Channel One ( bn, চ্যানেল ওয়ান) was a Bangladeshi Bengali-language satellite and cable
pay television
Pay television, also known as subscription television, premium television or, when referring to an individual service, a premium channel, refers to Subscription business model, subscription-based television services, usually provided by multichan ...
channel. It applied for a broadcasting license on 5 January 2005, which the
granted them on 31 January of that year.
It started broadcasting on 24 January 2006 from its studio in Uday Tower,
Gulshan, Dhaka. It was owned by One Entertainment Limited, a sister concern of One Group.
Channel One was an infotainment channel. It ceased broadcasting on 27 April 2010.
Shutdown
In 2006, One Entertainment secured a loan from
Prime Bank, pledging the station's broadcasting equipment as collateral. In 2008, the bank called in the loan and, when it was not repaid, sold the equipment at auction to People's Entertainment Ltd.
Channel One continued operating, with what the
(BTRC) found was rented broadcasting equipment, which is a violation of Bangladesh telecommunications law. Consequently, the BTRC shut down the channel on 27 April 2010 at about 6:40pm. Its final transmission was its 6:30pm news bulletin.
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See also
* List of television stations in Bangladesh
Around 45 privately owned television channels were permitted by the Government of Bangladesh as of 2019, of which thirty four are currently on air. Five television channels, namely CSB News, Channel 1, Diganta Television, Islamic TV, and Channe ...
References
Further reading
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Television channels in Bangladesh
Television channels and stations established in 2006
Television channels and stations disestablished in 2010
Mass media in Dhaka
Defunct television channels in Bangladesh
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