Indiavision was an Indian

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based at

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. It broadcast in

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History

Indiavision was launched on 14 July 2003. The network launched a second channel, YES Indiavision (Youth, Entertainment & Sports) on 14 February 2007. Due to internal problems, it stopped broadcasting on 31 March 2015. The company was in the news twice in 2014 when its editorial team went on strike over non-payment of salaries. Tax sleuths conducted a raid at the channel's main office in

and its director, Jamaludeen Farooqi, was arrested on 4 March 2015. According to reports, the channel hadn't paid service tax to the tune of almost ₹9 crore. In March 2014, the

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registered a case against Indiavision and some other media organisations for the allegations raised against

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. Indiavision closed down on 31 March 2015.

Programming

*News *''Politrics'' *''Varanthyam'' (presented by Adv. A. Jayashankar) *''24 Frames'' (International movie reviews presented by

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) *''Kaleidoscope'' *''Box Office'' *''Gallery'' *''Raag Rang'' *''Special Correspondent'' *''World This Week'' *''Debate the Week'' *''Colour Pencil'' *''Yugatharam'' *''Crime Patrol'' *''Mukhamukham'' – Face to Face

References

External links

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Indiavision (YouTube)
{{Malayalam journalism Malayalam-language television channels Television channels and stations established in 2003 Television channels and stations disestablished in 2015 Television stations in Kochi Defunct television channels in India 2003 establishments in Kerala 2015 disestablishments in India