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Leading English and Hindi news channel, Republic TV announced on Friday that it would launch its Bengal-language channel soon.
The decision added significance and could prove to be a game-changer as West Bengal goes to the state elections in 2021.
The ruling Trinamool Congress (TMC) headed by Mamata Banerjee had been charged of suppressing the media. Besides its leaders passing derogatory remarks against media, an Editor of a largest circulated Bengali daily was forced to resign.
In a tweet, the news channel stated, “We are coming!” The channel is going for a recruitment drive, inviting applications for the post of News Editors, reporters, who exhibit proficiency in the Bengali language and must have prior experience working in any Bengali News channel in the State of West Bengal.
At present, the Republic Media Network runs two TV news channels, the flagship English News channel Republic TV and Hindi News channel R. Bharat. Both the channels top the charts in terms of viewership in both the languages.
Its Bengali News Channel will be its first regional language news channels.
Interestingly, channel’s Editor-in-chief Arnab Goswami had started his career as a journalist in Kolkata, where he had worked for English daily. Goswami could speak Bengali fluently and was likely to anchor some show in the Bengali channel also.
He has started anchoring in Hindi on R. Bharat, where he has become extremely popular.
