Ekhon
এখন
CountryBangladesh
Broadcast areaNationwide
HeadquartersTikatuli, Dhaka
Programming
Language(s)Bengali
Picture format1080i HDTV (downscaled to 16:9 576i for SDTV sets)
Ownership
OwnerCity Group
Sister channelsSomoy TV
History
Launched9 June 2022 (2022-06-09)
Former namesSpice Television (prelaunch)
Links
Websitewww.ekhon.tv

Ekhon (Bengali: এখন; lit. 'now')[1] is a Bangladeshi Bengali-language satellite and cable business-related infotainment television channel owned by Spice Television Limited, a subsidiary of the City Group, one of Bangladesh's largest conglomerates.[2]

EKHON TV
YouTube information
Channel
Years activeApr 17, 2022
Subscribers611K[3]
Total views211,435,676[3]

It is Bangladesh's first television channel dedicated to business and financial programming. Ekhon is based in Tikatuli, Dhaka.[4] It is also a sister channel to Somoy TV, which is also owned by City Group.[5]

History

Licensing and test broadcasts

Ekhon was licensed as "Spice Television" (Bengali: স্পাইস টেলিভিশন) by the Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission in 2017.[6] It commenced experimental broadcasts via the Bangabandhu-1 satellite on 30 July 2021 using the Spice Television name, after it signed an agreement with BSCL on 28 July of that year to use the satellite for broadcasting.[7][8] The channel later commenced the 'Nirman Porbo' test broadcast on 16 December 2021, coinciding the Bangladeshi victory day.[9] On 30 May 2022, Ekhon signed a corporate agreement with state-owned telecommunications company TeleTalk, which would provide various services to the television channel at an affordable price.[10]

Launch

Although originally planning to do so on 16 December 2021,[5] the channel was officially launched using the "Ekhon" name on 9 June 2022, as the first television channel in Bangladesh to air business-related programming and the thirty-seventh television channel overall to be launched in the country.[4]

Programming

The programming line of Ekhon consists of shows and news relating to finance and the economy.[9] However, it also focuses on sports, agriculture, climate, and more.[4]

List of programmes

References

  1. ↑ Biswas, Sailendra (2000). "Samsad Bengali-English dictionary. 3rd ed". Calcutta: Sahitya Samsad. p. 183.
  2. ↑ পরীক্ষামূলক সম্প্রচারে স্পাইস টিভি. The Daily Ittefaq (in Bengali). 30 July 2021. Retrieved 13 June 2022.
  3. 1 2 "About @ekhontv". YouTube.
  4. 1 2 3 যাত্রা শুরু করলো দেশের প্রথম ব্যবসাকেন্দ্রিক টিভি ‘এখন’. Jago News 24 (in Bengali). 10 June 2022. Retrieved 13 June 2022.
  5. 1 2 বিজয়ের ৫০ বছরে দীর্ঘ অনুষ্ঠান আনছে স্পাইস টিভি. RTV Online (in Bengali). 6 September 2021. Retrieved 13 June 2022.
  6. ↑ "HC directs BTRC to allocate Spice TV frequency". The Daily New Nation. 22 March 2021. Retrieved 11 July 2022.
  7. ↑ বঙ্গবন্ধু স্যাটেলাইটের সম্প্রচার সেবা নেবে স্পাইস টিভি. Bangla Tribune (in Bengali). 28 July 2021. Retrieved 13 June 2022.
  8. ↑ পরীক্ষামূলক সম্প্রচারে স্পাইস টিভি. Bangla Tribune (in Bengali). 30 July 2021. Retrieved 13 June 2022.
  9. 1 2 বিজয় দিবসে স্পাইস টিভির পরীক্ষামূলক যাত্রা শুরু. Bangla Tribune (in Bengali). 16 December 2021. Retrieved 6 August 2022.
  10. ↑ টেলিটক-এখন টিভি চুক্তি. Jugantor (in Bengali). 1 June 2022. Retrieved 14 July 2022.
  11. 1 2 3 ঈদে ভিন্ন আয়োজনে 'এখন'. DhakaTimes24 (in Bengali). 7 July 2022. Retrieved 14 July 2022.
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