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‘Arrest Mohan Babu, bring law to protect journos’: TV9 Telugu editor after attack on reporter

An ongoing feud between members of the Manchu family, known for their work in films, political connections, and general media presence, blew up on December 10 when the patriarch of the family, Mohan Babu, attacked a journalist from TV9 Telugu. The reporter, Ranjith Kumar, suffered three fractures on the cheekbone…

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Delhi HC orders cable operators to restore 4 blocked news channels in Andhra Pradesh

The Delhi High Court has ordered about 15 cable operators to restore the broadcasting of the four Telugu news channels – TV9 Telugu, Saakshi TV, 10TV, and NTV – that were taken off air in Andhra Pradesh from June 6.

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4 Telugu news channels off air, YSRCP MP points to ‘chilling effect on press freedom’

Telugu news channels TV9, Sakshi TV, NTV and 10TV have been taken off the air by some cable TV operators in Andhra Pradesh since Friday night, The Indian Express reported. They were first taken off air for a day on June 6, days after the assembly and Lok Sabha poll…

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After blocking of 4 news channels in AP, TDP MLA vows to ‘solve issues faced by media’

Days after Andhra Pradesh cable operators blocked four TV news channels, soon after Chandrababu Naidu-led TDP assumed power in the state, journalist-turned-TDP MLA Kalikiri Murali Mohan has assured journalists and media of raising their concerns and solving their problems.

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Telugu journalist slut-shamed for riding pillion on minister’s bike for TV show

A woman journalist faced online sexual harassment from the supporters of the Telugu Desam Party, after she rode pillion on a bike with a minister while filming a segment of a news feature on Sankranti festivities.

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DistroTV Makes Deal To Stream News Channels From India's TV9 Network

Agreement includes national and regional channels

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‘Old guard scapegoated by new team’: 47 job cuts at ABP News, two channels shut down

In a major exercise, ABP News has shut down two regional channels and told nearly 50 staff to resign allegedly without prior notice. Several employees told Newslaundry that most of those who have been shown the door were old-timers.

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TV Newsance 207: ‘No. 1’ reporting on TV news

Manisha is back to hosting duties this week, bringing you the worst of the worst from the world of TV news. This week, we saw some ridiculous ground reporting as reporters were on a mission, following the police convoy escorting gangster Atiq Ahmed from Gujarat to Uttar Pradesh. The “reporting”…

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TV Newsance 192: Finding nuclear war in a lunar eclipse as Himachal prepares for polls

TV Newsance is back, and this week we analyse TV9’s loony show on the lunar eclipse, which the channel thought could be a sign of impending doom with inputs from defence experts. Chitra Tripathi, back to Aaj Tak from her brief spell at ABP, also hinted at a dangal in…

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News9 takes down story on rise of anti-Muslim songs

On September 4, News9 published an article on the rise of anti-Muslim music in India and how it normalises hate and violence against the minority community. It subsequently shared the piece by freelance journalist Saurabh Sharma on social media.

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TV9 sues exchange4media for article questioning ratings mechanism

An article written by exchange4media founder Annurag Batra has invited a defamation case by TV9 Network against the web portal that covers the media and marketing sectors in India.

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‘From day one, we captured the audience’: How TV9 Bharatvarsh’s war coverage took it to the top

“A real war broke out for the first time in 15 years, and we had planned ahead of others,” said Barun Das, chief executive officer of TV9. “That’s our editorial supremacy – that we could predict the events.”

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Why news channels have approached the government against Zee

With auctions for DD Free Dish slots for news channels kicking off earlier this month, dozens of networks are in a tight contest through auctions to reach 38 million regional viewers with Doordarshan’s free direct-to-home service. But the competition has doled out confrontation, when one channel has been perceived to…

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