ntv goes on air July 3
Staff Correspondent
The fourth private television channel, ntv, will make its debut on July 3, an official said."Viewers will love our progra-mmes as ntv is going to keep their choices in mind," Managing Director of ntv ( National Television) M Enayetur Rahman told reporters at a briefing held at a city hotel yesterday. President Iajuddin Ahmed will press the button to open the channel on July 3, which will be aired live. The programmes of ntv will begin at 7:30pm on the first day. The earth station, the telecasting system of ntv, has been set up by the local and American experts. "We hope people will also love the technical excellence of our progra-mmes," Enayet said. The television channel has already signed a contract with Cable News Network (CNN) and it will be able to update information even eight times a day through the satellite connection. People from any part of the country, the continents of Asia and Australia and most parts of Europe and Africa will be able to watch ntv where news service will get the top priority. "We have set up a computerised telecasting system with two modern studios," Rahman said. Executive Director of ntv Hasnain Khurshed, Director Mohammad Yunus and Programme Director Shamsuddin Haider Dalim were present at the briefing.
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M Enayetur Rahman, managing director of the ntv, a local satellite channel, speaks at a press conference at Hotel Sheraton yesterday to announce its launch on July 3. Photo: STAR |
