Channel 24 (Bangladeshi TV channel) explained

Channel 24
Picture Format:1080i HDTV (downscaled to 576i for SDTV sets)
Headquarters:Tejgaon, Dhaka
Country:Bangladesh
Language:Bengali
Area:Nationwide
Owner:Times Media Limited

Channel 24 (Bengali: চ্যানেল টুয়েন্টিফোর) is a Bangladeshi Bengali-language satellite and cable television channel airing programming relating to news and current affairs, owned by Times Media Limited, a subsidiary of the Ha-meem Group.[1] [2] [3] The channel was launched on 25 February 2012 initially as a mixed entertainment channel, before moving to solely airing news programming.

History

Channel 24 was granted a license to broadcast in February 2010 by the Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission.[4] It began test transmissions on 22 August 2011. Although initially planning to do so in December of that year,[5] it officially commenced transmissions on 25 February 2012.[6]

Originally, its programming line was diversified, consisting of drama, news, television films, music, sports, talk shows, and many more. It also offered programming targeted towards viewers in Chittagong, which is broadcast from the city.[6] It later changed its focus to mostly airing news and current affairs programming. Within two years of its launch, Channel 24 became the top news channel in Bangladesh.[7] Channel 24 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.[8] The channel was the first in Bangladesh to introduce an AI news anchor, named 'Aparajita', who debuted on 19 July 2023.[9]

Programming

Notes and References

  1. Web site: At least 6 militants killed, several hostages rescued in Dhaka restaurant attack. 26 December 2021. Business Insider. en-US.
  2. Web site: AP. 5 November 2013. Violence continues in Bangladesh strike. 26 December 2021. DAWN.COM. en.
  3. News: https://samakal.com/bangladesh/article/211289136/%E0%A6%B8%E0%A6%AE%E0%A6%95%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B2%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%B0-%E0%A6%9C%E0%A6%A8%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%AF-%E0%A6%86%E0%A6%A7%E0%A7%81%E0%A6%A8%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%95-%E0%A6%B8%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%9F%E0%A7%81%E0%A6%A1%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%93-%E0%A6%89%E0%A6%A6%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%AC%E0%A7%8B%E0%A6%A7%E0%A6%A8. bn:সমকালের আধুনিক স্টুডিও উদ্বোধন. 16 December 2021. 9 June 2022. Samakal. bn.
  4. News: https://bangla.bdnews24.com/bangladesh/article704395.bdnews. bn:অনুমোদনের অপেক্ষায় আরো ১৩ টিভি. 25 November 2013. 9 June 2022. BDNews24. bn.
  5. News: Channel 24 goes for test transmission. 25 August 2011. 1 June 2022. The Daily Star.
  6. News: bn:সম্প্রচার শুরু হচ্ছে চ্যানেল টুয়েন্টিফোরের. https://www.banglanews24.com/entertainment/news/bd/113840.details. 24 May 2012. 1 June 2022. BanglaNews24. bn.
  7. News: https://samakal.com/todays-print-edition/tp-khobor/article/140561649/%E0%A6%A4%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%A8-%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%9B%E0%A6%B0%E0%A7%87-%E0%A6%AA%E0%A6%BE-%E0%A6%A6%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%B2-%E0%A6%9A%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%AF%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%A8%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%B2-%E0%A6%9F%E0%A7%8B%E0%A7%9F%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%A8%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%9F%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%AB%E0%A7%8B%E0%A6%B0. bn:তিন বছরে পা দিল 'চ্যানেল টোয়েন্টিফোর'. 25 May 2014. 12 June 2022. Samakal. bn.
  8. News: Prism signs up with 7 TV channels. 17 May 2016. 1 November 2022. BDNews24.
  9. News: Aparajita: Bangladesh's first AI news anchor on Channel 24. 19 July 2023. 29 September 2023. Dhaka Tribune.
  10. Web site: https://www.priyo.com/articles/%E0%A6%9F%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%AD%E0%A6%BF-%E0%A6%97%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%87%E0%A6%A1-%E0%A7%AD-%E0%A6%AE%E0%A7%87-%E0%A7%A8%E0%A7%A6%E0%A7%A7%E0%A7%A9. bn:টিভি গাইড: ৭ মে, ২০১৩. 7 May 2013. 4 September 2022. Priyo. bn.
  11. News: Sameer Kumar Dey. https://www.dw.com/bn/%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%B6%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%AC%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%B0-%E0%A6%B8%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%A4%E0%A6%9F%E0%A6%BF-%E0%A6%9F%E0%A6%95-%E0%A6%B6%E0%A7%8B%E0%A6%B0-%E0%A6%8F%E0%A6%95%E0%A6%9F%E0%A6%BF-%E0%A6%A4%E0%A7%83%E0%A6%A4%E0%A7%80%E0%A7%9F-%E0%A6%AE%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%A4%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%BE/a-45971392. bn:'বিশ্বের সাতটি টক শো'র একটি তৃতীয় মাত্রা'. 23 October 2018. 4 September 2022. Deutsche Welle. bn.