Bijoy TV

Bangladeshi satellite TV channel

Television channel
Bijoy TV
CountryBangladesh
Broadcast areaNationwide
HeadquartersBanglamotor, Dhaka
Programming
Picture format1080i HDTV (downscaled to 16:9 576i for SDTV sets)
Ownership
OwnerBijoy TV Limited[1]
History
Launched16 December 2011; 12 years ago (2011-12-16)[2]
FounderA. B. M. Mohiuddin Chowdhury
Links
Websitebijoy.tv

Bijoy TV (Bengali: বিজয় টিভি; lit. 'Victory TV',[3] in reference to Victory Day) is a Bangladeshi Bengali-language privately owned satellite and cable television channel based in Banglamotor, Dhaka.[4] This channel was established by former mayor of Chittagong A. B. M. Mohiuddin Chowdhury. Former Deputy Minister of Education Mohibul Hasan Chowdhury is one of the shareholders and the former managing director of Bijoy TV.[5]

History

Being the first private television channel from Chittagong, Bijoy TV originally began test broadcasts on 16 December 2006, being inaugurated by the mayor of Chittagong A. B. M. Mohiuddin Chowdhury in a ceremony held at the Theatre Institute Chattagram auditorium. It was aimed to put up the potentialities of the port city before the rest of the world.[6] It was later shut down in March 2007 after order from the government, accusing the channel of broadcasting without permission and a no-objection certificate.[7]

Later, in June 2009, Mohiuddin announced the relaunch of Bijoy TV.[8] It was then granted a broadcasting license by the Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission alongside several other privately owned Bangladeshi television channels on 20 October 2009.[9] The channel has started broadcasting regularly since 16 December 2011.[10]

In July 2017, Bijoy TV, along with four other television channels in Bangladesh, signed an agreement with UNICEF to air children's programming for one minute.[11] On 19 May 2019, Bijoy TV, along with five other channels, began broadcasting via the Bangabandhu-1 satellite after signing an agreement with BSCL.[12][13] Bijoy TV unveiled a new logo on 31 May 2019.[14] Due to massive vandalism against eight television channels occurred on 5 August 2024 during anti-government protests in Bangladesh, Bijoy TV was one of the channels to go off the air temporarily.[15]

References

  1. ^ বিজয় টিভিতে যোগ দিলেন নায়লা বারী. The Daily Observer (in Bengali). Archived from the original on 10 February 2019. Retrieved 5 May 2019.
  2. ^ বিজয় দিবস থেকে নিয়মিত সম্প্রচারে আসছে ‘বিজয় টিভি. Banglanews24.com (in Bengali). Archived from the original on 5 May 2019. Retrieved 5 May 2019.
  3. ^ Biswas, Sailendra (2000). "Samsad Bengali-English dictionary. 3rd ed". Calcutta: Sahitya Samsad. p. 755.
  4. ^ আরও ১০টি টিভি চ্যানেল আসছে, পাঁচটি অনিশ্চিত. Prothom Alo (in Bengali). Archived from the original on 25 April 2022. Retrieved 5 May 2019.
  5. ^ বিক্রি হয়ে যাচ্ছে টিভি চ্যানেলের মালিকানা. Prothom Alo (in Bengali). 20 October 2013. Archived from the original on 28 July 2024. Retrieved 25 August 2024.
  6. ^ "Bijoy TV starts test transmission". The Daily Star. 17 December 2006. Retrieved 25 August 2024.
  7. ^ "7 private TV channels shut down". The Daily Star. 16 March 2007. Archived from the original on 26 March 2016. Retrieved 14 June 2022.
  8. ^ 'বিজয়' টিভি আবার চালু করার ঘোষণা দিলেন মেয়র মহিউদ্দিন. BDNews24 (in Bengali). 29 June 2009. Retrieved 6 August 2022.
  9. ^ অনুমোদনের অপেক্ষায় আরো ১৩ টিভি. BDNews24 (in Bengali). 25 November 2013. Archived from the original on 29 June 2024. Retrieved 9 June 2022.
  10. ^ বিজয় দিবস থেকে নিয়মিত সম্প্রচারে আসছে 'বিজয় টিভি'. Bangla News 24 (in Bengali). 14 December 2011. Retrieved 25 August 2024.
  11. ^ আরও ৫ টিভিতে শিশুদের জন্য এক মিনিট. Samakal (in Bengali). 18 July 2017. Archived from the original on 5 April 2023. Retrieved 11 June 2022.
  12. ^ "Six TV channels ink deal to use Bangabandhu satellite". The Daily Star. 20 May 2019. Archived from the original on 2 August 2024. Retrieved 12 June 2022.
  13. ^ সব টিভি চ্যানেলের সম্প্রচার আসছে বঙ্গবন্ধু স্যাটেলাইটে. The Daily Star (in Bengali). 19 September 2019. Archived from the original on 26 February 2024. Retrieved 12 June 2022.
  14. ^ বিজয় টিভির প্রতিষ্ঠাবার্ষিকী উদযাপন. The Daily Ittefaq (in Bengali). 2 June 2019. Archived from the original on 14 June 2022. Retrieved 14 June 2022.
  15. ^ একাত্তর-এটিএনসহ ৬ টিভির সম্প্রচার বন্ধ. Dhaka Tribune. 6 August 2024. Retrieved 10 August 2024.
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