Media
Mangalooru Samachara, the first ever newspaper in Kannada, was brought out by Rev. Hermann Friedrich Mögling of the Basel mission in 1843. The first ever Kannada to English dictionary was published in Mangalore by Ferdinand Kittel in 1894. Major national English language newspapers such as Times of India, The Hindu, The New Indian Express, Deccan Herald and Daijiworld publish localised Mangalore editions. The Madipu, Mogaveera, Samparka (Contact) and Saphala (Success) are well-known Tulu periodicals in Mangalore.Popular Konkani language periodicals published in the city are Raknno (Guardian), Konknni Dirvem (Konkani Treasure) and Kannik (Offering).Beary periodicals like Jyothi (Light) and Swatantra Bharata(Independent India) are also published from Mangalore. Among Kannada newspapers, Udayavani (Morning Voice) By Manipal Press Ltd, Vijaya Karnataka (Victory of Karnataka), Prajavani(Voice of the People), Kannada Prabha (Kannada Radiance), Varthabharathi (Indian News), Samyukta Karnataka (United Karnataka) and Hosa Digantha (New Horizon) are popular. Evening newspapers such as Karavali Ale (Waves from the Coast), Mangalooru Mitra (Friend of Mangalore), Sanjevani (Evening Voice) and Jayakirana (Rays of Victory) are also published in the city. The Konkani language newspaper Kodial Khabar is released fortnightly. Malayalam newspapers such as Malayala Manorama (Malayalam Beauty) and Madhyamam (Medium) publish localised Mangalore editions.
The state run, nationally broadcast Doordarshan provides both national and localised television coverage. Cable television also provides broadcast cable channels of independently owned private networks. Canara TV and V4 Digital infotech network (local Multi System Operator) transmits daily video news channels, Live events and cultural programs happening in and around Mangalore through local channels. Conditional access system (CAS) is available to all the television viewers in Mangalore city. Direct-to-Home (DTH) services are available in Mangalore via Dish TV, Tata Sky, Sun Direct DTH, Airtel digital TV, Reliance BIG TV and Videocon d2h. All India Radio (AIR) has a studio at Kadri (with frequency 100.3 MHz) that airs program during scheduled hours. Mangalore’s private FM stations include Radio Mirchi 98.3 FM, Big 92.7 FM and Red 93.5 FM. Radio SARANG 107.8 is a community radio run by St. Aloysius College. There are multiple local TV channels which telecast programmes, news in Tulu, Konkani, Beary, and Kannada. Namma TV, V4 News and Spandana are some of the local TV channels. Namma Kudla and Posa Kural are the Tulu channels dedicated to Tulu programs.
Mangalore is home to the Tulu film industry, which releases one film per month on average. Popular Tulu films include Kadala Mage (Son of the Sea) and Suddha (The Cleansing Rites). Tulu dramas, mostly played in the Town Hallat Hampankatta, are very popular. In 2006, a Tulu film festival was organised in Mangalore. Tulu Cinemotsava 2015 was organized in January 2015.