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| Country | India |
|---|---|
| Broadcast area | India |
| Headquarters | Noida, India [1] |
| Programming | |
| Language(s) | English |
| Picture format | 576i (SDTV) 1080i (HDTV) |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | itv Network |
| Sister channels | India News |
| History | |
| Launched | March 27, 2008 |
| Links | |
| Website | www |
NewsX is a 24-hour English-language news television channel in India. It has been owned and operated by itv Network since 2012. [2]
NewsX started broadcasting on 27 March 2008 at 9am and was initially owned by INX Media, with its newsroom head being Arup Ghosh. [3] On 9 January 2009, NewsX was acquired by IndiMedia, of NaiDunia (Indrani Mukerjea) and journalist Jehangir Pocha. [4] The channel faced financial difficulties under its new administration in June 2009, firing 78 of its staff. [5] In March 2010, it was reported that NewsX was going to be renamed. [6] The new name was revealed in May, IMN News (Independent Media Network) from July, dependent on approval by IndiMedia. [7]
NewsX was rumoured to be acquired by ZEEL in 2012, but company owner Subhash Chandra rejected the possibility of taking over the channel, justifying the situation of the English-language news market in India at the time. [8] In July 2012, the channel was acquired by ITV Media, owned by Karthikeya Sharma, making it a sister channel to India News and its network of state-specific news channels. [9] The channel introduced a new logo and look in March 2014. [10]
On 12 July 2014, editor-in-chief Jehangir Pocha died of a cardiac arrest. [11] His post was filled on 21 August by his replacement, Rahul Shivshankar, who had rejoined the channel in September 2013. [12]
In August 2021, the channel started airing an investigative debate series, The Goa Chronicle Show, presented by Goa Chronicle founder Savio Rodrigues. [13] The channel left the BARC ratings measurement in November 2022, due to apparent lack of reliability. [14]
