Channel S (Bangladeshi TV channel)

Not to be confused with the British television channel of the same name.

Channel S
CountryBangladesh
Broadcast areaNationwide
HeadquartersSegunbagicha, Dhaka
Programming
Language(s)Bengali
Picture formatUHDTV (downscaled to 16:9 576i for SDTV sets)
Ownership
OwnerSunshine Television Limited
Key peopleIsmat Kadir Gama (chairman)
Sujit Chakraborty (managing director and CEO)[1]
History
Launched12 June 2024; 6 months ago (2024-06-12)
Links
Websitechannels.com.bd

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]

History

Channel 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

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ যোগাযোগ. Channel S. Archived from the original on 18 August 2024. Retrieved 18 August 2024.
  3. ^ "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.
  4. ^ ৫৯ আইপি টিভি বন্ধ করল বিটিআরসি. Janakantha (in Bengali). 2 October 2021. Archived from the original on 21 June 2022. Retrieved 25 September 2024.
  5. ^ 'চ্যানেল এস' এর যাত্রা শুরু. Samakal (in Bengali). 15 June 2024. Retrieved 18 August 2024.
  6. ^ 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.