Now Karnataka blocks TV9

IN Media Watch Briefs | 25/11/2014

TV9 has run into trouble with the Karnataka government. According to a statement from the channel, it has been taken off the air by several cable operators in the state, reportedly after a directive was issued by the state's Energy Minister D K Shivakumar. This is the second state where it has been blocked. The channel has been in a long-running dispute with the Telangana government, and was even threatened by Chief Minister K Chandraskehar Rao in September.

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