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  • Aims at creating a transparent platform to exchange ideas amongst India’s youth and politicians

    ABP launches new youth-based show – ‘2019 Ke Joshliay’

    By A Correspondent

     

    ABP News Network has announced a series of Youth Debates – ‘2019 Ke Joshilay’ which will be held across key colleges of India. The show will be hosted by anchor Sumit Awasthi and will be aired every Saturday between 8–9pm.

     

    Said Avinash Pandey, CEO, ABP News Network: “As the countdown for general elections has begun, we are targeting the first-time voters who are instrumental in keeping #deskkorakheyaagey. 2019 ke Joshilay is a unique concept that has been designed by ABP News to gauge the sentiments of India’s youth before the General Elections – 2019. In a dynamic country like India, youth has been an active participant in shaping and deciding the future of the country. This platform will be an ideal start to exchange dialogue between youth and politicians and their mutual expectations from each other.”

     

     

  • Jha holds vast experience of over 22 years in journalism

    Pankaj Jha elevated at ABP News

    By A Correspondent

     

    Pankaj Jha

    With its credo of #deskkorakheyaagey, ABP News Network has strengthened its editorial team ahead of the general elections. Pankaj Jha, Senior Editor, Uttar Pradesh Bureau has been elevated to Senior Editor, National and Political affairs with immediate effect.

     

    Jha holds vast experience of over 22 years in journalism and has been associated with ABP News for more than 15 years. Said Avinash Pandey, CEO, ABP News Network: “Pankaj has been instrumental in shaping and strengthening the Uttar Pradesh bureau at ANN. His services have indeed been of much value to the organization and it’s indeed a pleasure to elevate him to National role as a Senior Editor, National and Political affairs with immediate effect. We wish him boundless success for his new role at ANN Delhi office.”

     

     

  • Pandey has his role cut out for him, and we are sure the high numbers on December 11 will help boost revenues.

    1 Minute View: Congratulations, Avinash Pandey!

    1 Minute ViewWe revive our 1 Minute View feature on popular demand. Popular, we must clarify, doesn’t mean lakhs and crores of readers, but just a few dozen loyal well-wishers of the website. They believe that the ‘1 Minute View’ helps give readers a daily perspective on issues concerning the trade.

    We agree, except that commentary is not very revenue-generation-friendly. So the sensitive folks in the trade may take umbrage to adverse comments on them or positive comments on competition. But, heck, that’s now what got us to start MxMIndia. Our allegiance is towards our readers.

    Meanwhile, the year has started in right earnest and with some happy news from the offices of ABP News. Long-standing ABP News honcho Avinash Pandey is now the Big Boss of the company. We wish him the very best. The news comes on the back of the revelation that ABP News has clocked the highest programming content across Hindi and English news television. In a year that’s going to see the mother-of-all elections, Pandey has his role cut out for him, and we are sure the high numbers on December 11 will help boost revenues.

    It’s an interesting road ahead for Pandey and ABP News. Developments of the last year on the editorial front have now been forgotten, and it’s heartening to see that ABP News has maintained its neutral stance. And that could well be a good thing given that finally the media has started asking the Narendra Modi government some tough questions.

  • The elevation is effective today, January 2, 2019

    Avinash Pandey is now CEO, ABP News Network

    Avinash Pandey, CEO, ABP News Network

    By A Correspondent

     

    Avinash Pandey has been elevated as  Chief Executive Officer of ABP News Private Limited. The appointment is effective today (January 2, 2019.

    Pandey has been COO of the news organisation for the last five years and has been with ANN (earlier MCCS) since 2005, spearheading the revenue function and also essaying a key role in the expansion of the networ’s reach.

    Commenting on the appointment, D D Purkayastha, MD & CEO ABP Pvt Ltd said: “Avinash has rendered invaluable services during the past 13 years of tenure in the organization. Wishing him success in the new role.  We are proud of our success and look forward to the next chapter of growth under Avinash’s dynamic leadership.”

    Commenting on his appointment as CEO, Pandey said: “I am delighted and thankful to the Board of Directors of ANN for bestowing such faith in me. ABP News has been consistently setting benchmarks in the media and entertainment industry for innovation and growth in India, which is one of the world’s fastest growing markets. The convergence of telecom, media and technology is one of the major drivers of the industry and India’s media ecosystem has reached an inflection point. Am looking forward to taking the channels to the next level in these exciting times.”

  • The new campaign by Lowe Lintas narrates stories of ABP reporters at large

    ABP News launches new brand campaign – ‘Desh ko Rakhe Aagey’

    By A Correspondent

     

    ABP News Network has launched its new brand campaign ‘Desh ko Rakhe Aagey’, that focusses on the hard work its reporters endure daily while on duty. The campaign has been created by Lowe Lintas.

     

    Said Avinash Pandey, COO – ABP News Network: “I would like to congratulate and thank our reporters, who act as the sentinels of truth, driven by boundless passion and unflinching determination that has helped ANN in keeping the nation and viewers ahead. The intriguing campaign aims to bring forth ANN’s efforts to keep its most important stakeholder, the viewer ahead on the continuous developments happening in the country.”

     

    Added Naveen Gaur, COO, Lowe Lintas: “Our association with ABP News is a long-standing one and this campaign like others in the past is special for us. ABP News is one of India’s leading Hindi news channels and has always stood committed towards keeping the country and its audience ahead by delivering complete and thorough news. The reporters work tirelessly with passion, courage and determination towards this commitment. As India enters the year of general elections, it is our job to give ABP a distinct identity and we believe the current films will do that.”

     

     

  • The monthly show will offer perspectives on the 2019 elections

    ABP gears up for 2019 elections with new show

    By A Correspondent

     

    ABP News Network unveiled its new show ‘Desh Ka Mood’ in the run-up to the general elections next year.. The show will analyse of the projections and the changing trends, helping the discerning viewer with the election build-up.

     

    Said Avinash Pandey, COO, ABP News Network: “Staying ahead of the industry, we started our very first show of 2019 elections on January 1, 2018 and we are the first one to set a benchmark in setting decisive trends in terms of covering and engagement during the elections.  Desh ka Mood – is a unique format that would add a touch of freshness to the entire election proceedings.The format of the show will be to engage the well-versed audience to provide them with ‘food for thought’ with reference to the elections. The show aims at educating, updating and inspiring the viewers.”

     

     

  • ABP Sanjha is ANN’s exclusive news channel in Punjabi, and for Punjabis, in Canada

    ABP Sanjha launched in Canada

    By A Correspondent

     

    ANN has launched its Punjabi news channel, ABP Sanjha in Canada. Launched in partnership with Parvasi Media Group, ABP Sanjha is ANN’s exclusive news channel in Punjabi, and for Punjabis, in Canada.

    Said Avinash Pandey, COO, ABP News Network: “There has always been a very strong demand from the Punjabi community in Canada, for a channel which not just informs them about their homeland, but rather connects them back to it. This was evident to us through the fact that ABP Sanjha was already very popular on the VoD platform. And now with ABP Sanjha available 24×7 on both cable & online platforms, we are confident that the Canadian Punjabi community will finally get the content it has always desired and deserved.”

  • There are reports of an expansion at ZMCL, and Executive Director Group COO Rajiv Singh will reportedly be given an expanded role and newer responsibilities

    Ashok Venkatramani to take charge of Zee Media from July 1

    By A Correspondent

     

    Ashok Venkatramani

    Former ABP News Network CEO and Hindustan Unilever top honcho Ashok Venkatramani has been appointed Managing Director of Zee Media Corporation Limited. The Board of Directors of ZMCL met on Thursday and formally announced the appointment to the stock exchanges, and the world. Meanwhile, there are reports of an expansion at ZMCL, and Executive Director Group COO Rajiv Singh will reportedly be given an expanded role and newer

     

    Venkatramani, who quit ABP News in November 2016, will take charge on July 1, 2018. The contract is for a period of three years. Venkatramani, who is currently in the United States, is looking forward to his new role, a reply from him to us and other friends indicated.

     

    An engineering graduate from Mumbai and a postgraduate from the Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad, Venkatramani worked with Hindustan Unilever for nearly two decades after which he joined ABP News, then called Star News, and the company, a joint venture of the ABP Group and Star India, was called Media Content and Communications

     

    (MCCS). At HUL, the post he last held was Vice President and Business Head of the all-important skincare division. At ABP, he helped streamline processes and successfully transitioned the Star brand to ABP. Venkatramani has also done an advanced management programme at the Harvard

     

    Known for his people skills, Venkatramani is known to be no-nonsense when it comes to deliverables and processes. This is what Punit Misra, currently CEO of the Broadcast Business at Zee Entertainment wrote on Venkatramani, his boss at HUL, on LinkedIn in April 2009: “Having worked with Ashok in two different stints, I rank him tops on his ability to build and nurture individuals and to create great performing teams. There are many things special about Ashok as a leader – always accessible and friendly, operating from the principle that people must be given support and space to contribute thier best, supporting people when chips are down, never hierarchical, willing to take risks and let people take risks, feet strongly on the ground but egging people on to go for the moon – and so many other things… It has been an absolute pleasure reporting in to a friend like Ashok – ‘coz he doesn’t treat you as if he is the boss!”

     

    Former colleagues at ABP News are bullish about Venkatramani turning around ZMCL. “If ANN is a profitable company today, it’s thanks to the systems and processes Ashok set up. He may scream and shout a bit, but he gives you the kind of freedom that few bosses do. He doesn’t micro-manage at all and would judge you via periodic reviews. He also focuses considerably on training of his team and ensuring that they are adequate empowered.” Another ex-colleague said: “He’s not one who will sack people. So if there’s something that needs cleaning up, he will do it. And that’s what Subhash Chandra and the Zee management always look for.”

     

     

  • ABP News will pay tribute to legendry Indian poets who have made a prominent place for Hindi poetry in the world of literature

    ABP News unveils Mahakavi with Kumar Vishwas

    By A Correspondent

     

    ABP News will pay tribute to legendary Indian poets who have made a prominent place for Hindi poetry in the world of literature through its new show ‘Mahakavi’. The 10-episode series will be anchored poet Kumar Vishwas and each episode will encapsulate the life and works of great Indian poets like Ramdhari Singh Dinkar, Dushyant Kumar, SuryakantTripathiNirala, Harivansh Rai Bachchan, Sudama Pandey Dhumil and many more. Vishwas will also recite and sing selected popular poems of the chosen Hindi poets. This weekly series will debut on ABP News from November 5 on weekends (Sat-Sun) at 10pm.

     

    “At ANN, we are committed to keep consumer ahead all the time by bringing innovative programming ideas. Mahakavi is an effort to bring richness of literary heritage on Indian television for the first time ever.  The untold stories of renowned Hindi poets will certainly excite viewers and partners,” says Ashok Venkatramani, CEO, ABP News Network.

     

    Added Milind Khandekar, Managing Editor of ABP News:  “At ABP News, we believe in continuous innovation. ‘Mahakavi’ embarks on a journey into the lives of eminent Hindi poets who have achieved prominence through their phenomenal work in Hindi literature across the globe.”

     

  • Ashish Bagga will be Vice President while M K Anand will be the Treasurer

    Ashok Ventatramani is NBA president

    By A Correspondent

     

    Ashok Venkatramani

    Ashok Venkatramani, Chief Executive Officer of the ABP News Network, has been elected President of the News Broadcasters Association (NBA), the apex body of news channels.

     

    At the NBA Board Meeting held after the ninth Annual General Meeting (AGM) on Thursday, the following Board members were elected officebearers of the NBA for the year 2016-17:

    1. Ashok Venkatramani, President (CEO, ABP News Network Pvt. Ltd.)

    2. Ashish Bagga, Vice President (Group CEO of India Today Group )

    3. M.K. Anand, Honorary Treasurer (Managing Director & CEO Officer, Times Network – Bennett, Coleman & Co Ltd)

    The other members on the NBA Board are:

    4. Rajat Sharma, Chairman & Editor-in-Chief (India TV),  Independent News

    Service Pvt. Ltd.

    5. K V L Narayan Rao, Executive Vice Chairperson NDTV Group – New Delhi

    Television Ltd.

    6. Rahul Joshi, CEO News & Group Editor-in-Charge, TV18 Broadcast Ltd.

    7. Dr Bhaskar Das, Group CEO, Zee Media Corporation Ltd.

    8. Anurradha Prasad, Chairperson-cum-Managing Director, News24 Broadcast

    India Ltd.

    9. M V Shreyams Kumar, Wholetime Director, Mathrubhumi Printing &

    Publishing Co. Ltd.