Channel S (Bengali: চ্যানেল এস) is a Bangladeshi Bengali-language satellite and cable television channel owned by Sunshine Television Limited launched on 12 June 2024. It is based in Segunbagicha in Dhaka.[2] Channel S is the first ultra-high definition television channel in Bangladesh utilizing AI technology.[3]
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| Country | Bangladesh |
|---|---|
| Broadcast area | Nationwide |
| Headquarters | Segunbagicha, Dhaka |
| Programming | |
| Language(s) | Bengali |
| Picture format | UHDTV (downscaled to 16:9 576i for SDTV sets) |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Sunshine Television Limited |
| Key people | Ismat Kadir Gama (chairman) Sujit Chakraborty (managing director and CEO)[1] |
| History | |
| Launched | 12 June 2024 |
| Links | |
| Website | channels |
History
editChannel S originally broadcast as an IPTV channel, but was later shut down by the Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission in October 2021 as it was accused of broadcasting illegally.[4]
It was officially launched on 12 June 2024 in a ceremony organized in the Jatiya Press Club auditorium with the "Shob Kotha Shobar Kotha" (সব কথা সবার কথা; lit. 'Everything is the saying of everyone') slogan.[1][5] The channel's launch was announced by Bangladeshi president Mohammed Shahabuddin.[6]
References
edit- ^ a b 'চ্যানেল এস' এর যাত্রা শুরু. Bdnews24.com (in Bengali). 13 June 2024. Archived from the original on 18 August 2024. Retrieved 18 August 2024.
- ^ যোগাযোগ. Channel S. Archived from the original on 18 August 2024. Retrieved 18 August 2024.
- ^ "Country's first AI-based UHD Satellite Channel 'S' starts journey". Bangladesh Post. 13 June 2024. Archived from the original on 29 August 2024. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
- ^ ৫৯ আইপি টিভি বন্ধ করল বিটিআরসি. Janakantha (in Bengali). 2 October 2021. Archived from the original on 21 June 2022. Retrieved 25 September 2024.
- ^ 'চ্যানেল এস' এর যাত্রা শুরু. Samakal (in Bengali). 15 June 2024. Retrieved 18 August 2024.
- ^ বর্ণাঢ্য আয়োজনে ‘চ্যানেল এস’ এর যাত্রা শুরু. Channel S (in Bengali). 12 June 2024. Archived from the original on 13 June 2024. Retrieved 18 August 2024.