CNN-News18 explained

CNN News18
Launch Date: SDTV
HDTV
Network:CNN
Owner:TV18
Warner Bros. Discovery
Picture Format:576i SDTV
Country:India
Language:English
Area:India, UAE
Headquarters:New Delhi, (Noida-NCR)
Former Names:CNN-IBN (2005–2016)
Sister Channels:News18 India
News18 Bangla
News18 Lokmat
News18 Gujarati
News18 Kannada
News18 Tamil Nadu
News18 Kerala
News18 J&K-Ladakh-Himachal
News18 Assam North East
News18 Odia
News18 Uttar Pradesh Uttarakhand
News18 Madhya Pradesh-Chhattisgarh
News18 Bihar-Jharkhand
News18 Punjab-Haryana
News18 Rajasthan

CNN-News18 (also known as Cable News Network News18 and originally CNN-IBN) is an Indian English-language news television channel founded by Raghav Bahl based in Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India. It is currently co-owned by TV18 and Warner Bros. Discovery.[1] CNN provides international coverage for the channel, while Indian Broadcasting Network concentrates on Indian and local reports.[2]

In May 2014, Reliance Industries announced it would be taking over Network18. The move was touted as "the biggest-ever deal in the Indian media space".[3] Reliance Industries already had indirect control of the TV18 network by virtue of investments it made in Network18 starting from January 2012.[4] [5]

The channel has been accused by activists of supporting the ideology of the ruling Modi government.[6] [7]

History

CNN International only reached the urban population in India. To reach the Indian masses Turner Broadcasting System together with an Indian company, Global Broadcast News (currently TV18 Broadcast Limited), 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.[8]

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.[9]

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.[10] [11] [12]

On 1 December 2015, it was announced the brand licensing had been renewed for another term.[13]

On 18 April 2016, at 7:57pm, it was rebranded as CNN-News18, and began using the slogan "On Your Side."[14]

Shows

Rolling-news

News roundups and debates

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.[21] [22]

Others

Notable events

Commonwealth Games Contract

On 5 August 2011 Comptroller and Auditor General of India's report on 2010 Commonwealth Games was tabled in Parliament of India. In section 14.4.2 of the report, CAG alleged that while awarding contracts worth Rs 37.8 million for production & broadcasting of commercials for promoting CWG-2010 to CNN-IBN & NDTV, the Commonwealth Games Organising Committee followed an arbitrary approach. Proposals were considered in an ad hoc manner, as and when a proposal was received; no form of competitive tendering was adopted. The CAG further said in its report that, "We had no assurance about the competitiveness of the rates quoted by these channels and the need and usefulness of these proposals. From March 2010 to June 2010, the entire pre-games publicity and sponsorship publicity was done only on NDTV & CNN-IBN."[23] [24] [25]

Fake Twitter comments

A controversy about some fake Twitter comments that ran on the screen during a news show raised questions about the reliability of instant feedback from viewers, which was criticised. The officials later apologised, saying that the source of viewer comments was wrongly stated as Twitter.[26]

Fake live debate

In November 2012, on its prime time show Face The Nation, the channel broadcast a pre-recorded and edited interview of Ravi Shankar, falsely presenting it as a live television debate. The show was hosted by the deputy editor of the channel, Sagarika Ghose, the wife of the channel's editor, Rajdeep Sardesai. On public outcry, the anchor issued a public apology on Twitter, web and TV.[27] [28] The episode has not been hosted on the show's homepage.[29]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Network18 Website on CNN-IBN . network18online.com . 14 May 2018 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140711054334/http://www.network18online.com/cnnIbn.html . 11 July 2014.
  2. Book: Seib, Philip . 2008 . The Al Jazeera Effect: How the New Global Media Are Reshaping World Politics . Washington, D.C. . . 978-1-59797-200-0 . registration .
  3. News: Reliance to take over Network 18 . Baruah . Amit . Mishra . Lalatendu . 30 May 2014 . . 14 May 2018.
  4. News: Layoffs at TV18 group . Malvania . Urvi . 17 August 2013 . . 14 May 2018.
  5. Web site: Corporate takeover raises Indian media fears . Sharma . Betwa . 12 June 2014 . . 14 May 2018.
  6. News: Suresh . Nidhi . 'Media has lost our trust': Why protesting farmers are angry with 'Godi media' . 3 August 2022 . Newslaundry.
  7. News: Scroll Staff . Indians are expressing shock at news channel glee over demolition of Muslim activist's house . 3 August 2022 . Scroll.in.
  8. Book: Rohn, Ulrike . 2009 . Cultural Barriers to the Success of Foreign Media Content: Western Media in China, India, and Japan . Frankfurt . . 278–279, 293 . 978-3-63159-430-8.
  9. Web site: About Network18 . Network18online.com . 14 May 2018 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140531220300/http://www.network18online.com/aboutus.html . 31 May 2014.
  10. Web site: CNN, IBN unlikely to renew deal on branding; Zee could step in . Shuchi . Bansal . 18 July 2015 . . 28 October 2015.
  11. Web site: CNN-IBN likely to end licensing agreement with Turner after a decade . 29 June 2015 . . 28 October 2015.
  12. News: CNN to End India Network Deal . 29 June 2015 . Nyay . Bhushan . . 28 October 2015.
  13. Web site: TV18 and CNN to continue their partnership for second term . https://web.archive.org/web/20160322124558/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vcZDGxta0_4 . 22 March 2016 . dead. CNN-News18 . 30 November 2015 . YouTube . 2 December 2015.
  14. News: Network18 to rebrand CNN-IBN as CNN-News18 . . . 18 April 2016 . 18 April 2016.
  15. Web site: CNN News18 revamp part two: "India 360" and "The Crux" launched . 24 April 2017 . Indian Television.
  16. Web site: CNN-IBN Shows . network18online.com . 14 May 2018 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20141009011420/http://network18online.com/cnnibn_shows.html . 9 October 2014.
  17. Web site: CNN-News18 launches two new primetime shows – FaceOff at 9 and Viewpoint . 17 April 2017 . exchange4media . 14 May 2018.
  18. Web site: Suhasini Haidar at News18 . News18 . 14 May 2018.
  19. Web site: More about Suhasini Haidar . News18.com . 2 July 2016 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140302080156/http://ibnlive.in.com/blaze/suhasinihaidar/user/218.html . 2 March 2014.
  20. Web site: Suhasini Haidar quits CNN-IBN . Herman . Gomes . 13 May 2014 . Indian Television . 14 May 2018.
  21. Web site: Cyrus Broacha on The Week That Wasn't . October 2010 . Best Media Info . 2 July 2016.
  22. News: Tube Watch: The Week that Wasn't . 9 October 2010 . 2 July 2016 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20101015121458/http://www.hindu.com/mp/2010/10/09/stories/2010100953190300.htm . . 15 October 2010.
  23. 5 August 2011 . Performance Audit Report on XIX Commonwealth Games (CWG-2010) . https://saiindia.gov.in/sites/default/files/audit_report_files/Union_Performance_Civil_XIXth_Commonwealth_Games_6_2011_chapter_14.pdf . . Games Branding . 221 . 14 May 2018.
  24. Web site: CAG blames top media houses in Commonwealth Games Scam . 12 August 2011 . News of Delhi . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120106011632/http://www.newsofdelhi.com/featured-post/cag-report-names-ndtvcnn-ibnhindustantimes-in-cwg-scam . 6 January 2012.
  25. Games contracts to media houses arbitrary and biased: CAG . 11 August 2011 . India Today.
  26. News: Priscilla . Jebaraj . Fake tweets aired on TV news show . 19 December 2010 . The Hindu . 7 June 2011.
  27. sagarikaghose . 134331682592538624 . 9 November 2011 . Deeply apologetic about Sri Sri disc... . 2 July 2016.
  28. Web site: Face The Nation: A clarification and an apology . 10 November 2011 . IBN Live . 21 November 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20111224143706/http://ibnlive.in.com/news/a-clarification-and-apology/200893-3.html . 24 December 2011.
  29. Web site: Face the Nation Shows Videos-Watch Most viewed videos of Face the Nation . IBN Live . 12 December 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120223014614/http://ibnlive.in.com/videos/show/v/Face+the+Nation.html . 23 February 2012.

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