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Launched | 1996 |
Network | cable television network |
Owned by | Zee Entertainment Enterprises |
Picture format | 4:3 1080p SDTV |
Slogan | জীবন মানে জী বাংলা |
Country | India |
Language | Bengali |
Broadcast area | Worldwide (Mainly India and Bangladesh) |
Headquarters | Kolkata, West Bengal, India |
Formerly called | Alpha Bangla |
Sister channel(s) |
Zee TV Zee Bangla Cinema Zindagi &TV Zing Zee Cinema Zee Lamhe TEN Action TEN Cricket Ten Sports etc. |
Website | www.zeebangla.com |
Zee Bangla (Bengali: জ়ী বাংলা) is a Bengali language Cable television channel in India. It is offered by Zee Network, part of the Essel Group.
The first Bengali-language television channel in India, Zee Bangla was launched in the mid-1990s after actor Prosenjit Chatterjee lobbied Subhash Chandra, Zee's chairman.
It was one of three stations named in a 2014 court case that sought to ban Indian television stations from broadcasting in Bangladesh.
It aired the comedy show "Raja and Gaja" before the show switched stations.
It airs very popular shows such as Goyenda Ginni, Premer Phaande, Dadagiri, Mirakkel, Didi No 1, Rajjotok , Dweep Jwele Jaai and Eso Ma Lakkshmi.