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  • 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.”

     

     

  • Rajnish Ahuja, who is currently  Associate Managing Editor,ABP News will be taking charge of ABP News editorial on an interim basis

    Rajnish Ahuja takes interim charge as Milind Khandekar moves on at ABP News

    By A Correspondent

     

    Rajnish Ahuja
    Milind Khandekar

    And before the action starts on the political front, Milind Khandekar, Managing Editor, ABP News has decided to move on after a 14-year stint with the organisation. Rajnish Ahuja, who is currently  Associate Managing Editor,ABP News will be taking charge of ABP News editorial on an interim basis.

     

    Confirming the development, Avinash Pandey, COO, ABP News Network said: “Mr Khandekar has been instrumental in shaping and strengthening the editorial structure at ANN during this illustrious association. His service has been indeed much valuable to the organization. It has been an honor working with a wonderful colleague like him all these past years. We wish him boundless success in all his future endeavours.”

     

    Said Khandekar on the move: “Fourteen years is a long time and I remember this incredible journey very fondly. My association with ANN started with Hindi Channel and gradually transcended into digital and regional (Bengali,Marathi and Gujarati) channels of ANN as well. Overall,it has been a fulfilling and a remarkable experience.”

     

     

  • 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.”