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Tara Newz

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Picture format
  
480i, 576i (SDTV 4:3)

Language
  
Bengali

Founded
  
2005

Country
  
India

Headquarters
  
Kolkata

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Launched
  
21 February 2005 (2005-02-21)

Owned by
  
Government of West Bengal, India

Broadcast area
  
All Bengali speaking countries

Tara Newz (Bengali: তারা নিউজ) (also known as Tara News), was a 24-hour Bengali language news channel, covering local news of West Bengal and Bangladesh as well as national and international news, was operated by Broadcast Worldwide Limited, a Public Limited Company, with other channels under its umbrella, viz. TARA Muzik, and TV Southasia. Tara Newz was formally launched on 21 February 2005, the International Mother Language Day.

It was nationalized on 23 May 2013. The channel was shutdown on 15 April 2013.

Competitors

  • Kolkata TV
  • 24 Ghanta
  • ABP Ananda
  • News Time
  • Mahuaa Khobor
  • Focus Bangla
  • Channel 10
  • References

    Tara Newz Wikipedia