ನಮ್ಮ ಹೆಮ್ಮಯ ಪ್ರತೀಕ !
A long dream has turn to real, New Kannada channel “Kasturi” is set to air today!
This channel is owned by Karnataka CM Kumaraswamy’s wife Anitha Kumaraswamy and the channel is also known as first T.V.channel by a Kannadiga and for a Kannadiga.
Let’s wait and watch for the quality and quantity of the channel in the coming days.
I wish a great success for Kasturi.
But isn’t this just a political party (or the Gowda family, if you will) creating a medium for themselves, much like Tamil Nadu? It is really a good thing?
Wow. I assume you patronise only businesses owned by kannadigas and run for kannadigas. Can you post a list. Might come in handy.
Best wishes for the new First TV channel by a Kannadiga. Let the Kasturi fragrance be enjoyed by the non-Kannadigas also. The more the number of regional channels, the merrier. Viewers will have wider choice to enjoy and know information when there are more players in the field.
What makes a channel popular is programme content and presentation. Presentation skills are as much or perhaps more essential. Anchors or newsreaders must have very good voice culture – clear diction, intonation, tonal deflections and above all a reasonably good telegenic face which can sharply reflect the mood and tone and tenor of news or programme. Telegenic face and a radiogenic voice make an admirable combination.
If the programmes are rich in content and newscasters or presenters are smart, half the battle is won. Even a dull programme can be made lively and interesting, if the prsenter has fine skills and sense of humour and visual synchronising abilities.
The market potential is wide although it is already having big players like ETV (kannada channel), TV 9 (Kannada channel), Vijaya channel etc apart from DD kannada channel. All the best.