Indiavision Explained

Indiavision
Network:[1]
Owner:Indiavision Satellite Communications
Country:India
Language:Malayalam
Area:Indian sub-continent, Sri Lanka, Middle East
Headquarters:Kochi, Kerala India

Indiavision was an Indian Malayalam language pay television news channel owned by Indiavision Satellite Communications Ltd, based at Kochi, Kerala, India.[2] [3] "There will be a relaunch of this channel in future" said by M. K. Muneer.

It was the first 24-hour news channel in Kerala. Veena George, Health minister of Kerala in Second Vijayan ministry was a former journalist in this channel.

History

Indiavision was launched on 14 July 2003. The network launched a second channel, YES Indiavision (Youth, Entertainment & Sports) on 14 February 2007.

Notable events and controversies

In 2004, it came into spotlight through live revelations of Rejina about Ice cream parlour sex scandal accusing P. K. Kunhalikutty and ensuing attacks on journalists by Indian Union Muslim League workers in Kozhikode.[4]

Once Rejina turned hostile and changed her revelation, the enterprising media channel faced lot of financial backlash following constricted fund flow.[5]

In March 2014, the Kerala Police registered a case against Indiavision and some other media organisations for the allegations raised against Mata Amritanandamayi and giving publicity to allegations levelled by Gail Tredwell.[6] [7]

Financial crisis and closure

In 2010, main journalist in the channel M. V. Nikesh Kumar left the channel. The company was in the news twice in 2014 when its editorial team went on strike over non-payment of salaries. Tax sleuths conducted a raid at the channel's main office in Kochi and its director, Jamaludeen Farooqi, was arrested on 4 March 2015. According to reports, the channel hadn't paid service tax to the tune of almost 9 crore.[8]

Due to internal problems, it stopped broadcasting on 31 March 2015 by a journalist annoouncing it on air as a sign of protest to the management.

Programming

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Associated Broadcasting Company P.ltd . Tv9.net . 2018-06-11 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20131016194746/http://www.tv9.net/abouttv9.html . 16 October 2013 . dmy-all .
  2. Web site: Associated Broadcasting Company P.ltd . Tv9.net . 2018-06-11 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20131016194746/http://www.tv9.net/abouttv9.html . 16 October 2013 . dmy-all .
  3. Web site: Kerala's 5th TV channel to be launched on July 14 | Thiruvananthapuram News . https://web.archive.org/web/20130616161753/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2003-07-13/thiruvananthapuram/27216419_1_news-and-current-affairs-malayalam-news-channel . dead . 2013-06-16 . 2003-07-13 . . 2018-06-11.
  4. Web site: 2004-12-02 . A dented image . 2023-09-24 . Frontline . en.
  5. Web site: Indiavision Story .
  6. News: 5 March 2014 . Book on Amma: Petition against media organizations, others . The Hindu . live . 5 March 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140306175612/http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Kochi/book-on-amma-petition-against-media-organizations-others/article5752592.ece . 6 March 2014 . dmy-all.
  7. News: 12 March 2014 . Amritanandamayi mutt row: Gail Tredwell, five news organisations booked . India Today . live . 12 March 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140312224530/http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/amritanandamayi-mutt-row-gail-tredwell-five-news-organisations-booked/1/347997.html . 12 March 2014 . dmy-all.
  8. Web site: End of road for Malayalam's first news channel Indiavision? . The News Minute . 2015-03-05 . 2018-06-11 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20150811052325/http://www.thenewsminute.com/keralas/756 . 11 August 2015 . dmy-all .