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  • Zee News’ Sudhir Chaudhary gets threat call from Pakistan

    Zee News’ Sudhir Chaudhary gets threat call from Pakistan

    MUMBAI: Zee News editor-in-chief Sudhir Chaudhary has received a threat call from Pakistan to stop exposing the nefarious design of 'Islamic Jihadists’, IANS reported quoting channel’s statement.

    Says a Zee News official statement: “A Pakistani man made a WhatsApp call from 92-3338831245 to Chaudhary and threatened him to stop his shows against Jihadi elements in India or else face dire consequences. The calls were accompanied by threatening WhatsApp messages and images from other Pakistani numbers – 92-3057625175, 92-3479589959 and 92-3338831245.”

    The statement further reads that the caller refused to identify himself despite Chaudhary asking him several times if he was from the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI).

    The caller also revealed that he knew about the FIR filed in Kerala against Chaudhry's show and threatened that similar FIRs will be filed in many other places, reports IANS.

    Chaudhary hosts a prime-time show called Daily News Analysis (DNA), during which he analyses a news topic that has been buzzing through the day. On 11 March, the TV anchor ran a show explaining the types of 'jihads' in the Muslim community, which is the likely cause behind the FIR.

    In this regard, Chaudhary has filed complaint with Delhi Police Commissioner SN Shrivastava and Gautam Budh Nagar Commissioner of Police Alok Singh.

  • Kerala police register FIR against Zee News editor-in-chief Sudhir Chaudhary

    Kerala police register FIR against Zee News editor-in-chief Sudhir Chaudhary

    MUMBAI: Zee News editor-in-chief and anchor Sudhir Chaudhary has been booked by the Kerala police under non-bailable sections for offending the Muslim community.

    The FIR in Malayalam language says: “On 11 March 2020, Zee News TV channel broadcast DNA programme. The accused presented a programme that is offending the Muslim religion.”

    While sharing a copy of the FIR, Chaudhary sarcastically tweeted, “Here’s my Pulitzer Prize for reporting the truth. Sharing the citation- an FIR filed against me by the Kerala police under non-bailable sections.”

    Sudhir Chaudhary hosts a prime-time show called Daily News Analysis (DNA), during which he analyses a news topic that has been buzzing through the day. On 11 March, the TV anchor ran a show explaining the types of 'jihads' in the Muslim community, which is the likely cause behind the FIR. 

    Chaudhary also stated that these tactics won’t restrain him from taking a stand. He went on to add that filing FIRs based on religion is the new way to "threaten journalists."

    Recently, Republic TV editor-in-chief Arnab Goswami was booked by the Mumbai police for disturbing communal harmony, while doing a debate show on the Bandra migrants' protests.

  • WION focuses on HSM, starts Hindi audio feed

    WION focuses on HSM, starts Hindi audio feed

    MUMBAI: English news network World Is One News (WION), spearheaded by Sudhir Chaudhary, has started the Hindi audio option on viewers’ demand. The Zee-owned channel provides global stories with the Indian perspective. 

    This is the first time in India that a news channel is providing dual audio feed to its viewers, which may get substantial traction from the elite Hindi-speaking market (HSM).

    Speaking on the occasion, Sudhir Chaudhary, editor-in-chief of WION, said, “This move has been in the pipeline for quite some time now and we are extremely happy that finally we are able to give our viewers global stories in the language they love. The thought behind this was why Hindi-speaking audiences should be deprived of good international stories. This step will help us reach viewers who have been wanting to watch global news but, due to the language barrier, they were not able to. Though we have just started, we are confident that our viewers would take yet another innovation by WION in good stride and we shall be able to connect with people who until now were fence sitters.”

    Apart from India, the channel operates in countries such as Australia, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Nigeria and Kenya.

    Looking at how viewers’ tastes and preferences have evolved over the years, this move has the potential to strengthen the channel’s credibility as the go-to source of global news in India. 

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  • Sudhir Chaudhary elevated as editor-in-chief of Zee News, Zee Business, WION & DNA

    MUMBAI: Is it merit, Hobson’s choice, or simply loyalty? Operating on the growth path and to strengthen its leadership team, Zee Business, an arm of Zee Media Corporation, has elevated Sudhir Chaudhary to the editor-in-chief position for Zee News, Zee Business, WION and DNA.

    He will report to Zee Media group COO Rajiv Singh. Respective editorial teams will report to Chaudhary who seems to be gaining prominence faster than normal course.

    After the exit of Amish Devgan, the channel was looked after by Samir Ahluwalia, who was appointed as the editor for Zee Business in May 2016 and deputy editor Mihir Bhatt.

    Accused in Rs 100-crore extortion case against industrialist Naveen Jindal, Ahluwalia called it a day in Zee Media in September 2016. Several rumours had surfaced about Bhatt being elevated to the role of the channel head but he now seems to be losing favour with the senior management. The search for Zee Business’ head continued since, until this development.

    Asheet Kunal has been given the interim charge of India 24×7 editor surpassing Vasindra Mishra, who earlier served as the editor of Zee Media’s national Hindi news channel. Kunal will continue reporting to Jagdeesh Chandra. The group has re-designated Mishra as the political editor for regional channels and will report to Chandra.

    Chandra was recently appointed as the executive director of Zee Media’ regional news channels. He also takes care of Essel Group’s newspaper DNA as the CEO.

  • Non-bailable FIR by Mamata Banerjee against Zee News & Sudhir Chaudhary

    Non-bailable FIR by Mamata Banerjee against Zee News & Sudhir Chaudhary

    MUMBAI: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has filed a non-bailable FIR against Zee News and its reporter Sudhir Chaudhary for daring to openly air the communal rampage which took place in her backyard.

    Chaudhary wrote on Facebook: “Just to inform all of you Mamta Banerjee Govt has filed an FIR against me and Zee News reporter Pooja Mehta and cameraperson Tanmay Mukherjee for covering Dhulagarh Riots on Zee News. The FIR has non-bailable sections which is enough to gauge their intentions to arrest me and my colleagues. Pooja Mehta is just 25 and got the taste of Mamta’s intolerance so early in life in the form of a non bailable FIR.

    The message goes on to say: “This is what a young girl reporter is getting to learn from a woman Chief Minister who claims to be the champion of democracy. It’s another low point in our democracy to see a democratically elected government using police force to curb media in an effort to suppress uncomfortable facts and reality. When you can’t manage media, use the state machinery to conquer the media only to conceal the failures of your administration. It shows the intolerance of a chief minister who is using the state machinery as her personal fiefdom and acting like a feudal lord. I see the positive side of this blunder as a window for all free minds of this nation to act and show fascist forces their actual place. Or will once again Selfish Politics prevail? That’s my fear. #IntolerantMamta”

    A few days ago Dhulagarh in Howrah district of West Bengal, located some 30 odd kilometers from the state’s capital was rocked by communal violence. While Hindus of the town were busy with Margashirsha Poornima festivities on 13 December, the Muslims formed a procession, blaring loud music, ostensibly claiming to celebrate Milad-un-Nabi, which actually fell the day before and was a public holiday. A simple request by Hindus to lower the volume of the loudspeakers provoked the Muslims into a frenzy of riot and arson. Hindu homes and shops were set ablaze and scores of Hindus were forced to flee. Locals reported that the Muslims who rioted at Dhulagarh were not locals but had come from outside specifically with the purpose of ousting Hindus. As per news reports, the police party sent to put an end to the riot was stopped by the rioters and bombs were hurled at it.

    This is not the first case in recent times of a TV channel getting the axe for reporting the truth. Earlier, it was NDTV India faced a one-day black-out imposed by the Union Government for airing content regarding Pathankot strike that it felt could have aided the terrorists and imperiled the lives of security men and their families.

  • Non-bailable FIR by Mamata Banerjee against Zee News & Sudhir Chaudhary

    Non-bailable FIR by Mamata Banerjee against Zee News & Sudhir Chaudhary

    MUMBAI: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has filed a non-bailable FIR against Zee News and its reporter Sudhir Chaudhary for daring to openly air the communal rampage which took place in her backyard.

    Chaudhary wrote on Facebook: “Just to inform all of you Mamta Banerjee Govt has filed an FIR against me and Zee News reporter Pooja Mehta and cameraperson Tanmay Mukherjee for covering Dhulagarh Riots on Zee News. The FIR has non-bailable sections which is enough to gauge their intentions to arrest me and my colleagues. Pooja Mehta is just 25 and got the taste of Mamta’s intolerance so early in life in the form of a non bailable FIR.

    The message goes on to say: “This is what a young girl reporter is getting to learn from a woman Chief Minister who claims to be the champion of democracy. It’s another low point in our democracy to see a democratically elected government using police force to curb media in an effort to suppress uncomfortable facts and reality. When you can’t manage media, use the state machinery to conquer the media only to conceal the failures of your administration. It shows the intolerance of a chief minister who is using the state machinery as her personal fiefdom and acting like a feudal lord. I see the positive side of this blunder as a window for all free minds of this nation to act and show fascist forces their actual place. Or will once again Selfish Politics prevail? That’s my fear. #IntolerantMamta”

    A few days ago Dhulagarh in Howrah district of West Bengal, located some 30 odd kilometers from the state’s capital was rocked by communal violence. While Hindus of the town were busy with Margashirsha Poornima festivities on 13 December, the Muslims formed a procession, blaring loud music, ostensibly claiming to celebrate Milad-un-Nabi, which actually fell the day before and was a public holiday. A simple request by Hindus to lower the volume of the loudspeakers provoked the Muslims into a frenzy of riot and arson. Hindu homes and shops were set ablaze and scores of Hindus were forced to flee. Locals reported that the Muslims who rioted at Dhulagarh were not locals but had come from outside specifically with the purpose of ousting Hindus. As per news reports, the police party sent to put an end to the riot was stopped by the rioters and bombs were hurled at it.

    This is not the first case in recent times of a TV channel getting the axe for reporting the truth. Earlier, it was NDTV India faced a one-day black-out imposed by the Union Government for airing content regarding Pathankot strike that it felt could have aided the terrorists and imperiled the lives of security men and their families.

  • Demoted Zee exec Samir Ahluwalia calls it a day

    Demoted Zee exec Samir Ahluwalia calls it a day

    MUMBAI: After the confirmation of the exclusive news of the demotion of a top Zee executive published in Indiantelevision.com in June this year, his descent was a foregone conclusion.

    The exit of Zee Business editor Samir Ahluwalia two months after your portal broke the demotion news has now been confirmed. Ahluwalia today officially called it a day after 19 years of association with Zee Media.

    Sources stated that Ahluwalia received several warnings from ZEEL chairman Dr. Subhash Chandra in the past for his connection with the case of alleged extortion of Rs 100 crore from a company owned by industrialist and former MP Naveen Jindal.

    In a townhall meeting at Zee a few months ago, the editor was hauled up by Chandra’s confidante, Amit Jain. The latter reportedly reminded Ahluwalia about his job becoming unsafe due to this case.

    Ahluwalia had also spent time in Tihar Jail as he is also an accused along with news anchor Sudhir Chaudhary in the extortion case.

  • Demoted Zee exec Samir Ahluwalia calls it a day

    Demoted Zee exec Samir Ahluwalia calls it a day

    MUMBAI: After the confirmation of the exclusive news of the demotion of a top Zee executive published in Indiantelevision.com in June this year, his descent was a foregone conclusion.

    The exit of Zee Business editor Samir Ahluwalia two months after your portal broke the demotion news has now been confirmed. Ahluwalia today officially called it a day after 19 years of association with Zee Media.

    Sources stated that Ahluwalia received several warnings from ZEEL chairman Dr. Subhash Chandra in the past for his connection with the case of alleged extortion of Rs 100 crore from a company owned by industrialist and former MP Naveen Jindal.

    In a townhall meeting at Zee a few months ago, the editor was hauled up by Chandra’s confidante, Amit Jain. The latter reportedly reminded Ahluwalia about his job becoming unsafe due to this case.

    Ahluwalia had also spent time in Tihar Jail as he is also an accused along with news anchor Sudhir Chaudhary in the extortion case.

  • Zee News goes free to air from 8 June

    Zee News goes free to air from 8 June

    MUMBAI: ZEE NEWS known for delivering factual, credible and relevant content that fulfils the need and expectations of the viewers, takes pride in announcing that it is going FREE TO AIR on public demand with effect from Wednesday, June 8, 2016.

    On this occasion, R K Arora, Executive Director and CEO, said ” Zee News’ mission has always been to nurture more informed and aware citizens, and hence we decided that Zee News will go Free To Air (FTA). This will aid Rural India to explore moments of optimism and become more informed, creating value and making a difference to their lives.”

    “My innumerable interactions with people across India had revealed their urge to view Zee News even in remote locations, but were unable to afford a paid channel, says Sudhir Chaudhary, Editor, Zee News. “With Zee News going Free To Air, our constant endeavour to create news for public welfare will now finally also impact millions of lives in Rural India,” he signs off.

    Moreover, with Zee Media crossing more than 150 million viewer mark in the recent past and also being declared as the No. 1 trusted Hindi News Channel (Source: The Brand Trust Report – India Study 2016 – study by TRA Research Pvt. Ltd.) going FTA will only give an impetus to the reach and popularity of Zee News and unlock the collaborative power of the news business, making a much greater collective impact.

    Zee Media Corporation Limited (formerly Zee News Ltd.) is India’s one of the Largest News Network with 10 channels, Mumbai edition of DNA newspaper and digital properties like zeenews.com and dnaindia.com.

  • Zee News goes free to air from 8 June

    Zee News goes free to air from 8 June

    MUMBAI: ZEE NEWS known for delivering factual, credible and relevant content that fulfils the need and expectations of the viewers, takes pride in announcing that it is going FREE TO AIR on public demand with effect from Wednesday, June 8, 2016.

    On this occasion, R K Arora, Executive Director and CEO, said ” Zee News’ mission has always been to nurture more informed and aware citizens, and hence we decided that Zee News will go Free To Air (FTA). This will aid Rural India to explore moments of optimism and become more informed, creating value and making a difference to their lives.”

    “My innumerable interactions with people across India had revealed their urge to view Zee News even in remote locations, but were unable to afford a paid channel, says Sudhir Chaudhary, Editor, Zee News. “With Zee News going Free To Air, our constant endeavour to create news for public welfare will now finally also impact millions of lives in Rural India,” he signs off.

    Moreover, with Zee Media crossing more than 150 million viewer mark in the recent past and also being declared as the No. 1 trusted Hindi News Channel (Source: The Brand Trust Report – India Study 2016 – study by TRA Research Pvt. Ltd.) going FTA will only give an impetus to the reach and popularity of Zee News and unlock the collaborative power of the news business, making a much greater collective impact.

    Zee Media Corporation Limited (formerly Zee News Ltd.) is India’s one of the Largest News Network with 10 channels, Mumbai edition of DNA newspaper and digital properties like zeenews.com and dnaindia.com.