Somoy TV
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Country | Bangladesh |
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Broadcast area | Nationwide |
Headquarters | 89, Bir Uttam CR Dutta Road, Banglamotor, Dhaka |
Programming | |
Language(s) | Bengali |
Picture format | 1080i HDTV (downscaled to 16:9 576i for SDTV sets) |
Ownership | |
Owner | City Group |
History | |
Launched | 17 April 2011; 13 years ago (2011-04-17) |
Links | |
Website | www |
- SOMOY TV
Creator Awards | ||
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![]() | 100,000 subscribers | 2019[2] |
![]() | 1,000,000 subscribers | 2019[2] |
![]() | 10,000,000 subscribers | 2021[3] |
Last updated: 24 June 2024
Somoy Television or Somoy TV (Bengali: সময় টিভি), is a 24-hour Bengali news channel based in Dhaka, Bangladesh.[4] It operates on both satellite and cable platforms.
After a test transmission on 10 October 2010, it has been commercially on-air since 17 April 2011.[5] The channel is transmitted using satellite Bangabandhu-1, the first satellite of Bangladesh, operated by Bangladesh Satellite Company Limited.[6][7] The channel is owned by Somoy Media Limited, a subsidiary of the City Group. It holds the distinction of being the most subscribed Bangladeshi YouTube channel, the first YouTube channel to get the Diamond Play Button.[8]
History
Somoy TV received government permission for broadcasting in October 2009.[9] It started a test transmission on 10 October 2010 and has been commercially on-air since 17 April 2011. Before its official launch, Somoy TV was sold to City Group on 8 June 2010.[10] In November 2011, Somoy TV, along with three other Bangladeshi television channels, signed an agreement with UNICEF to air children's programming for one minute.[11]
On 1 January 2014, unidentified individuals threw bombs on an official vehicle of Somoy TV, injuring the driver, in Chittagong City. Journalists at the network blamed activists of Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami and Islami Chhatra Shibir.[12]
On 1 April 2015, Bangladesh Police seized transmission equipment of Somoy TV outside the office of former Prime Minister and Chairperson of Bangladesh Nationalist Party, Khaleda Zia.[13]
In May 2016, drug dealers assaulted the Somoy TV Cox's Bazar District correspondent, Sujauddin Rubel, for his reports on drug trafficking.[14]
In September 2016, Attorney General of Bangladesh, Mahbubey Alam, filled a complaint with the Bangladesh Supreme Court over comments on a TV show that discussed the war crimes trial of Mir Quasem Ali. Somoy TV was forced to submit transcripts of the show to the court.[15][16]
On 30 November 2017, the son of the Minister of Land, Shamsur Rahman Sherif, attacked and injured four journalists including one of Somoy TV.[17] On 19 May 2019, Somoy TV, along with five other channels, began broadcasting via the Bangabandhu-1 satellite after signing an agreement with BSCL.[18][19]
The official YouTube channel of Somoy TV was hacked by unknown hackers on 16 October 2022, subsequently being renamed to 'Ethereum 2.0', after the Ethereum cryptocurrency. The channel was reverted to its original form ten minutes after the hacking incident, but its name was not reverted until later.[20]
In 2023, Bangladesh Nationalist Party boycotted talk shows on this channel, alleging ‘bias’.[21][22][23]
On 5 August 2024, the network abruptly stopped television broadcast shortly after the resignation of Sheikh Hasina due to reasons unknown. The YouTube channel has also ceased operations without any prior notice.[citation needed]
The channel restarted television broadcast the next day.[citation needed]
Controversy
Several fact-checking organizations have identified Somoy TV as a significant source of misinformation within Bangladesh.[24][25]
During the 2024 quota reform protests, Md. Shariatullah, a video journalist was suspended due to unprofessional behavior while covering the student protests clash.[26] The journalist was seen requesting a policemen to shoot at the protesters while on duty at Jatrabari in the capital, which later garnered criticism on the internet.[27][28]
References
- ^ a b "About SOMOY TV". YouTube.
- ^ a b "TOTAL SUBSCRIBERS & VIDEO VIEW MONTHLY GRAPHS FOR SOMOY TV".
- ^ "বাংলাদেশের প্রথম ডায়মন্ড বাটন পেলো সময় টিভি". YouTube. 6 October 2021.
- ^ "BTV turns to Somoy TV for Bangabhaban ceremony". bdnews24.com. 21 March 2013.
- ^ "Contact Support". Somoy News. Retrieved 14 May 2018.
- ^ "Satellite, submarine cable business may open to private sector". The Daily Star. 24 July 2019. Retrieved 28 September 2019.
- ^ "Local TV channels using Bangabandhu-1 satellite". The Daily Star. 23 December 2018. Retrieved 28 September 2019.
- ^ বাংলাদেশের প্রথম ডায়মন্ড বাটন পেলো সময় টিভি | Somoy Diamond Play Button | Somoy TV, 6 October 2021, retrieved 28 January 2023
- ^ Islam, Shahidul. "13 TV channels await approval". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 29 September 2019.
- ^ বিক্রি হয়ে যাচ্ছে টিভি চ্যানেলের মালিকানা. Prothom Alo (in Bengali). 20 October 2013. Retrieved 13 June 2022.
- ^ "4 TVs to air one minute's free programme on child issues". The Daily Star. 4 November 2011. Retrieved 12 June 2022.
- ^ "Somoy TV staff hurt in Ctg blast". The Daily Star. 1 January 2014. Retrieved 28 September 2019.
- ^ "Police seize Somoy TV's equipment". The Daily Star. 1 April 2015. Retrieved 28 September 2019.
- ^ "Yaba traders injure five journalists". The Daily Star. 14 May 2016. Retrieved 28 September 2019.
- ^ "Somoy TV submits talk show video to SC". The Daily Star. 5 September 2016. Retrieved 28 September 2019.
- ^ "SC asks for Somoy TV talk show video". The Daily Star. 1 September 2016. Retrieved 28 September 2019.
- ^ "4 journalists beaten up in Pabna". The Daily Star. 30 November 2017. Retrieved 28 September 2019.
- ^ "Six TV channels ink deal to use Bangabandhu satellite". The Daily Star. 20 May 2019. Retrieved 12 June 2022.
- ^ সব টিভি চ্যানেলের সম্প্রচার আসছে বঙ্গবন্ধু স্যাটেলাইটে. The Daily Star (in Bengali). 19 September 2019. Retrieved 12 June 2022.
- ^ "Somoy TV YouTube channel hacked". The Daily Star. 16 October 2022. Retrieved 18 October 2022.
- ^ "BNP boycotts Somoy, Ekattor TV talk shows over 'biasness'". The Business Standard. 8 August 2023.
- ^ "BNP leaders to boycott talk shows of Somoy TV and Ekattor TV".
- ^ Correspondent, Staff (8 August 2023). "BNP boycotts talk show of two private TV channels alleging 'bias'". Prothom Alo.
- ^ রিপোর্ট, স্টার অনলাইন (1 May 2024). "দেশের গণমাধ্যমে ভুয়া খবরের সংখ্যা বেড়েছে ৩ গুণ". The Daily Star Bangla (in Bengali). Retrieved 29 July 2024.
- ^ "Fact-checkers find no New Age report as fake". New Age (Bangladesh). Retrieved 17 April 2023.
- ^ "Fresh violence in Bangladesh student protests". BBC. 31 July 2024.
- ^ Pelham, Lipika (31 July 2024). "Fresh violence in Bangladesh student protests". BBC News. Retrieved 29 July 2024.
- ^ "Somoy TV's video journalist sacked". Daily Bangladesh. Retrieved 18 July 2024.
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