May 12 will mark the first anniversary of the launch of Bangladesh’ first satellite, the minister said. According to Hasan, the meeting agreed that the Bangladeshi cable operators must keep the local TV channels in one serial, putting the government channels first. The minister warned against broadcast of advertisements of Bangladeshi products in the country on foreign channels. ATCO Senior Vice President and Ekattor TV Managing Director Mozammel Babu said the minister assured them of steps to prevent advertisement of Bangladeshi products on foreign channels. He said they would ask for a “reasonable” share of the money cable operators charge the subscribers.

Source: bd News24 March 11, 2019 14:26 UTC