NTV (Bangladeshi TV channel) explained

NTV
Logo Alt:Logo of NTV Bangladesh
Launch Date:2 July 2003
Picture Format:576i SDTV
Owner:International Television Channel Ltd.
Country:Bangladesh
Language:Bengali
Area:Worldwide
Headquarters:The sixth floor of BSEC Building, Karwan Bazar, Dhaka
Replaced By:Channel 9 (in the United Kingdom)
Sister Channels:RTV
NTV
Channel Url:UCUDQdVsKssximyFwg4IxnOQ
Channel Display Name:NTV News
Subscribers:3.21 million
Stats Update:11 December 2023

NTV (Bengali: এনটিভি), an acronym of less commonly used National Television, is a Bangladeshi Bengali-language satellite and cable television channel based in the BSEC Building in Karwan Bazar, Dhaka. It was launched on 2 July 2003, and is one of Bangladesh's most popular television channels. NTV is owned by International Television Channel Limited, with Mosaddek Ali Falu, a businessman and former vice president of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party, being the channel's chairman.[1]

History

NTV was originally licensed to Sajjat Ali on 19 September 1999. The channel was originally licensed as "Ten TV" prior to its acquisition by Mosaddek Ali on 10 January 2003.[2] Exactly a month later, on 10 February 2003, NTV was announced to set operations in April of that year, as Bangladesh's previous privately owned television channel, Ekushey Television was shut down in 2002. It had also announced a partnership with CNN.[3] The channel was also set to be receivable in the entirety of Bangladesh, as well as the rest of Asia and Australia, and parts of Africa and Europe.[4]

However, its official broadcasts started on 2 July 2003. Prior to this, it initiated test transmissions for a week.[5] Initially broadcasting for eight hours a day,[6] NTV began broadcasting on a full-day basis on 1 January 2004.[7] In the same year, Falu bought NTV and pushed its license approval further.[8] NTV had received investment from Soundview Broadcasting owned by Shafqat Chowdhury, a Pakistani-American businessman.[9]

On 26 February 2007, a massive fire took place at the BSEC building in Karwan Bazar, killing three people and injuring over a hundred.[10] As a result, both NTV and its sister, RTV, temporarily ceased operations and forced the channel to broadcast reruns after resuming broadcasts. They worked with Banglavision to broadcast their news onto NTV since they were unable to do their own.

In September 2011, NTV became the first television channel in Bangladesh to receive an ISO certificate for its contribution to its broadcast management. Mike Bloise handed it to the channel's chairman, Falu.[11] In December 2012, the Intelligence Bureau of India flagged NTV as a "hate channel" allegedly broadcasting anti-India programming. It was one of the twenty-four "illegal" channels to have been flagged.[12]

On 31 October 2014, another fire broke out in the BSEC building at 11:48 in the morning, which once again led to the closure of both NTV and RTV.[13] NTV resumed transmissions later on that day.[14] In 2016, Falu resigned from the Bangladesh Nationalist Party as vice chairman.[15] NTV 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.[16] NTV aired the Miss World Bangladesh pageant in 2017.[17] On 1 May 2018, as a part of another reshuffle, NTV Europe moved to Sky channel 757 due to the fact that the International genre had started to begin at channel 701. NTV's old slot was used for Lifetime. It was moved again to channel 780 due to Sky's reshuffle of its international section by language in 2019. In December 2018, NTV began broadcasting using the Bangabandhu-1 satellite.[18] On 26 February 2019, the second anime series of Chibi Maruko-chan, dubbed in Bengali, premiered on NTV.[19]

Related services

NTV Europe

In August 2006, the United Kingdom-based NTV Europe was launched and targeted the Bangladeshi community throughout Europe on Sky channel 826, but stopped broadcasting a year later. NTV Europe was relaunched on Sky channel 834 in the United Kingdom in August 2008. On 14 April 2012, NTV Europe was replaced by Channel 9 on Sky channel 834.[20] However, NTV Europe started broadcasting on Sky channel 852 sixteen days later.,[21] but due to a reshuffle, it moved to channel 838 on 19 August 2014.

NTV Online

Recently NTV authority has taken an initiative to promote its website. As a result, NTV online has started its journey more elaborately to keep people updated about the latest news, entertainment programs, sports, tech, travel, automobile, lifestyle, education, and so on.[22]

Programming

NTV's programming is diverse and consists of news coverage, soap operas, edutainment, religious, and political programs.

Drama

Reality

Acquired programming

Animated

Drama

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: Under-fire Narayanganj MP Salim Osman, in leaked phone call, abuses journalist . 19 May 2016 . bdnews24.com . 19 May 2016.
  2. News: https://www.prothomalo.com/bangladesh/বিএনপির-আমলের-১০টি-চ্যানেল. bn:বিএনপির আমলের ১০টি চ্যানেল. 19 October 2013. 8 August 2024. Prothom Alo. bn.
  3. NTV bows in Bangladesh . 11 June 2019 . Variety . 10 February 2003.
  4. News: ntv goes on air July 3. 22 June 2003. 16 August 2024. The Daily Star.
  5. News: Begum. Ayesa. First few hours with ntv. 9 July 2003. 16 August 2024. The Daily Star.
  6. News: ntv starts 24-hr transmission from tomorrow. 31 December 2003. 16 August 2024. The Daily Star.
  7. News: https://www.prothomalo.com/entertainment/tv/srikm4vzfn. bn:২১ পেরিয়ে ২২ বছরে এনটিভি. 2 July 2024. 16 August 2024. Prothom Alo. bn.
  8. News: 10 TV Channels . The Daily Star . 16 March 2007 . 10 July 2021.
  9. Khan . Sharier . 6 January 2006 . Bangladeshi TV . 26 March 2023 . Star Weekend Magazine.
  10. News: Devastating fire at BSEC Bhaban: NTV, RTV suspend transmission: 3 killed . The Daily Ittefaq . 26 February 2007 . https://web.archive.org/web/20070302093238/http://nation.ittefaq.com/artman/publish/article_34332.shtml . 2 March 2007.
  11. News: NTV receives ISO certificate . 21 September 2011 . The Daily Star . 9 September 2011.
  12. Web site: MHA glare on hate channels: Govt puts on notice 24 foreign TV channels showing anti-India content after intel alert. 6 December 2012. 19 August 2024. 6 December 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20121206064304/http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/hate-channels-showing-anti-india-content-intel-alert-cable-tv-act/1/236245.html. live.
  13. News: Fire again at city's BSEC Bhaban . The Daily Star . 1 November 2014 . 10 July 2021.
  14. News: https://samakal.com/bibidh/article/141095648/%E0%A6%86%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B0-%E0%A6%B8%E0%A6%AE%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%AA%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%9A%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B0%E0%A7%87-%E0%A6%8F%E0%A6%A8%E0%A6%9F%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%AD%E0%A6%BF. bn:আবার সম্প্রচারে এনটিভি. 31 October 2014. 16 June 2022. Samakal. bn.
  15. News: Former Khaleda aide Mosaddek Ali Falu resigns as BNP vice-chairman . bdnews24.com.
  16. News: Prism signs up with 7 TV channels. 17 May 2016. 1 November 2022. BDNews24.
  17. Web site: NTV to telecast Lovello Miss World Bangladesh 2017 . Miss World Bangladesh . 29 July 2017 . 10 July 2021.
  18. News: bn:বঙ্গবন্ধু-১ স্যাটেলাইট থেকে সেবা নিচ্ছে সাত চ্যানেল. https://www.jagonews24.com/technology/news/471419. 26 December 2018. 18 June 2022. Jagonews24.com. bn.
  19. News: https://www.daily-bangladesh.com/entertainment/86595. bn:ছোট্ট সোনামনিদের জন্য আসছে 'ছিবি মারুকো চান'. 25 February 2019. 25 June 2022. Daily Bangladesh. bn.
  20. Web site: Channel 9 takesover NTV on Sky Digital EPG . BizAsia . 16 April 2012 . 17 April 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120420042314/http://www.media247.co.uk/bizasia/channel-9-takesover-ntv-on-sky-digital-epg . 20 April 2012.
  21. Web site: NTV relaunches on Sky Digital EPG . BizAsia . 30 April 2012 . 1 May 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120503083754/http://www.media247.co.uk/bizasia/ntv-relaunches-on-sky-digital-epg . 3 May 2012.
  22. News: NTV: Latest Bangla News, Infotainment, Online & Live Tv . NTV.
  23. News: https://www.banglatribune.com/entertainment/636419/%E0%A6%AB%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%B0-%E0%A6%B8%E0%A6%AE%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%AA%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%9A%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B0%E0%A7%87-%E0%A6%86%E0%A6%B8%E0%A6%9B%E0%A7%87-%E2%80%98%E0%A6%AB%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%AF%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%AE%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%B2%E0%A6%BF-%E0%A6%95%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%87%E0%A6%B8%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%B8%E2%80%99. bn:ফের সম্প্রচারে আসছে 'ফ্যামিলি ক্রাইসিস'. 9 August 2020. 16 June 2022. Bangla Tribune. bn.
  24. News: https://www.ajkerpatrika.com/171972/%E0%A6%B6%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%B7-%E0%A6%B9%E0%A6%9A%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%9B%E0%A7%87-%E2%80%98%E0%A6%AB%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%AF%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%AE%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%B2%E0%A6%BF-%E0%A6%AB%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%B0%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%A8%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%A1%E0%A6%B8%E2%80%99. bn:শেষ হচ্ছে 'ফ্যামিলি ফ্রেন্ডস'. 11 April 2022. 16 June 2022. Ajker Patrika. bn.
  25. News: https://mzamin.com/article.php?mzamin=303774. bn:আজ থেকে 'জয়েন্ট ফ্যামিলি'. 26 November 2021. 16 June 2022. Manab Zamin. bn.
  26. News: https://mzamin.com/article.php?mzamin=172170. bn:ছোটপর্দায় আজ. 13 May 2019. 17 August 2022. Manab Zamin. bn.
  27. News: https://www.jugantor.com/entertainment/499072/%E0%A6%AE%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%B9%E0%A6%AE%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%A8%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%B0-%E0%A6%B8%E0%A6%AB%E0%A6%B2-%E0%A6%B8%E0%A6%AE%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%AA%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%A4%E0%A6%BF. bn:মেহমানের সফল সমাপ্তি. 18 December 2018. 16 June 2022. Jugantor. bn.
  28. News: https://www.ittefaq.com.bd/amp/155980/%E0%A6%A7%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B9%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%95-%E0%A6%A8%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%9F%E0%A6%95-%E2%80%98%E0%A6%B6%E0%A6%B9%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B2%E0%A7%80%E2%80%99. bn:ধারাবাহিক নাটক 'শহরালী'. 6 June 2020. 16 June 2022. The Daily Ittefaq. bn.
  29. News: Pearson. Bryan. 'Idol' hands out new aud record. 1 January 2006. 20 July 2022. Variety.
  30. News: ‘Kuruluş: Osman’ rules Bangladesh . 31 March 2022. 5 April 2022. The Express Tribune.
  31. News: https://www.dailyinqilab.com/article/53795/%E0%A6%8F%E0%A6%A8%E0%A6%9F%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%AD%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%A4%E0%A7%87-%E0%A6%9C%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%AA%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%A8%E0%A6%BF-%E0%A6%B8%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%BF%E0%A7%9F%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B2-%E0%A6%AE%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B0%E0%A7%81%E0%A6%AE%E0%A7%8B%E0%A6%B8-%E0%A6%B8%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%9F%E0%A7%8B%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%BF. bn:এনটিভিতে জাপানি সিরিয়াল মারুমো’স স্টোরি. 19 December 2016. 1 November 2022. Daily Inqilab. bn.

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