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Ravish Kumar has a extreme meltdown as Hathway Cable removes NDTV from ‘standard’ checklist

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NDTV undergoes some severe meltdowns a number of occasions a yr, and it is a reality. Owing to its dystopic editorial line and common boring nature of the content material, NDTV has emerged as one of many least-watched and appreciated channels in India at present. NDTV has develop into irrelevant. Gone are the times when NDTV was India’s solely digital information supply, aside from Doordarshan. When Indians had no selection, they needed to watch the channel. Now, nevertheless, the digital information business has a lot to supply – and NDTV, due to this fact, doesn’t emerge as a best choice for viewers. This has led to NDTV being dropped from some “popular packs” provided by cable TV operator Hathway cable. Importantly, Hathway cable has not eliminated NDTV from its providers altogether however has eliminated the community’s English and Hindi channels from its standard packs, as a result of these channels will not be standard amongst viewers. It is sensible, due to this fact, to supply audiences channels that they like to look at. NDTV, nevertheless, is just too immature to come back to phrases with its destiny. The MeltdownSo, self-proclaimed righteous journalist, and who in response to himself is the one journalist remaining in India – Ravish Kumar broke right into a meltdown towards Hathway. In a 1.38 minute-long video posted on Twitter by NDTV, Ravish Kumar alleged that Hathway Cable has eliminated his channel as part of a conspiracy to blackout the channel in order that the content material of the channel doesn’t attain the audiences. He additionally didn’t miss the chance to have interaction in cringe-worthy ethical grandstanding and self-promotion, as he stated that he works from 7 am to 10 pm to deliver collectively his prime-time present and that he transcribes the scripts. .@ndtvindia has been eliminated by @HathwayCableTV from some standard packs. Watch Ravish Kumar’s message to our viewers. pic.twitter.com/hTpZVTzch8— NDTV (@ndtv) September 3, 2021Ravish added that regardless of him and his group placing in numerous effort to provide his prime-time present, viewers are being disadvantaged of the possibility to look at the channel altogether. Interestingly, Ravish Kumar made the rant all about himself and his prime-time present and paid no consideration to the truth that different exhibits of NDTV too at the moment are unavailable for the few viewers who nonetheless watch the channel. Ravish Kumar painted a doomsday image, and in addition took a dig at different information channels, who in response to him, choose up some ineffective panellists from the ‘club’ and produce an issue that abounds with screaming and incoherence. At the tip of the video, Ravish Kumar urges the viewers to name and message Hathway Cable and inform the operator to revive NDTV India. Ravish Kumar lied by way of his enamel and made it seem that Hathway had blocked the channel altogether. NDTV ought to deal with uplifting its viewership numbers, which is able to robotically make the channel ‘popular’, resulting in its inclusion in all packs. Currently, nevertheless, NDTV is just not ready to demand something from cable operators, owing to its non-existent viewership. .@ndtvindia eliminated by @HathwayCableTV from some standard packs. Our group speaking to them to resolve this. To assist @ndtvindia, pls tweet @HathwayCableTV or name them : 1800 4197 900; 0120 6836401 🙏🙏— Suparna Singh (@Suparna_Singh) September 3, 2021.@ndtvindia को @HathwayCableTV अपने पोपुलर पैक से हटा दिया। हम बात से समाधान का प्रयास कर रहे हैं। आपके केबल में @ndtvindia नहीं आ रहा है तो @HathwayCableTV को ट्वीट कीजिए और इन नंबरों पर फ़ोन कर चैनल का कनेक्शन माँगिए। 1800 4197 900; 0120 6836401— ravish kumar (@ravishndtv) September 3, 2021 Financial FraudNDTV is just not all that pious as its editor – Ravish Kumar needs you to imagine. In December final yr, SEBI, the securities regulatory authority, had imposed a hefty tremendous of 27 crore rupees on Radhika Roy, Pronnoy Roy and NDTV for withholding vital info from shareholders. NDTV entered right into a secretive mortgage settlement with ICICI Bank in 2008 and later with Vishva Pradhan Commercial Private Limited (VCPL) in 2009 and 2010. The mortgage with VCPL was warranted with the switch of shares by the promoters, however the administration did not disclose these offers regardless of being a publicly traded firm.NDTV – A Victim of its Own MakingNDTV is a infamous media organisation. Financial fraud, tax evasion, deceiving shareholders of a public listed firm, collusion with highly effective politicians earlier than 2014 – the media organisation has reportedly finished all of it. Historically, NDTV has been sympathetic for terrorists and their extremist organisations, calling them “fighters” on unhealthy days and “militants” on good ones. Post-2014, the occasions have been unhealthy for the media organisation, in distinction to how they have been good again when the channel discovered itself concerned with absconding fugitive Vijay Mallya.Read extra: NDTV shamelessly chooses to develop into the Taliban’s propaganda channel. It ought to be punishedIn the previous, NDTV and its workers (current and former) have by no means shied away from siding with violent extremists. Barkha Dutt had referred to Burhan Wani because the “son of a school headmaster” after he was eradicated by safety forces, in a brazen try at humanising the person. Another NDTV journalist, Nidhi Sethi, who labored as Deputy News Editor at NDTV, had posted a touch upon Facebook which appeared to glorify the 2019 Pulwama assault. She had written, “where a grisly 44 has been proven to be greater than the mythical 56.” This was accompanied by #howsthejaish.NDTV must drill the truth that it’s irrelevant and unlikable into its head. It merely makes a clown out of itself with these repeated meltdowns and rants.