TV Southasia

Defunct television channel in South Asia

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. Its motto was 'We are you and you are who we are'.[1] The channel was shut down in 2013.[2] Rubana Huq was the CEO of the channel from 2006 to 2010.[3]

Partners

  • AAJ TV - Pakistan
  • Image Channel - Nepal
  • Ekushey TV - Bangladesh
  • MTV Channel - Sri Lanka
  • Tara Newz - India

References

  1. ^ "www.tvsouthasia.com". Retrieved 18 December 2016.
  2. ^ "In teary spectacle on TV, the crisis of Bengal's 'chit fund media' - Indian Express". Retrieved 18 December 2016.
  3. ^ "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.