satellite charts - Channel list - Bangabandhu-1".
  3. "Our Subsidiaries".
  4. Sagor, Faridur Reza. (4 October 2014). "The Genesis of Impress Telefilm". The Daily Star.
  5. (2 October 2012). "Channel i turns 14". [[The Daily Star (Bangladesh).
  6. (30 September 2003). "Channel-i goes 5 steps ahead". The Daily Star.
  7. "Channel i Online".
  8. link. (30 September 2015). [[Jago News 24]]
  9. (21 February 2008). ""Hridoye Mati O Manush" turns five". The Daily Star.
  10. Moody, Annemarie. (3 March 2008). "Bangladeshi Sesame Street Will Broadcast Internationally". [[Animation World Network]].
  11. "'Most expensive' Bangladeshi telefilm premieres at Doha even..". [[Gulf Times]].
  12. link. (11 June 2015). [[BBC Bangla]]
  13. (17 May 2016). "Prism signs up with 7 TV channels". [[BDNews24]].
  14. link. (15 September 2017). Channel i Online
  15. link. (29 September 2017). [[Samakal]]
  16. link. (25 December 2019). [[Bangla Tribune]]
  17. "About Companyy".
  18. (17 March 2023). "Channel i's OTT platform 'iScreen' joins the OTT race". The Daily Star.
  19. (10 March 2024). "Stage plays are now available on OTT". The Daily Star.
  20. (2024-09-30). "Vicky Zahed announces new series inspired by real-life tragedy". The Daily Star.
  21. "Bangladesh Censor Board blocks release of 'Omimangshito'". bdnews24.com.
  22. (5 October 2020). "Farooki’s '420' returns to Channel i today".
  23. (23 August 2009). "BBC Bangladesh Shonglap on Channel i".
  24. (3 May 2023). "7th ‘Channel i Shera Kontho’ to air tomorrow".
  25. (12 May 2014). "Grand finale of Channel i Shera Nachiye airs tonight".
  26. (18 April 2008). ""Dainik Tolpar" begins on Channel-i tonight".
  27. (30 August 2015). ""Ekjon Mayaboti" on Channel i".
  28. (2 March 2008). "Ghor Kutum's Gauhar: Khushi in the real life".
  29. (10 September 2015). "Khude Gaanraj Grand finale tomorrow".
  30. (28 June 2018). "আসছে ‘প্রিয় দিন প্রিয় রাত’".
  31. link. (19 February 2018)
  32. (11 April 2016). "Shonar Pakhi Rupar Pakhi in the making".
  33. Hasan, Khalid. (June 2010). "TV 2010". [[The Daily Star (Bangladesh).
  34. link. (30 September 2013). RisingBD

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