Duronto TV

Duronto TV is a television channel in Bangladesh for children. The channel commenced its full operation on 15 October 2017.[1]But test transmission started on 5 October 2017.

Duronto TV
Launched5 October 2017
Owned byBarind Media Limited
Picture format16:9 (1080i, HDTV)
CountryBangladesh
Broadcast areaBangladesh
HeadquartersBanani, Dhaka
Websiteduronto.tv
Availability
Satellite
Bangabandhu-1
(Bangladesh)		4550 H 4160
Dish NetworkChannel 796

Its goal is to help in the development of children by entertaining them with history, tradition and culture, including programmes focusing on travel, magic, science, sports, family and toys. The programming lineup features acquired international content, combined with local productions and foreign movies dubbed into Bengali like SpongeBob SquarePants.[2]

As of March 2018, Abhijit Chowdhury was the director of Duronto TV. The Project Director is Shakib Arifin, and Amzad Hossain Arju is the head of marketing.

The channel was temporarily suspended on March 28, 2019 when a fire broke out at the FR Tower in Dhaka[3].

References
  1. "Children TV. Duronto launched". BD News 24. Retrieved 18 March 2018.
  2. "First children's TV channel 'Duronto' starts its journey | Dhaka Tribune". www.dhakatribune.com. Retrieved 2018-04-03.
  3. "Banani fire: Transmission of Duronto TV, Radio Today shut down | The Daily Star". www.thedailystar.net. Retrieved 2019-03-28.


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