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Launched
  
17 August 2006

Picture format
  
480i

Language
  
Malayalam

Owned by
  
Malayala Manorama

Country
  
India

Slogan
  
Kerala's No. 1 News Channel

Manorama News (also known as MM TV) is a Malayalam language news channel owned and operated by Malayala Manorama. The channel, based at Aroor Alleppey, was launched on 17 August 2006, which coincided with the Malayalam New Year. The channel was launched with the assistance of media consulting company Mediaguru Consultants Pvt. Ltd.

Contents

The thirty-minute simultaneous newscast of regional news, Nattuvartha, from three regions of Kerala, viz. Malabar region, Kochi Region and Travancore region was done for the first time in the country.

Johny Lukose is the News Director and he also anchors a programme "Nere Chove". Romy Mathew and Pramod Raman are the Coordinating Editors of the channel and heads the input and output functions respectively.

Full list of programming

  • 1:30 PM Nattuvartha
  • 2 PM News
  • 3 PM News
  • 4 PM News
  • 5 PM News
  • 5:30 PM Nattuvartha
  • 6 AM News
  • 6:30 PM Nattuvartha
  • 7 AM News
  • 7 PM News
  • 8 AM News
  • 8:30 AM Nattuvartha
  • 9 AM News
  • 10 AM News
  • 11 AM News
  • 12 Noon News
  • Choondu Viral
  • Counter Point
  • Gulf This Week
  • Janapathrika
  • Kerala Vottu Katha
  • Koddippada
  • Kuttapathram
  • Munvidhi
  • Naattu Pacha
  • Nere Chowe
  • News Tonight
  • Niyanthrana Rekha
  • Orumani Vartha
  • Parayathe Vayya
  • Pathumanivartha
  • Pularvela
  • Puthanpadam
  • Sandhya Vartha
  • Thiruva Ethirva
  • Vottuvartha

    • Satellite Details

  • Manorama News(South, Central & North) : Insat 4A 83°E (Frequency: 4115MHz, Symbol Rate: 7776ksps, Polarization: Horizontal)
  • Mazhavil Manorama/ Manorama News International : Intelsat 17 66°E (Frequency: 4024MHz, Symbol Rate: 14400ksps, Polarization: Horizontal)
  • Mazhavil Manorama/ Manorama News International : Eutelsat 9A 9.0°E (Frequency: 11919MHz, Symbol Rate: 27500ksps, Polarization: Vertical)

    • Online

  • MM TV is streamed live online.

    • Controversies

    Shani Prabhakaran who leads Counter Point segment has been often reported at Indian Broadcasting Foundation for being controversially involved that leads to a lack of objectivity with attempts to steer discussions into slanders that shows flairs of yellow journalism.

    References

    Manorama News Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA


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