Duronto TV

Duronto TV
দুরন্ত টিভি
CountryBangladesh
Broadcast areaNationwide
HeadquartersBanani, Dhaka
Programming
Picture format1080i HDTV (downscaled to 16:9 576i for SDTV sets)
Ownership
OwnerBarind Media Limited
History
Launched5 October 2017; 6 years ago (2017-10-05)
Links
Websitewww.duronto.tv

Duronto TV (Bengali: দুরন্ত টিভি; lit. 'restless TV')[1] is a Bangladeshi Bengali-language satellite and cable children's television channel, and the first of its kind in the country. It was initially licensed in 2013 as "Renaissance TV",[2][3] but was later renamed to its current name. The channel began test broadcasts on 5 October 2017, and later commenced official broadcasts ten days later on 15 October 2017.[4][5]

Duronto TV is the first Bengali-language children's television channel. The director of the channel is Abhijit Chowdhury, along with Quazi Shahidul Islam being the head of broadcast operations and engineering, Minhaz Uddin being the head of sales and marketing, and Sunjida Siddique Sumona being the head of programme. It is owned by Barind Media Limited, a subsidiary of Renaissance Group.[6] Duronto TV's programming consists of live action, usually local, and animated shows, usually foreign.

  1. ^ Biswas, Sailendra (2000). "Samsad Bengali-English dictionary. 3rd ed". Calcutta: Sahitya Samsad. p. 969.
  2. ^ Ahmed, Moshtak (26 November 2013). শেষ সময়ে ১৩ টিভি, ১৪ রেডিওর লাইসেন্স. Prothom Alo (in Bengali). Retrieved 25 April 2022.
  3. ^ আরও ১০টি টিভি চ্যানেল আসছে, পাঁচটি অনিশ্চিত. Prothom Alo (in Bengali). 9 January 2015. Retrieved 25 April 2022.
  4. ^ "Children TV. Duronto launched". BD News 24. Retrieved 18 March 2018.
  5. ^ "First children's TV channel 'Duronto' starts its journey | Dhaka Tribune". Dhaka Tribune. Retrieved 3 April 2018.
  6. ^ শিশুতোষ টেলিভিশন ‘দুরন্ত’র যাত্রা শুরু. bdnews24.com (in Bengali). 5 October 2017. Retrieved 4 May 2022.