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Sakshi TV (transl. The Witness) is an Indian Telugu-language 24-hour news channel. It was launched on 1 March 2009, by Indira Television Ltd. owned by Y. S. Jagan Mohan Reddy. It is currently run under the chairmanship of Y. S. Bharathi Reddy, wife of Jagan Mohan Reddy. The media group also owns the Telugu daily newspaper, Sakshi.
The channel is widely regarded as a propaganda outlet for Jagan Mohan Reddy and his political party—YSR Congress Party (YCP). It has been criticized for its biased coverage of the political rivals of Reddy and YCP. Sakshi TV has been found to be in breach of the News Broadcasting Standards Authority (NBSA) code of ethics on various occasions. On 20 January 2022, the Ministry of Home Affairs denied security clearance to the channel citing intelligence reports. As of February 2022[update], the channel is functional following a temporary stay it obtained from the Telangana High Court.
The channel started airing on 1 March 2009. It is promoted by Indira Television Ltd., with Y. S. Jagan Mohan Reddy, son of then Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh Y. S. Rajashekhara Reddy, as the Chairman. According to a CBI chargesheet filed against Jagan Mohan Reddy, the investments in his media companies were quid pro quo bribes by those people who had benefited from their unfair deals with his father's government.
The channel was initially named Indira Priyadarsini. According to Ramakrishna Reddy, the first Editor-in-Chief of the channel, it was renamed to cash in on the popularity of the Sakshi newspaper which was launched a year before the channel by Jagan Mohan Reddy. At its launch, the channel claimed to be the first HDTV channel in the country. It was marketed as being primarily targeted at the youth.
Of the nearly ₹40 crore (US$4.7 million) the government of Andhra Pradesh spent on advertising in electronic media for the years 2009-12, Sakshi TV got advertisements worth over ₹17 crore (US$2.0 million). This was attributed to the undue preferential treatment Sakshi TV and Sakshi newspaper received during the chief ministership of Rajasekhara Reddy.
It is currently run under the chairmanship of Y. S. Bharathi Reddy, wife of Jagan Mohan Reddy. In January 2019, Sakshi Media Group appointed Vinay Maheshwari as its Executive Director and CEO. Maheshwari exited the company in March 2022.
On 20 January 2022, the Indian Ministry of Home Affairs denied security clearance to Sakshi TV, along with a Malayalam channel MediaOne, based on intelligence inputs received from various central government agencies. The channel had filed a writ petition at Telangana High Court and, as of February 2022[update], it is surviving on a temporary stay until further hearing and another extension of the same on 8 August 2022.[needs update]
Sakshi TV broadcasts regional, national, and international news. It also has programmes on restaurant reviews, automobiles, cookery and entertainment.
Sakshi TV
Sakshi TV (transl. The Witness) is an Indian Telugu-language 24-hour news channel. It was launched on 1 March 2009, by Indira Television Ltd. owned by Y. S. Jagan Mohan Reddy. It is currently run under the chairmanship of Y. S. Bharathi Reddy, wife of Jagan Mohan Reddy. The media group also owns the Telugu daily newspaper, Sakshi.
The channel is widely regarded as a propaganda outlet for Jagan Mohan Reddy and his political party—YSR Congress Party (YCP). It has been criticized for its biased coverage of the political rivals of Reddy and YCP. Sakshi TV has been found to be in breach of the News Broadcasting Standards Authority (NBSA) code of ethics on various occasions. On 20 January 2022, the Ministry of Home Affairs denied security clearance to the channel citing intelligence reports. As of February 2022[update], the channel is functional following a temporary stay it obtained from the Telangana High Court.
The channel started airing on 1 March 2009. It is promoted by Indira Television Ltd., with Y. S. Jagan Mohan Reddy, son of then Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh Y. S. Rajashekhara Reddy, as the Chairman. According to a CBI chargesheet filed against Jagan Mohan Reddy, the investments in his media companies were quid pro quo bribes by those people who had benefited from their unfair deals with his father's government.
The channel was initially named Indira Priyadarsini. According to Ramakrishna Reddy, the first Editor-in-Chief of the channel, it was renamed to cash in on the popularity of the Sakshi newspaper which was launched a year before the channel by Jagan Mohan Reddy. At its launch, the channel claimed to be the first HDTV channel in the country. It was marketed as being primarily targeted at the youth.
Of the nearly ₹40 crore (US$4.7 million) the government of Andhra Pradesh spent on advertising in electronic media for the years 2009-12, Sakshi TV got advertisements worth over ₹17 crore (US$2.0 million). This was attributed to the undue preferential treatment Sakshi TV and Sakshi newspaper received during the chief ministership of Rajasekhara Reddy.
It is currently run under the chairmanship of Y. S. Bharathi Reddy, wife of Jagan Mohan Reddy. In January 2019, Sakshi Media Group appointed Vinay Maheshwari as its Executive Director and CEO. Maheshwari exited the company in March 2022.
On 20 January 2022, the Indian Ministry of Home Affairs denied security clearance to Sakshi TV, along with a Malayalam channel MediaOne, based on intelligence inputs received from various central government agencies. The channel had filed a writ petition at Telangana High Court and, as of February 2022[update], it is surviving on a temporary stay until further hearing and another extension of the same on 8 August 2022.[needs update]
Sakshi TV broadcasts regional, national, and international news. It also has programmes on restaurant reviews, automobiles, cookery and entertainment.
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