MALAYALAM TELEVISION REPORTING- A SHORT HISTORY OF MALAYALAM TELEVISION REPORTING AND THE POLITICAL BIAS OF MAJOR CHANNELS WITH EXAMPLE

1. TELEVISION
REPORTING
Sunesh parayil
Presented by;
MALAYALAM

2. DD MALAYALAM
The first Malayalam channel
Inaugurated on 1st January 1985
 monopoly in Malayalam television till 1993

3. ASIANET
The history of Malayalam private channels begins from Asianet
Launched on 30 August 1993
Owned by Star India
There where no news programmes in it.

4. The first 24*7 Malayalam News Channel
INDIAVISION
Indiavision Satellite Communications Ltd
Launched On 14 July 2003
Channel shot to fame through its sting operations
on ‘icecream parlour case’

5. Currently there are
almost 10 news
channels in Malayalam
language.

6. Almost all the
television channels
are biased to
political parties or
ideologies.

7. The news channels which have direct
link with political parties…
kairali
people
mouth piece of CPIM in kerala

8. John Brittas is the Managing
Director & Editor of Kairali TV.
Well-known journalist of 17 years standing.
Youngest media head in Kerala.
Passed out from Calicut University with First
Rank in M.A. After completing post- graduation,
proceeded to Jawaharlal Nehru University, Delhi
and completed Ph.D. on Media.
During his tenure in Delhi, covered important
events like Babri Masjid demolition, Gujarat riots
and Iraq crisis from Baghdad...

9. The news channels which have direct
link with political parties…
Jaihind TV
Owned by KPCC

10. The news channels which have direct
link with political parties…
Janam TV
BJP’s news channel

11. Other news channels includes,

12. MATHRUBHUMI NEWS
The first fully HD 24X7 news channel
in Kerala
Launched 23 January 2013
Owned by Mathrubhumi Group
Follows the right ideology to an extend
The first Malayalam channel to broadcast a sex scandel
news without roper editing.

13. REPORTER
owned by Indo Asian News Channel Pvt Limited
Shot to fame trough several breaking news
related to solar scam, Bar bribery case. Etc..
Famous for its pro-left stand
One of the most viewing Malayalam news
channel

14. MV Nikesh Kumais the former
Managing Director of Reporter TV
From Indiavision to his own REPORTER TV
Resigned from the channel to contest in the
upcoming elections
CPIM Candidate in Azheekkod constituency.
anchors 'Editor's Hour', -hard core political
discussion show which discuss the politics that
affects the state.
anchors the weekly interview programme "Close
Encounter", in which he interviews the socio
political leaders of Kerala,

15. MEDIA One
owned by the Madhyamam Daily
Launched with some new forms of news
programmes like..
SHE NEWS
ART BEATS
NEWS FOR DIFFERENTLY ABLED

16. Asianet News
sister channel of Asianet TV

17. POPULAR TV JOURNALISTS IN MALAYALAM

18. VEENA GEORGE
The first woman Executive Editor of a Malayalam news channel

19. SINDHU SURYAKUMAR
Chief coordinating editor of Asianet News TV
http://indiatoday.intoday.in/video/journalist-gets-over-
1000-threat-calls-after-controversial-remark-on-
goddess-durga/1/607839.html

20. VINU V JOHN

21. IN THE TIME OF CHENNAI FLOODS…..

22. Malayalam channels were
running behind
Searching for the CD which contains the
sex tape of kerala CM.

23. And,
They reported the chance of hike in
the prize of vegetables imported from
Tamilnadu

24. Television in Kerala is a business and
a tool to spread propaganda of
political ideologies to an extend

25. But,
There are still some hopes….

26. That’s all about
Malayalam news channels

27. Thank
You….