Channel i
Channel i | |
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Launched | 1 October 1999 |
Owned by | Impress Group |
Picture format |
576i (SDTV) HDTV |
Broadcast area | Bangladesh, Pan Asia, UK, Ireland and US |
Headquarters | 40, Shahid Tajuddin Ahmed Sarani, Tejgaon I/A, Dhaka-1208, Bangladesh |
Website |
channelionline |
Availability | |
Satellite | |
Telstar 10 (Pan Asia) | 4034H MHz |
Dish Network (US) | Channel 806 |
Cable | |
Prisma Digital (Bangladesh) | Channel 10 |
UCS (Bangladesh) | Channel 15 |
Rogers Cable (Canada) | Channel 856 |
StarHub TV (Singapore) | Channel 140 |
ABNXcess (Malaysia) | Channel 741 |
Bengal Digital (Bangladesh) |
Channel 19 (SD) Channel 20 (HD) |
IPTV | |
Bell Fibe TV (Canada) | Channel 841 |
VMedia (Canada) | Channel 856 |
Channel i is a privately owned television network in Bangladesh. It is owned by the Impress Group, among the largest conglomerates in Bangladesh with interests in textiles, pharmaceuticals and media.
The Impress Group first moved beyond textile production and into television in the early 1980s under the tutelage of Faridur Reza Sagor, who had heretofore worked at state-run Bangladesh Television (BTV) on a freelance basis. The initial steps into television involved setting up Impress Telefilm, which produced small mini-series and one-off shows for BTV.
Channel i was launched on 1 October 1999,[1] broadcasting pre-recorded programs 12 hours day. Within two years of its official launch, Channel i began broadcasting 24 hours a day and became the first digital channel in Bangladesh.
Currently, Channel i competes with several other domestic satellite channels, including ATN Bangla, Ekushey TV and NTV. For the past decade, the channel has held the highest market share among non-terrestrial channels in Bangladesh.
It currently broadcasts satellite transmissions using PanAm Sat, which covers most of Asia and parts of Australia.
Channel i is also the first satellite channel in Bangladesh to broadcast modern western-themed telefilms such as Play, directed by M-SIB.[2]
It is a sister company to Radio Bhumi.[3] Channel i HD was launched in September 2017.
Channel i Music Awards is the annual award function organised by the channel.
See also
References
- ↑ "Channel i Online". Channel i Official Website. Retrieved 2017-06-08.
- ↑ "'Most expensive' Bangladeshi telefilm premieres at Doha even." Gulf-Times. Archived from the original on 2014-03-01.
- ↑ "Our Subsidiaries". Impress Group. Retrieved 26 July 2017.
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