ABP Ananda

ABP Ananda
CountryIndia
HeadquartersKolkata, West Bengal
Programming
Language(s)Bengali
Picture format576i (SDTV 16:9, 4:3),
1080i (HDTV)
Ownership
OwnerABP Group
Sister channelsABP News
ABP Majha
ABP Ganga
ABP Asmita
ABP Sanjha
History
Launched1 June 2005; 19 years ago (2005-06-01)
Former namesSTAR Ananda
Links
Websitebengali.abplive.com

ABP Ananda (formerly Star Ananda) is a free to air Bengali news channel based in Kolkata, West Bengal owned by ABP Group. Founded on 1 June 2005 as Star Ananda, a joint venture between Star India and the ABP Group, the channel was renamed as ABP Ananda on 1 June 2012 after the ABP Group acquired full control of the organization.[1][2]

References

  1. ^ Star News to be known as ABP News from tomorrow Archived 4 August 2012 at the Wayback Machine http://www.thehindubusinessline.com. Retrieved 5 August 2012
  2. ^ Star to exit India news biz, ends ABP JV .indianexpress.com. Published New Delhi, Mon 16 Apr 2012. Retrieved August 2012

Further reading

  • Batabyal, Somnath (13 February 2012). Making News in India: Star News and Star Ananda (1 ed.). Routledge. ISBN 9780415501637.


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