V6 News

V6 News
వి6 న్యూస్
Launched 1 March 2012
Owned by VIL Media Pvt. Ltd.
Picture format 4:3 (576i, SDTV)
1080i (HDTV)
Slogan Prathi Dhrushyam,
Prajala Paksham
Country India
Language Telugu
Broadcast area India telangana state
Headquarters Hyderabad, Telangana
Website v6news.tv
Availability
Satellite
Airtel digital TV (India) Channel 678
Videocon d2h (India) Channel 738
Dish TV (India) Channel 938
Sky (UK & Ireland) Channel 591
Dish Network (USA) Channel 611
Dialog TV
(Sri Lanka)		 Channel 4
Cable
Virgin Media (UK) Channel 621
StarHub TV (Singapore) Channel 162

V6 News is an Indian Telugu-language cable news and current affairs television channel in the Indian State of Telangana.[1] The 24-hour channel is journalist-driven, with a tagline News as it is. It targets over 120 million Telugu people in India and overseas. .

History

The channel started on 1 March 2012 and is owned by VIL Media Pvt Ltd. The channel's chief editor and CEO is Ankam Ravi, a seasoned journalist. It is a backed by a team of popular journalists.[2]

Programming

The channel airs shows like 'Teenmaar, Matakari Mangli, Cinma Talkies, Janapadam, Spotlight, Death Secrets etc. Teenmaar News A news satire show, it is aired every night at 9.30 P.M, is hosted by Savithri and Bithiri Satthi and a special team. Earlier the programme created most popular news characters like Racha Ramulamma, Mallanna and Teenmar Lacchavva. It became very popular in a short time.

It mainly focuses on political and civil issues. It exposes politicians and celebrities in a comical way using typical Telangana slang. It also shows the adventurous and interesting things happening across the world.

Spotlight It is a current affair program that focuses on a topic with in-depth and critical analysis. The political topic ranges from National level, state level or any particular issue.

Studio discussion It runs a political debate involving political party leaders and analysts, every morning and evening. The morning shows covers newspaper headlines in all major Telugu Newspapers of the day.

Telangana Herolu The program celebrates unsung and noted people from Telangana. It narrates their life stories and sacrifices.

Hamaraa Hyderabad It is a local news and events program pertaining to the city of Hyderabad.

"Telangana the name itself beautiful"

Full list of programs air on V6 News

The Channel

The foundation of V6 News tries to lay emphasis on credibility. The news gathering network is strategically organised to get the first light of any happenings. The analysis is straight to the point, deeper and unbiased.

The team at V6 News is professionally qualified that thrives to add functional value to the viewers with uncompromising integrity. It is spearheaded by noted electronic Telugu journalist Ravi Ankam as CEO and the editor-in-chief, supported by a strong team of media professionals with passion for news and extensive strengths in their respective areas of news broadcasting. The studio is equipped with state-of-the-art infrastructure and technology.

Distribution

The channel is available on various distribution platforms in Telangana and Andhra Pradesh States viz. analog and digital cable and on mobile, on Yupp TV app on [Android (operating system)|Android]] platforms. The channel can be viewed in all major digital platforms.

No.1 news channel

The channel's news website became No.1 news channel website on the internet according to Alexa Internet.

References

  1. ↑ T. Lalith Singh. "Good anchors are hard to come by". The Hindu.
  2. ↑ "V6 News Live". IndianInfo.

External links

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