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Tiranga TV 
Summary
Tiranga TV was a short-lived Indian English language television news channel.[2][3] It went on air on 26 January 2019 using Harvest TV name.[1][4] It was broadcast by Veecon Media and Broadcasting Pvt Ltd which runs another channel named Kaatyayani too according to Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (India).[5][6]
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| Country | India |
|---|---|
| Broadcast area | India |
| Headquarters | Noida, Delhi-NCR |
| Programming | |
| Language(s) | English |
| Picture format | 16:9 (720p HDTV) |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Veecon Media and Broadcasting Pvt Ltd |
| Sister channels | Kaatyayani |
| History | |
| Launched | 26 January 2019 (as Harvest TV)[1] |
| Closed | 16 July 2019 |
| Links | |
| Website | www |
| Availability | |
| Streaming media | |
| Tiranga TV Live | Watch Live |
Since the election results on 23 May 2019, payments of the employees have been stopped and from 16 July 2019, it has stopped providing any live content and news management closure by September 2019.
Senior journalist Barkha Dutt has lambasted its promoter Kapil Sibal over non-payment of dues and acrimoniously firing its 200 employees without any notice or severance package.
See also edit
References edit
- ^ a b @NewsHtn (26 January 2019). "#Harvest TV goes #OnAir" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ "TDSAT permits Harvest TV to be renamed Tiranga TV". Indian Television Dot Com. 15 February 2019.
- ^ "New English news channel Harvest TV to launch on Republic Day". Indian Television Dot Com. 21 January 2019.
- ^ "Harvest TV renamed Tiranga TV - Exchange4media". Indian Advertising Media & Marketing News – exchange4media.
- ^ "Channel data" (PDF). mib.gov.in.
- ^ "Kapil Sibal-backed HTN News 'blacked out', channel blames Modi govt". Theprint.in. 28 January 2019. Retrieved 22 March 2019.
External links edit
- Official website
- Tiranga TV's employees sacked