Top 10 News Channels In Malayalam

1. Asianet News

This channel owned by Rajeev Chandrasekhar is an all-time news channel that has its headquarters in Thiruvananthapuram. It is under the Asianet News Network, which is a part of the Jupiter Media. Asianet Varthakal, Chuttuvattom, Cover Story, FIR Bulletin, and News @ 1 are some of the programs telecasted in the channel. Shalini, Sreeja, Prajula, Aparna Kurup, and Rajani are the news readers in it. ‘Straight, Bold, Relentless’ is their logo.

2. Reporter TV

Established in 2011, Reporter TV has now become one of the prime news channels in Malayalam. The news reader M. V Nikesh Kumar is the CEO of this channel, which has its headquarters in Kochi. It is available to the viewers all around Kerala and the Middle East. It has news programs like Round Up Bulletin, Kurukshtram, Pradesika Vartha, Mashinottam, News Today, and Democrazy, which has many viewers in and around Kerala.

3. Manorama News

A part of the Malayala Manorama daily, this channel has its headquarters at Aroor. It has the slogan ‘Kerala’s No. 1 News Channel’. Johny Lukose, the anchor of the program Nere Chove, is its news director. It has a series of news readings at 1.30 PM, 2 PM, 3 PM, 4 PM, and 5 PM. Counter Point, Choondu Viral, Kuttapathram, Naattu Pacha, and Munvidhi are some other popular programs telecasted in it.

4. Indiavision

A channel of the Indiavision Satellite Communications, it is one of the oldest news channels in Kerala. With its headquarters in Kochi, it has become famous for its alertness and dedication. It is available to the viewers in the Indian subcontinent, Middle East, and Sri Lanka. Politics, Varanthyam, World This Week, Crime Patrol, and Mukamukham are some of the programs telecasted in it.

5. Mathrubhumi News

Launched in 2013, it is a Kerala-based news channel owned by the Mathrubhumi Group. The entertainment channel Kappa TV is its sister group. It has the headquarters in Thiruvananthapuram, with Mohanan Nair as the CEO. It is famous for the news shows Varthakal Ithuvare, She News, Pradeshika Varthakal, Super Prime Time, and Gulf Time. M.S Sreekala, Smruthy Paruthikadu, and Sandhya Balasuma, and Arathy are the chief news presenters in it.

6. People TV

A channel owned by the Malayalam Communications Limited, it has the famous actor Mammootty as the Chairman. John Brittas, N. P Chandrasekharan, Manoj K Varma, M. Rajeev, and K. Rajendran are the other eminent personalities behind the success of this channel. Kairali TV and Kairali We are its sister channels. It has the following news shows; News Now, 2 PM News, Time Slot, News at 4 PM, Round UP@6, Madhyama Vicharam, and News n Views.

7. Media One TV

Owned by the Madhyamam Broadcasting Limited, which publishes the Madhyamam daily, this channel has the slogan, ‘Truth, Virtue’. Launched in 2014, it has its headquarters in Kozhikode. It is famous all over in Kerala and the Middle East. It also has a sister channel named Media One Gulf, which has the head office in Saudi Arabia. Sunil Baby and Sajith Ajmal who are Media One staffs won the 2013 award for the best investigative journalists.

8. JaiHind TV

This is a party channel owned by the Congress Party of India. Launched by Sonia Gandhi in 2007, it has the headquarters in Thiruvananthapuram. The KPCC President Ramesh Chennithala is the Chairman, and K.P Mohanan is the CEO. It has the slogan ‘For The Family, For The Nation’. Other than the news shows, it also has many entertainment programs like Beautiful Homes, Swad, Ramzan Nilavu, and Meharuba. News Now, News 360, News Today, and Jaihind News are other chief programs telecasted in it.

9. Kaumudy

Owned by the Kerala Kaumudy daily, this channel has its headquarters in Thiruvananthapuram. The then Prime Minister Manmohan Singh launched it at the centenary celebrations of the newspaper Kerala Kaumudy in 2013. Secret File, 4 The People, Salt and Pepper, Haritha Sundaram, Straight line, and Saat are the programs telecasted in it.

10. Amrita

Owned by the honorable Mata Amritanandamayi Math, it is an entertainment channel based in Kerala. The news show Top 10 @ Ten telecasted by it has become famous over the past years in Kerala. Its intention is to propagate the messages and teachings of Mata Amritanandamayi. Annies Kitchen, Sandhya Deepam, Super Star Junior, Amritavarsham, and Udayamritam are some of the programs hosted by it.