Janasri News was a 24x7 Kannada news and infotainment television channel that was launched on February 18, 2011 with the tagline “Jana Mana Dani” which means “Voice of the people”.[1] The channel was owned by Yash Broadcasting Industries Pvt Ltd. which was promoted by Karnataka Politicians Janardhana Reddy and Sriramulu.[2][3]
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| Country | India |
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| Headquarters | Bengaluru, Karnataka, India |
| Programming | |
| Language(s) | Kannada |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Yash Broadcasting Industries Pvt Ltd. |
| History | |
| Launched | February 18, 2011 |
| Links | |
| Website | www |
The news channel was spearhead by Anantha Chinivar[4] and other groups of media professionals with a combined media experience of over three decades. The head office and news studio which was situated in Bangalore was equipped with the state-of-the-art broadcast technology which was never seen before in Kannada News Industry. The studio was spread across 25 thousand square feet area and included two highly advanced studios.
The channel soon became second most watched news channel in Karnataka and was re-launched with new look and feel during its second year anniversary.[5] Since then the channel changed hands and was re-launched several times[6] but failed to sustain the same viewership in the coming days due to political reasons.[7][8]
Controversies
editOn 14 April 2017, an FIR was filed against this channel for extortion of money from various financial institutions like IMA and Injaz. The CEO of this channel was arrested and sent to judicial custody.[9]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Kannada news channel Janasri to launch on Feb 18 - Exchange4media". Indian Advertising Media & Marketing News – exchange4media. Retrieved 30 July 2020.
- ^ Mamatha (22 October 2010). "Bellary Reddy Brothers". oneindia.com. Archived from the original on 18 July 2024. Retrieved 30 July 2020.
- ^ "Ahead of 2018 polls, TV news channels will explode on airwaves". The Times of India. 13 June 2017. Retrieved 30 July 2020.
- ^ "Anantha Chinivar".
- ^ "Janasri TV turns two in Karnataka - Exchange4media". Indian Advertising Media & Marketing News. Retrieved 30 July 2020.
- ^ "none". Twitter. Retrieved 30 July 2020.
- ^ "BARC Ratings: Viewership for Kannada News genre surges 47% in week 30 - Exchange4media". Indian Advertising Media & Marketing News – exchange4media. Retrieved 30 July 2020.
- ^ "Mini War Over The Megahertz | Outlook India Magazine". outlookindia.com/. Retrieved 30 July 2020.
- ^ "Janasri CEO extorted Rs 10 crore, 1 kg of gold jewellery: city bizman". Deccan Herald. 17 April 2017. Retrieved 30 July 2020.
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