TV Southasia

Defunct television channel in South Asia

TV Southasia was a TV channel from Broadcast Worldwide, the makers of the popular Bengali news channel Tara Newz. It was a combined effort of the broadcasters present in the 5 countries of the South-Asian Region, viz. Bangladesh, Nepal, India, Sri Lanka and Pakistan. Its motto was 'We are you and you are who we are'.[1] The channel was shut down in 2013.[2] Rubana Huq was the CEO of the channel from 2006 to 2010.[3]

## Partners

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* AAJ TV \- Pakistan
* Image Channel \- Nepal
* Ekushey TV \- Bangladesh
* MTV Channel \- Sri Lanka
* Tara Newz \- India

## References

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1. ^ "www.tvsouthasia.com". Retrieved 18 December 2016.
2. ^ "In teary spectacle on TV, the crisis of Bengal's 'chit fund media' - Indian Express". Retrieved 18 December 2016.
3. ^ "Rubana Huq / Price and Progress: Beyond Rana Plaza in Bangladesh". Department of South & Southeast Asian Studies, University of California, Berkeley. Regents of the University of California. Archived from the original on 18 December 2016. Retrieved 18 December 2016.