Ekushey Television
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| Type | Broadcast television network |
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| Country | Bangladesh |
| Availability | Nationwide North America Middle East Worldwide (online) |
| Headquarters | Kawran Bazar, Dhaka, Bangladesh |
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Launch date
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14 April 2000 |
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Official website
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ekushey-tv |
Ekushey Television (ETV) (Bengali: একুশে টেলিভিশন) is a private terrestrial channel in Bangladesh. It broadcasts from Kawran Bazar, Dhaka. Ekushey Television is the first private television channel in the history of Bangladesh. Official transmission began on April 14, 2000.
Ekushey consistently is the #1 rated channel in Bangladesh; with excellent shows and its own base audience. In 2011, Ekushey became the first Bangladeshi channel to broadcast all its content live-online to viewers around the globe, through its official website as well as Viewers World. The channel is popularly acknowledged as the voice of the nation and considered the most popular TV channel in Bangladesh due to its news and other innovative programs.
Launched in April 2000 as the country's first private terrestrial TV channel, Ekushey Television (ETV) covered half the country's population and turned out to be the most popular channel offering brisk, highly professional, and path-breaking programmes.
The channel sparked a revolution in television journalism. The objective, deeply analytical, interpretative and investigative reports by a bunch of young and enthusiastic journalists has a serious impact on society.
Reporting reached an international standard and for the first time reporters enjoyed stardom. ETV immensely encouraged women towards journalism as a profession.
The ETV productions were unique in nature: children's programme Muktokhabor, for instance, was a news-based show in which the child performers would handle news with social relevance. Fifty percent of the young team were from underprivileged families.
ETV played a vital role in promoting talented young artistes the result of which was so obvious—many innovative ideas and commitment produced quality programmes and the channel gained huge popularity within a short time. ETV was an organised and professional media, which was accumulated by professional, creative, talented and committed people. To ensure quality the authority trained up the behind-the-scene people as well as the artistes and performers of a programme.
To name other successful items, entertainment programmes Ekusher Dupur, Priyotomashu, quiz show Shobdo Jabdo, Shofol Jara Kemon Tara, informative programme Ekatturer Ei Diney, Ajker Shongbadpotro, Ei Shoptaher Biswa, talk show Amrao Boltey Chai, cookery show Radhunir Rannaghar, and of course a number of plays by gifted directors.
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