Ekhon Explained
Ekhon (Bengali: এখন; in Bengali pronounced as /ækʰon/;)[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]
EKHON TV |
Channel Direct Url: | @ekhontv |
Years Active: | Apr 17, 2022 |
Subscribers: | 611K |
Views: | 211,435,676 |
It is Bangladesh's first television channel dedicated to business and financial programming. Ekhon is based in Tikatuli, Dhaka.[3]
History
Licensing and test broadcasts
Ekhon was licensed as "Spice Television" (Bengali: স্পাইস টেলিভিশন) by the Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission in 2017.[4] It commenced experimental broadcasts via the Bangabandhu-1 satellite on 30 July 2021 using the Spice Television name, after it signed an agreement with BSCL on 28 July of that year to use the satellite for broadcasting.[5] [6] The channel later commenced the 'Nirman Porbo' test broadcast on 16 December 2021, coinciding the Bangladeshi victory day.[7] On 30 May 2022, Ekhon signed a corporate agreement with state-owned telecommunications company TeleTalk, which would provide various services to the television channel at an affordable price.[8]
Launch
Although originally planning to do so on 16 December 2021,[9] 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.[3]
Programming
The programming line of Ekhon consists of shows and news relating to finance and the economy.[7] However, it also focuses on sports, agriculture, climate, and more.[3]
List of programmes
Notes and References
- Web site: Biswas . Sailendra . Samsad Bengali-English dictionary. 3rd ed. . Sahitya Samsad . Calcutta . 183 . 2000.
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- News: https://www.jagonews24.com/amp/768630. bn:যাত্রা শুরু করলো দেশের প্রথম ব্যবসাকেন্দ্রিক টিভি 'এখন'. 10 June 2022. 13 June 2022. Jago News 24. bn. https://web.archive.org/web/20231002182239/https://www.jagonews24.com/amp/768630. 2 October 2023.
- News: HC directs BTRC to allocate Spice TV frequency. 22 March 2021. 11 July 2022. The New Nation. https://web.archive.org/web/20240708212303/https://thedailynewnation.com/hc-directs-btrc-to-allocate-spice-tv-frequency/. 8 July 2024.
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