In India almost 70% of the population watching “NDTV” in the present era. But the question arises that if they really know all things about their trusted News channel.
Let Us Explore One Of India’s Favourite News Channel:
Yes, “NDTV” – New Delhi Television Limited (NDTV) is an Indian television media company founded in 1988.
1. About India’s Popular News Channel
New Delhi Television Limited (NDTV) is an Indian television media company founded in 1988 by Radhika Roy, a journalist.
In a talk on the 25th anniversary of NDTV, her husband Prannoy Roy said that he joined NDTV a few weeks after Radhika had founded it. NDTV is an acronym for the original name of the company, New Delhi Television.
New Delhi Television (NDTV) is considered as one of the most prestigious media networks in India.
2. About Its Visitors On The Internet
NDTV is the most popular and mostly searchable channel over the internet. It’s about 2,740,000 visitors are coming per month on NDTV’s website. So You can Imagine the popularity of NDTV’s network.
3. NDTV Associated With Commonwealth Games contract
On 5 August 2011, Comptroller and Auditor General of India’s report on XIX Commonwealth Games was tabled in Parliament of India.
In section 14.4.2 of the report, CAG alleged that while awarding contracts worth ₹37.8 million (US$530,000) for production and broadcast of commercials to promote CWG-2010 to NDTV & CNN-IBN, the Commonwealth Games Organizing 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.
News broadcaster company sued television audience measurement company, TAM India and its global parent firms for over a billion dollars in the Supreme Court of New York, alleging TAM of manipulating ratings in return for bribes to its officials.
4. About Founder And CEO Of NDTV
Founders: Radhika Roy and Prannoy Roy are the Founder and Co-Founder of NDTV Channel. NDTV is founded by Radhika Roy in 1988.
CEO: Saurav Banerjee (4 Dec 2017–), Suparna Singh (4 Dec 2017–) is the CEO of NDTV.
Headquarters: New Delhi
5. Myth About Who really Owns NDTV?
Do Radhika and Prannoy Roy, founders of NDTV, still ‘solely’ control of the channel?
Observation by SEBI in one its recent orders shows that Vishva Pradhan Commercial (VPCL), a company belonging to Mahendra Nahata, a close associate of Mukesh Ambani, may have a hold on 52 per cent shares in NDTV via the promoters.
Radhika and Prannoy Roy may own the majority stake in NDTV, VPCL may be exerting control over the company via certain agreements it has executed with the Roys.
VCPL, the company that gave the loan to the promoters, has never been represented by even one director on NDTV’s board.
NDTV has never ceded even an iota of editorial rights to anyone outside the company.
6. One-Day Ban
The government scrapped their decision on the ban for reasons not made clear. On November 4, 2016, the Union Ministry of Information and Broadcasting ordered the channel to go off air on. November 9 for allegedly divulging ‘strategically sensitive’ details while covering January’s deadly attack on the Pathankot air base
7. Top Controversies On “NDTV”
Radia tapes controversy: In November 2010, OPEN magazine carried a story which reported transcripts of some of the telephone conversations of Nira Radia with senior journalists, politicians, and corporate houses, many of whom have denied the allegations.
The Central Bureau of Investigation has announced that they have 5,851 recordings of phone conversations by Radia, some of which outline Radia’s attempts to broker deals in relation to the 2G spectrum sale.
Radhika always denied her role in this episode with stating her role as simply error of judgment. Barkha Dutt is being investigated by the CBI. Dutt left the channel in January 2017.
Allegation of tax fraud: NDTV, through its foreign subsidiaries, is alleged to have violated Indian tax and corporate laws.
NDTV has denied these allegations. The Sunday Guardian ran a story which exposed the NDTV’s financial misdemeanours and malpractices in connivance with ICICI Bank provides details of how NDTV’s major stakeholders raised funds by misdeclaration of the value of shares in NDTV.
NDTV has denied the allegations and the NDTV CEO replied to the Sunday Guardian along with the threat of “criminal defamation”. On 5 June 2017, the House of Prannoy Roy was raided by NIA and CBI.
Source: Wikipedia
