Star Jalsha
Star Jalsha is an Indian Bengali language general entertainment pay television channel owned by Disney Star[1] (formerly Star India), a subsidiary of The Walt Disney Company India. It broadcasts Bengali-language programming, such as family dramas, comedies, reality shows, crime shows and telefilms. It launched its own HD feed on 14 April 2016.
Country | India |
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Broadcast area | India Bangladesh |
Headquarters | Kolkata, West Bengal, India |
Programming | |
Language(s) | Bengali |
Picture format | 1080i HDTV (downscaled to letterboxed 576i for the SDTV feed) |
Ownership | |
Owner | Disney Star |
Sister channels | Disney Star channels |
History | |
Launched | 8 September 2008 |
Links | |
Website | Star Jalsha on Disney+ Hotstar |
History
Star Jalsha was officially launched on 8 September 2008 and was also available on www.startv.in.[2][3] This was Star India's second Bengali-language television channel after Star Ananda. In 2011, it was launched on the OSN platform in the Middle East.[4]
On 17 June 2012, during a special event Chalo Paltai, it rebranded with a new diamond star logo and graphics for the first time since its launch.[5] On 22 November 2012, the channel was launched in UK.[6]
All the shows of Star Jalsha were available on Hotstar (now Disney+ Hotstar) since 11 February 2015.
The channel launched its own high-definition feed, along with Jalsha Movies HD, on 14 April 2016.[7] They were the first Bengali-language HD channels in India.[8]
In 2018, Sagnik Ghosh became the head of the channel.[9] On 17 February 2019, during a special event called Jalsha Doshe Dosh, the channel rebranded for the second time from a white logo with red accents to a red logo with blue accents. It also introduced new coloured graphics after almost 7 years, which are not red and white in the history of the channel, but predominantly turquoise blue with the hints of golden and yellow. The serials also no longer use their own logo. Instead, they use the logo given by Star Jalsha. However, in recent past, the reality shows and events have featured their own logos in the channel with Star Jalsha's Bengali font Kohinoor Bangla.[10]
On 2 October 2021, Star Jalsha, along with other foreign television channels that did not provide clean feeds, was temporarily suspended from broadcasting in Bangladesh.[11] However, on 18 October 2021, Star Jalsha resumed broadcasts in the country with clean feed.[12]
Programming
Sister channels
Star Jalsha Movies
Star Jalsha Movies (commonly known as Jalsha Movies) is an Indian Bengali-Language movie channel owned by Disney Star. It was launched on 16 December 2012 as a sister channel of Star Jalsha.
Star Jalsha Josh
Star Jalsha Josh (or Jalsha Josh) is an upcoming Bengali language youth entertainment television channel from the broadcaster.[13] It was originally planned to be launched on 1 December 2021, but was postponed due to issues involving the implementation of the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India's New Tariff Order 2.0[14]
Reception
Within its launch after seven months, Star Jalsha became the most watched Indian Bengali-language channel in April 2009.[15]
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- "Star Jalsha unveils new brand identity & new 'Happy Weekend' slot". Biz Asia.
- Kamruzzaman, Md. (2 October 2021). "Dozens of foreign television stations in Bangladesh go black". Anadolu Agency. Retrieved 3 April 2022.
- "Bangladesh viewers can start viewing Star Jalsha". Bangladesh Live News. 17 October 2021. Retrieved 3 April 2022.
- "Disney Star India rejigs its Channel bouquet, to rebrand and add new Channels while Bindass and Star World to go off-air". MediaNews4U. 16 October 2021. Retrieved 5 June 2022.
- "Star defers new channel launches till further intimation". Exchange4Media. 30 November 2021. Retrieved 3 August 2022.
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- "WEEK 37 - DATA: Saturday, 12th September 2020 To Friday, 18th September 2020". BARC India. Archived from the original on 24 September 2020.
- "WEEK 6 - DATA: Saturday, 6th February 2021 To Friday, 12th February 2021". BARC India. Archived from the original on 18 February 2021.
- "WEEK 51 - DATA: Saturday, 18th December 2021 To Friday, 24th December 2021". BARC India. Archived from the original on 30 December 2021.
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