Country | Bangladesh |
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Broadcast area | Nationwide |
Headquarters | Tejgaon, Dhaka |
Programming | |
Language(s) | Bengali |
Picture format | 1080i HDTV (downscaled to 16:9 576i for SDTV sets) |
Ownership | |
Owner | Globe Multimedia Limited [1] |
Key people | Md. Harunur Rashid (chairman) Syed Ishtiaq Reza (CEO) [1] Ahmed Hossain (managing director) [2] |
History | |
Launched | 30 June 2022 |
Links | |
Website |
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Global Television ( Bengali: গ্লোবাল টেলিভিশন) is a Bangladeshi Bengali-language satellite and cable television channel owned by Globe Multimedia Limited, a subsidiary of Globe Pharma Group of Companies. It commenced official broadcasts on 30 June 2022 with the "Bishwamay Protidin" (বিশ্বময় প্রতিদিন; lit. 'Global everyday') slogan, and is based in Tejgaon, Dhaka. The channel's programming consists of both entertainment and news. [1]
Member of Parliament Md. Mamunur Rashid Kiron-owned Global Television's license to broadcast was granted by the Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission in January 2017. [3] [4] Its frequency allocation was granted in May 2018. [5] Before its launch, Global Television had uploaded its content, including dramas, onto its YouTube channel, which gained one million subscribers by the end of 2021. [6] [7]
The channel commenced test broadcasts on 20 November 2021. [8] On 18 June 2022, journalists working for the channel formed human chains in protest against attacks against journalists. [9] Global Television commenced official transmissions on 30 June 2022 at 16:00 ( BST), as the thirty-eighth television channel overall to be launched in Bangladesh. [10] On 24 July 2022, three new drama television series, Monjil, Nirdosh, and Songsar, premiered on Global Television. [11]