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Country | Bangladesh |
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Broadcast area | Nationwide |
Headquarters | Banani, Dhaka |
Programming | |
Language(s) | Bengali |
Picture format | 576i SDTV |
Ownership | |
Owner | ATV Limited |
History | |
Launched | 11 March 2018 |
Founder | Abbas Ullah Shikder |
Links | |
Website |
anandatv |
Ananda TV ( Bengali: আনন্দ টিভি; lit. 'joy TV'), [1] also known by its acronym ATV ( Bengali: এটিভি), [2] is a Bangladeshi Bengali-language privately owned satellite and cable television channel headquartered in the Chairman Bari neighborhood of Banani in Dhaka, [3] which commenced official transmissions on 11 March 2018 with the "Hridoyer Kotha Bole" (হৃদয়ের কথা বলে; lit. 'Tells the sayings of the heart') slogan. [4] [5] The channel's programming consists of both news and entertainment. [2]
Ananda TV was initially licensed as 'ATV' by the Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission in November 2013. [6] Its frequency allocation was granted in January 2015. [7] Ananda TV commenced test transmissions on 24 January 2018. [8] Later, they were allowed to officially commence transmissions on 14 February 2018. [8]
A press conference regarding the launch of the channel was held in its headquarters on 10 March. Later, Ananda TV officially began broadcasting the following day, with a launch ceremony held. [2] It also claimed to aim to showcase the Bengali culture and heritage to audiences by the spirit of the liberation war. [2] [9]
The channel's founder was Abbas Ullah Shikder, the producer of the popular 1989 Bangladeshi film, Beder Meye Josna, who later died on 18 January 2020. [10] [11] Others present at the launch ceremony were the Minister of Information Hasanul Haq Inu, Ananda TV's former chairman Hasan Taufique Abbas, and former managing director Nurul Islam. [2] The channel began broadcasting via the Bangabandhu-1 satellite in 2019. [12] On 21 August 2021, the building where Ananda TV is based in caught on fire. [3]
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Country | Bangladesh |
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Broadcast area | Nationwide |
Headquarters | Banani, Dhaka |
Programming | |
Language(s) | Bengali |
Picture format | 576i SDTV |
Ownership | |
Owner | ATV Limited |
History | |
Launched | 11 March 2018 |
Founder | Abbas Ullah Shikder |
Links | |
Website |
anandatv |
Ananda TV ( Bengali: আনন্দ টিভি; lit. 'joy TV'), [1] also known by its acronym ATV ( Bengali: এটিভি), [2] is a Bangladeshi Bengali-language privately owned satellite and cable television channel headquartered in the Chairman Bari neighborhood of Banani in Dhaka, [3] which commenced official transmissions on 11 March 2018 with the "Hridoyer Kotha Bole" (হৃদয়ের কথা বলে; lit. 'Tells the sayings of the heart') slogan. [4] [5] The channel's programming consists of both news and entertainment. [2]
Ananda TV was initially licensed as 'ATV' by the Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission in November 2013. [6] Its frequency allocation was granted in January 2015. [7] Ananda TV commenced test transmissions on 24 January 2018. [8] Later, they were allowed to officially commence transmissions on 14 February 2018. [8]
A press conference regarding the launch of the channel was held in its headquarters on 10 March. Later, Ananda TV officially began broadcasting the following day, with a launch ceremony held. [2] It also claimed to aim to showcase the Bengali culture and heritage to audiences by the spirit of the liberation war. [2] [9]
The channel's founder was Abbas Ullah Shikder, the producer of the popular 1989 Bangladeshi film, Beder Meye Josna, who later died on 18 January 2020. [10] [11] Others present at the launch ceremony were the Minister of Information Hasanul Haq Inu, Ananda TV's former chairman Hasan Taufique Abbas, and former managing director Nurul Islam. [2] The channel began broadcasting via the Bangabandhu-1 satellite in 2019. [12] On 21 August 2021, the building where Ananda TV is based in caught on fire. [3]