UNIVERSITY OF

ALLAHABAD

M.Voc in Media Studies.

Course Title: Development of Journalism & Mass

Communication.
Submitted To: Dr. Dhananjai Chopra.
Submitted By: Yukta Rastogi.
Date of Submission: 28/01/2021.

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 Acknowledgement
I have taken efforts in this assignment.
However, it would not have been possible
without the kind support and help of many
individuals. I would like to extend my
sincere thanks to all of them.
I am highly indebted to my course
coordinator and my professor Dr.
Dhananjai Chopra for their guidance and
constant supervision as well as for
providing necessary information regarding
the assignment & also for their support in
completing the assignment.
I would like to express my gratitude
towards my parents & members of my
family for their kind co-operation and
encouragement which help in completion
of this assignment.
My thanks and appreciations also go to the
people who are directly or indirectly helped
me out in developing the assignment.

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 Index
Preface. 4-5

Times Now. 6-7

Zee News. 8-9

NDTV India. 10-11

Aaj Tak. 12-13

Republic Bharat. 14-16

CNN-News18 17-19

India TV 20-22

ABP News 23-25

News18 India 26-27

DD News 28-30

My Analysis 31-32

Bibliography 33

Preface
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News channels are really a part of essential needs of
entertainment. It is entertainment because it will fulfil the
needs of the mind regarding knowledge. News channels
have several benefits and they can be helpful for any
class of people. Let us have a detailed study about to
whom and how they are helpful. News channels are
usually a main part of TV entertainment and there is no
person who loves to watch TV can say that he never
watches news. Also a person who lives in this world has
to do something regarding gaining latest knowledge in
miscellaneous fields. News is very important in any field
as they make us aware of latest trends, changes and the
conditions of the world.
Every person has some needs of news channels and they
are benefitted through them in many ways. It is important
for every class person in following manner:
Students: Students are really benefitted from watching
news channels. News channels fulfil their educational
needs and they can be benefitted in gaining good
knowledge from news channels. Students can get the
latest general knowledge regarding current affairs of the
nation and the world.
Businessmen: Businessmen can be benefited very well by
the news channels. They can watch the current status of
market all around the world. It will be a faster way to know
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the current situations as newspapers show a day before
news. In this way news channel can be beneficial.
Private sector workers: Private sector workers can know
about new companies and new opportunities which they
can get if they have to switch from one type of job to
other. New workers will get to know about companies that
can take them.
Writers: Writers who write articles in newspapers,
magazines and weeklies are benefitted from news
channels as they get new and great topics to write their
articles. Latest issues that have been shown in the news
channels can be taken by them as topics for discussion.
They can also send their topics to news channel for on-air
discussions.
The conclusion can be drawn that news are really very
important. Due to the increasing impacts of news media,
news channels have got a new role to play as a helper of
the society. With their good attempts and exact coverage
of news, news channels can really help to bring out a
change in the society. Indian media has to show some
extra responsibility as there are now serious issues that
are concerned with the nation.

News Channels in
India.
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Times Now:
Launched: 23
January, 2006.
Headquarters:
Mumbai,
Maharashtra.
Owner: The Times
Group.
Website: www.timesnownews.com.
Slogan: Action begins here. Always with
the news.
The Times Now is a 24-hour English news channel in India
owned and operated by The Times Group. The channel
launched on 23 January 2006 in partnership with Reuters. It is
a pay television throughout India. Until 2016, it was India's
most popular and most viewed English news channel. After
2016, the channel has typically ranked as the second most
watched English news channel in India. On March of 2011,
they recorded 559 television viewers in thousands, thus

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making them the top among others after covering 360
degrees on the election days. They are the India’s fastest
growing English news channel.
Times Network houses the upscale television channels -
TIMES NOW, Times Now (World), ET NOW, Mirror NOW,
Movies NOW & Movies Now HD, MN+, Romedy NOW &
Romedy NOW HD, MNX & MNX HD and Zoom.
Timesnownews.com, the digital arm of Times Network, also
owned and operated by BCCL, has seamlessly adapted itself
to serve the diverse nature and interests of the content-savvy
internet audience. In the present dynamic broadcasting
landscape where TV is an enduringly powerful platform,
Times Network leads with its ground-breaking innovation and
being a disruptor that creates a new genre of content. With a
global presence across 100 countries, the Times Network
channels informs, entertains and engages with viewers
across all age groups with content, news and information
which is riveting and compelling.

Zee News:
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Launched: 27
August,1999.
Headquarters: Noida,
Uttar Pradesh.
Owner: Essel Group.
Website: zeenews.india.com.

Zee News is a Hindi-language news channel owned by the

Essel Group. It is associated with several other sister news
channels which provide coverage in Hindi, English and
several regional languages of India. Zee News was launched
on 27 August 1999, as Zee Sports Ltd. The company was
reincorporated on 27 May 2004, as Zee News Ltd. In 2013,
Zee News Ltd changed its name to Zee Media Corporation
Limited. The Zee News channel is the flagship channel of the
company. The chairman of the group is Subhash Chandra,
who is a Bhartiya Janata Party-backed member of the Rajya
Sabha. Zee News, one of the country's biggest media houses,
is watched by over 100 million viewers across the world.
Earlier on February 22, Zee News was awarded in several
categories, and walked away with a total of eight awards at
the 12th ENBA Awards.

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Sudhir Chaudhary is the
editor-in-chief and news
anchor of Zee News. He
hosts the popular news show
DNA on the channel. Sudhir
is like a face of this channel
who has been giving his
services to this institute for a
long time. DNA remains the
country's number one programme for 249 weeks in the prime
time. At prime-time, when all other channels are flooded with
political debates, thrilling crime shows, DNA focuses at
providing the viewers in-depth analysis of the biggest stories
of the day in a comprehensive way. Thus, at ENBA 2019,
DNA was an easy choice for the jury for the Best Current
Affairs Programme (Hindi) and Best Prime-Time News Show
(Hindi).
“Taal Thok Ke” is another
popular one-hour debate
program that runs from 5
pm to 6 pm on Zee news
every day. The show starts
with the host, Aman
Chopra, revealing the topic
of that day’s debate. He
then gives the latest

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updates about it for a few minutes by showing video clippings
and social media posts.

NDTV
India:
Launched: 2003.
Headquarters: New
Delhi.
Owner: NDTV.
Website: khabar.ndtv.com.

NDTV India is a Hindi news channel in India that is owned by

New Delhi Television Limited. NDTV was the brainchild of its
chairman, Prannoy Roy, and his wife and managing director,
Radhika Roy. In 1988, NDTV's producers produced the 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 India’s first 24-hour news channel,
Star News. In 2003, they launched two 24-hour news
channels—NDTV 24x7 in English and NDTV India in Hindi.

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This 24-hour Hindi news channel stands strong as one of
India’s leading credible news channels – preferred by an
audience which seeks quality programming and pure news,
rather than sensational infotainment.

NDTV India’s credo is best captured in its tagline – “Khabar

Wahi Jo Sach Dikhaye”. The Hindi language news channel
NDTV India is a national news channel and has widespread
viewership in India. The channel is closely associated with its
editor-in-chief Ravish Kumar, the recipient of a number of
distinguished awards including the Ramon Magsaysay Award
and considered to be one of the most influential journalists in
India. The flagship website of the company ndtv.com, is
among the most widely used news sites and has widespread
audience reach in India.
The Key Shows of NDTV India are:
Prime Time – A hard debate show with the top
newsmakers of the day, hosted by Ravish Kumar.
Newspoint @ 10 – A live debate where a live audience
ask direct questions to politicians, newsmakers and
experts, hosted by Abhigyan Prakash.
Badi Khabar – The first take on the day’s biggest story
with the players themselves as the news develops. 6:00
PM weekdays hosted by Nidhi Kulpati.
Hum Log – A panel of eminent personalities from various
walks of life are thrown in to face an audience with

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 burning questions and a strong desire for straight
answers on vital issues facing the country, hosted every
Sunday by Ravish Kumar.
Mukabla – The week’s big fight between the people who
made the most important and controversial news in the
week, hosted on Saturdays by Abhigyan Prakash.

Aaj Tak:
Launched:31 December,
2000.
Headquarters: Noida,
Uttar Pradesh.
Owner: Living Media.
Website: www.aajtak.in.

Aaj Tak is an Indian Hindi-language news channel owned by

Living Media Group. It is one of the oldest Hindi news
channels in India. Aaj Tak incorporated in the year, 2000. Aaj
Tak is one of the most watched Hindi news channels,
according to BARC viewership data of 2019. Between 1995
and 2000, Aaj Tak was a news show on one of the country’s
public service broadcaster’s channels- Doordarshan Metro.
The name “Aaj Tak” became a popular name and TV Today
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Network, a listed company and the broadcasting arm of Living
Media India Limited, went on to launch a news channel with
the same name on 31st December 2000. According to the TV
Today Network’s Annual Report 2017-18, Aaj Tak has
crossed average weekly 112 million viewers touching a
maximum of 160.93 million in 2017-18. On 14
December2018, Aaj Tak launched its HD version called Aaj
Tak.
The channel had its beginnings in the Government channel,
namely Doordarshan as a daily 30-minute news programme
about daily news and current affairs with the advancement in
their news coverage, they leaped into a separate 24 hours
news channel from its inception date. Aaj Tak is a part of
India Today.
The owner of the Aaj Tak is Aroon Purie. He is the
Chairperson of the India Today Group and a third major
stakeholder in Living Media India Pvt. Ltd. He also serves as
the Chairman and Whole Time Director of TV Today Network-
a Living Media India subsidiary that owns and operates
television channels like India Today, Aaj Tak, Tez and Delhi
Aaj Tak apart from FM radio 104.8 Ishq, and a slew of niche
digital channels under the banner Mobile Tak. Aroon Purie’s
daughters Kalli Purie Bhandal and Koel Purie Rinchet help
him in running various businesses of the group. Aroon Purie
is an alumnus of the London School of Economics and a
Fellow of The Institute of Chartered Accountant, England and
Wales. He was awarded the third highest civilian award by the

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Government of India – The Padma Bhushan, in the year
2001.

Republic Bharat:
Launched: 2 February, 2019.
Headquarters:
Mumbai.
Owner: Arnab
Goswami, Asianet
News.
Slogan: Rashtra Ke Naam (In the name of
the nation).
Website: Republic Bharat.

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Republic has broken the norms of traditional newsrooms and
journalistic set ups. As the digital wing of Republic TV,
RepublicWorld.com is a platform built for the next generation
of news. Seeped in hard-hitting opinion and wound with
interactive news content and formats, Republic World follows
the principle of breaking the news and breaking the silence.
R. Bharat, officially Republic Bharat is an Indian right-wing
Hindi-language news channel, launched on 2 February 2019.
Arnab Goswami is the owner and Editor-in-chief of Republic
Bharat TV. It is also available on DD Free Dish. It is a sister
channel of Republic TV which broadcasts news primarily in
English. Republic Bharat was officially launched on 2
February 2019 with slogan 'Rashtra Ke Naam'. In March 2020,
Republic Bharat entered into the top 3 news channels in the
genre. In April 2020, it was reported that Republic Bharat
leaped to the number 1 viewership spot. In April 2020, it was
reported that Arnab Goswami's own Hindi show ‘Poochta
Hain Bharat, Arnab ke Saath’ became the number one Hindi
news show in its slot. Arnab Goswami resigned as editor-in-
chief of Times Now on 1 November 2016, citing editorial
differences, lack of freedom and newsroom politics.
Republic Media Network plans to launch news channels in all
major Indian languages, and will expand its news operations
globally. As of 2 October 2020, according to BARC, Republic
Bharat has the highest TV viewership among all Hindi news
channels of India with 206861K weekly impressions. Republic
Bharat launched in the United Kingdom through the Sky

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platform on August 15. The channel is available on channel
number 708. Republic Bharat has a separate UK beam with
locally curated programs and events. in May 2020, Republic
Bharat topped with a share of 0.04% of UK TV viewership in
the Indian news genre. Republic Bharat's strongest time band
has emerged to be between 21:00 and midnight in the UK.
Republic TV was hyped as India's first independent media
outlet which would 'democratize' news and compete with
global media giants whilst being unabashedly pro-India.
After the launch of the channel, the Telecom Regulatory
Authority of India (TRAI) received three complaints against
the channel alleging that the channel was violating TRAI's
broadcast sector regulations. The complaint was filed by TV
Today network which owns Aaj Tak, India TV and TV18.
According to the complaint, Republic Bharat had declared its
genre as Hindi news, but it was being added in additional
genres. This was seen as a deliberate attempt to illegally
garner higher BARC ratings and increase viewership.
In 2020 Mumbai Police initiated an investigation into the TRP
manipulation scam of the channel after a complaint was filed
that some channels were fraudulently inflating their
viewership ratings. The police conducted an audit into the
accounts of the ARG Outlier Media Pvt Ltd accounts. It
showed that the TRPs (TV rating points) and viewership of
Republic Bharat, were high from the first month of its launch
in 2016.

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 Republic Bharat, the Hindi news channel arm of Republic TV,
was fined 20,000 pounds (approximately Rs 19.73 lakh) by
the United Kingdom’s communications regulator Office of
Communications on 22 December 2020 for broadcasting
content that involved "offensive language", "hate speech" and
"abusive or derogatory treatment of individuals, groups,
religions or communities". Republic Bharat has also been
asked to air an apology on the channel. Between 26 February
and 9 April, the channel had broadcast an apology in Hindi
and English 280 times, at all hours of the day.
Republic Bharat have two sisters’ channel: Republic TV,
Republic Bangla.

CNN-News18:
Launched:18
December, 2005.
Headquarters:
Noida, Uttar
Pradesh.
Owner: Network 18, WarnerMedia
International.
Website: www.news18.com.
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CNN-News18 (originally CNN-IBN) is an Indian English-
language news television channel founded by Rajdeep
Sardesai located in Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India. It is currently
owned by Network 18 and WarnerMedia. CNN provides
international coverage for the channel, while Indian
Broadcasting Network concentrates on Indian and local
reports.
CNN International only reached urban elites in India. To reach
the Indian masses Time Warner together with an Indian
company, Global Broadcast News, launched the channel in
India as CNN-IBN on 18 December 2005. The channel was
completely run by TV18 Broadcast Limited, which only used
the Cable News Network (CNN) brand name. Currently, Time
Warner's India-specific CNN-News18 is watched by more
people than its CNN International sister network, although
both channels are in English. According to Network 18, since
its inception, the channel has been reaching out to an
average of 45 million households every day. In 2015, it was
announced that a licensing agreement between Turner
Broadcasting and Network 18 had not been renewed and
would expire in January 2016.On 1 December 2015, it was
announced the brand licensing had been renewed for another
term. On 18 April 2016, CNN-IBN rebranded as CNN-
News18.
Popular News Shows of CNN-News18 are:

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 Afternoon Prime: A news review of the stories that made
the headlines since morning and provides an overview of
what lies ahead for the remainder of the day.
 India 360: a 30-minute news bulletin covering national,
international, business, sports, crime, and entertainment
news in a fast-paced, crisp and concise manner,
presented by senior associate editor Arunoday
Mukharji. The show replaced News 360 on 24 April 2017.
Airing at 8 pm until 6 February 2018, when it was moved
to 7:30 pm.
 The Crux: executive editor Anubha Bhonsle goes beyond
the day's headlines. The show replaced The Last Word on
24 April 2017.
 Faceoff Tonight: Zakka Jacob fronts a face-off between
newsmakers to take the unnecessary noise out of the
facts. The show replaced India at 9 on 17 April 2017.
Airing at 9 pm until 6 February 2018, when it was moved
to 8 pm.
 Viewpoint: Executive Editor Bhupendra Chaubey has the
day's top 5 biggest news. The show replaced Big 5 @
10 on 17 April 2017. Airing at 10 pm until 6 February 2018,
when it was moved to 9 pm.
 World View with Suhasini Haidar: hosted by Deputy
Foreign Affairs Editor, Suhasini Haidar, a weekly analysis
of top international stories, with a view on how India is
affected by them, with analysis by foreign policy thinkers
for debate on topical issues. The show was removed on
13 May 2014, as a result of her leaving.
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 The Week That Wasn't: a 30-minute spoof on the major
news events of the week. The show looks at the major
stories of the week with a satirical tone. The host is Cyrus
Broacha.
 Tech and Auto Show: India's first and biggest show in the
genre of technology and automobiles. Consists of news,
reviews and interviews along with feature coverage of
content from both these industries. Hosted by Manav
Sinha.
In the past ten years, CNN and CNN-IBN have broken several
big stories and covered hundreds of big events together. Be it
the dastardly 26/11 Mumbai attack, visit of Presidents George
Bush and Barack Obama, several terror attacks in India and
abroad, dozens of International summits, US Presidential
elections, 2009 & 2014 Lok Sabha polls, the global economy
meltdown of 2008, cyclones, floods, biggest entertainment
stories from across the globe, citizen journalist stories and
much more.

India TV:
Launched: 20 May,
2004.
Headquarters: Noida,
Uttar Pradesh.
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Owner: Rajat Sharma.
Website: indiatv.in, indiatvnews.com.
Slogan: आप की आवाज (Voice of the
people).

India TV is a Hindi news channel based in Noida, Uttar

Pradesh, India. The channel was launched on 20 May 2004
by Rajat Sharma and wife Ritu Dhawan. The channel is a
subsidiary of Independent News Service, which was co-
founded by Sharma and Dhawan in 1997. In 1997, Rajat
Sharma and Ritu Dhawan set up Independent News Service
(INS), the parent company which owns India TV. He co-
founded India TV with his wife in April, 2004 from a studio in
Film City, Noida, India TV. Its Broadcast Centre is in Sector
85, Noida, UP, India. Prior to launching India TV, Rajat
Sharma was a previously the anchor of Aap Ki Adalat on Zee
News and Janata Ki Adalat on Star News. India's longest-
running Television show Aap Ki Adalat in India TV has
completed 27 years of its existence in 2020.
The rise of India TV as India's 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. In a short period, India TV has created
benchmarks in innovation, impact, ratings, time spends, and
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viewer-support. Indeed, India TV's newsbreaks have inspired
talk shows on rival channels, Bollywood films, BBC
documentaries and articles in Time Magazine, even Amul
hoardings. In today's rampant me-too-ism, India TV is,
perhaps, the only Hindi news channel that is perceived as
"courageous" and "different."
The channel's No.1 position is no accident. It is the result of
Mr. Sharma leading the way on the lonely path of "credibility
first." It is the result of the efforts of a self-made man who kept
both his feet firmly on the ground, a journalist for whom the
viewer's interest has been paramount. Today Mr. Sharma's
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.
Aap Ki Adalat is an Indian
television show that is hosted
by Padma Bhushan journalist
Rajat Sharma. The show
began in 1993, was broadcast
on the television channel Zee
TV until 2004, moved on from

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Zee News in 2004, and now airs on India TV. Aap Ki Adalat is
India's longest-running and by far the strongest running show
on Indian television, attracting millions of viewers. In 2014, it
celebrates its 21st anniversary at Pragati Maidan in New
Delhi.
India TV's flagship prime time
news and analysis show Aaj Ki
Baat needs no introduction. The
one-hour show is hosted by Mr.
Rajat Sharma, inarguably the
biggest news anchor India has
ever produced. The show deals
with the biggest stories of the
day followed by a detailed
analysis of trending topics. Mr.
Sharma, the most credible and
gentle face of the news
industry, brings exclusive and
inside accounts on every development, thus impacting the
lives of over 1 billion people in the country.

ABP News:
Launched: 18
February, 1998.

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Headquarters: Sector 60, Noida.
Owner: ABP Group.
Website: www.abplive.com.
Slogan: Aapko Rakhe Aage.

ABP News is an Indian Hindi news channel owned by ABP

Group. It is a free to air TV channel founded in 1998. It was
formerly known as STAR News before being acquired by ABP
Group. ABP Live is an Indian English news website owned by
ABP Network. STAR News was launched on 18 February
1998. From 2003, STAR News became a complete channel.
It was the first bilingual (English – Hindi) news service and
was initially run by STAR India on its own with NDTV doing
the production until 2003. When the agreement with the
NDTV expired in 2003, STAR News was transformed into a
complete Hindi language news channel, part of the STAR and
ABP tie up. In 2003, the contract with NDTV ended and STAR
decided to run the channel on its own. STAR then entered
into a joint venture 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. On 16 April 2012, Anandabazar Patrika (ABP) Group
announced that they would part ways, with the split, the eight-
year affiliation with the 'Star' brand came to an end. Media
Content and Communications (MCCS), the company that
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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 popular with northern Punjabi
audiences. A Gujarati-language version called ABP Asmita
was launched on 1 January 2016.
ABP Network has pioneered the way news is disseminated in
India in Indian languages. ABP Network also has a
considerable presence on digital platforms with news
websites in Hindi, Marathi, Bangla, Gujarati, Punjabi, besides
platforms about Cricket & Bollywood.
Punya Prasun Bajpai began hosting Masterstroke on ABP
News in April, but he resigned four months later on August 1,
2018, due to alleged political pressure on the news channel.
In July 2018, the channel elicited criticism from the
government for its story about a video interaction on June 20,
2018, between Prime Minister Mr. Narendra Modi and
beneficiaries of various government programmes. A
participant from Chhattisgarh, Chandramani Kaushik, told
Modi on the show that her income had doubled after she
switched from cultivating paddy to growing custard apples.
Two weeks later, based on reports from ABP News journalists
who later visited Kaushik to verify the
claim, Masterstroke revealed that she had been tutored by
BJP officials to make false claims. Following this, ABP News'
satellite link started misbehaving during the airing of Bajpai's

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show. In an article written by Bajpai for The Wire, he claims
that some advertisers, including Patanjali, withdrew their
advertisements from the channel. Another Prime time show of
ABP are Rajneeti With Rajkishor.
As quarantine streaming continues to impact viewership
patterns across genres, ABP News, has come up with a fresh
line-up of shows, in a pursuit to revamp its content offerings.
ABP News is revamping its day-time content line-up, with
non-stop riveting 6 shows over the weekdays, ABP News is
airing ABP Reporter – a reporter-led show wherein reporters
set the agenda of every-day news; Newsgram – a unique
show covering 4 major stories of the day with an in-depth
analysis from the reporters; Panchnama – a deliberation on
top news stories amongst 5 panellists/experts and 4 news
anchors; Matrubhoomi – a show that presents news of
national importance, and anything that concerns the viewers
directly or indirectly; and Reality Report – a show beaming
mesmerising clips from much-anticipated reality shows. Apart
from these new offerings, ABP News is adding great value to
its popular ongoing show, ‘Saas Bahu Aur Saazish’, in a
special collaboration with Star Plus. Through this alliance,
ABP News will be bringing exclusive content to its viewers,
integrating the best of news & entertainment.

News18
India:
Launched: 2005.
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Headquarters: New Delhi.
Owner: Network 18.
Website: hindi.news18.com.

News18 India is an Indian Media television channel owned by

Network 18. It was launched in 2005 as Channel 7 by Dainik
Jagaran and acquired in 2006 by Network 18 and rebranded
IBN7. In 2016 it took its current name. In 2013, News18 India
launched, on channel 520 on the UK's Sky TV platform
News18, a live version of the parent channel that 'reflected
the interests and needs of the large and highly engaged
diaspora spread across the globe' network founder and editor
Raghav Bahl said the channel's launch marked his country's
"resurgence on the world stage evident from the almost
insatiable global interest in its present as well as its future.
This presents a compelling opportunity to deliver a service
that fulfills this need in a relevant manner and News18 India is
our answer".
News 18's Executive Editor Amish Devgan’s debate show
“Aar Paar” debate show to discuss various impending political
and social issues of the nation. The way he conducts his
debate show is quite similar to the popular Indian journalists,
Arnab Goswami and Amish is sometimes considered
“Gareebon ka Arnab Goswami”. He has received various
awards including IMF Young Emerging Editors Award (2015),
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Srishti Award for Business Journalism (2016), and Power
Brand Trend Setter Award (2016). On 16 June 2020, during
his news debate show he made an objectional remark against
Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti and referred him as Lootera
Chishti. He received backlash from netizens on his social
media accounts and Raza Academy filed a complaint against
him. In Hyderabad, another complaint was lodged against him
at Bahadurpura Police Station.
Neha Pant will be hosting channel’s flagship show in evening
prime-time ‘Hum to Poochenge’ and an early prime-time
debate show on the major developing story of the day. It
provides an in-depth analysis on the crucial issues through
comprehensive debates between eminent subject experts and
political commentators. The show focuses on the biggest
news story of the day and features an intense debate
between those at the center of it. During the show, channel
invites viewers to give their views using Twitter, Facebook,
SMS and the channel’s website to ensure that the show is
truly interactive and portrays people’s views on the issue
being discussed.

DD News:
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Launched: 3
November, 2003.
Headquarters: New
Delhi.
Owner: Prasar Bharati,
Ministry of
Information and Broadcasting.
Website: www.ddnews.gov.in.

DD News is the only terrestrial cum satellite News Channel of

the country. The News Channel of India's Public Service
Broadcaster has been successfully discharging its
responsibility to give balanced, fair and accurate news without
sensationalizing as well as by carrying different shades of
opinion. DD-News channel was launched on 3 November
2003 by converting DD-Metro into a 24-hours news channel.
Its satellite footprint is available across the country. DD News
terrestrial reach is 49% by population and 25% by area of the
country. DD News is currently producing news content in
Hindi, English, Urdu and Sanskrit languages. Over 17 hours
of LIVE transmission include telecast of more than 30 news
bulletins in these languages. Besides this 14 Regional News
Units of DD News are producing four regional shows in a day

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which are aired on DD News. The channel also telecast daily
three sports bulletins, one business show, daily current affairs
programme. Special shows on Health, Youth issues, Cinema,
Art & Culture, flagships schemes, communal harmony,
employment opportunities, international events, market
developments etc are produced in-house by the News
Channel. The news channel is also scrolling news round the
clock in Hindi & English with stock tickers (BSE/NSE) and
commodity tickers. News Wing of DD News is also producing
news content for its sister channels i.e., DD National, DD
India and DD Urdu. Five bulletins in Hindi/English of 15-
minute duration are being produced daily by news wing for
DD National Channel. Recently news wing started producing
10 LIVE bulletins and news scrolling for DD Urdu. DD News
has 31 functional Regional News Units / Bureaus which are
broadcasting over 170 news bulletins in 23
languages/dialects. RNUs besides producing regional news
also cater to DD News in Reporting, Visual feeds & Special
Programming. DD News is also very active on the social
media platforms. Its Twitter handle @DDNewsLive is tweeting
news and updates round the clock. The YouTube channel of
DD News youtube.com/DDNewsOfficial is putting out
headlines, videos and special programmes for netizens
regularly.
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

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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 service
broadcaster Doordarshan benefitted immensely from DD
News's launch, as its in-house production churned out much
quality content, achieving economies of scale. 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.
Information and Broadcasting Minister Arun Jaitley on 7 May
2015 launched a mobile application of DD News and said the
audience was extremely keen to have a comprehensive view
of issues and events. "The application will provide DD News a
platform to instantly communicate news on a 24×7 basis and
it has added a new dimension to its profile," he said, adding
that the application will address the needs of viewers who
sought information through the mobile phone.
In January 2019, Prasar Bharati Converted it into Complete
Hindi News Channel, while DD India was converted into
English News Channel.

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 My Analysis
News Channels are important for daily life. There are many
news channels in India. On the basis of TRP (Television Rate
Point) Republic Bharat is on top. It launched recently but it
gains the popularity too fast. The content and the way of
presenting the content makes this show No.1 “Puchta hai
Bharat” is a big hit hosted by Arnab Goswami. His inimitable
way of presenting the show is loved and riled by different
sections of the masses.
Zee News is one of the popular news channel and their
hashtags are so trending in twitter. ‘DNA’ a prime time show
hosted by Editor-in-Chief hosted by Sudhir Chaudhary is a hit
show. The taglines of this channel are so good. Another
debate show ‘Taal Thok Ke’ is a good show. The topics of this
show connect people and the way the anchors present this
show makes this show a big hit.
‘Aap Ki Adalat’ is an Indian television show that is hosted by
Padma Bhushan journalist Rajat Sharma. It is the longest
running show in India’s television history, and in 2014
celebrated its 21st anniversary. This show makes India TV a
very popular news channel.
News18 India popular shows ‘Aar Paar’ and ‘Ham to
Pucheinge is a popular show puts News18 India in a lead.
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Another show ‘Sau Baat ki Ek Baat’ hosted by Kishore Ajwani
is another big show of News18 India.
ABP News prime time show ‘Masterstroke’ hosted by Punya
Prasun Bajpai was a great show and gains much popularity.
Another big prime time show ‘Punchnama’ by Shikha Thakur
put ABP News in competition.
NDTV is a 24-hour Hindi News Channel stands strong as one
of India’s leading credible news channel. NDTV India’s credo
is best captured in its tagline- “Khabar Wahi Jo Sach
Dikhaye”. Their key shows ‘Prime Time with Ravish Kumar’,
News Point @ 10.

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 Bibliography

I would like to mention some sources which proved to

be helpful in making this assignment.

Following website links have been used in the

completion of this assignment: -

 www.wikipedia.org.
 The Official Sites of News Channel.
 Internet Explorer.
 www.britanica.com.

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