RTV (Bangladeshi TV channel) explained

RTV
Logo Alt:Logo of RTV
Picture Format:1080i HDTV (downscaled to 576i for SDTV sets)
Owner:Bengal Media Corporation
Key People:Syed Ashik Rahman (CEO)[1]
Country:Bangladesh
Language:Bengali
Area:Nationwide
Worldwide
Headquarters:BSEC Building, Kawran Bazar, Dhaka
Sister Channels:NTV (formerly)
Website:
RTV
Channel Url:UC2P5Fd5g41Gtdqf0Uzh8Qaw
Channel Display Name:RTV News
Subscribers:5.2 million
Stats Update:11 December 2023

RTV (Bengali: আরটিভি) is a Bangladeshi Bengali-language satellite and cable television channel owned by Bengal Media Corporation.[2] It is headquartered in the BSEC Building in Kawran Bazar, Dhaka. RTV began broadcasting on 26 December 2005 as a sister channel of NTV, and primarily airs entertainment and news programming.[3] It is one of Bangladesh's most popular television channels, according to TRP reports.[4]

History

In 2002, Mosaddek Ali Falu applied for a broadcasting license of RTV. According to Falu, the channel's chairman, the 'R' comes from his daughter's name, Roza Ali. The channel commenced test broadcasts on 1 December 2005, and officially began transmissions on 26 December of that year.[2]

On 26 February 2007, a fire broke out at the BSEC building, causing over 100 injuries. As a result, both RTV and its sister, along with the unrelated Islamic TV, were temporarily taken off air.[5] All three of those channels resumed broadcasting after some time. RTV aired TV Southasia's South Asian Superstar from the late 2000s.[6] In 2011, RTV began handing out the RTV Star Awards.[7] For six days starting from 6 September 2014, RTV aired six films starring deceased actor Salman Shah, marking his death anniversary.[8]

On 31 October 2014, as a result of another fire at the BSEC Building, both RTV and its sister once again went off the air temporarily, but resumed transmissions over time.[9] On 7 February 2015, an IPTV channel by the name of "RTV Music" began transmissions,[10] but was later shut down by the Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission in 2021 after being accused of broadcasting illegally without a valid license.[11]

On 6 August 2015, RTV began broadcasting in Australia.[12] On 12 January 2017, Deutsche Welle's Bengali language science and technology television series, Onneshon, which was formerly broadcast on Ekushey Television, began airing on RTV.[13] In April 2018, Amitabh Reza Chowdhury's directorial debut feature film Aynabaji had its world premiere on RTV.[14] [15]

Chinese animated series Boonie Bears debuted on RTV in early 2020.[16] RTV launched its own video-on-demand service called RTV Plus on 24 May 2020.[17] According to TRP reports during Eid al-Fitr in 2020, RTV was ranked highest among most watched television channels in Bangladesh, with Deepto TV being ranked second.[18] In September 2020, RTV organized a new contest titled Torun Nirmatar Notun Golpo, in an attempt to find young directors. Dramas directed by them were subsequently broadcast on the channel.[19]

On 2 October 2021, the channel's music award show RTV Music Award debuted.[20] On 23 November 2021, the musical reality television series for young artists, Young Star premiered on RTV.[21] On 15 February 2022, RTV began airing the popular Japanese drama Asa ga Kita.[22] In August 2022, RTV won the Best YouTube Channel Strategy Award at the CMO Asia Awards in Singapore, as a part of the Asia Excellence Awards 2022. Apart from this, Syed Ashik Rahman, the channel's CEO, won the Best Creative Genius Award.[23]

Programming

RTV is a mixed entertainment television channel and therefore its programming line is diversified, consisting of dramas, news, music, and infotainment. It also holds two award shows, RTV Star Award and RTV Music Award.

List of programming

Related services

ServiceDescription

(Bengali: আরটিভি মিউজিক)
An IPTV service dedicated to music content.

(Bengali: আরটিভি প্লাস)
The subscription video-on-demand platform of RTV, launched on 24 May 2020. Many types of content, such as dramas, movies, music, and talk shows, can be streamed on the service.

See also

Notes and References

  1. News: We must protect television industry: Syed Ashik . 2022-01-31. Daily Sun. en.
  2. http://www.bangladeshobserveronline.com/new/2005/11/20/national.htm Another private TV channel RTV starts functioning from Dec 26
  3. News: Pearson. Bryan. Country scores fourth net. 1 January 2006. 20 July 2022. Variety.
  4. News: https://www.banglatribune.com/entertainment/626923/%E0%A6%9F%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%86%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%AA%E0%A6%BF-%E0%A6%9C%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%AA%E0%A7%87-%E0%A6%9C%E0%A6%A8%E0%A6%AA%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%BF%E0%A7%9F%E0%A6%A4%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B0-%E0%A6%B6%E0%A7%80%E0%A6%B0%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%B7%E0%A7%87-%E0%A6%86%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%9F%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%AD%E0%A6%BF. bn:জরিপে জনপ্রিয়তার শীর্ষে আরটিভি!. 7 June 2020. 4 June 2022. Bangla Tribune. bn.
  5. News: A Devastating Fire at BSEC Building, Dhaka. 26 February 2007. 10 November 2021. VOA. https://web.archive.org/web/20210428202509/https://www.voabangla.com/amp/a-16-2007-02-26-voa3-94419304/1394550.html. 28 April 2021.
  6. News: South Asian Superstar on Rtv tonight. 13 March 2009. 31 July 2022. The Daily Star.
  7. News: https://samakal.com/todays-print-edition/tp-entertainment/article/19023118/%E0%A6%86%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%9F%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%AD%E0%A6%BF-%E0%A6%B8%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%9F%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B0-%E0%A6%85%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%AF%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%93%E0%A7%9F%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B0%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%A1-%E0%A7%A8%E0%A7%AC-%E0%A6%AB%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%AC%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%B0%E0%A7%81%E0%A7%9F%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%BF. bn:আরটিভি স্টার অ্যাওয়ার্ড ২৬ ফেব্রুয়ারি. 16 February 2019. 21 June 2022. Samakal. bn.
  8. News: Rtv to air Salman Shah's films. The Daily Star. 6 September 2014. 5 June 2022.
  9. News: Fire again at city's BSEC Bhaban. The Daily Star. 1 November 2014. 10 July 2021.
  10. News: https://www.risingbd.com/entertainment/news/92262. bn:আরটিভি মিউজিকের যাত্রা শুরু. 8 February 2015. 21 June 2022. RisingBD. bn.
  11. News: https://www.dailyjanakantha.com/details/article/604304/%E0%A7%AB%E0%A7%AF-%E0%A6%86%E0%A6%87%E0%A6%AA%E0%A6%BF-%E0%A6%9F%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%AD%E0%A6%BF-%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%A8%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%A7-%E0%A6%95%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%B2-%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%9F%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%86%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%B8%E0%A6%BF/. bn:৫৯ আইপি টিভি বন্ধ করল বিটিআরসি. 2 October 2021. 21 June 2022. Janakantha. bn.
  12. News: https://nagorik.prothomalo.com/durporobash/%E0%A6%85%E0%A6%B8%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%9F%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%B0%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%B2%E0%A6%BF%E0%A7%9F%E0%A6%BE%E0%A7%9F-%E0%A6%86%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%9F%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%AD%E0%A6%BF%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%A6%B6%E0%A7%81%E0%A6%B0%E0%A7%81. bn:অস্ট্রেলিয়ায় আরটিভির সম্প্রচার শুরু. 13 August 2015. 4 June 2022. Prothom Alo. bn.
  13. News: “Onneshon” premieres on Rtv today. 12 January 2017. 5 June 2022. The Daily Star.
  14. News: https://www.prothomalo.com/entertainment/tv/%E2%80%98%E0%A6%86%E0%A7%9F%E0%A6%A8%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%9C%E0%A6%BF%E2%80%99-%E0%A6%A6%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%96%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%AC%E0%A7%87-%E0%A6%86%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%9F%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%AD%E0%A6%BF. bn:'আয়নাবাজি' দেখাবে আরটিভি. 11 April 2018. 5 June 2022. Prothom Alo. bn.
  15. News: https://www.prothomalo.com/entertainment/%E0%A6%86%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%9F%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%AD%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%A4%E0%A7%87-%E2%80%98%E0%A6%86%E0%A7%9F%E0%A6%A8%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%9C%E0%A6%BF%E2%80%99%E0%A6%B0-%E0%A6%93%E0%A7%9F%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B0%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%B2%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%A1-%E0%A6%AA%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%AE%E0%A6%BF%E0%A7%9F%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B0. bn:আরটিভিতে 'আয়নাবাজি'র ওয়ার্ল্ড প্রিমিয়ার. 11 April 2018. 5 June 2022. Prothom Alo. bn.
  16. News: https://www.rtvonline.com/entertainment/87250/%E0%A6%86%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%9F%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%AD%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%A4%E0%A7%87-%E0%A6%B6%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%B6%E0%A7%81%E0%A6%A6%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%B0-%E0%A6%9C%E0%A6%A8%E0%A6%AA%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%BF%E0%A7%9F-%E0%A6%95%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B0%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%9F%E0%A7%81%E0%A6%A8-%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%A8%E0%A6%BF-%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%BF%E0%A7%9F%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B8. bn:আরটিভিতে শিশুদের জনপ্রিয় কার্টুন 'বনি বিয়াস'. 11 March 2020. 21 June 2022. RTV Online. bn.
  17. News: https://samakal.com/entertainment/article/200524561/%E0%A6%B6%E0%A7%81%E0%A6%B0%E0%A7%81-%E0%A6%95%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%B2-%E2%80%98%E0%A6%86%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%9F%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%AD%E0%A6%BF-%E0%A6%AA%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%B2%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B8%E2%80%99. bn:যাত্রা শুরু করল ‘আরটিভি প্লাস’. 28 May 2020. 4 June 2022. Samakal. bn.
  18. News: https://www.banglatribune.com/entertainment/637660/%E0%A6%9C%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%AA%E0%A7%87-%E0%A6%9C%E0%A6%A8%E0%A6%AA%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%BF%E0%A7%9F%E0%A6%A4%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B0-%E0%A6%B6%E0%A7%80%E0%A6%B0%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%B7%E0%A7%87-%E0%A6%86%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%9F%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%AD%E0%A6%BF-%E0%A6%A6%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%A4%E0%A7%80%E0%A7%9F-%E0%A6%A6%E0%A7%80%E0%A6%AA%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%A4. bn:জরিপে জনপ্রিয়তার শীর্ষে আরটিভি, দ্বিতীয় দীপ্ত. 17 August 2020. 4 June 2022. Bangla Tribune. bn.
  19. News: RTV launches new contest to find young directors. 11 September 2020. 7 June 2022. Dhaka Tribune.
  20. News: https://www.jugantor.com/entertainment/470357/%E0%A6%8F%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B0-%E0%A6%AE%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%89%E0%A6%9C%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%95-%E0%A6%85%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%AF%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%93%E0%A7%9F%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B0%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%A1%E0%A7%87-%E0%A6%86%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%9F%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%AD%E0%A6%BF. bn:এবার মিউজিক অ্যাওয়ার্ডে আরটিভি. 29 September 2021. 8 June 2022. Jugantor. bn.
  21. News: আরটিভিতে শুরু হচ্ছে ইয়াং স্টারের প্রচার. 22 November 2021. 16 June 2022. Jago News 24. bn.
  22. Web site: The widely popular Japanese TV drama series “Here Comes Asa! to be aired on RTV. 14 February 2022. 3 April 2022. Embassy of Japan in Bangladesh.
  23. News: https://www.dailyinqilab.com/article/511571/%E0%A6%86%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%9F%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%AD%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%B0-%E0%A6%87%E0%A6%89%E0%A6%9F%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%89%E0%A6%AC-%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%AA%E0%A7%81%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%B8%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%95%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B0-%E0%A6%B2%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%AD. bn:আরটিভি’র ইউটিউব চ্যানেলের পুরস্কার লাভ. 24 August 2022. 29 August 2022. Daily Inqilab. bn.