Asianet Suvarna News

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.