Real VU

RealVU
Public
Industry Satellite television
Founded in Dhanmondi, Dhaka, Bangladesh
Area served
Bangladesh
Key people
Salman F. Rahman (Chairman)
Dmitry Lapitsky (CEO)
Services Direct broadcast satellite, pay television, pay-per-view
Owner Beximco Group (55%)
General Satellite (45%)
Parent Beximco Group
Website realvubd.com

RealVU (stylized as Real View) is a Bangladeshi direct broadcast satellite service provider and broadcaster based in Bangladesh. As of March 2016, it is a subsidiary of Beximco Group while Russian telecommunication company General Satellite holds a minority stake at the company. Real VU is the first direct-to-home service to be introduced in Bangladesh.[1][2] The service will provide over hundred high definition channels to the subscribers.[3] The service will be intercepted via ABS2 satellite at 74.9 degree east. The company plans to attract six million subscribers during its first year of operation.[4] The service will be officially launched on 14 April 2016, on the occasion of Bangla New Year.

References

  1. "GS Group- Bangladesh". GS Group. General Satellite. Retrieved 22 March 2016.
  2. Briel, Robert. "GS Group to launch digital TV in Bangladesh". Broadband TV News. broadbandtvnews.com. Retrieved 22 March 2016.
  3. "Bangladesh people to get direct TV signal". The Financial Express (Dhaka). 11 March 2016. Retrieved 22 March 2016.
  4. "Beximco unveils RealVU logo". The Independent (Dhaka). 10 March 2016. Retrieved 22 March 2016.


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