INDIAN NEWS CHANNEL HISTORY:In the past decade, broadcast journalism has come of age.

We have channels that are dedicated

solely to news. The viewer today does not have to wait for that half hour of news sandwiched
between the soaps of an entertainment channel. Instead, he could just switch to an NDTV 24X7
or a Star News for some fresh, up-to-date news about the happenings around the world. This
transformation did not happen overnight. It started with the collaboration of Rupert Murdochs
Star Television Network with Dr. Prannoy Roys New Delhi Television Limited (popularly
known as NDTV). Theirs was the first-ever independent satellite news channel to hit the small
screen, popularly known as Star News. Hence was started the Television News Industry in India.
And like any other industry, theres competition in this one too. The number of news channels is
growing by the day and so is the audience. In the race to be at the top, channels are resorting to
all sorts of tactics ranging from any news is breaking news to sensationalism to the recent
sleazy ,but nevertheless popular sting operation. However, in this ever changing and
unpredictable scenario, there are some superstars who have kept the essence of the term news
intact, by keeping the viewer informed in the true sense of the term. Heres presenting the top 5
television journalists of India:
Barkha Dutt
Speak of NDTV and you cannot forget to mention this name. Having done her Bachelors in
English Literature from St. Stephens in New Delhi and Masters in Mass Communication from
Jamia Milia Islamiya University, Barkha Dutt went on to obtain a Masters degree in Journalism
from Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism. Her excellence in journalism was
proven for the umpteenth time when in 1997, she won the Inlaks Scholarship to do graduate
work abroad.
Professionally, Barkha boasts of a career full of milestones.From on-site news coverage to instudio shows, this lady has been there and done it all. Her excellent coverage of the Kargil War in
1999 won her appreciation and love from the entire nation. Her most recent milestone was the
coverage of the Tsunami Disaster in South India.
Her in-studio work includes the daily NewsHour and the weekly We the People. Her simplistic
approach and sensitive yet sensible interaction with the masses have made her the most viewerfriendly journalist today.
Rajdeep Sardesai
Journalists are odd people. They become journalists for the oddest reasons! was his remark at a
recent media convention hosted by CNBC TV18. Rajdeep graduated from St. Xaviers College in
Mumbai and later studied at Oxford University as a Rhodes scholar. Prior to television, he

worked with the Times Group at various levels. He has been awarded time and again for
excellence in media journalism.
When Rajdeep Sardesai was a part of the NDTV group, he was described as one of Dr. Prannoy
Roys Angels. And rightly so. His skillfully handled debates in the award winning show, The
Big Fight, and his on-site news reporting speak volumes about his brilliance. When he quit
NDTV recently, the news industry was in a state of shock.
He has now decided to go solo and plans to start his own news channel, Broadcast News,
which will be funded by Raghav Bahl of CNBC TV18.
Vikram Chandra
Yet another rather good-looking NDTV product, Vikram Chandra has over a decades experience
in television journalism. He did his Bachelors in Economics from St. Stephens College in Delhi
and went on to study at Oxford on an Inlaks Scholarship. He honed his media skills at Stanford
University where he did a course in Mass Media.
Vikram Chandras simple and lucid style of delivering news immediately struck a chord with the
Indian audiences. Today, he heads the editorial team at NDTV and is also the CEO
of NDTV.com. He has currently taken over as the host of The Big Fight to fill in for former
colleague Rajdeep Sardesai. One also spots him often on NDTV Profits Gadget Guru. His
exemplary work has won him laurels not just in India but all over the world. This was
significantly proven, when, at the World Economic Forum at Davos, he was named Global
Leader for Tomorrow.
From covering war zones to uncovering the latest gizmos, this man has done it all!
Shireen Bhan
If anyone can please tell me more about Miss Shireen Bhani mean i totally and absolutely
think that i watch CNBC because of her a blogger on IndianTelevision.com
Well, thats the kind of effect Shereen Bhan has on the audiences! This young lady graduated
from St.Stephens College (thats right, its Stephens again!) and went on to obtain a Masters in
Film and Television from Pune. Prior to CNBC TV18, Shireen was an associate producer with
UTV. She joined CNBC TV18 five years ago and practically redefined the term anchoring. She
is frequently seen on shows such as India Business Hour, Power Turks, Young Turks and The
Good Life Show. She was recently named FICCI Woman of the Year 2005. Her effortless
deliverance of news and features alike as well as her cheerful disposition has made her a favorite
in thousands of Indian homes.
Udayan Mukherjee

For traders in the stock market, Udayan Mukherjee is a Godsend. This Bengali anchor is a
trained economist. After graduating in Economics from Presidency College, Kolkata, he went on
to obtain a Masters in Economics from JNU in Delhi. He began his career with a 4-year stint at
UTV and later joined CNBC Asia as a markets correspondent. Today, he not only hosts shows
such as Taking Stock and Markets Today, but also heads the CNBC Research team. His live
market updates have helped countless investors in making profitable investment decisions. Well,
CNBCs punchline Profit from it definitely holds good for Udayan Mukherjee!

A Snapshot of Indian Television History:Television in India has been in existence for nigh on four decades. For the first 17 years, it spread
haltingly and transmission was mainly in black & white. The thinkers and policy makers of the
country, which had just been liberated from centuries of colonial rule, frowned upon television,
looking on at it as a luxury Indians could do without. In 1955 a Cabinet decision was taken
disallowing any foreign investments in print media which has since been followed religiously for
nearly 45 years. Sales of TV sets, as reflected by licences issued to buyers were just 676,615
until 1977.

Television has come to the forefront only in the past 21 years and more so in the past 13. There
were initially two ignition points: the first in the eighties when colour TV was introduced by
state-owned broadcaster Doordarshan (DD) timed with the 1982 Asian Games which India
hosted. It then proceeded to install transmitters nationwide rapidly for terrestrial broadcasting. In
this period no private enterprise was allowed to set up TV stations or to transmit TV signals.
The second spark came in the early nineties with the broadcast of satellite TV by foreign
programmers like CNN followed by Star TV and a little later by domestic channels such as Zee
TV and Sun TV into Indian homes. Prior to this, Indian viewers had to make do with DD's
chosen fare which was dull, non-commercial in nature, directed towardsonly education and
socio-economic development. Entertainment programmes were few and far between. And when
the solitary few soaps like Hum Log (1984), and mythological dramas: Ramayan (1987-88) and
Mahabharat (1988-89) were televised, millions of viewers stayed glued to their sets

When, urban Indians learnt that it was possible to watch the Gulf War on television, they rushed
out and bought dishes for their homes. Others turned entrepreneurs and started offering the signal
to their neighbours by flinging cable over treetops and verandahs. From the large metros satellite
TV delivered via cable moved into smaller towns, spurring the purchase of TV sets and even the
upgradation from black & white to colour TVs.

The second spark came in the early nineties with the broadcast of satellite TV by foreign
programmers like CNN followed by Star TV and a little later by domestic channels such as Zee
TV and Sun TV into Indian homes. Prior to this, Indian viewers had to make do with DD's
chosen fare which was dull, non-commercial in nature, directed towardsonly education and
socio-economic development. Entertainment programmes were few and far between. And when
the solitary few soaps like Hum Log (1984), and mythological dramas: Ramayan (1987-88) and
Mahabharat (1988-89) were televised, millions of viewers stayed glued to their sets

When, urban Indians learnt that it was possible to watch the Gulf War on television, they rushed
out and bought dishes for their homes. Others turned entrepreneurs and started offering the signal
to their neighbours by flinging cable over treetops and verandahs. From the large metros satellite
TV delivered via cable moved into smaller towns, spurring the purchase of TV sets and even the
upgradation from black & white to colour TVs.
DD responded to this satellite TV invasion by launching an entertainment and commercially
driven channel and introduced entertainment programming on its terrestrial network. This again
fuelled the purchase of sets in the hinterlands where cable TV was not available.

DD responded to this satellite TV invasion by launching an entertainment and commercially

driven channel and introduced entertainment programming on its terrestrial network. This again
fuelled the purchase of sets in the hinterlands where cable TV was not available.

DD responded to this satellite TV invasion by launching an entertainment and commercially

driven channel and introduced entertainment programming on its terrestrial network. This again
fuelled the purchase of sets in the hinterlands where cable TV was not available.

The rash of players who rushed to set up satellite channels discovered that advertising revenue
was not large enough to support them. This led to a shakeout. At least half a dozen either folded
up or aborted the high-flying plans they had drawn up, and started operating in a restricted
manner. Some of them converted their channels into basic subscription services charging cable
operators a carriage fee.
Foreign cable TV MSOs discovered that the cable TV market was too disorganised for them to
operate in and at least three of them decided to postpone their plans and got out of the market..
The government started taxing cable operators in a bid to generate revenue. The rates varied in

the 26 states that go to form India and ranged from 35 per cent upwards. The authorities moved
in to regulate the business and a Cable TV Act was passed in 1995. The apex court in the
country, the Supreme Court, passed a judgement that the air waves are not the property of the
Indian government and any Indian citizen wanting to use them should be allowed to do so. The
government reacted by making efforts to get some regulation in place by setting up committees
to suggest what the broadcasting law of India should be, as the sector was still being governed by
laws which were passed in 19th century India. A broadcasting bill was drawn up in 1997 and
introduced in parliament. But it was not passed into an Act. State-owned telecaster Doordarshan
and radiocaster All India Radio were brought under a holding company called the Prasar Bharati
under an act that had been gathering dust for seven years, the Prasar Bharati Act, 1990. The Act
served to give autonomy to the broadcasters as their management was left to a supervisory board
consisting of retired professionals and bureaucrats.
A committee headed by a senior Congress (I) politician Sharad Pawar and consisting of other
politicians and industrialist was set up to review the contents of the Broadcasting Bill. It held
discussions with industry, politicians, and consumers and a report was even drawn up. But the
United Front government fell and since then the report and the Bill have been consigned to the
dustbin. But before that it issued a ban on the sale of Ku-band dishes and on digital direct-tohome Ku-band broadcasting, which the Rupert Murdoch-owned News Television was
threatening to start in India. ISkyB, the Murdoch DTH venture, has since been wallowing in
quicksand and in recent times has even shed a lot of employees. But News Corp has been
running a C-band DTH venture in the country which has around 20,000 subscribers.
In 1999, a BJP-led government has been threatening to once again allow DTH Ku-band
broadcasting and it has been talking of dismantling the Prasar Bharati and once again reverting
Doordarshan's and All India Radio's control back in the government's hands. Some things change
only to remain the same.

News channels in India:List of television news channels from India.

1. Hindi news channels
2. English news channels
3. Assamese news channels
4. Bengali news channels
5. Gujarati news channels
6. Kannada news channels

7. Malayalam news channels

8. Marathi news channels
9. Oriya news channels
10. Tamil news channels
11. Telugu news channels
12. References

Hindi news channels:Aaj Tak

ABP News
APN News
Live India
India News
India TV
Lok Sabha TV
Rajya Sabha TV
NDTV India
News Nation
Zee News
CNBC Awaaz
News 24
DD News
Channel One News

English news channels

NewsX

Times Now
CNN IBN
Headlines Today
NDTV 24x7
ET Now
Bloomberg UTV
NDTV Profit
News9
Zee News

Assamese news channels

DY 365
Focus NE
News Live
Prag News

Bengali news channels

24 Ghanta
ABP Ananda
Kolkata TV
News Time
Channel 10
ETV
Focus Bangla
R PLUS

DD Bangla
High News

Gujarati news channels

DD Girnar
ETV Gujarati
TV9 Gujarat

Kannada news channels

Public TV
Suvarna News
Udaya News
TV9 (Kannada)
Samaya TV
Kasthuri Newz 24
ETV News Kannada
Raj News Kannada
Janasri News

Malayalam news channels

Media One TV
Asianet News
Indiavision
Mathrubhumi News
Manorama News
People TV

Reporter TV

Marathi news channels

Zee 24 Taas
Jai Maharashtra
ABP Majha
IBN Lokmat
TV9 Maharashtra
Mi Marathi

Oriya news channels

Zee Kalinga
MBC TV
ETV Oriya
Orissa TV
Naxatra News
Kanak TV

Tamil news channels

Captain News
Jaya Plus
Kalaignar Seithigal
Lotus News
Polimer News
Puthiya Thalaimurai TV
Raj News 24X7

Sathiyam TV
Sun News
Thanthi TV

Telugu news channels

ETV Telangana
ETV Andhra Pradesh
Gemini News
TV5
Studio N
TV9
ABN Andhra Jyothi
10TV
TV1
Sakshi TV
T News
V6 News
HMTV
NTV
Raj News

Hindi news channels:1. Aaj Tak

Aaj Tak is a 24-hour Hindi news television channel owned by TV Today Network. Aaj Tak
loosely translates as "Till Today" or "Up to the Minute". Aaj Tak initially began as a news
bulletin on a public television station in India and turned to an independent channel after the

carrier did not renew its contract. In India, Aaj Tak is free-to-air. In 2006 it began offering a
pay channel to international markets.

2. ABP News
ABP News is an Indian news channel owned by ABP Group. It was earlier known as STAR
News and was owned by a joint venture between News Corporation owned STAR TV/Fox
International Channels. STAR News now divided into five channel feeds.
STAR News was launched in February 1998. From 2003 STAR News became a complete Hindi
News Channel. It was the first bilingual (English - Hindi) news service and was initially run by
STAR on its own with NDTV doing the production till 2003. But when the agreement with the
NDTV expired in 2003, STAR News was transformed into a complete Hindi News Channel, part of
STAR and ABP tie up.

In 2003, the contract with NDTV ended and STAR decided to run the channel on its own.
However, the government introduced a guideline capping foreign equity in the News
business to 26%. STAR then entered into a JV with The Ananda Bazar Patrika group to form
a company called Media Content and Communications services pvt ltd (MCCS) which ran
the channel STAR News. STAR owned 26% in this JV while The Ananda Bazar Patrika
group owned 74%.
On 16 April 2012, Anandabazar Patrika (ABP) Group announced that they would part ways,
allowing the Rupert Murdoch-controlled company to retreat from the news business in India
to focus on entertainment. With the divorce, the eight-year affiliation with the 'Star' brand
came to an end. Media Content and Communications (MCCS), the company that owned and
operated the news channels, said that after the split, Hindi news channel Star News would be
named ABP News, Bengali news channel Star Ananda would become ABP Ananda and the
Marathi news channel Star Majha would be called ABP Majha. A Punjabi language version
of the channel called ABP Sanjha is expected to launch soon.

3. APN News & Media

APN News & Media Limited is an Australian and New Zealand[1] media company.
Divisions include newspaper publishing, online publishing, broadcast radio and outdoor
advertising in Australia and New Zealand. The Irish company Independent News &
Media has an approximately 30% stake in the company.

4. Live India
Live India is an Indian Hindi TV channel owned by Broadcast Initiatives Ltd., focusing on
news and commentary. The channel came in the limelight for wrong reasons when it
conducted a sting operation covering a porn racket by a school teacher which was later
proved fake by a high court verdict.[1] It was earlier known as Janmat, when it was focused
on "views"; now the channel is called Live India.
In a Rs. 400 million upgrade in August 2007, it opened news bureaus
at Ahmedabad, Lucknow, Srinagar, Chandigarh,Bhopal, Hyderabad, Bangalore, Chennai, Bh
ubaneswar, Kolkata and Guwahati as well as its earlier offices at Mumbaiand Delhi.
Sudhir Chaudhary is the CEO of Live India.

5. India News

India News is a 24-hour Hindi language news channel in India. Its motto is Desh Ki
Dhadkan. The Channel is run by Kartikeya Sharma. Indian company Information TV (ITV)
Media Group runs the channel. Deepak Chaurasia is the channel's Editor in Chief.

6. India TV
India TV is a Hindi news channel based in Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India. The channel was
launched on May 20, 2004 byRajat Sharma and wife Ritu Dhawan.[1] The channel is the
flagship service of Independent News Service, which was co-founded by Sharma and
Dhawan in 1998.[2]

The rise of India TV as Indias leading news channel within a short span of its existence
owes a lot to the vision of its chairman and editor-in-chief Rajat Sharma and the dedication
and toil of its ever-growing team of bright news TV professionals.
Rajat Sharma co-founded India TV with his wife Ritu Dhawan in April, 2004 from a swanky
studio in Film City, Noida, then considered one of Asias largest news TV studios.
In 1997, Rajat Sharma and Ritu Dhawan set up their own production house Independent
News Service (INS), the parent company which owns India TV.
In a short period, India TV has created benchmarks in innovation, impact, ratings, time
spends, and viewer-support. Indeed, India TVs newsbreaks have inspired talk shows on rival
channels, Bollywood films, BBC documentaries and articles in Time Magazine, even Amul
hoardings.
In todays rampant me-too-ism, India TV is, perhaps, the only Hindi news channel that is
perceived as downright absurd. In a short period of its existence, India TV has earned a
repute of covering stories such about alien abductions, aliens drinking cows milk, the
discovery of a real-life "stairway to heaven".[3]
The channels No.10 position is no accident. It is the result of Mr. Sharma leading the way on
the lonely path of ridiculousness first. The channel is famous across social media circles
for carrying the craziest pieces of 'news', and has been the butt of everyone's jokes for so
long, that now people think it is a parody channel. [4]It is the result of the efforts of a selfmade man who kept both his feet firmly on the ground, a journalist for whom the viewers
interest has been paramount.

Today Mr. Sharmas editorial decision-making reaches out to an audience of 90 million C&S
homes. The human resource of India TV resides among loyal viewers and 500 staffers. INS
has investment from ComVentures, a top Silicon Valley venture fund, and a leading private
equity entity. The enterprise value of INS which crossed Rs 500 crore in January, 2008 has
been rising by leaps and bounds.
India TV has state-of-the-art digital connectivity and its Broadcast Centre covers an area of
more than 1,28,000 square feet in Sector 85, Noida.
Prior to launching India TV, Rajat Sharma was a known face on Indian television since 1992,
having previously been the anchor of Aap Ki Adalat on Zee TV andJanata Ki Adalat on Star
TV. Independent News Service received investment from Fuse+ Media, an entity of
ComVentures, a venture capital firm based in Palo Alto, California, United States with over
$1.5 billion of assets under management. Further investments have valued Independent
News Service at Rs. 800 crores

7. Lok Sabha TV
Select Parliamentary proceedings have been telecast in India since 1989, when the
President's address to Parliament was shown on live television. After 1994 the Question
Hours of both Houses were broadcast live on alternate weeks on both satellite television
and All India Radio. The broadcasts were scheduled to ensure that on a given week
proceedings in both Houses were aired, one on TV and the other on radio.
In 2006, DD Lok Sabha was replaced by Lok Sabha TV (LSTV), a 24-hour TV channel
broadcasting in Hindi and English, which is owned and operated entirely by the Lok Sabha
itself, broadcasting live the proceedings of the Lok Sabha and also various cultural and
educational programs and panel discussions, when the Lok Sabha is not in session [4]
Currently Lok Sabha TV is headed by Seema Gupta a well known Media/Broadcast
professional. The Channel's programming is headed by Dhiraj Singh(Executive DirectorProgrammes), a journalist and media professional who also anchors a popular show called
'Know Your MP' and Channel's Technical is headed by Abhishek Agrawal Senior Technical
Manager in rank of Additional Director of L.S.S.

8. Rajya Sabha TV
Rajya Sabha TV (RSTV) is an Indian cable television network channel owned and operated
by Rajya Sabha that covers the proceedings of Rajya Sabha (the Upper House of
the Parliament of India).[1] Apart from telecasting live coverage of Rajya Sabha proceedings,
RSTV also brings incisive analysis of parliamentary affairs. While focusing on current
national and international affairs, it provides a platform for knowledge-based programmes
for the discerning viewer. The channel offers special attention to legislative business
undertaken by the Parliament.
Conscious of its role as a public broadcaster, RSTV has conceptualised programmes on the
basis of the vibrant relationship between Parliament and the people of India. It aims at
providing an objective perspective on national and international affairs to the people. RSTV
touches upon all the aspects of political, economic, social and cultural life of the people,
while promoting scientific temper among masses.
With a vision to document the story of how the Constitution of India was created, Rajya
Sabha TV produced a 10-part TV mini-series Samvidhaan which was directed by Shyam
Benegal.

9. NDTV India
NDTV was the brainchild of its Chairman, Prannoy Roy and his wife and Managing
Director, Radhika Roy.
Some of the NDTV anchors have held prominent positions in the government. Pankaj
Pachauri who was a senior TV anchor and journalist was the Communications Adviser to the
former Prime Minister of India dr Manmohan Singh.

In 1988, NDTV's producers produced a news and current affairs show The World This
Week for Doordarshan. The show proved to be immensely popular and NDTV established
its image as a credible private news producer. It moved on to become the sole news content
provider and producer for Indias first 24-hour news channel, Star News. Then in 2003, they
launched two 24-hour news channelsNDTV 24x7 in English and NDTV India in Hindi.
Later they also launched NDTV Profit, a 24-hour business news channel in 2005, which
became close to bankruptcy.

10. News

Nation

News Nation's test signal started in October 2012 and has been on air since 14 February
2013. It carries news on issues in fields like politics, crime, corruption, cricket, and
Bollywood.
News Nation is a national news channel focusing on delivering pure news content to the
Indian masses. News Nation keeps the New age Indian updated and ahead of others by
providing them with "News they can use" .
It simplifies the complex issues of multilayered India and break them down into simple
absorbable relevant facts.
Under the able leadership of experienced editors infused with fresh perspective of young
talent , the channel has broken new grounds and showcased an incredible growth story. News
Nation is being appreciated and accepted for its independent editorial stand and balanced
presentation of news.Cutting edge technology, robust news gathering network, innovative
presentation of news ingrained with the ideology of giving the viewers "cause and effect" of
every story certainly makes News Nation stand out in the maze of Hindi news channels.
At a time when content costs were cut down heavily across channels and live feeds from
agencies and studio chats took over news programming, News Nation decided to make itself
a reporter led channel with extensive field reporting. Strategically designed programming
schedules differentiate the channel from competitors it has dedicated only one hour for
discussions and studio chats at 9 PM while other time-bands have pure news.
The channel opted for a clean look and pleasant feel by avoiding unnecessary animation in
its graphics on screen.
While the channel puts the news in its original form, it multiplies the relevance of the news
for its viewers by telling the impact of the news on the common man.

The channel launched its first regional news channel 'NN Uttar Pradesh - Uttarakhand' on 19
February 2014. It is available on DD Freedish, DEN and Dish TV platforms. The channel has
recently rebranded itself as 'News State Uttar Pradesh - Uttarakhand'.

11. Zee News

Zee News Ltd (ZNL) is a media and entertainment company and a subsidiary of Essel
Group. The company was spun off from Zee Entertainment Enterprises Ltd (ZEEL) on
March 31, 2006
Zee News is an Indian news and current affairs channel founded in 1999 & is the flagship
property of Zee News Ltd. Initially, most of the programs were broadcast in English. Around
2003-04, after the success of Aaj Tak, Zee News was converted into a complete Hindi news
channel.

12. CNBC Awaaz

CNBC Awaaz is a Hindi business news TV channel in India. The channel is a joint venture
between CNBC andTelevision Eighteen India Limited (TV18) based in New Delhi.

13. News 24 (India)

News 24 is a 24-hour Hindi news television channel owned by B.A.G. Films and Media
Limited. It is owned by Anurradha Prasad (wife of former IPL chairman, MP & Secretary of
All India Congress Committee. Rajeev Shukla), Anuradha Mishra and Ajit Anjum. News 24
is free-to-air channel in India.
Promoted by Ms. Anurradha Prasad News 24 is part of BAG Network, which is 360 degree
media conglomerate with diversified interests in Production, Television Broadcasting, FM
Radio, New Media Ventures and Education.[1]

Incisive and creative, News 24 targets the global Indian with news that is credible, true and
fast. With its tagline, Har Hindustani Ka Channel, News24 believes in the mantra of
inclusiveness and targets to empower its viewers.
Over the years, News24 has attained the image of a channel that is constructive, solution
seeking, engaging and relevant to the Aam Aadmi.
News24 disseminates news that investigates before it informs, researches before it reaches
out and ascertains before it speaks. News24 today has left behind old players in the news
market as revealed in the latest TRP rating. It is now present on all DTH Platforms and is a
premium Hindi news channel across the country. Responsible reporting and its chic look has
appealed to the mass audience of India. The channel today boasts of being the fastest
growing Hindi News channel in the country and is all geared to set new standards in news
reporting

14. DD

News

DD News quickly gained popularity among the viewers, exceeding its commercial
revenue target of Rs. 2 crores for 2003-04, and the channel earned Rs. 10 crores. The
popularity of the channel amongst advertisers continues unabated and the revenue figures for
the current year (04-05) have already crossed Rs. 10 crores. The main reason for this is that
DD News is a free channel unlike the private and better channels that are pay channels.
India's public broadcaster Doordarshan benefitted immensely from DD News's launch, as its
in-house production churned out lots of quality content, achieving economies of scale.
DD News is India's only 24-hour terrestrial news channel. It telecasts over 16 hours of live
news bulletins daily in Hindi,English, Sanskrit, and Urdu. Regional News Units attached to
different Doordarshan Kendras also telecast daily news bulletins in regional languages. News
headlines and breaking news updates are regular features, and headlines are even accessible
via SMS.
DD News also carries financial information about stocks and commodities, accessing
information from the National Stock Exchange of India (NSE) and the Bombay Stock
Exchange (BSE) in addition to leading commodity exchanges including the National
Commodity and Derivatives Exchange (NCDEX) and the MCX Stock Exchange.
DD News has undergone several logo changes and one was finalised on January 26, 2013. A
new show called News Night was introduced during prime time.

15. Channel

One News

Channel One was founded in 1989 and began with a pilot program in four high schools
before its national rollout in 1990, with original anchors and reporters Ken Rogers, Lynne
Blades and Brian Tochi. It was founded by Christopher Whittle, an advertising and
marketing executive based in Knoxville, Tennessee. Primediapurchased Channel One for
approximately $250 million from Whittle in 1994.
The program's first executive producer, Cynthia Samuels, came to Channel One from 9 years
at the Today Show. While at Channel One she created Student Producer Weekduring
which students produced, reported, directed and designed an entire week of programming
Channel One's one hour specials including one in Moscow and Ohio, one
in Tokyo and Texas, one in Los Angeles after the Rodney King riots hosted by Arsenio
Hall and OneVotean "election night" for students to vote for President and watch the
returns come in live from their classrooms.
In December 2007, Channel One's parent company, Primedia, classified its Education
Segment, which includes Channel One Network, as a "discontinued operation" and
announced that it was "exploring strategic alternatives for" the businesses in that segment.
[3]
In 2007 Primedia sold Channel One to Alloy Media and Marketing; on April 23, 2007
Alloy assumed the liabilities of Channel One and took over their assets.
In July 2007, NBC News announced that it would be partnering with Alloy under an
arrangement in which NBC would work with Channel One News to produce original content
for Channel Ones in-school broadcasts, providing Channel One with access to global
newsgathering resources.[4] In 2009, CBS News entered into a partnership with Channel One.
[citation needed]

In 2011, Channel One announced it would offer its daily news program and additional
educational, Common Core State Standards (CCSS)-based resources through a subscriptionbased, advertising-free version, in addition to the traditional version.
Channel One was bought by Zelnick Media in 2012. On May 13, 2014, Channel One was
sold for the fourth time, this time to an educational and trade publisher named Houghton
Mifflin Harcourt. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt acquisition of Channel One was not considered
to be material, meaning the price, if any, was insignificant.[5] Upon this response, Channel
One CEO C.J. Kettler declared, "We are thrilled to join the HMH family a global,

educational powerhouse that combines world class content, cutting edge technology and
digital multimedia tools to engage students and support teachers. By joining forces, Channel
One News can leverage HMHs leading K-12 market position and its deep relationships with
school districts across the U.S. to offer innovative digital content and resources on an even
broader scale."[6]

English news channels:1. NewsX

The channel was launched on 28 March 2008 by the INX Network, which was then
headed by Indrani Mukerjea.[6][7]
NewsX is Indias only free to air English news channel.[8] It was later acquired by iTV
network.[9][10] The network, led by Kartikeya Sharma, also owns the Hindi news
channel India News, along with four regional news channels.[7]
The present colour scheme includes simple black backgrounds with yellow and white
text.[9]
On 9 January 2009 NewsX was purchased by Indi-Media Network, a partnership
between the NaiDunia (English: New World) CEO Vinay Chhajlani and
formerBusinessworld editor Jehangir Pochaa.[10]
In September 2010, NewsX announced its intention to re-brand as IMN News. Kartikeya
Sharma led Information TV Private Limited (India News) acquired News X.[11][12][13][14]
In 2012, the channel started "A Home For Falak" in association with Fortis Healthcare to
support the traumatised condition of the two-year-old abandoned and battered baby Falak

2. Times Now
The channel was launched in 2006 by Times Global Broadcasing Company Limited, a
joint-venture of The Times Group (Bennett, Coleman & Co. Ltd.) and Reuters. Sunil

Lulla was hired from the Sony Entertainment Television to be the CEO. In 2008, Reuters
exited the venture by selling back its 25.82 percent stake in Times Global to BCCL.
Times Now is a 24-hour English news channel in India. It is owned and operated by The
Times Group. Times Now was the first news channel in India to be launched on mobile
screens (Reliance Infocomm Network). It is now one of theGlobal Partners with Twitter.
The channel also has a Consultant cum Strategic Affairs Expert, Maroof Raza. He apart
from his appearances on news debates, has anchored and presented a 20-part series on
the Indian armed forces, titled Line of Duty. An episode from this series, on the Siachin
Glacier won an Award in the military documentary section at the Film Festival in Rome
in 2005. This TV series has entered the Limca Book of Records as Indias first military
reality show.

3. CNN-IBN
Like elsewhere in the world, CNN International only reached the urban elites in India.
In order to reach the Indian masses Time Warner together with an Indian companyGlobal Broadcast News (currently TV18 Broadcast Limited)- launched the India-specific
CNN-IBN on 16 December 2005. CNN-IBN is completely run by TV18 Broadcast
Limited, which only uses the Cable News Network (CNN) brand name.[7]
Currently, Time Warner's India-specific CNN-IBN is watched by more people than its
CNN International, although both channels are in English.[7]
According to Network 18, since its inception, the channel has been reaching out to an
average of 45 million households every day.[8]

4. Headlines Today
Headlines Today is a 24-hour English language television network based in New
Delhi that carries news, current affairs and business programming in India, the channel is
owned by TV Today Network Ltd. which is a part of Living Media. The channel was

launched in the year 2003 is a sister channel of the Hindi Aaj Tak news channel and is
one of the four niche news channels from the TV Today Network stable.

5. NDTV 24x7
Until about the end of the 1980s, like most of the world television broadcasting was not
in private hands in India. In the news production area there were some private stringers
of Doordarshan. They were given assignments to cover news and later they were also
involved in current affairs programmes and documentaries.[3]
1988: New Delhi Television is set up by Prannoy Roy - a former professor of economics
at the University of Delhi - and his wife and business partner Radhika Roy.[2][4] The Roys
are today known for helping to break the Indian governments grip on television news.[1]
New Delhi Television started producing "The World This Week", a highly successful
weekly news magazine covering world news and entertainment for Doordarshan.
NDTVs coverage of Tiananmen Square and the fall of the Berlin Wall was path-breaking
in Indian television reporting and gave it brand recognition. The NDTV quickly
established as a credible private news provider. The NDTV catered their programmes to
Doordarshan and later forCNN and BBC. Unlike the television wing of PTI and United
News of India, this private news production enterprise was largely successful.[1][2][3][5][6]
1989: NDTV produces India's first televised coverage of general elections results with
analysis.[3]
1995: NDTV became India's first private producer of the national news with telecast of
"Tonight" on Doordarshan.[3]
With STAR News
1996: Since the Indian legislation required a majority Indian ownership for news
broadcasters, STAR commissions NDTV to provide supply news content to STAR News.
[5]

1998: STAR Network sets up the STAR News channel, India's first 24-hour news
channel [with NDTV] to coincide with the general elections.[3] STAR News
(English/Hindi) made a big impact on behalf of the global Murdoch network, winning
larger audiences in India than longer-established broadcasters such as CNN and BBC.
[5]
Although STAR News had the STAR platform, the news was not produced in-house.
NDTV provided all the news material- both in Hindi and English - including its
presentation and packaging for STAR. By this mutually beneficial partnership NDTV
could reach homes of affluent Indians through the STAR platform, while STAR could
benefit from the gravitas of a serious news channel.[4]

As part of the STAR bouquet of channels, STAR News remained dependent on its
relationship with Murdoch and vulnerable to changes in STAR's strategy. As the end of
its contract with STAR approached, NDTV considered a number of possibilities to
broaden its appeal and its revenue. STAR had already been downplaying NDTV's profile.
Its contract with NDTV did not give STAR editorial control, and STAR's management
were uneasy when India government criticized NDTV for its reporting the Gujarat riots
in 2002.[5]
NDTV launches television channels
2003: With end of contract with STAR, NDTV launched its own news channels in
English (NDTV 24x7) and Hindi (NDTV India).[3] Star TV was keen to renew NDTVs
contract but was no longer willing to give it full editorial control. STAR retained the
STAR News brand, but channel continued only in Hindi. Media observers expected that
NDTV would have to struggle to survive its own. However, by 2003 NDTV had grown
financially strong enough to have the confidence to go it alone. But after much
speculation about its future, it announced a distribution partnership with Sony
Entertainment Television's One World Alliance. This alliance with Sony gave NDTV a
strong base from which to establish a new profile.[1][4][5]
NDTV has been an extraordinary success story in terms of influence, but its recent
history also illustrates the commercial fragility of a channel that appeals primarily to an
elite English-speaking audience. STAR's decision [after it ended its contract with NDTV]
to concentrate on Hindi news bulletins and to drop its English service is also a significant
indicator of the balance between profitability and influence in the crowded Indian
television news market[5] NDTV has been on a cost-cutting spree for several quarters
now, as it seeks to stay profitable in a competitive market.[7]
2005: NDTV launched NDTV Profit which focuses on business news.

6. ET Now
ET NOW is a business news channel in India, owned and operated by the Times Group.
The news channel has a strategic partnership with Reuters, a subsidiary of Thomson
Reuters.[1][2]
It is produced in collaboration with The Economic Times, a leading financial daily in
India. It was formally launched on 17 June 2009. It is currently headed by R Sridharan,
executive editor.[citation needed]
It is headquartered in Mumbai.

7. Bloomberg TV India
Bloomberg TV India (formerly Bloomberg UTV and UTVi) is a 24-hour Englishlanguage business and financialbroadcast news outlet in India, owned and operated
by Bloomberg L.P..[1] It was founded by Ronnie Screwvala. The news channel's coverage
extends from the latest business news, stock quotes, personal finance solutions and
expert opinions on investing and management to industry verticals and beyond. The
Channel also plans to connect real time news through multiple platforms like television,
web and mobile. Bloomberg UTV has an alliance with Bloomberg andBusiness
Standard for outsourcing content, but this alliance is not applicable to the website
utvmoney.com

8. NDTV Profit
NDTV Profit is a business news channel started by New Delhi Television in January
2005. Started to provide competition to the monopoly enjoyed by CNBC-TV18.
It has a large number of journalists covering the action from the Bombay Stock
Exchange (BSE) and the National Stock Exchange of India (NSE). Furthermore, it also
covers the latest business deals and acts as a platform for companies to give their public
results, with growth rate, net profit etc. On 14 December 2006, BSE installed one of the
largest video screens in India at the BSE building to disseminate capital market
information, supported by NDTV Profit.

9. Radio Philippines Network

Radio Philippines Network, Inc. is a Filipino-based media company co-owned by
the Presidential Communications Operations Office, Nine Media Corporation, Far East
Managers and Investors Inc., and several private stockholders. The network's main
offices and Transmitter are located at # 97 Panay Avenue, Brgy. South Triangle, Quezon
City. Founded by Roberto Benedicto and prior to the privatization, it was the sister
station of current government owned and controlled Intercontinental Broadcasting
Corporation.

Currently, Radio Philippines Network is the broadcaster and affiliate of CNN

Philippines, the local franchise of Cable News Network in the Asia-Pacific Region.

Gujarati news channels:1. DD Girnar

DD-Girnar or called DD Gujarati/DD-11 is the Gujarati language channel of India's
national broadcaster, Doordarshan. It is broadcast out of studios at Doordarshan
Kendra (Center) in Ahmedabad in Gujarat State.
Doordarshan Kendra, Ahmedabad was set up on March 15, 1976, as a part of the
SITE Project of ISRO and the 1 KW transmitter was based in PIJ, Kheda District. The
studio used to function from the ISRO, Ahmedabad premises, while the administrative
office was located in the Polytechnic compound in Ahmedabad.
Few years later, a plot of land was identified and a Low Power LPT was set up in
Ahmedabad at Thaltej Tekra on November 19, 1993. The studio was commissioned
on October 2, 1987 while the regional language uplinking was started on December
30, 1992. DD Metro channel was set up on May 1, 1994 while the Regional languages
Satellite Channels (RLSC), DD GIRNAR 24 Hour on October 1, 1993.

2. ETV Gujarati
ETV Gujarati is an Indian television channel that primarily
broadcasts Gujarati entertainment. Based in Ahmedabad, it is the biggest Gujarati
channel. The channel gained popularity with its cookery show Rasoi Show, which is
currently one of the longest running TV series in Asia with over 3000 episodes aired.

3. TV9 (Gujarati)
TV9 Gujarat (Gujarati: TV9 ) is a Gujarati language 24-hour news channel.
It operates from Ahmedabad city of India's Gujarat state .
Its news content is popular being the only Gujarati news channel. It has a daily
cookery show called FIVE STAR TADKAwhich is popular for its Gujarati recipes. The
channel's tag line is Garv Che Gujarati Chhun.
TV9 Gujarat is part of Associated Broadcasting Company, which also operates news
channels like TV9 (Telugu), TV9 (Kannada) and TV9 Maharashtra.[1]

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