Zee Bangla
Zee Bangla is a Bengali language cable television channel in India and Bangladesh. It is offered by Zee Network, part of the Essel Group.[1][2] The first Bengali-language television channel in India,[3] Zee Bangla was launched on 15 September 1999 by Zee's TV chairman.[3]
| Zee Entertainment | |
|---|---|
 Zee Bangla Logo with Slogan | |
| Launched | 15 September 1999 |
| Network | Cable Television Network |
| Owned by | Zee Entertainment Enterprises |
| Picture format | 4:3 (HDTV) 16:9 (HDTV) |
| Audience share | 2,75,697 (July 2020, BARC India) |
| Slogan | Notun Chhonde Likhbo Jibon (Writing Life in New rhyme) |
| Country | India |
| Language | Bengali |
| Broadcast area | Worldwide |
| Headquarters | Kolkata, West Bengal, India |
| Formerly called | Alpha Bangla (1999-2004) |
| Replaced by | Zee Cinema |
| Sister channel(s) | Zee TV Zee Bangla Cinema &TV Zing Zee Cinema Zee Marathi |
| Website | Zee Bangla on ZEE5 |
It aired the comedy show Raja & Gaja before it switched networks.[4] It has its own YouTube channel which has over 8 million subscribers.[5] The channel was earlier known as Alpha Bangla and it was the first Bengali satellite channel to be launched on the 15th of September, 1999.[6]
References
- India Business Yearbook 2009. Vikas. 2009. p. 152. ISBN 9788125930860.
- Blumenthal, Howard J.; Goodenough, Oliver R. (2006). This Business of Television. BillBoard Books. p. 483. ISBN 9780823077632.
- Mehta, Nalin (2008). Television in India: Satellites, Politics and Cultural Change. Routledge. pp. 158–160. ISBN 9781134062133.
- Chakraborty, Aditya (17 September 2011). "Raja and Gaja No Problem". WBRi Washington Bangla Radio USA. Retrieved 4 December 2015.
- "YouTube".
- "Zee Bangla Salutes You On Its 20th Birthday". Zee News India. 16 September 2019. Retrieved 16 March 2020.
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