Channel 9 (Bangladeshi TV channel)

Channel 9 (Bengali: চ্যানেল নাইন) is a Bangladeshi Bengali-language satellite and cable television channel owned by Virgo Media Limited. Based in the Panthapath neighborhood of Dhaka, the channel began broadcasting on 30 January 2012. The channel airs sports and entertainment programming, and formerly aired news until the closure of its news division in 2019.[1] It had the rights to broadcast the Bangladesh Premier League and La Liga.

Channel 9
চ্যানেল নাইন
CountryBangladesh
Broadcast areaNationwide
HeadquartersPanthapath, Dhaka
Programming
Language(s)Bengali
Picture format1080i HDTV (downscaled to 16:9 576i for SDTV sets)
Ownership
OwnerVirgo Media Limited
History
Launched30 January 2012 (2012-01-30)
Links
Websitewww.channelninebd.tv

History

The Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission granted Channel 9 a license to broadcast among other privately owned Bangladeshi television channels on 20 October 2009.[2] It commenced test transmissions on 8 April 2011, and officially began broadcasting on 30 January 2012.[3]

On 14 April 2012, the channel launched on Sky in the United Kingdom and Ireland, where it replaced NTV.[4] The channel was broadcast free-to-air on Eutelsat 28A. This closed on 27 June 2014 and was replaced by Iqra Bangla, a sister channel to Iqra TV. It has been rumoured that Channel 9 will launch on Talk Talk Youview platform but no further information has been released.

In September 2017, in observance of Eid al-Adha, the telefilm Boro Chele aired on Channel 9, which went viral on YouTube.[5] On 21 May 2021, Channel 9, along with SA TV, was obliged to temporarily cease operations over unpaid satellite transponder fees, according to authorities. It was also announced that Channel 9 would resume transmissions by 23 May, which it did.[6][7]

Programming

List of programming

Key people

Chairman: Syeda Mahbuba Akhter, wife of retired Major General Syed Shafayetul Islam, son of Syed Nazrul Islam.[15]

Managing Director: Enayetur Rahman Bappy is the managing director of Channel 9. He resigned from NTV and joined the company.[16]

See also

References
  1. শুধু খেলা ও বিনোদনের অনুষ্ঠান সম্প্রচার করবে চ্যানেল নাইন. Jago News 24 (in Bengali). 4 March 2019. Retrieved 2 June 2022.
  2. অনুমোদনের অপেক্ষায় আরো ১৩ টিভি. BDNews24 (in Bengali). 25 November 2013. Retrieved 9 June 2022.
  3. চ্যানেল নাইনের চতুর্থ প্রতিষ্ঠাবার্ষিকী. Bangla Tribune (in Bengali). 30 January 2016. Retrieved 31 July 2022.
  4. "Channel 9 takesover NTV on Sky Digital EPG". BizAsia. 16 April 2012. Archived from the original on 20 April 2012.
  5. টিম ‘বড় ছেলে’র সঙ্গে ১০০ দর্শক. Bangla Tribune (in Bengali). 5 March 2019. Retrieved 4 August 2022.
  6. "SATV, Channel 9's broadcast suspended over unpaid bills". Dhaka Tribune. 21 May 2021. Retrieved 4 May 2022.
  7. বকেয়ার কারণে এসএ টিভি ও চ্যানেল নাইন বন্ধ. Prothom Alo. 21 May 2021. Retrieved 1 June 2022.
  8. চ্যানেল নাইনে টার্কিশ সিরিজ 'আকাশ জুড়ে মেঘ'. BanglaNews24 (in Bengali). 24 July 2022. Retrieved 14 August 2022.
  9. চ্যানেল নাইনের প্রথম ডেউলি সোপ বহে সমান্তরাল. Daily Inqilab (in Bengali). 25 February 2018. Retrieved 16 August 2022.
  10. ""Dekha Dekhi" to air tonight on Channel 9". The Daily Star. 10 September 2017. Retrieved 4 August 2022.
  11. "Dhonni Meye on Channel 9". The Daily Star. 24 June 2015. Retrieved 4 August 2022.
  12. "Grandmaster on Channel 9". The Daily Star. 25 July 2015. Retrieved 4 August 2022.
  13. "Rabbu Bhai-er Bou on Channel 9". The Daily Star. 8 February 2015. Retrieved 4 August 2022.
  14. "Traveler's Story on Channel 9". The Daily Star. 31 May 2014. Retrieved 4 August 2022.
  15. "10 more TV stations". bdnews24.com. 12 October 2010.
  16. "Ntv MD Bappy quits". bdnews24.com. 5 September 2011.


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