MediaOne TV is an Indian Malayalam-language television channel operated by Madhyamam Broadcasting Limited. The channel was licensed in September 2011 and was officially launched on 10 February 2013. The main studio is located at Velliparamba, Kozhikode, Kerala. Broadcasting of the channel was halted by the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (I&B) in February 2022 after MediaOne's license to distribute the channel was revoked due to national security issues. Some criticized the ban, which was upheld by a division bench of the Kerala High Court, as being based on undisclosed sealed information. Even though it did not broadcast to television providers, MediaOne continued to distribute its programming online and via social media. On 15 March 2022, the Supreme Court of India issued an interim order staying the ban on MediaOne and allowing it to resume broadcast operations. History Foundation On 16 June 2012, then-Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy inaugurated the foundation stone laying ceremony of MediaOne headquarters and studio complex at Velliparambu near Kozhikode, and former Union Cabinet Minister of Overseas Indian Affairs Vayalar Ravi unveiled the MediaOne logo at Kochi Le Meridian convention hall. The channel was officially launched on 10 February 2013 by former Defence Minister A. K. Antony at a gala function held at Swapna Nagari, Kozhikode. Security issues and ban Madhyamam Broadcasting Limited, owners of MediaOne TV, first experienced a dispute with regulators in 2015. At that time, Madhyamam proposed a second MediaOne channel, to be known as MediaOne Life. However, the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) denied the security clearance that was necessary to start the new service. Even though the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting had approved the technical aspects of its application, this was dropped in 2019 due to the MHA's denial. In March 2020, I&B prohibited the transmission or re-transmission of MediaOne TV, along with Asianet News TV, for 48 hours for what it called for "biased" reporting of North East Delhi riots, stating that the channel was "airing attacks on religions or communities, promoting communal attitudes" and "inciting violence against law and order maintenance and promoting anti-national attitudes". In its ruling, I&B noted that the "channel's reporting on Delhi violence seems to be biased as it is deliberately focusing on the vandalism of CAA supporters [...] questions RSS and alleges Delhi Police inaction [... and] seems to be critical towards Delhi Police and RSS". On 31 January 2022, MediaOne TV ceased broadcasts