BTV World () was a Bangladeshi Bengali-language satellite and cable television channel owned by the state-owned
Bangladesh Television
Bangladesh Television (), commonly known by its acronym BTV (), is the state-owned television network of Bangladesh. The network was originally established as the East Pakistan branch of Pakistan Television Corporation, Pakistan Television in 1 ...
. It began operations on 11 April 2004 via the
AsiaSat 3
AsiaSat 3, previously known as HGS-1 and then PAS-22, was a geosynchronous communications satellite, which was salvaged from an unusable geosynchronous transfer orbit (GTO) by means of the Moon's gravity.
Launch of AsiaSat 3
AsiaSat 3 was la ...
satellite.
It simulcast the broadcasts of BTV Dhaka for most of its schedule,
which then simulcasted BTV World's broadcasts during the off-air hours of its terrestrial feed.
BTV World was broadcast worldwide from the BTV Bhaban in Rampura, Dhaka. It was also announced to be converted into an entertainment channel, with a different schedule compared to BTV Dhaka.
The channel was shut down on 31 December 2024 and replaced with
BTV News
BTV News () is a Bangladeshi state-owned Bengali-language news-oriented television channel part of the Bangladesh Television network. The channel commenced transmissions on 31 December 2024 after replacing BTV World. It broadcasts from the BTV Bha ...
.
BTV World was a
free-to-air
Free-to-air (FTA) services are television (TV) and radio services broadcast in unencrypted form, allowing any person with the appropriate receiving equipment to receive the signal and view or listen to the content without requiring a subscri ...
television channel.
History
Bangladesh Television originally planned to commence broadcasts on satellite television on 25 December 2003, coinciding with its 39th anniversary, but this was delayed due to technical difficulties. It officially began broadcasting via satellite on 11 April 2004, with the launch of BTV World. It was broadcast via the Hong Kong–based AsiaSat 3, using Band C of the satellite, covering Oceania, Asia, and Europe. BTV World also planned to produce English-language programming for international audiences.
On 5 November 2012, BTV Dhaka began broadcasting on a full-day basis daily via satellite television and, during off-air hours of its terrestrial feed, began simulcasting BTV World's transmissions. As of 2017, BTV World was broadcast in 49 countries worldwide via
AsiaSat 7, including the entirety of the continent of Asia. In 2018, BTV World began broadcasting using the
Bangabandhu-1
The Bangladesh Satellite-1 (BS-1) formerly known as Bangabandhu Satellite-1 (BS-1) is the first Bangladeshi Geostationary orbit, geostationary communications Broadcasting-satellite service, and broadcasting satellite. It was manufactured by Thal ...
satellite. On 2 September 2019, BTV World was made available on India's
DD Free Dish
DD Free Dish (formerly known as DD Direct Plus) is an Indian state-owned free-to-air satellite television provider owned and operated by Public Service Broadcaster Prasar Bharati. It was launched in December, 2004. In March 2022, It has a reac ...
. It also began broadcasting in the Middle East and North Africa on 10 April 2020.
In May 2021, BTV World, along with its sisters, was made available for streaming worldwide via the BTV app. As BTV was airing the
T20 World Cup T20 World Cup refers to:
* Men's T20 World Cup
* Women's T20 World Cup
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