Somoy TV

Somoy TV
সময় টিভি
CountryBangladesh
Broadcast areaNationwide
HeadquartersBir Uttam CR Dutta Road, Dhaka[1]
Programming
Language(s)Bengali
Picture format1080i HDTV
(downscaled to 16:9 576i for SDTV sets)
Ownership
OwnerCity Group
History
Launched17 April 2011; 13 years ago (2011-04-17)
Links
Websitewww.somoynews.tv
SOMOY TV
YouTube information
Channel
Years active2015–present
GenreNews (in Bengali)
Subscribers2000[2]
Total views16,166,386,028[2]
100,000 subscribers2019
1,000,000 subscribers2019
10,000,000 subscribers2021

Last updated: 24 June 2024

Somoy TV (Bengali: সময় টিভি; lit.'time TV'),[3] also known as just Somoy (Bengali: সময়; Bengali pronunciation: [ˈʃomɔe̯]) as branded on-air, is a Bangladeshi Bengali-language satellite and cable news television channel.[4] It is based in the Nasir Trade Centre at Bir Uttam CR Dutta Road in Dhaka.[1] Somoy is primarily owned by City Group.[5]

The channel was launched on 17 April 2011.[6] It broadcasts using the Bangabandhu-1 satellite since 2019.[7][8] On YouTube, Somoy is the most subscribed Bangladeshi channel, being the first to receive the Diamond Play Button in 2021.[9] Several fact-checking organizations have identified Somoy TV as a significant source of misinformation within Bangladesh.[10][11]

  1. ^ a b "Contact Address". Retrieved 19 August 2024.
  2. ^ a b "About SOMOY TV". YouTube.
  3. ^ Biswas, Sailendra (2000). "Samsad Bengali-English dictionary. 3rd ed". Calcutta: Sahitya Samsad. p. 985.)
  4. ^ "BTV turns to Somoy TV for Bangabhaban ceremony". bdnews24.com. 21 March 2013.
  5. ^ "High Court orders suspension of Somoy TV broadcast for seven days". Bdnews24.com. 19 August 2024. Retrieved 19 August 2024.
  6. ^ সময় টিভির সম্প্রচার এক সপ্তাহ বন্ধের নির্দেশ. Bangla Tribune. 19 August 2024. Retrieved 19 August 2024.
  7. ^ "Satellite, submarine cable business may open to private sector". The Daily Star. 24 July 2019. Retrieved 28 September 2019.
  8. ^ "Local TV channels using Bangabandhu-1 satellite". The Daily Star. 23 December 2018. Retrieved 28 September 2019.
  9. ^ বাংলাদেশের প্রথম ডায়মন্ড বাটন পেলো সময় টিভি. YouTube. 6 October 2021.
  10. ^ "দেশের গণমাধ্যমে ভুয়া খবরের সংখ্যা বেড়েছে ৩ গুণ". The Daily Star Bangla (in Bengali). 1 May 2024. Retrieved 29 July 2024.
  11. ^ "Fact-checkers find no New Age report as fake". New Age (Bangladesh). Retrieved 17 April 2023.