Zee Bangla
Zee Bangla | |
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Zee Bangla logo | |
Launched | 1996 |
Network | cable television network |
Owned by | Zee Entertainment Enterprises |
Picture format | 4:3 1080p SDTV |
Slogan | জীবন মানে জী বাংলা |
Country | India |
Language | Bengali |
Broadcast area | Worldwide (Mainly India and Bangladesh) |
Headquarters | Kolkata, West Bengal, India |
Formerly called | Alpha Bangla |
Sister channel(s) |
Zee TV Zee Bangla Cinema Zindagi &TV Zing Zee Cinema Zee Lamhe TEN Action TEN Cricket Ten Sports etc. |
Website | www.zeebangla.com |
Zee Bangla (Bengali: জ়ী বাংলা) is a Bengali language Cable television channel in India. It is offered by Zee Network, part of the Essel Group.[1][2]
The first Bengali-language television channel in India,[3] Zee Bangla was launched in the mid-1990s after actor Prosenjit Chatterjee lobbied Subhash Chandra, Zee's chairman.[3]
It was one of three stations named in a 2014 court case that sought to ban Indian television stations from broadcasting in Bangladesh.[4][5]
It aired the comedy show "Raja and Gaja" before the show switched stations.[6]
It airs very popular shows such as Dadagiri, Mirakkel, Didi No 1, Rajjotok , Dweep Jwele Jaai , Aeso Maa Lokkmi , and Goyenda Ginni.
See also
References
- ↑ India Business Yearbook 2009. Vikas. 2009. p. 152. ISBN 9788125930860.
- ↑ Blumenthal, Howard J.; Goodenough, Oliver R. (2006). This Business of Television. BillBoard Books. p. 483. ISBN 9780823077632.
- 1 2 Mehta, Nalin (2008). Television in India: Satellites, Politics and Cultural Change. Routledge. pp. 158–160. ISBN 9781134062133.
- ↑ "Bangladesh court moved to ban Indian Channels". BDNews24.com.
- ↑ "Writ seeks ban on operation of 3 Indian TV channels". The Daily Star. 7 August 2014.
- ↑ Chakraborty, Aditya (17 September 2011). "Raja and Gaja No Problem". WBRi Washington Bangla Radio USA. Retrieved 2015-12-04.
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