MUMBAI: Canada's South Asian broadcaster Asian Television Network International Limited (ATN) has announced its plans to bring Bangladesh's Bangla television channel ATN Bangla to Canada.

ATN Bangla, owned by Dhaka-based Multi Media Production Co. Ltd., offers movies, news, sports, dramas, variety and religious programmes.

Since there is a significant Bengali speaking community in Canada from Bangladesh and India, this channel is therefore expected to draw a dedicated subscriber base, said an official statement.

ATN owns and operates six television channels across Canada and has been awarded 16 more digital television licenses by the Canadian Radio Television and Telecommunication Commission (CRTC). According to the official statement, the company has plans to launch more digital channels in the near future.

ATN added NDTV's English-language news channel NDTV 24x7 and the Hindi spiritual channel Aastha TV to its line-up recently. Other broadcasters it has programming alliances with include Zee TV, B4U, Sony Entertainment Television, Alpha Punjabi, Jaya TV and ARY Digital.