Live India
| Live India | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Launched | 3 August 2007 |
| Owned by | Sree Adhikari Brother |
| Picture format | 4:3 (576i, SDTV) |
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
| Broadcast area | South Asia |
| Headquarters | New Delhi |
| Formerly called | Janmat |
| Sister channel(s) | Dangal, Mastiii |
| Website | Official website |
Live India is an Indian Hindi TV channel owned by Broadcast Initiatives Ltd., focusing on news and commentary. It was earlier known as Janmat, when it was focused on "views"; now the channel is called Live India.
In a Rs. 400 million upgrade on 3 August 2007, it opened news bureaus at Ahmedabad, Lucknow, Srinagar, Chandigarh, Bhopal, Hyderabad, Bangalore, Chennai, Bhubaneswar, Kolkata and Guwahati as well as its earlier offices at Mumbai and Delhi.
Government ban
In 2007, the Indian Government banned Live India for a month for breaching the Cable Networks Regulation Act of 1995, after the channel had run a doctored sting operation, broadcasting a false report about a porn racket being run by a school teacher. The report was ruled to be fake by a high court verdict.[1][2]
References
- ↑ Jyotsna Singh (21 September 2007). "India bans faked report channel". BBC News. Retrieved 21 September 2007.
- ↑ Jyotsna Singh (13 September 2007). "Delhi teacher cleared on 'sting'". BBC News. Retrieved 13 September 2007.