Channel 16 (Bangladeshi TV channel) explained

Channel 16
Picture Format:576i SDTV
Owner:Insight Telecast
Country:Bangladesh
Language:Bengali
Headquarters:Karwan Bazar, Dhaka[1]

Channel 16 (Bengali: চ্যানেল সিক্সটিন; in reference to 16 December) was a Bangladeshi Bengali-language satellite and cable music oriented television channel, owned and operated by Insight Telecast. The channel was permitted to broadcast via a Singaporean satellite and officially began broadcasting on 16 December 2011.[2]

It was the first and the sole music channel in Bangladesh until the launch of Gaan Bangla in 2013. Channel 16's managing director was K G Muhit, who had requested the government to let him run a downlinked privately owned satellite television channel in 2008.[3] Despite only being allowed to broadcast from abroad, Channel 16 illegally broadcast from Dhaka, and even via the Israel-based RRsat satellite.[3] [4]

Closure order

After its license for test broadcasting expired on 30 November 2013,[5] the Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission obliged Channel 16 to cease all transmissions by 2 December 2014.[6] Prior to this, in July 2014, the Association of Television Channel Owners sent a letter to the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting demanding Channel 16 be taken off the air, accusing the channel of violating government regulations.[7] [8]

However, by that point, it illegally continued broadcasting by ceasing to identify itself as Channel 16 and began using the letter 'k' as its on-screen bug,[6] and later began identifying itself as 'MB', or sometimes 'Movie Bangla', along with its on-screen bug involving a clock.[9] It has also been accused of broadcasting while evading government fees.[3]

Programming

List of programming

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Contact. 11 August 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20130606191954/http://www.channel-16tv.com/contact.php. 6 June 2013.
  2. News: Govt orders 'Channel 16' off the air in Bangladesh. 3 December 2020. bdnews24.com. https://web.archive.org/web/20141205041804/https://bdnews24.com/bangladesh/2014/12/02/govt-orders-channel-16-off-the-air-in-bangladesh. 5 December 2014.
  3. News: bn:অবৈধভাবে চলছে চ্যানেল সিক্সটিন. https://www.prothomalo.com/amp/story/bangladesh/%E0%A6%85%E0%A6%AC%E0%A7%88%E0%A6%A7%E0%A6%AD%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%AC%E0%A7%87-%E0%A6%9A%E0%A6%B2%E0%A6%9B%E0%A7%87-%E0%A6%9A%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%AF%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%A8%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%B2-%E0%A6%B8%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%95%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%B8%E0%A6%9F%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%A8. Hossain. Mosabber. 29 May 2014. 30 December 2021. Prothom Alo. bn. https://web.archive.org/web/20231002190741/https://www.prothomalo.com/amp/story/bangladesh/অবৈধভাবে-চলছে-চ্যানেল-সিক্সটিন. 2 October 2023.
  4. News: bn:চ্যানেল সিক্সটিনের নজিরবিহীন প্রতারণা. https://samakal.com/bibidh/article/1412104218/%E0%A6%9A%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%AF%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%A8%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%B2-%E0%A6%B8%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%95%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%B8%E0%A6%9F%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%A8%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%B0-%E0%A6%A8%E0%A6%9C%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%B9%E0%A7%80%E0%A6%A8-%E0%A6%AA%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%A4%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%A3%E0%A6%BE. Mehedi. Rashed. 10 December 2014. 30 December 2021. Samakal. bn. https://web.archive.org/web/20231002182231/https://samakal.com/bibidh/article/1412104218/চ্যানেল-সিক্সটিনের-নজিরবিহীন-প্রতারণা. 2 October 2023.
  5. News: bn:চ্যানেল সিক্সটিন বন্ধের নির্দেশ. https://www.kalerkantho.com/print-edition/news/2014/12/03/158345. 3 December 2014. 1 June 2022. Kaler Kantho. bn. https://web.archive.org/web/20220615044244/https://www.kalerkantho.com/print-edition/news/2014/12/03/158345. 15 June 2022.
  6. News: bn:বন্ধের নির্দেশের পর অন্য নামে চ্যানেল সিক্সটিন. https://samakal.com/bibidh/article/1412102370/%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%A8%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%A7%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%B0-%E0%A6%A8%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%B0%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%A6%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%B6%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%B0-%E0%A6%AA%E0%A6%B0-%E0%A6%85%E0%A6%A8%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%AF-%E0%A6%A8%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%AE%E0%A7%87-%E0%A6%9A%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%AF%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%A8%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%B2-%E0%A6%B8%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%95%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%B8%E0%A6%9F%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%A8. 2 December 2014. 29 December 2021. Samakal. bn. https://web.archive.org/web/20211229141704/https://samakal.com/bibidh/article/1412102370/বন্ধের-নির্দেশের-পর-অন্য-নামে-চ্যানেল-সিক্সটিন. 29 December 2021.
  7. News: https://www.prothomalo.com/bangladesh/চ্যানেল-১৬-সম্প্রচার-বন্ধের-দাবি-অ্যাটকোর. bn:চ্যানেল ১৬ সম্প্রচার বন্ধের দাবি অ্যাটকোর. 7 July 2014. 10 August 2024. Prothom Alo. bn.
  8. News: Govt orders closure of Channel 16. 2 December 2014. 10 August 2024. Prothom Alo.
  9. News: https://samakal.com/todays-print-edition/tp-khobor/article/1602193664/%E0%A6%85%E0%A6%AC%E0%A7%88%E0%A6%A7-%E0%A6%9F%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%AD%E0%A6%BF-%E0%A6%9A%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%AF%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%A8%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%B2%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%B0-%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%AE%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%AE%E0%A6%BE-%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%A3%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%9C%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%AF. bn:অবৈধ টিভি চ্যানেলের রমরমা বাণিজ্য. 17 February 2016. bn. 15 February 2022. Samakal. Mehedi. Rashed. 15 February 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220215080702/https://samakal.com/todays-print-edition/tp-khobor/article/1602193664/%E0%A6%85%E0%A6%AC%E0%A7%88%E0%A6%A7-%E0%A6%9F%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%AD%E0%A6%BF-%E0%A6%9A%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%AF%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%A8%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%B2%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%B0-%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%AE%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%AE%E0%A6%BE-%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%A3%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%9C%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%AF. dead.

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