CSB News

CSB (Chronus Satellite Broadcast)[1] News was Bangladesh's first 24-hour news & current affairs channel. Mediaguru has consulted for the complete planning and implementation for the new channel which has been launched by a leading corporate house of Bangladesh. The channel is a part of the Focus Multimedia Company.

CSB News
TypeThe Online News Portal
IndustryOnline
FoundedMarch 2007
HeadquartersSyed Grand Center, Uttara, Dhaka, Bangladesh
ParentBangladesh
Websitecsb.news

CSB News started broadcasting test transmissions from March 24, 2007 and started commercially broadcasting from April 9, 2007. The channel transmits from the Telstar 10 satellite located at 76.5°E on the 4041 MHz frequency.

Closure

On August 23, 2007 the Ministry of Information of Bangladesh had asked the Ekushey Television (ETV) and Focus Multimedia Company Limited (CSB) to refrain from telecasting any provocative news, documentaries, talk shows and discussions against the government.[2] On Thursday, September 6, 2007, the Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission officially shut down transmission of the channel.[3]

See also

List of the daily online newsportal in Bangladesh

References
  1. The European Television Guild
  2. Bangladesh news channel off air, BBC News. September 6, 2007. Retrieved November 26, 2007.
  3. "We wish to inform you". The Daily Star. 2013-04-01. Retrieved 2017-05-12.


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