Asianet Suvarna News

Not to be confused with Star Suvarna, a general entertainment channel owned by Disney Star.

Asianet Suvarna News
CountryIndia
Broadcast areaIndian subcontinent
NetworkAsianet News Network
HeadquartersBengaluru, Karnataka
Programming
Language(s)Kannada
Ownership
OwnerJupiter Entertainment Ventures
Sister channelsAsianet News
History
Launched31 March 2008; 16 years ago (2008-03-31)
Links
Websitekannada.asianetnews.com
Availability
Streaming media
Asianet Mobile TV(World wide)

Asianet Suvarna News is a Kannada news channel owned by Asianet News Network, a news media subsidiary of Jupiter Capital Private Limited.[1] The majority shareholder of the company is Rajeev Chandrasekhar, who is a Rajya Sabha member from the Bharatiya Janata Party.[2] Launched on 31 March 2008, the channel was the third news channel to be aired in the Kannada language.[3] The channel has telecast fabricated news and social media hoaxes on various occasions.[4][5][6][7][8]

  1. ^ Saxena, Nikita; Dev, Atul (29 May 2018). "How Rajeev Chandrasekhar influenced the editorial policies at Suvarna News and Kannada Prabha". The Caravan. Retrieved 28 April 2020.
  2. ^ "Jupiter Capital". Media Ownership Monitor. Reporters Without Borders. Retrieved 28 April 2020.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference :1 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ "Notice against Kannada news channel for running fake news". Deccan Herald. 16 April 2020. Retrieved 26 July 2022.
  5. ^ "No, RBI is not going to discontinue Rs 2000 currency notes; false message viral". Alt News. 9 October 2019. Retrieved 26 July 2022.
  6. ^ "Media misreport RTO inspector involved in Bengaluru accident as 'drunk'". Alt News. 14 September 2019. Retrieved 26 July 2022.
  7. ^ Kajal, Kapil (21 March 2020). "How an advocacy group is pushing back on Kannada media's misreporting, bigotry". Newslaundry. Retrieved 26 July 2022.
  8. ^ Tiwari, Ayush (16 February 2020). "I braved 'Bharat Bodh' and lived to tell the tale". Newslaundry. Retrieved 26 July 2022.