Ekhon

Bangladeshi business-related television channel

Television channel

Ekhon
এখন

Country| Bangladesh
Broadcast area| Nationwide
Headquarters| Tikatuli, Dhaka
Programming
Language(s)| Bengali
Picture format| 1080i HDTV (downscaled to 16:9 576i for SDTV sets)
Ownership
Owner| City Group
History
Launched| 9 June 2022; 3 years ago (2022-06-09)
Former names| Spice Television (prelaunch)
Links
Website| www.ekhon.tv
Ekhon

YouTube information
Channel|

* EKHON TV

Years active| 2022–present
Subscribers| 1.99 million[1]
Views| 723.9 million[1]

Creator Awards

| 100,000 subscribers|
| 1,000,000 subscribers|

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Last updated: 21 September 2024

Ekhon (Bengali: এখন; Bengali pronunciation: [ækʰon]; lit. 'now')[2] is a Bangladeshi Bengali-language satellite and cable business-related infotainment television channel owned by Spice Television Limited, a subsidiary of the City Group, one of Bangladesh's largest conglomerates.[3]

It is Bangladesh's first television channel dedicated to business and financial programming. Ekhon is based in Tikatuli, Dhaka.[4]

## History

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### Licensing and test broadcasts

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Ekhon was licensed as "Spice Television" (Bengali: স্পাইস টেলিভিশন) by the Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission in 2017.[5] It commenced experimental broadcasts via the Bangladesh-1 satellite on 30 July 2021 using the Spice Television name, after it signed an agreement with BSCL on 28 July of that year to use the satellite for broadcasting.[6][7] The channel later commenced the 'Nirman Porbo' test broadcast on 16 December 2021, coinciding the Bangladeshi victory day.[8] On 30 May 2022, Ekhon signed a corporate agreement with state-owned telecommunications company TeleTalk, which would provide various services to the television channel at an affordable price.[9]

### Launch

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Although originally planning to do so on 16 December 2021,[10] the channel was officially launched using the "Ekhon" name on 9 June 2022, as the first television channel in Bangladesh to air business-related programming and the thirty-seventh television channel overall to be launched in the country.[4]

## Programming

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The programming line of Ekhon consists of shows and news relating to finance and the economy.[8] However, it also focuses on sports, agriculture, climate, and more.[4]

### List of programmes

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* Apnar Shongey[11]
* Ekhon Anondo[11]
* Ekhon Mathe[11]

## References

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1. ^ a b "About EKHON TV". YouTube.
2. ^ Biswas, Sailendra (2000). "Samsad Bengali-English dictionary. 3rd ed". Calcutta: Sahitya Samsad. p. 183.
3. ^ পরীক্ষামূলক সম্প্রচারে স্পাইস টিভি. The Daily Ittefaq (in Bengali). 30 July 2021. Archived from the original on 17 June 2022. Retrieved 13 June 2022.
4. ^ a b c যাত্রা শুরু করলো দেশের প্রথম ব্যবসাকেন্দ্রিক টিভি 'এখন'. Jago News 24 (in Bengali). 10 June 2022. Archived from the original on 2 October 2023. Retrieved 13 June 2022.
5. ^ "HC directs BTRC to allocate Spice TV frequency". The New Nation. 22 March 2021. Archived from the original on 8 July 2024. Retrieved 11 July 2022.
6. ^ বঙ্গবন্ধু স্যাটেলাইটের সম্প্রচার সেবা নেবে স্পাইস টিভি. Bangla Tribune (in Bengali). 28 July 2021. Archived from the original on 11 July 2022. Retrieved 13 June 2022.
7. ^ পরীক্ষামূলক সম্প্রচারে স্পাইস টিভি. Bangla Tribune (in Bengali). 30 July 2021. Archived from the original on 13 July 2022. Retrieved 13 June 2022.
8. ^ a b বিজয় দিবসে স্পাইস টিভির পরীক্ষামূলক যাত্রা শুরু. Bangla Tribune (in Bengali). 16 December 2021. Archived from the original on 6 August 2022. Retrieved 6 August 2022.
9. ^ টেলিটক-এখন টিভি চুক্তি. Jugantor (in Bengali). 1 June 2022. Archived from the original on 16 June 2022. Retrieved 14 July 2022.
10. ^ বিজয়ের ৫০ বছরে দীর্ঘ অনুষ্ঠান আনছে স্পাইস টিভি. RTV (in Bengali). 6 September 2021. Archived from the original on 28 June 2024. Retrieved 13 June 2022.
11. ^ a b c ঈদে ভিন্ন আয়োজনে 'এখন'. Dhaka Times 24 (in Bengali). 7 July 2022. Archived from the original on 14 July 2022. Retrieved 14 July 2022.

## External links

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* Official website

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List of Bengali-language television channels

Bangladesh|

| State-owned|

| Standalone channels|

* BTV Dhaka
* BTV Chittagong
* BTV News
* Sangsad Television

|

Relay stations|

* BTV Khulna
* BTV Mymensingh
* BTV Rajshahi
* BTV Rangpur
* BTV Sylhet

General
entertainment|

* Ananda TV
* Asian TV
* ATN Bangla
* Bangla TV
* Banglavision
* Bijoy TV
* Boishakhi Television
* Channel 9
* Channel S
* Channel i
* Deepto TV
* Desh TV
* Ekushey Television
* Global Television
* Green TV
* GTV
* Maasranga Television
* Mohona TV
* My TV
* Nagorik
* NTV
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News|

* ATN News
* Channel 24
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* Jamuna Television
* News24
* Somoy TV

Music|

* Gaan Bangla

Sports|

* T Sports

Children's|

* Duronto TV

Infotainment|

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* Nexus Television

Defunct|

* BTV World
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* Diganta Television
* Islamic TV

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* ATN Bangla (Canada)

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