Identify the global event that heralded the arrival of private satellite channel in India.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The correct answer is Option (1) → The Gulf War of 1991
NCERT (2025-26): “Television … The Gulf War of 1991 (which popularised CNN), and the launching of Star-TV in the same year by the Whampoa Hutchinson Group of Hong Kong, signalled the arrival of private satellite Channels in India. In 1992, Zee TV, a Hindi-based satellite entertainment channel, also began beaming programmes to cable…” |