Zee Media hired Rohit Gandhi as the founder and first editor-in-chief to build the channel in August 2015.[4] Its website was launched in many countries as a free-to-air satellite service on 15 June 2016.[5] The television channel began airing on 15 August 2016.[6]Sudhir Chaudhary served as its editor-in-chief after Gandhi until he left in 2021.[7] Before switching to CNN-News18, Palki Sharma Upadhyay served for 4 years and resigned in September 2022.[8] Past team includes Naveen Kapoor and Kartikeya Sharma.
Team
The current team includes Sidhant Sibal of DD News, who joined the media corporation on 1 April 2018. Sumit Chaturvedi currently looks after the business news content and conducts morning and evening business shows called "WALLET". Madhu Soman joined as Chief business officer in 2022. While Molly Gambhir and Neha Khanna replace Palki Sharma's position to become leading anchors of the channel, other Associated journalists include Digvijay Singh Deo, Shivan Chanana, Rabin Sharma, Ieshan Wani, Priyanka Sharma and Alyson le Grange.
The channel's Pakistan bureau chief, Taha Siddiqui, was forced into exile after a failed kidnapping attempt in Islamabad. He was replaced by Anas Mallick.[9][10]
Controversies
Appointment of M. J. Akbar
In 2021, the appointment of M. J. Akbar, an Indian journalist and politician who has been accused of sexual assault by women, to WION as an "editorial consultant" was met with controversy, with more than 150 journalists signing a statement demanding that Akbar be removed by WION and Zee News.[11][needs update]
2022 YouTube block
On 22 March 2022, WION was blocked from YouTube for "violating Youtube's community guidelines". YouTube had taken objection to a video posted on 10 March broadcasting a speech by Sergey Lavrov, head of Russia's Ministry of Foreign Affairs, denying the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine.[12] YouTube unblocked the channel on 26 March after a social media campaign by WION.[13]
Lawsuit against former anchor Palki Sharma
After former anchor Palki Sharma Upadhyay announced her retirement from WION and the creation of new talk show in CNN-News18, WION filed a lawsuit to Upadhyay, by saying that "confidential and proprietary Zee information" are taken by Upadhyay, and demanded that Upadhyay should continue to work for WION until December 2022 and pay for damages worth Rs. 2 crore. However, the Delhi High court refused WION's appeal, and the next hearing of the case would be delayed until March 2023.[14]
References
^Chauhan, Shubhang (8 December 2016). "English News channel of Zee group' WION' announces its official launch". India.com.
^"Zee Media to launch English news broadcast, appoints Rohit Gandhi as editor-in-chief". firstpost.com. 17 August 2015. Retrieved 21 March 2016.
^"WION on Periscope: "WION launch"". Periscope.tv. 15 June 2016. Retrieved 17 September 2016.
^"Atlanta's Archith Seshadri debuts as an anchor on Zee Media's global English news channel". NRI Pulse. Retrieved 17 September 2016.
^"Is Aaj Tak's bet on Sudhir Chaudhary paying off?".
^"Palki Sharma Upadhyay, the face of WION news channel, quits: Report". Newslaundry. 2 September 2022. Retrieved 3 September 2022.
^Jorgic, Drazen (10 January 2018). "Pakistani journalist critical of military escapes kidnap attempt". Reuters.
^Siddiqui, Taha (8 January 2019). "Opinion | I'm a journalist who fled Pakistan, but I no longer feel safe in exile". The Washington Post.
^"158 personalities write to Zee Media against MJ Akbar's appointment in WION Over 150 Journalists Sign Letter Asking WION News to Remove M.J. Akbar". The Wire. 9 September 2021.
^Team, N. L. "YouTube blocks WION for 'trivialising' Russia-Ukraine war". Newslaundry. Retrieved 26 March 2022.
^"YouTube unblocks WION after 12 hours and 25,000 posts in support of channel". DNA India. Retrieved 4 April 2022.
^Tiwari, Ayush (23 November 2022). "Why Zee Media won't let Palki Sharma Upadhyay join Network18". News Laundry. Retrieved 23 November 2022.
External links
Official website
May 19, 2023
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This article is about Indian international television news network For other uses see WION disambiguation This article needs to be updated Please help update this article to reflect recent events or newly available information August 2022 WION World is One News is an Indian multinational English language news channel headquartered in New Delhi 1 2 It is owned by the Essel Group and is part of the Zee Media network of channels 3 WIONTypeRadio broadcast news discussionsCountryIndiaBroadcast areaWorldwideHeadquartersNew Delhi IndiaProgrammingLanguage s EnglishPicture format1080i HDTV downscaled to 4 3 576i for the SDTV feed OwnershipOwnerEssel GroupHistoryLaunched15 August 2016 6 years ago 2016 08 15 LinksWebsitewionews wbr comAvailabilityStreaming mediaLive Streaming International live Web stream at WionLive Streaming India Web stream at ZEE5Live streaming India Web stream at Airtel Xtream Contents 1 History 2 Team 3 Controversies 3 1 Appointment of M J Akbar 3 2 2022 YouTube block 3 3 Lawsuit against former anchor Palki Sharma 4 References 5 External linksHistory EditZee Media hired Rohit Gandhi as the founder and first editor in chief to build the channel in August 2015 4 Its website was launched in many countries as a free to air satellite service on 15 June 2016 5 The television channel began airing on 15 August 2016 6 Sudhir Chaudhary served as its editor in chief after Gandhi until he left in 2021 7 Before switching to CNN News18 Palki Sharma Upadhyay served for 4 years and resigned in September 2022 8 Past team includes Naveen Kapoor and Kartikeya Sharma Team EditThe current team includes Sidhant Sibal of DD News who joined the media corporation on 1 April 2018 Sumit Chaturvedi currently looks after the business news content and conducts morning and evening business shows called WALLET Madhu Soman joined as Chief business officer in 2022 While Molly Gambhir and Neha Khanna replace Palki Sharma s position to become leading anchors of the channel other Associated journalists include Digvijay Singh Deo Shivan Chanana Rabin Sharma Ieshan Wani Priyanka Sharma and Alyson le Grange The channel s Pakistan bureau chief Taha Siddiqui was forced into exile after a failed kidnapping attempt in Islamabad He was replaced by Anas Mallick 9 10 Controversies EditAppointment of M J Akbar Edit In 2021 the appointment of M J Akbar an Indian journalist and politician who has been accused of sexual assault by women to WION as an editorial consultant was met with controversy with more than 150 journalists signing a statement demanding that Akbar be removed by WION and Zee News 11 needs update 2022 YouTube block Edit On 22 March 2022 WION was blocked from YouTube for violating Youtube s community guidelines YouTube had taken objection to a video posted on 10 March broadcasting a speech by Sergey Lavrov head of Russia s Ministry of Foreign Affairs denying the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine 12 YouTube unblocked the channel on 26 March after a social media campaign by WION 13 Lawsuit against former anchor Palki Sharma Edit After former anchor Palki Sharma Upadhyay announced her retirement from WION and the creation of new talk show in CNN News18 WION filed a lawsuit to Upadhyay by saying that confidential and proprietary Zee information are taken by Upadhyay and demanded that Upadhyay should continue to work for WION until December 2022 and pay for damages worth Rs 2 crore However the Delhi High court refused WION s appeal and the next hearing of the case would be delayed until March 2023 14 References Edit Chauhan Shubhang 8 December 2016 English News channel of Zee group WION announces its official launch India com About Us WION Disclaimer WION Zee Media to launch English news broadcast appoints Rohit Gandhi as editor in chief firstpost com 17 August 2015 Retrieved 21 March 2016 WION on Periscope WION launch Periscope tv 15 June 2016 Retrieved 17 September 2016 Atlanta s Archith Seshadri debuts as an anchor on Zee Media s global English news channel NRI Pulse Retrieved 17 September 2016 Is Aaj Tak s bet on Sudhir Chaudhary paying off Palki Sharma Upadhyay the face of WION news channel quits Report Newslaundry 2 September 2022 Retrieved 3 September 2022 Jorgic Drazen 10 January 2018 Pakistani journalist critical of military escapes kidnap attempt Reuters Siddiqui Taha 8 January 2019 Opinion I m a journalist who fled Pakistan but I no longer feel safe in exile The Washington Post 158 personalities write to Zee Media against MJ Akbar s appointment in WION Over 150 Journalists Sign Letter Asking WION News to Remove M J Akbar The Wire 9 September 2021 Team N L YouTube blocks WION for trivialising Russia Ukraine war Newslaundry Retrieved 26 March 2022 YouTube unblocks WION after 12 hours and 25 000 posts in support of channel DNA India Retrieved 4 April 2022 Tiwari Ayush 23 November 2022 Why Zee Media won t let Palki Sharma Upadhyay join Network18 News Laundry Retrieved 23 November 2022 External links EditOfficial 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