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ABP Ananda

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ABP Ananda
CountryIndia
NetworkABP
SloganAagiye Thake, Aagiye Rakhe (in Bengali)
HeadquartersKolkata, West Bengal, India
Programming
Language(s)Bengali
Picture format576i (SDTV 16:9, 4:3),
1080i (HDTV)
Ownership
OwnerABP Group
History
Launched1 June 2005; 18 years ago (2005-06-01)
Former namesStar Ananda
Links
Websitebengali.abplive.com
Availability

ABP Ananda (used to be Star Ananda) is a free to air Bengali news channel. It was based in Kolkata, West Bengal and owned by ABP Group. The channel was founded on 1 June 2005 as Star Ananda after tying between Star India and the ABP Group.[1][2]

On 1 June 2012, the channel was renamed as ABP Ananda after the ABP Group gained full control of the organization.[3][4]

References[change | change source]

  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. "ABP to promote its own brand, parts ways with Star". Hindustan Times. 2012-04-16. Retrieved 2022-12-30.
  3. "Star to exit India news biz,ends ABP JV". The Indian Express. 2012-04-16. Retrieved 2022-12-30.
  4. Bhat, Arijit Barman & Varada (2012-04-02). "ABP to buy out STAR from TV news venture". Business Standard India. Retrieved 2022-12-30.

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