Bharat Samachar

Bharat Samachar is a TV channel owned by Time Today Media Network Private Limited according to MIB.[1] The channel was relaunched in 2017 as a local Hindi news channel focusing U.P. from Lucknow.[2] It was named in Cobrapost's sting operation in which it agree to endorse Hindutva and attack on BSP, SP and Congress in 2018.[3]

Bharat Samachar
CountryIndia
Broadcast areaIndia
HeadquartersLucknow, India
Programming
Language(s)Hindi
Picture format576i (SDTV)
History
LaunchedJune 2016
Links
Websitewww.bharatsamachartv.in

Sting operation by Cobrapost

Under Operation 136 : Part II released by Cobrapost on 25 May 2018, Marketing and Sales Head along with Editor-in-Chief and Owner of Bharat Samachar agree to promote firebrand Hindutva leaders and attack Bahujan Samaj Party, Samajwadi Party and Congress.[4] The media houses named in the undercover investigation include Times of India, India Today, Hindustan Times, Zee News, Network 18, Star India, Paytm, Bharat Samachar, ABP News, Dainik Jagaran, Radio One, Red FM, Lokmat, ABN Andhra Jyothy, TV5, Dinamalar, Big FM, K News, India Voice, The New Indian Express, MVTV and Open magazine.[5][4][6] The portal disclosed how Bartaman Patrika and Daikik Sambad declined to distribute content with religious undercurrent.[7]

Income Tax Department raid

The Income Tax Department raided premises of Bharat Samachar in July 2021. As per department, 3 crore cash was seized and 200 crore unaccounted transactions were unearthed along with 15 shell companies for Money laundering.

References
  1. "Master List of Permitted Private statellite TV Channels as on 2031.07.2018" (PDF). mib.gov.in. Retrieved 12 April 2023.
  2. "ब्रजेश मिश्र ने 'नेशनल वायस' से नाता तोड़ अब 'भारत समाचार' चैनल लांच किया | No. 1 Indian Media News Portal". www.bhadas4media.com.
  3. "Bharat Samachar TV News Channel: The way our country is being run is what is needed". Cobrapost. Retrieved 12 April 2023.
  4. "Case Study: Media on Sale". Cobrapost. 25 May 2018. Retrieved 30 May 2018.
  5. "How Acharya Atal Stung Big Media". Newslaundry. 28 May 2018. Retrieved 30 May 2018.
  6. "Cobrapost sting: India's top media houses take money to put out pro-Hindutva content". Catch News. 25 May 2018. Retrieved 30 May 2018.
  7. "Cobrapost Sting: The Two West Bengal Newspapers That Refused to Sell out". The Wire. 26 May 2018. Retrieved 31 May 2018.


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