24 News ''(Twenty Four News)'' is a Indian

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news channel News broadcasting is the medium of broadcasting various news events and other information via television, radio, or the internet in the field of broadcast journalism. The content is usually either produced locally in a radio studio or telev ...

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Insight Media City
It was initially launched as a pilot in 2016 and officially began operations on December 8, 2018. The channel is headquartered in

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and has studios in

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and Kochi. It is the second channel from Insight Media City, after

Flowers TV Flowers TV is an Indian Malayalam-language, general-entertainment, pay television channel owned by Insight Media City. The channel was launched on 12 April 2015. Flowers TV HD feed is only available through their YouTube channel. History ...

History

24 News was launched in 2018, initially as a test channel, and was officially launched on 8 December 2018. The channel is promoted by

Sreekandan Nair Sreekandan Nair aka SKN is a media personality, television anchor, veteran journalist and Managing Director of Flowers TV and 24 News. He has hosted several Malayalam TV shows, including ''Oru Nimisham'', ''Nammal Thammil'', and ''Samadooram' ...

, a prominent Malayalam television anchor. Alungal Muhammed is the chairman of Twentyfour News.

Ownership

24 News is owned by Insight Media City, a media company based in

Kerala Kerala ( , ) is a States and union territories of India, state on the Malabar Coast of India. It was formed on 1 November 1956, following the passage of the States Reorganisation Act, by combining Malayalam-speaking regions of the erstwhile ...

. Insight Media City also owns the popular Malayalam entertainment channel

Programming

Twenty Four News broadcasts a variety of news and current affairs programs. It also has programs on sports, movies, lifestyle, and other topics. The channel also broadcasts live coverage of important events.

Awards and recognition

Twenty Four News has received several awards for its journalism, including the Kerala State Television Award for Best News Channel in 2020.

References

External links

* Companies based in Kochi Malayalam-language television channels Television stations in Kochi Television channels and stations established in 2018 2018 establishments in Kerala Indian news websites {{India-tv-station-stub