Samaya News 24X7 (ಸಮಯ ನ್ಯೂಸ್ 24X7) was a Kannada television
news channel
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that was the first of its kind to be owned by and targeted toward
Kannadiga
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viewers. It was launched on 20 June 2010 with the tag line "Naija Suddigaagi" ("For real/true news"). Within one year, Samaya News 24X7 became the second-most viewed news channel in
Karnataka
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. The channel was later bought by Karnataka's Industrial Minister
Murugesh Nirani
Murugesh Rudrappa Nirani (born 18 August 1965), is an Indian entrepreneur and politician serving as the Minister of Large and Medium Industries of Karnataka from 4 August 2021. He is a third-term Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) of B ...
.
On 25 November 2013, Samaya 24X7's name was changed to Samaya News. It was made available as a
direct-to-home platform on 25 January 2014. It is hosted by service providers Videocon D2H on channel 840 and
Airtel Digital
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on channel 859. On 25 February 2014, Samaya News was made available to Sundirect customers on channel 273.
Samaya News changed hands and Management several times and was found itself in the controversies
See also
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List of Kannada-language television channels
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Television in India
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Media in Karnataka
Karnataka has been a leading state in electronic communications, in India, since the start of first private radio station in Mysore, in 1935.
Newspapers
The era of Kannada newspapers in Karnataka started in 1843 when Hermann Mögling, a miss ...
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Media of India
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References
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Kannada-language television channels
Television stations in Bangalore
Television channels and stations established in 2010
2010 establishments in Karnataka
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