GTV, also known as Gazi Television (lit. 'Ghazi TV'),[1] is a Bangladeshi Bengali-language satellite and cable television channel owned by Gazi Group[2] Commencing broadcasts on 12 June 2012, it is based in Segun Bagicha in Dhaka.
Country | Bangladesh |
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Broadcast area | Nationwide |
Headquarters | Segun Bagicha, Dhaka |
Programming | |
Language(s) | Bengali |
Picture format | 1080i HDTV (downscaled to 16:9 576i for SDTV sets) |
Ownership | |
Owner | Gazi Group |
History | |
Launched | 12 June 2012 |
Links | |
Website | gazitv |
GTV received its license to broadcast from the Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission, along with several other privately owned Bangladeshi television channels, on 20 October 2009.[3] It officially began broadcasting on 12 June 2012.[4] Coinciding its third anniversary in June 2015, GTV adopted a new logo and slogan, "Ja Dekhte Chan, Paben" (যা দেখতে চান, পাবেন; lit. 'You will get what you want to see').[5][6] Along with Bangladesh Television and Maasranga Television, GTV broadcast the 2016 Asia Cup for Bangladeshi audiences.[7]
The channel offers a variety of programming including news, movies, dramas, talk shows, sports, and more. In 2014 this channel bought television broadcasting right from BCB for ৳1.56 billion (US$15 million) for 6 years (from 2014 to 2020).[8] In 2016 it also bought broadcasting rights of BPL from BCB.[9] This station is owned by Gazi Group which is owned by Golam Dastagir Gazi, a current minister and a member of the ruling Bangladesh Awami League party.
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