Deepto TV
Deepto TV (Bengali: দীপ্ত টিভি; lit. 'light/shine TV')[4] is a private cable & satellite television channel in Bangladesh. It is a wholly owned concern of Kazi Farms Group and operates under Kazi Media Limited and its commercial transmission started from 18 November 2015.[5] Deepto TV focuses on entertainment with emphasis on daily drama serials.[6] All programmes of the channel except for foreign syndicated titles such as Sultan Suleiman (Muhtesem Yuzyil) are produced by Kazi Media Limited.
Country | Bangladesh |
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Broadcast area | Bangladesh |
Slogan | আলোয় ভুবন ভরা Aloy Bhubon Bhora |
Headquarters | 7/A/GA, Tejgaon Industrial Area, Dhaka |
Programming | |
Language(s) | Bengali |
Picture format | HDTV |
Ownership | |
Owner | Kazi Media Limited |
History | |
Launched | 18 November 2015[1][2] |
Links | |
Website | www |
Availability | |
Cable | |
Bengal Digital (Bangladesh) | Channel 33 (SD) Channel 34 (HD) |
Satellite | |
Apstar _7 (Pan Asia) | Apstar, 76.5°East C Band[3] |
Akash DTH (Bangladesh) | Channel 138 |
Popularity
The channel started its broadcasting activity by telecasting the first and second episode of serial Sultan Suleiman as the channels opening program. Mostly through this program, the channel as well as the show acquired 2nd highest TRP by the first week of January and rapidly rose to 1st place in the TV ratings of viewers (TRP) among local Bangladeshi TV channels.[7]
Programmes (Saturday to Thursday)
- Deepto Provati (daily musical morning show)
- Khujey Firi Takey (daily drama serial)
- Aparajita, based on the novel Baluchori written by Ashapoorna Devi (daily drama serial)
- Palki (daily drama serial)
- Ezel (Bengali dubbed Turkish TV series Ezel (TV series); shown daily)
- Highlander (Bengali dubbed drama series; shown daily)
- Ben 10 (Bengali dubbed cartoon; shown daily)
- Ninja Hattori (Bengali Dubbed Cartoon; Shown Daily)
- Powerpuff Girls (Bengali dubbed cartoon; shown daily)
- Deepto Shangbad (news) - non-traditional news coverage focusing on issues of interest; daily from *12.00pm,*2.30pm to 3.00pm and *11:00pm to 11.45pm; segments Deepto Sports *12.15 pm & *11.45 pm.
- Deepto Krishi - documentary on farmers and the role farming plays in their lives; on-air date is to be finalized
- Talk Show Tokkatokki - talk show on topics and burning issues of the day, hosted by Robaet Ferdous; from 12:00am to 1:00am
- Talk Show Drishshopot - talk show on academic topics, hosted by Firoz Ahmed; only on Saturdays from 12:00am to 1:00am
- Deepto Chhayachobi - classic feature films; shown daily
Programmes (Friday)
Friday focuses on a compiled roundup of select programmes (Firey Dekha Friday) in addition to the daily Deepto Shangbad and Talk Show
- Firey Dekha Deepto Provati, a one-hour round-up of the morning show
- Firey Dekha Daily Serials, a one-hour round-up of Khujey Firi Takey, Aparajita, and Palki
- Firey Dekha Ezel (TV series), a three-hour round-up focusing on highlights from the week
- Firey Dekha Cartoons, a six-hour non-stop marathon of Ben 10 and Powerpuff Girls
Programmes (specials and documentaries)
- Amra Tomader Bhulini, a documentary on martyred intellectual Sirajuddin Hossain; first broadcast on Shahid Budhdhijibi Dibosh (Martyred Intellectuals Day), 14 December 2015
- Operation Kilo Flight, a documentary on Bir Uttom Shamsul Alam; first broadcast on Bijoy Dibosh (National Victory Day), 16 December 2015
- 1971, a series documentary on The War of Independence of Bangladesh, broadcast on 5pm daily from 1 March 2016 to 26 March 2016
- Frutika Islamic Genius, new generation's authentic Islamic knowledge based 30-episode Ramadan reality show, broadcast on 5pm daily from 6 June 2016 to 5 July 2016.
- Tomorrow, an animated short film about climate change crisis, first broadcast on 29 November 2019.[8]
References
- "Deepto TV to go on air Nov 18". The Daily Star. Retrieved 11 December 2015.
- "Deepto TV to begin journey tomorrow". Dhaka Tribune. Retrieved 11 December 2015.
- "Deepto TV HD New Channel Test Transmission Started From Apstar 7 ,". sathunters.com. Retrieved 10 December 2015.
- Biswas, Sailendra (2000). "Samsad Bengali-English dictionary. 3rd ed". Calcutta: Sahitya Samsad. p. 969.
- "Deepto TV launched". New Age. 19 November 2015. Retrieved 12 December 2015.
- এসেছে দীপ্ত টিভি. Prothom Alo (in Bengali). 18 November 2015. Retrieved 24 November 2015.
- "Deepto TV on top". Dhaka Tribune. 21 January 2016. Retrieved 23 January 2016.
- "Animation film 'Tomorrow' premieres on Deepto TV - Art & Culture". The Daily Observer. Retrieved 2020-01-11.