CSB News

Not to be confused with CBS News.
CSB News
CountryBangladesh
Broadcast areaNationwide
HeadquartersSyed Grand Center, Uttara, Dhaka
Programming
Language(s)Bengali
Ownership
OwnerFocus Multimedia Limited
History
Launched9 April 2007; 17 years ago (2007-04-09)
Closed7 September 2007; 17 years ago (2007-09-07)
Links
Websitecsbnews24.com

CSB News (Bengali: সিএসবি নিউজ), acronym of Chrono Satellite Broadcast,[1][2] was a Bangladeshi satellite and cable news-oriented television channel, being the first, albeit short-lived, of its kind, owned by QC Group,[1] through its subsidiary Focus Multimedia Limited.[3] It commenced test broadcasts between 21 February and 24 March 2007,[4][5] and was later officially launched on 9 April of the same year.[5] The channel was headquartered in the Uttara neighborhood of Dhaka.[6]

Focus Multimedia Limited applied for a license to operate CSB News in July 2006, which was at the time known as Focus TV. After being approved in October 2006, during the last few moments of the BNP–led government,[7] the channel was launched with the help of Indian media company Mediaguru.[8][1] It later ceased broadcasting on 7 September 2007.[3] After its closure, Bangladesh would not see the launch of another news-oriented television channel until 7 June 2010, when ATN News began operations.[9]

  1. ^ a b c "New Bangladesh news ch planned". Archived from the original on 21 April 2007. Retrieved 14 April 2007.
  2. ^ "Condemnation of closure of CBS News". Reporters Without Borders. 7 September 2007. Archived from the original on 24 April 2023. Retrieved 12 August 2024.
  3. ^ a b "CSB News knocked off the air". BDNews24. 6 September 2007. Archived from the original on 12 August 2024. Retrieved 12 August 2024.
  4. ^ "CSB News silenced". The Daily Star. 7 September 2007. Archived from the original on 12 August 2024. Retrieved 12 August 2024.
  5. ^ a b হাইকোর্ট: সম্প্রচার শুরু করতে পারবে সিএসবি নিউজ. Dhaka Tribune (in Bengali). 23 September 2024. Retrieved 23 September 2023.
  6. ^ "CSB News Switched Off". Voice of America. 6 September 2007. Retrieved 14 October 2024.
  7. ^ Khan, Ashfaq Wares (16 March 2007). "10 TV Channels". The Daily Star. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 25 August 2024.
  8. ^ "Mediaguru helping QC Group launch Bangladesh's first news channel". Exchange4Media. 23 October 2006. Archived from the original on 13 August 2024. Retrieved 13 August 2024.
  9. ^ "ATN News goes on air today". The Daily Star. 7 June 2010. Archived from the original on 6 March 2016. Retrieved 5 September 2024.