CNN-News18
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CNN-News18 (also known as Cable News Network News18 and originally CNN-IBN) is an Indian English-language news television channel founded by Raghav Bahl based in Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India. It is currently co-owned by TV18 and Warner Bros. Discovery.[1] CNN provides international coverage for the channel, while Indian Broadcasting Network concentrates on Indian and local reports.[2]
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| Country | India |
|---|---|
| Broadcast area | India, UAE |
| Network | CNN |
| Headquarters | New Delhi, (Noida-NCR) |
| Programming | |
| Language(s) | English |
| Picture format | 576i SDTV |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | TV18 Warner Bros. Discovery |
| Sister channels | News18 India News18 Bangla News18 Lokmat News18 Gujarati News18 Kannada News18 Tamil Nadu News18 Kerala News18 J&K-Ladakh-Himachal News18 Assam North East News18 Odia News18 Uttar Pradesh Uttarakhand News18 Madhya Pradesh-Chhattisgarh News18 Bihar-Jharkhand News18 Punjab-Haryana News18 Rajasthan |
| History | |
| Launched | 18 December 2005; 18 years ago (2005-12-18) SDTV 30 September 2023; 6 months ago (2023-09-30) HDTV |
| Former names | CNN-IBN (2005–2016) |
| Links | |
| Webcast | www |
| Website | www |
In May 2014, Reliance Industries announced it would be taking over Network18. The move was touted as "the biggest-ever deal in the Indian media space".[3] Reliance Industries already had indirect control of the TV18 network by virtue of investments it made in Network18 starting from January 2012.[4][5]
The channel has been accused by activists of supporting the ideology of the ruling Modi government.[6][7]