Star Jalsha is an Indian

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channel owned by

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(formerly ''Star India''), a subsidiary of

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. It broadcasts Bengali-language programming, such as family dramas,

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, crime shows and

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s. It launched its own HD feed on 14 April 2016. According to BARC, Star Jalsha is the most-watched television channel in West Bengal.

History

Star Jalsha was officially launched on 8 September 2008 and was also available on www.startv.in. This was Star India's second Bengali-language television channel after

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. In 2011, it was launched on the OSN platform in the Middle East. On 17 June 2012, during a special event Chalo Paltai, it rebranded with a new diamond star logo and graphics for the first time since its launch. On 22 November 2012, the channel was launched in UK. All the shows of Star Jalsha were available on

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) since 11 February 2015. The channel launched its own high-definition feed, along with Jalsha Movies HD, on 14 April 2016. They were the first

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HD channels in India. In 2018, Sagnik Ghosh became the head of the channel. On 17 February 2019, during a special event called Jalsha Doshe Dosh, the channel rebranded for the second time from a white logo with red accents to a red logo with blue accents. It also introduced new coloured graphics after almost 7 years, which are not red and white in the history of the channel, but predominantly turquoise blue with the hints of golden and yellow. The serials also no longer use their own logo. Instead, they use the logo given by Star Jalsha. However, in recent past, the reality shows and events have featured their own logos in the channel with Star Jalsha's Bengali

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Kohinoor Bangla. On 2 October 2021, Star Jalsha, along with other foreign television channels that did not provide clean feeds, was temporarily suspended from broadcasting in Bangladesh. However, on 18 October 2021, Star Jalsha resumed broadcasts in the country with clean feed.

Programming

Sister channels

Jalsha Movies

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'' (commonly known as ''

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owned by

. It was launched on 16 December 2012 as a sister channel of Star Jalsha.

Jalsha Josh

''Star Jalsha Josh'' (or ''Jalsha Josh'') is an upcoming

youth entertainment television channel from the broadcaster. It was originally planned to be launched on 1 December 2021, but was postponed due to issues involving the implementation of the

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Reception

Within its launch after seven months, Star Jalsha became the most watched Indian Bengali-language channel in April 2009.

Ratings

References

External links

* {{Authority control Bengali-language television channels in India Television stations in Kolkata Television channels and stations established in 2008 Disney Star 2008 establishments in West Bengal