| Indian news has suddenly become the hot cake in | | | | Games and with this new trend in Indian news; the |
| the world panorama. It is competing for attention | | | | news started spreading in every nook and corner of |
| with news from other regions of the world. Popular | | | | India. |
| Indian national news is telecast from different TV | | | | Indian government left no stone unturned to expand |
| channels. All the major TV channels have included at | | | | the National news broadcasting geographically and |
| least one national news channel in its pocket. | | | | demographically. In 1983 only 29 percent of the |
| Launching a satellite channel is a big headache and | | | | Indian population had an access to the television |
| news gathering is a tough task. In spite of all these | | | | channel. It got doubled in 1985. By the end of 1990 |
| hassle the all the electronic channels in India struggle | | | | national news could reach at leach 90 percent of the |
| hard to gather all the important Indian news be it | | | | Indian population. In 1984 DD Metro was launched. Its |
| national or local. These news channels have changed | | | | main purpose was to telecast entertaining programs |
| the concept of Indian news. They have changed the | | | | to the urban viewers. It was confined to |
| format of National news. By 1990’s Doordarshan | | | | metropolitan cities only. In 1988 The NDTV launched |
| had monopoly over Indian national news. But now the | | | | a program called world this week. It was a national |
| private channels have taken over Doordarshan. In | | | | news based program but it tried to cover |
| India these private channels make wide coverage of | | | | international news to a great extent. It was telecast |
| Indian news. | | | | on every Friday. It had a very big commercial |
| The main feature of all the Today’s national | | | | success. It changed the panorama of Indian news. |
| news bulletins is their high quality visuals, god editing, | | | | After 1990 satellite television in India become |
| topicality and objectivity also. Thus Indian news has | | | | transnational. CNN introduced international satellite |
| travelled a long way right from DD age to that of | | | | television in India in 1991. After that Z became the |
| Times Now and NDTV. From local to national all Indian | | | | first private Hindi news channel of India catering to |
| news is brought under the purview of these channels. | | | | viewers for Indian or national news. In 1995 NDTV |
| In fact television in India has undergone significant | | | | became the first private producer of Indian news |
| changes in present era of globalization. To understand | | | | called News Tonight. It was followed by Aaj Tak on |
| the metamorphosis, one needs to have a look of the | | | | DD metro. At present news channels are |
| path covered by the channels so far. It was in 1959 | | | | mushrooming like anything. They cover all types of |
| that Akashwani Bhavan in New Delhi was chosen for | | | | national news and there is a fierce competition |
| one hour news program on health, education, | | | | among these channels to get top TRP rank. Every |
| citizen’s right and traffic sense. It was in 1972 | | | | year a new news channel comes up with a different |
| that DD channel was launched. The aim of this | | | | hue and tries to cater to the Indian viewers with |
| channel was promoting the national integration. Indian | | | | small or big national news. |
| viewers enjoyed the colored version of the Asian | | | | |