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DELHI: In an unprecedented act, as many as 22 new television
channels were cleared by the Information and Broadcasting
Ministry for uplinking and downlinking from within the country.
These
include three channels of the TV18 Group, four of the Fox
Channels (India) group, a channel promoted by Tamil Nadu Chief
Minister K Karunanidhi's family, and a TV channel being launched
by renowned filmmaker Dr S Krishnaswamy’ Krishnaswamy
Associates Media Rennaissance.
According
to Ministry sources, Minister Ambika Soni decided to give composite clearance
to all proposals which were found fulfilling the requisite conditions.
The three channels
proposed by TV18 are CNBC-TV18 South, CNBC-TV18 Gujarat, and CNBC-TV18 Channel
3. The
channels proposed by Fox are National Geographic HD Channel, Nat Geo Wild, Nat
Geo Adventure, and Nat Geo Music. Information
TV Pvt Ltd has also got clearance for four channels: Awam, Samaj, Mumbai News,
and Delhi News. Kalaignar
TV has got clearance for Kalaignar Asia. The channel headed by Krishnaswamy, who
has made films and TV series like ‘Indus Valley to Indira Gandhi’ and
‘Indian Imprints,’ will be named Krishna TV. The
others who got clearance are: Raj Television Network Ltd. (Raj TV Asia), Amoda
Broadcasting Co. Ltd (ABN-Andhra Jyothy), Anoli Holdings (City Pulse), Vijayanthi
Televentures (Rhythm), Pavitar Entertainment, Pride East Entertainments (E Live),
Priyamda Media (Apna News), Vedic Broadcasting Ltd (Vedic), and Rama Associates
Ltd (Fresh TV). | 
