TV Southasia
TV Southasia was a TV channel from Broadcast Worldwide, the makers of the popular Bengali news channel Tara Newz. It was a combined effort of the broadcasters present in the 5 countries of the South-Asian Region, viz. Bangladesh, Nepal, India, Sri Lanka and Pakistan. Broadcasts started on April 19, 2008 [1] and consisted of programmes produced by its partner channels.[2] Its motto was 'We are you and you are who we are'. At the time of launching, the channel lacked adequate programmes from the Maldives.[3] Rubana Huq was the CEO of the channel from 2006 to 2010.[4] In December 2008, the channel started producing its own talent show, South Asian Superstar, with participants from the five member countries.[5]
The channel was shut down in 2013,[1] at the same time as its sister channels Tara Newz and Tara Muzik.[6]
Partners
[edit]- AAJ TV - Pakistan
- Image Channel - Nepal
- Ekushey TV - Bangladesh
- MTV Channel - Sri Lanka
- Tara Newz - India
By 2012, the channel lost its Bangladeshi partner.[7]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "In teary spectacle on TV, the crisis of Bengal's 'chit fund media' - Indian Express". Retrieved 18 December 2016.
- ^ "MTV/MBC launches TV Southasia". The Sunday Times (Sri Lanka).
- ^ "www.tvsouthasia.com". Retrieved 18 December 2016.
- ^ "Rubana Huq / Price and Progress: Beyond Rana Plaza in Bangladesh". Department of South & Southeast Asian Studies, University of California, Berkeley. Regents of the University of California. Archived from the original on 18 December 2016. Retrieved 18 December 2016.
- ^ "South Asian Superstar on Rtv tonight". The Daily Star. 13 March 2009. Archived from the original on 31 July 2022. Retrieved 31 July 2022.
- ^ "Tara News, Muzik, South Asia TV closing down". BDnews24.com. 17 April 2013.
- ^ "Our Partners". TV Southasia. Archived from the original on 22 April 2012.