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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{short description|Indian Malayalam-language television news channel}}<br />
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{{Infobox television channel<br />
| name = 24 News (Twenty Four News)<br />
| logo = TwentyFour News logo.png<br />
| logo_size = <br />
| logo_alt = 24 News<br />
| logo_caption = Logo used since 2018<br />
| image = <br />
| parent = <br />
| key_people = {{ubl|Gokulam Gopalan (Chairman, [[Flowers TV]])| Alungal Muhammed (Chairman, 24 News)|[[Sreekandan Nair]] (Managing Director)}}<br />
| headquarters = [[Kochi]], [[Kerala]], India<br />
| network = <br />
| founder = <br />
| launch_date = {{Start date and age|2018|12|08|df=yes}}<br />
| owner = [https://www.insightmediacity.com/ Insight Media City]<br />
| language = [[Malayalam]]<br />
| picture_format = <br />
| image_size = <br />
| caption = <br />
| type = <br />
| country = [[India]]<br />
| area = International<br />
| sister_channels = [[Flowers TV]]<br />
| website = {{URL|https://www.twentyfournews.com|Twenty Four News}}<br />
| online_serv_1 = [[YouTube]]<br />
| online_chan_1 = World wide<br />
| online_serv_2 = [[Jio TV]]<br />
| online_chan_2 = India<br />
}}<br />
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'''24 News''' ''(Twenty Four News)'' is an Indian [[free-to-air]] [[Malayalam|Malayalam language]] [[News broadcasting|news channel]] owned by [https://www.insightmediacity.com/ Insight Media City]. It was initially launched as a pilot in 2016 and officially began operations on December 8, 2018. The channel is headquartered in [[Kochi]] and has studios in [[Thiruvananthapuram]] and Kochi. It is the second channel from Insight Media City, after [[Flowers TV]].<br />
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==History==<br />
24 News was launched in 2018, initially as a test channel, and was officially launched on 8 December 2018. The channel is promoted by [[Sreekandan Nair]], a prominent Malayalam television anchor. Alungal Muhammed is the chairman of Twentyfour News.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2016-04-16 |title=Sreekandan Nair show discusses old-age homes |work=The Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/malayalam/Sreekandan-Nair-show-discusses-old-age-homes/articleshow/51852719.cms |access-date=2023-08-20 |issn=0971-8257}}</ref><br />
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==Ownership==<br />
24 News is owned by Insight Media City, a media company based in [[Kochi]], [[Kerala]]. Insight Media City also owns the popular Malayalam entertainment channel [[Flowers TV]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Mk |first=Ajmal |date=31 August 2021 |title=ട്വന്റി ഫോര് ന്യൂസ് ചാനല് അവതാരകന് അരുണ് കുമാര് ചാനലില് നിന്നും മാറിനില്ക്കുന്നു |trans-title=Twenty Four News Channel anchor Arun Kumar is moving away from the channel |url=https://malayalam.oneindia.com/news/kerala/twentyfour-news-channel-journalist-arun-kumar-has-leaves-from-the-channel-306658.html}}</ref><br />
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==Programming==<br />
Twenty Four News broadcasts a variety of news and current affairs programs. It also has programs on sports, movies, lifestyle, and other topics. The channel also broadcasts live coverage of important events.<ref>{{Cite web |last=John |first=Haritha |date=2023-07-28 |title=Media vs media: Untangling Reporter TV's story wars in Kerala |url=https://www.newslaundry.com/2023/07/28/media-vs-media-untangling-reporter-tvs-story-wars-in-kerala |access-date=2023-08-20 |website=Newslaundry}}</ref><br />
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==Awards and recognition==<br />
Twenty Four News has received several awards for its journalism, including the Kerala State Television Award for Best News Channel in 2020.<ref>{{Cite web |last=KS |first=Anish |date=2020-04-16 |title=24 News Emerged As 2nd Popular In News Segment - Manorama Down To 4th Place |url=https://www.keralatv.in/24-news-2nd-popular-news/ |access-date=2023-08-20 |language=en-US}}</ref><br />
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== External links ==<br />
* {{official website}}<br />
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