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  • ABP Ananda reaches 10 million YouTube subscribers

    ABP Ananda reaches 10 million YouTube subscribers

    Mumbai: ABP Ananda, West Bengal’s premier 24-hour Bengali news channel, has reached a historic milestone by becoming the first Bengali news channel to surpass 10 million subscribers on YouTube. This achievement highlights the channel’s innovative approach to content creation and distribution in an ever-evolving media landscape, where digital platforms play a pivotal role in news consumption.

    ABP Ananda’s success on YouTube underscores its commitment to delivering high-quality and engaging news content to Bengali audiences worldwide. With its expansive reach and influence, ABP Ananda has established itself as the most trusted source of news and analysis in the Bengali language.

    Surpassing the subscriber count of all other Bengali channels on YouTube, ABP Ananda has demonstrated its dominance in the digital space. News18 Bangla follows with 8.22 million subscribers, Zee 24Ghanta with 5.38 million subscribers, Republic Bangla with 3.22 million subscribers, and TV9 Bangla with 3.08 million subscribers.

    ABP Ananda’s attainment of 10 million subscribers on YouTube is a testament to the collective effort and dedication of its team, as well as the unwavering support of its viewers. Since its establishment in 2005, ABP Ananda has been a frontrunner in news reporting, offering comprehensive coverage of local, national, and international events while upholding journalistic integrity and impartiality.

    This milestone symbolises the trust and confidence bestowed upon ABP Ananda by millions of viewers. As the pioneering Bengali news channel to achieve this remarkable feat, ABP Ananda continues to set new benchmarks in the industry, inspiring others to strive for excellence in journalism and content creation.

  • TV9 Bangla Sharadiya introduces a groundbreaking plethora of infotainment

    TV9 Bangla Sharadiya introduces a groundbreaking plethora of infotainment

    Mumbai: TV9 Bangla is back with a bang! This Durga puja, the Bengali news channel showcased assorted infotainment from Sasthi to Dashami. One of the most popular programs, TV9 Bangla Sera Barowari (Best Committee/Club) is a head-to-head competition that selects the best theme-based pandals across the city. The preliminary selection of Sera Barowari (Best Committee/Club) was nominated by the students from the Government Art College who put their efforts in shortlisting the best art on display on the theme-based pandals in Sera Barowari. Besides, these 50 best-nominated pandals have also been reviewed by the Correspondents of TV9 Bangla news channel. There are a few categories on Sera Barowari- like Sera Theme (best theme), Sera Protima (best idol), Sera Paribesh (best ambiance), Sera Barowari Pujo (best Barowari Pujo), Sera Alankar (best ornaments), Sera Suraksha (best environment-friendly Mandapa), and Manusher Pashe, (stand by the people) and Mayer Pujo Meyer Hatey (Worship of Goddess Durga Ma from the hands of daughter). Eminent personalities like Pandit Tejendranarayan Majumdar, Subhen Chattopadhyay, Chaiti Ghoshal and Satyam Roy Chowdhury chaired the Jury. TV9 Bangla will telecast Sera Barowari from 19 to 21 Oct, 7 pm onwards on TV9 Bangla.

    As the festive fervour is brewing across the city, Sera Barowari (Best Puja Committees/Clubs) are not only beating each other to stand out to be the best of the lots, but Sera Abason (Best Housing Estates) is also in fierce competition to establish their strong foothold in the Top Durga puja Sera Abason List this year. The registration forms submitted this year escalated to some 1000+ pujas throughout the city. Celebs like Sampurna Lahiri and Pujarini Ghosh judged around six Abason Pujas (Best Housing Estates). Sera Abason will be premiered on 22 Oct, 5 pm onwards exclusively on TV9 Bangla.

    Among the platter of programmes on TV9 Bangla, the exclusive Anya Durga tells the tales of the ‘real-life Durga’. Like every year, TV9 Bangla will be storytelling about the struggle-induced life of the real Durgas, who have achieved the struggle, beating against the evils in society. Anya Durga is back with fresh episodes streaming from 20 to 23 Oct, 11.30 am onwards on TV9 Bangla. Pujar Adda (Chats) with celebs can be viewed from 20 to 24 October, 2 pm to 4 pm.

    On Dashami, there will be another exclusive programme on ‘Asche Bocchor Abar Hobe.’ This program on adda (Chats) will stream on 24th October at 7 pm along with the Biswarjon (Idol Immersion) live from the studio.

    TV9 Bangla Sharadiya, ‘Pujo Ebar TV9 Banglaye’ is co-presented by SRMB Real Edge and co-powered by Finolex Pipes, Emami Kesh King Hair Oil and Dear Lotteries.
    Special Partners- JBG Hexa TMT and Super Power Detergent
    Gold Plated Jewellery Partner- Rumpa Jewellery
    Beauty Partner- Louis Herbals
    Food Partner- Lal Baba Rice
    Knowledge Partner- SNU
    Health Partner- Nature Pure
    Agriculture Partner- Willowood
    Prayer Partner- Rhythm Dhoopkathi
    Associate Partner- Manmohan Jadu Molom

  • Narsingha Broadcasting to launch Bengali News channel

    Narsingha Broadcasting to launch Bengali News channel

    KOLKATA: Kolkata-based Narsingha Broadcasting, which has re-started publishing of Bengali daily ‘Ekdin’ from 29 June after acquiring the publishing rights from old owners, now aims to foray into the television media business. The company plans to launch a Bengali satellite News channel soon. While the name of the News channel hasn’t yet been revealed, it is likely to include the word ‘Ekdin’.

     

    “We have applied for the uplinking and downlinking licence already. Though it would be a Bengali channel, we have set aside 10 minute slots each for Hindi and English news bulletins, keeping in mind the non-Bengali TV viewers settled in Kolkata and other states,” said Ekdin editor in chief Rhitobrata Bhattacharya to indiantelevision.com.

     

    According to industry sources, the company may take equipments and teleports on lease, at least initially. Narsingha Broadcasting had recently acquired the rights from Siliguri-based Darpan Press to re-start the Bengali daily, which had wound up the broadsheet, leaving close to 120 employees including journalists and technical staff jobless on 15 January, this year.

     

    Founded by veteran journalist Suman Chattopadhyay, who was also the first editor of ‘Ekdin’, the newspaper was sold off to the Chakra Group after Chattopadhyay joined Eyi Shomoy, The Times Group’s Bengali daily. The Chakra Group later sold ‘Ekdin’ to Darpan, which has owned the daily since 1 October, 2013. Without citing any valid reasons to employees, Darpan shut down the publication.

     

    When Darpan Press chief executive officer and director Sandip Choudhary was contacted he confirmed that the rights had been sold to Narsingha Broadcasting which had re-launched the newspaper.

     

    Bhattacharya informed that ‘Ekdin’ would have Kolkata and Durgapur editions and the new management would try to attain a circulation of around one lakh, if not more in the initial months. “We are working to bring out a special supplement on cinema, literary and historical aspects to give something extra to readers apart from hard news,” he revealed.

  • Channel 10’s survival strategy

    Channel 10’s survival strategy

    KOLKATA: Channel 10, a 24 hours Bengali News channel and also one of the surviving TV channels from the otherwise redundant Saradha Group stable, plans to introduce a sponsored slot for soft programmes soon. This is to keep the show running for the channel. The move comes after the Non Resident Indian (NRI) businessman and sole financier Samir Chakraborty decided to discontinue with his investment plans to run the channel.

     

    The other channels under Saradha Group are Tara Newz and Tara Muzik. According to sources within the channel, Channel 10 is also looking for new financiers.

     

    “While we have always focused on hard news, we are eventually moving towards soft features, the promotions for which are on. We had to do this to run the channel. We will try to walk alone until we find a financier,” said a senior from the channel on condition of anonymity.

     

    It can be recalled that the Saradha-owned Channel 10 had closed down like the other media ventures including Sakalbela, The Bengal Post, Azad Hind, Prabhat Varta, Seven Sisters Post, Tara Newz and Tara Muzik among others after the Group’s chit fund business went bust in April last year.

     

    It was after this that the Channel 10 employees formed an Employees’ Welfare Association to resolve payment issues. “But this did not help much, since employees were still not paid regularly,” added the source.

     

    The News channel again saw the light of day after the Calcutta High Court permitted Chakraborty to run it. While this came as a huge relief to more than the 268 employees working there, the channel is in turmoil yet again due to shortage of investment.

     

    When asked why the earlier financier washed his hand from the channel, the source said, “Since both the ED (Enforcement Directorate) and CBI (Central Bureau of Investigation) are scrutinising the Saradha scam closely, Chakraborty has decided to discontinue with this venture.”

     

    Sources also hint that Chakraborty had applied for satellite license, before deciding to part ways with the channel.

     

    That apart, Chakraborty was also looking at producing sports and entertainment content related news which could be engaging for the viewers. “But nothing materialised,” recalls an employee.

     

    Last year Tara (Television Aimed at Regional Audiences) Newz also introduced sponsored slot for sports news as a survival strategy.

  • ETV Bangla earmarks Rs 150 mn capital expenditure for its Bengali news channel

    ETV Bangla earmarks Rs 150 mn capital expenditure for its Bengali news channel

    KOLKATA: Earlier in January, Indiantelevision.com reported how the Bengali general entertainment channel ETV Bangla of the Network 18 group is looking at a news foray. The latest word is the Network has earmarked a capital expenditure of Rs 150 mln for launching a 24-hour Bengali news and current affairs channel.

     

    The channel would be launched by March 15 and will have a team of 200 professionals, including journalists and technical staffs, said one of the editors of ETV.

     

    The programming for the news channel will be uplinked from Hyderabad for the time being. By the end of the year, the company plans to set up a transmission system in Kolkata to be able to uplink directly. The company has already received a license from government authorities.

     

    Dhrubajyoti Pramanik, formerly with ABP Ananda – a 24-hour news channel from the house of Kolkata headquartered ABP Group, will is joining as the Editor of ET’s Bengali news channel. “He is likely to join the organisation from 1 March,” said a reliable source from ETV.

     

    An official from ETV Bangla said, “We had the set up and infrastructure for running a 24-hour news channel and now we will be using it. To run the news channel, around 200 people would be required.”

     

    ETV Bangla, which airs three news bulletins at present, will no longer telecast news once the news channel is launched. ETV Bangla will strictly become a general entertainment channel (GEC) going forward, the official said.

     

    Recently Viacom18, the 50:50 joint venture between US-based Viacom and India’s Network 18 Group, completed its acquisition in ETV Bangla. It should be noted that ETV Bangla, a part of the ETV Network  group of channels, was launched in 1999.