Country | Bangladesh |
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Broadcast area | Nationwide |
Headquarters | Bashundhara Residential Area, Baridhara, Dhaka |
Programming | |
Language(s) | Bengali |
Picture format | 1080i HDTV (downscaled to 16:9 576i for SDTV sets) |
Ownership | |
Owner | East West Media Group |
Sister channels | T Sports |
History | |
Launched | 28 July 2016 |
Links | |
Website |
news24bd |
News24 is a Bangladeshi Bengali-language satellite and cable pay television channel dedicated to news programming. It began broadcasts on 28 July 2016, and is owned by East West Media Group (EWMG), a subsidiary of Bashundhara Group. News24 is based in the Bashundhara Residential Area in Baridhara. [1]
In November 2013, the Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission granted the EWMG a broadcasting license to operate News24. [2] It received its frequency allocation in January 2015. [3] Its logo was officially revealed in February 2016. [4] The channel began test broadcasts on 26 March 2016. [5] News24 was one of the nine Bangladeshi television channels to sign an agreement with Bdnews24.com to subscribe to a video-based news agency run by children called Prism in May 2016. [6] The channel officially went on the air on 28 July 2016. [7] News24 commenced high-definition broadcasts on 1 February 2021. News24 revamped its logo on 26 March 2021.[ citation needed]
Sayem Sobhan is the managing director of News24. [8] [9] Shahnaz Munni is the chief news editor. [10] Naem Nizam was the CEO of this tv channel since its starting telecast. On Nov, 2021 he was relieved from his position. [11]