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Media in Chennai |
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Media in Chennai is a thriving industry, with some of the major national channels and newspapers based in the city. Be it the print media or television channels, media industry in this region is a thriving community, offering good competition to the neighboring states. More and more young people are taking up media and journalism as their profession. Probably why the city is known for its some of the leading schools of journalism and mass communication. It is an ideal sector for anybody with the interest in current affairs and is curious about the general ongoings around him or her. However, the media industry in Chennai has also evolved over the past years, leading to the rise of many alternative media-related fields. Advertising and marketing is an offshoot of the media in Chennai, which has grown tremendously, thanks to the boom in television channels in Chennai.
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Some of the leading newspapers in Chennai include The Hindu, Indian Express, Kanian Tamil News, Times Chennai, Dinmani, Dinakaran, Daily Thanthi, Apollo Times, Indiavarta, Viduthalai and Kumudam, among others. While English is one of the leading media languages, regional media is also extremely progressive and offers stiff competition to other sectors within print media. The Hindu, established in 1878, is one of the national English newspapers, with largest circulation in Tamil Nadu. While Indian Express, Deccan Chronicle, The News Today, The Financial Express and The Hindu caters to the English-speaking section in Chennai, some of the newspapers in Tamil include Dinmani, Daily Thanthi, Dina Malar, Tamil Murasu, Makkal Kural and Dinakaran, among many others. The thriving television network is a thriving market in Chennai, with more than 277 channels working in the city. But regional television media in Chennai is inclusive of one of the largest television networks, namely the Sun Network, owning 19 television channels and host of radio stations, thus being the second-largest broadcasting company in India.
Tennis in Chennai:
Tennis the nest popular game after cricket in Chennai. There is a tennis court in Chennai as well. It is known as ATP Chennai Open - Centre Court at the SDAT Tennis Stadium complex which is in Nungambakkam. The city is kniwn for hosting the Chennai Open which is also a ATP tournament as well. The tennis stadium can accommodate around 6,000 spectators. The stadium also has five synthetic surface courts. TSome of the major tennis stars who have come up from Chennai includes Ramanathan Krishnan, Vijay Amritraj, Ramesh Krishnan and Mahesh Bhupathi The Britannia Amritraj Tennis Academy is situated in Chennai.
Besides print and television, there are other forms of electronic media offering stiff competition to the media industry in the country. The city is home to 10 FM radio stations and two AM radio stations. Besides this, there are alternative forms of media as well such as documentary making and multimedia, a genre which is known as “new media”. Chennai is home to some of the leading schools and colleges of journalism, with the most popular ones being the Audio Visual Research Center at Anna University, Asian School of Journalism and Film and TV Institute of Tamil Nadu, among others. These schools have generated many talented individuals, who are now doing well in the exciting world of media in Chennai.
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