Rajya Sabha TV
Rajya Sabha TV (RSTV) was an Indian public cable television network channel owned and operated by Rajya Sabha that covered the proceedings of Rajya Sabha (the Upper House of the Parliament of India). It has now been replaced by Sansad TV. Apart from telecasting live coverage of Rajya Sabha proceedings, RSTV also brought detailed analyses of parliamentary affairs. While focused on current national and international affairs, it provided a platform for knowledge-based programmes for the discerning viewer. The channel offered special attention to legislative business undertaken by the Parliament. In March 2021, this channel and Lok  Sabha TV were merged to form a combined parliamentary service, Sansad TV. Rajya Sabha TV produced the 10-part TV mini-series "Samvidhaan", which was directed by the noted film director Shyam Benegal. Rajya Sabha TV also produced a teleserial and film, Raag Desh, on the trial of Indian National Army officers during British rule. The serial was directed by Tigmanshu Dhulia. Programmes. Rajya Sabha TV was among a few bi-lingual channels in India, telecasting in India's official languages, Hindi and English. Rajya TV telecasted 7 news bulletins, 4 in Hindi and 3 in English. Rest of its  programming consists of daily and weekly shows, and special programmes. The following is a list of programmes that were telecast on a daily/ weekly basis on Rajya Sabha TV: Important features and achievements. Rajya Sabha TV was a must-carry channel in India, and all television service providers (Direct to Home as well as cable TV providers) must carry this channel, as mandated in the advisory issued by the Indian government in 2015 and still in force. In recent years, Rajya Sabha TV has gained prominence among Indian news and current affairs television channels. Its YouTube channel now has over  5 million subscribers, much ahead of other channels in the same/ similar niches. Now about a million subscribers are added every six months. Some of its shows have been viewed millions of times on YouTube. On BARC, the audience measurement system for television channels in India, daily programmes of Rajya Sabha TV figure among the top viewed programmes. The telecast of live proceedings of the Rajya Sabha (the upper house of the Indian parliament) done by Rajya Sabha TV is carried live by most other channels in their news telecasts, without cost or attribution unless used in programmes. Rajya Sabha