Tuesday, January 17, 2006
Watching Indian business and financial news in the UK
We've already reported the existence of a live free stream from CNBC-TV18. CNBC-TV18 is India's premier business and financial news station. You can watch it live at http://216.185.43.130/cnbc_vidhighc. You can also access the stream by clicking on CNBC-TV18's logo on the left-hand side bar of this site. Essential viewing for anyone interested in daily Indian business, finance and politics.
For the past couple of days, a new India-based TV station has been made available on cable and satellite in the US and the UK. Available at no extra cost for any Telewest Digital TV subscriber, South Asia World broadcasts live from New Delhi and Mumbai. Owned by TV18 -who also owns and manages CNBC-TV18- it is mainly a news channel, although primarily targeted at the sizeable South Asian diaspora in the US and the UK.
In addition to its own news & current affairs programmes and documentaries, SAW also broadcasts live streams from CNBC-TV18 and the recently-launched, and highly criticised CNN-IBN (CNN's latest attempt to get a foot in India, years after its rival CNBC secured leadership in that part of the world). Unfortunately, no live stream is broadcast over the internet, although things may change.
South Asia World is launched by India World Network USA Inc. and has operational arrangements with Television Eighteen India Limited (TV18), a company founded by Raghav Bahl. TV18 runs and manages CNBC-TV18, India's leading business news channel. South Asia World promises to "draw from TV18's world-class production and broadcast experience. South Asia World covers politics, sports, entertainment, business and the arts."
South Asia World is available on Channel 820 in the London region of Telewest.
Copyright Nicolas Forsans - James E. Lynch India & South Asia Business Centre (ISABC), Centre for International Business, Unlversity of Leeds (CIBUL), Maurice Keyworth Building, Leeds LS2 9JT, England
