Duronto TV

Duronto TV (lit. 'restless TV')[1] is a Bangladeshi Bengali-language children's television channel owned by Barind Media Limited. It was initially licensed in 2013 as "Renaissance TV",[2][3] but was later renamed to its current name. The channel began test broadcasts on 5 October 2017, and later commenced official broadcasts ten days later on 15 October 2017.[4][5] Duronto TV is the first Bengali-language children's television channel. As of March 2018, Abhijit Chowdhury is the director of Duronto TV. Mohammad Ali Haider is the head of program and Amjad Hossain Arjo is the head of marketing.

Duronto TV
CountryBangladesh
Broadcast areaBangladesh
HeadquartersBanani, Dhaka
Programming
Picture format1080i HDTV (downscaled to 16:9 576i for SDTV sets)
Ownership
OwnerBarind Media Limited
History
LaunchedOctober 5, 2017 (2017-10-05)
Links
Websiteduronto.tv

History

In November 2013, the Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) granted Barind Media Limited a license to broadcast "Renaissance TV", which would be Bangladesh's first children's oriented television channel.[2] However, over time, the channel was renamed to Duronto TV. On 5 October 2017, Duronto TV began broacasting as the first Bengali-language children's television channel. Its logo, consisting of the Bengali text, "দুরন্ত", next to a CGI-animated tiger, was also unveiled that day at the Pan Pacific Sonargaon hotel in Dhaka. Bangladesh's then minister of information, Hasanul Haq Inu, had stated that Bangladesh was behind in many sectors, and a television channel specifically for children was in need so they can bring the country ahead in the future.[6][7]

FR Tower fire and closure

As a result of a fire breaking out at the FR Tower in Banani, Dhaka, Duronto TV, along with the unrelated radio station Radio Today, were both temporarily taken off the air on 28 March 2019.[8][9] Both later resumed transmissions over time.

Programming
Main article: List of programmes broadcast by Duronto TV

Duronto TV's programming mainly consists of shows relating to drama, historical, cultural, travel, magic, science, sports, family, and others. Alongside local programming, the channel's lineup features acquired foreign television series and films, mainly Hollywood and animated, dubbed into Bengali, such as SpongeBob SquarePants, Despicable Me 2, and others.[10]

References
  1. Biswas, Sailendra (2000). "Samsad Bengali-English dictionary. 3rd ed". Calcutta: Sahitya Samsad. p. 969.
  2. Ahmed, Moshtak (26 November 2013). শেষ সময়ে ১৩ টিভি, ১৪ রেডিওর লাইসেন্স. Prothom Alo (in Bengali). Retrieved 25 April 2022.
  3. আরও ১০টি টিভি চ্যানেল আসছে, পাঁচটি অনিশ্চিত. Prothom Alo (in Bengali). 9 January 2015. Retrieved 25 April 2022.
  4. "Children TV. Duronto launched". BD News 24. Retrieved 18 March 2018.
  5. "First children's TV channel 'Duronto' starts its journey | Dhaka Tribune". www.dhakatribune.com. Retrieved 2018-04-03.
  6. দুরন্ত টিভির লোগো উন্মোচন বৃহস্পতিবার (in Bengali). JagoNews24. 4 October 2017. Retrieved 26 April 2022.
  7. শিশুদের সঙ্গ দিতে এল ‘দুরন্ত’ টিভি (in Bengali). JagoNews24. 5 October 2017. Retrieved 26 April 2022.
  8. "Banani fire: Transmission of Duronto TV, Radio Today shut down | The Daily Star". www.thedailystar.net. Retrieved 2019-03-28.
  9. "Broadcast of Radio Today and Duronto TV closed". Daily Bangladesh. 2019-03-28. Retrieved 2022-03-01.
  10. "Duronto to show 10 Hollywood movies in Bangla". Dhaka Tribune. 2021-05-09. Retrieved 2022-04-27.


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