Republic Media Network is all set to enter the Bengali news genre very soon. Carrying the Network’s zeal of putting News First, People First, and Nation First, Republic Media Network’s Bengali news channel, Republic Bangla, is set to disrupt the Bengali news genre. Republic Bangla will take the Network’s focus on hard news and unabated aggression in the pursuit of the truth to ensure that there is neither hesitation nor reluctance to speak truth to power. Republic Bangla will break into the Bengali news genre guided by the Network principle of ‘No Compromise’.
The launch of Republic Bangla was announced by Republic Media Network’s Editor-in-Chief Arnab Goswami on 11 December 2020. While the Network quickly amassed a team of over 200 through an overwhelming recruitment drive that recorded over 20,000 applicants, the Republic Bangla team is now on the verge of launch. Republic Bangla assures that it will bring hard-hitting, investigative news to the Bengali news genre and storm the market with a 100% news format.
Powered by the principles of seeking accountability of the powerful, reportage for the citizen, putting India first, and being uncompromisingly & unflinchingly nationalistic, Republic Bangla strives to remain true to its tagline of “Kotha hobey chokhe chokh rekhe”.
Republic Media Network is All-India News Network beaming to over 150- 200 million viewers across the country, in English and Hindi, is excited for the inroads in the Bengali news genre. Republic TV is India’s first independent English news venture and has been the number 1 channel in terms of English news viewership consistently since its week of launch. Republic Bharat is India’s most-watched Hindi news channel, that has disrupted the stagnant and satiated genre of Hindi news by executing a 100% news format. With an intense focus on news and breaking it to its viewers first, Republic Bangla too will redefine news for the regional Bengali audience.
Republic Bangla’s launch comes as part of the Network’s intent to grow into regional languages in the near future.