Zee Bangla

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Zee Bangla
CountryIndia
Broadcast area
  • India
  • Bangladesh
  • Maldives [1]
Headquarters Kolkata, West Bengal, India
Programming
Language(s) Bengali
Ownership
Owner Zee Entertainment Enterprises
Sister channels Zee Channels
History
Launched15 September 1999
Founder Subhash Chandra
Former namesAlpha TV Bangla (1999–2005)
Links
Website Zee Bangla on ZEE5

Zee Bangla is an Indian Bengali-language general entertainment pay television channel owned by Zee Entertainment Enterprises.

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History

The channel was launched on 15 September 1999 as Alpha TV Bangla, along with Alpha TV Marathi, Alpha TV Telugu and Alpha TV Punjabi. [2] It was the first Bengali-language satellite television channel in India. [3] In February 2020, it was one of the largest Bengali-language television channels in India by viewership. [4]

On 30 September 2021, Bangladesh imposed a blackout on foreign television channels, including Zee Bangla, that broadcast commercials. [5] Two weeks later, Zee Bangla resumed broadcasting in Bangladesh, albeit without the commercials. [6]

On 25 August 2025, a sister channel named Zee BanglaSonar was launched, which, like Zee Bangla, is a Bengali GEC.

Current programming

Drama series

TitlePremiere date
Jagaddhatri 29 August 2022
Phulki 12 June 2023
Kon Gopone Mon Bheseche 18 December 2023

[7] [8]

Zee BanglaSonar

TitlePremiere date
Bedeni Jyotsnar Amar Prem25 August 2025
Sreeman Bhogoban Das
SIT Bengal

Reality shows

TitlePremiere date
Didi No. 1 Season 914 February 2022
Rannaghor 30 September 2024
Dance Bangla Dance 2025 8 March 2025

Zee BanglaSonar

TitlePremiere date
10 Dine 10 Lakh25 August 2025
Sonar Jalshaghar

Former programming

Drama series

Animated series

Reality shows

Sister channel

Zee Bangla Cinema

Zee Bangla Cinema is an Indian Bengali-Language Movie channel owned by Zee Entertainment Enterprises. [10] It was launched on 23 September 2012. [11] It is a sister channel of Bengali-language network Zee Bangla. [12] [13]

References

  1. ↑ "Medianet warns infringement of channel rights will be met with legal action". SunOnline International. 4 August 2021. Retrieved 16 September 2024.
  2. ↑ "ZEE TV TIES UP TRANSPONDER DEAL WITH ASIASAT". Indian Television . Archived from the original on 19 July 2023. Retrieved 15 May 2021.
  3. ↑ Television in India: Satellites, Politics and Cultural Change. Routledge. 2008. pp. 158–160. ISBN   978-1-134-06213-3. Archived from the original on 6 September 2024. Retrieved 20 October 2016.
  4. ↑ "BARC week 6: Four Zee regional channels lead regional markets". Indian Television . 22 February 2020. Archived from the original on 23 October 2020. Retrieved 20 October 2020.
  5. ↑ "দেশে বিজ্ঞাপনসহ বিদেশি টিভি চ্যানেলের সম্প্রচার বন্ধ". bdnews24.com (in Bengali). Archived from the original on 5 July 2023. Retrieved 16 October 2021.
  6. ↑ "Zee Bangla broadcast resumes in Bangladesh without ads". bdnews24.com. Archived from the original on 5 July 2023. Retrieved 16 October 2021.
  7. ↑ "ZEE5 ZEE Bangla Shows". 19 August 2025.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  8. ↑ "Telly Bong Bengali TV Shows TRP (2025)". 19 August 2025.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  9. ↑ "Read know about Zee Bangla's Amloki". Tellychakkar. Archived from the original on 30 April 2024. Retrieved 9 October 2022.
  10. ↑ "Zee launches 24-hour Bangla movie channel - Exchange4media". exchange4media. 21 September 2012. Archived from the original on 16 July 2023. Retrieved 4 February 2021.
  11. ↑ "Zee launches 24-hour Bangla movie channel". www.indiainfoline.com. Archived from the original on 6 September 2024. Retrieved 4 February 2021.
  12. ↑ "ZEE launches 24 hours Bengali movie channel 'Zee Bangla Cinema'". www.adgully.com. 21 September 2012. Archived from the original on 19 February 2023. Retrieved 4 February 2021.
  13. ↑ "BARC week 46 : Zee Bangla Cinema replaces Colors Bangla". Indian Television . 22 November 2019. Archived from the original on 16 July 2023. Retrieved 4 February 2021.
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