CNN-IBN

CNN-IBN
CNN-IBN
Launched 16 December 2005
Network CNN
Owned by Network 18
Turner International India
Picture format 4:3 (576i, SDTV)
1080i (HDTV)
Slogan "Whatever it takes".
Country India
Language English
Broadcast area India and Worldwide
Headquarters Noida, Uttar Pradesh
Sister channel(s) CNN
CNN International
IBN-7
CNBC Awaaz
CNBC-TV18
IBN-Lokmat
Website IBNLive.com

Cable News Network-Indian Broadcasting Network (CNN-IBN) is an English-language Indian television news channel. The network is a partnership between Global Broadcast News (GBN) and Turner International (Turner) in India (a subsidiary of Time Warner). Rajdeep Sardesai is the Editor-in-Chief of the network. The Indian company GBN runs the channel completely but uses the CNN brand name, in return gave 26% stake to Time Warner.

The network broadcasts 24-hour a day, 365 days a year. The network models most of its programming on that of United States cable news provider CNN, with current-event talk programs mixed with news reports. The flagship evening program is India at 9 (known for breaking news events, such as the 11 July 2006 Mumbai train bombings and the 2008 Mumbai attacks). It is one of the first news channels in India to use the concept of citizen journalism, whereby any person can send in a report that will be aired in a separate section.

CNN-IBN has been accused of having congress bias and bring more pro congress people to their discussion panels. The channel also been accused of showing fabricated tweets and videos in their live shows.[1] [2]

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Questions on ethics

A controversy about some fake Twitter comments run on the screen during a news show raised questions about the reliability of instant feedback from viewers. The officials later apologised saying that the source of viewer comment was wrongly stated as twitter.[3]

In November 2011, on its Prime Time show (Face The Nation), the channel broadcast a pre-recorded interview of Sri Sri Ravi Shankar as a live television debate. The show was hosted by the Deputy Editor of the channel, Sagarika Ghose, who also happens to be the wife of the channels Editor, Rajdeep Sardesai. On public outcry, the anchor issued a public apology on twitter, web and TV [2], [4], [5]. The episode broadcasted by the channel has not been hosted on the show's homepage [1].

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