Channel i

This article is about the Bangladesh channel. For the defunct Singapore channel, see Channel i (Singapore).

Channel i

Headquarters	40, Shahid Tajuddin Ahmed Sarani, Tejgaon I/A, Dhaka-1208, Bangladesh
Ownership
Owner	Impress Group

Channel i is a Bangladeshi pay television network owned by the Impress Group, the largest textile conglomerate in the country.

The Impress Group first moved beyond textile production and into television in the early 1980s under the tutelage of Faridur Reza Sagor, who had heretofore worked at state-run Bangladesh Television (BTV) on a freelance basis. The initial steps into television involved setting up Impress Telefilm, which produced small mini-series and one-off shows for BTV.

Channel i was launched on 1 October 1999, broadcasting pre-recorded programs 12 hours day. Within two years of its official launch, Channel i began broadcasting 24 hours a day and became the first digital channel in Bangladesh.

Currently, Channel i competes with several other domestic satellite channels, including ATN Bangla, Ekushey TV and NTV. For the past decade, the channel has held the highest market share among non-terrestrial channels in Bangladesh.

It currently broadcasts satellite transmissions using PanAm Sat, which covers most of Asia and parts of Australia.

Channel i is also the first satellite channel in Bangladesh to broadcast modern western-themed telefilms such as Play, directed by M-SIB.

It is a sister company to Radio Bhumi. Channel i HD was launched in September 2017.

Channel i Music Awards is the annual award function organised by the channel.

Notable aired programs: past and present

• Hridoye Mati O Manush
• Tritiyo Matra

See also

• List of television stations in Bangladesh
• Keka Ferdousi

References

• "Sat Vai Chompa".