Arnab Goswami's Republic first Indian news channel to air live on Hotstar

Journalist Arnab Goswami’s news channel Republic TV will be shown on Star India’s digital platform Hotstar, making it the first Indian news channel to be livestreamed on the platform, said a report published by Livemint.

The news channel is expected to go live on 6 May and will also launch its website republicworld.com the same day.

"Dear viewers, you've supported me over the years & Republic is the result of your faith. I am happy to tell you that Republic TV is a free to air channel. From Kashmir to Kanyakumari and Northeast to Gujarat, Republic TV is FTA (FREE TO AIR). My young, passionate, idealistic & committed news team needs your support. This committed news team is putting out a FREE TO AIR channel for you. Back them, contact your cable/DTH provider now," said Goswami.

On Thursday, it tweeted about its latest distribution tie-up with direct-to-home (DTH) platform Tata Sky. “Republic TV is coming to your homes soon as a free-to-air channel. Check your cable/DTH operator now,” the post read.

Earlier this month, Republic TV also announced a tie-up with Microsoft as its technology partner and veteran actor Kamal Haasan as the voice of Republic TV for the channel launch.
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