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| Type | Media Company |
|---|---|
| Country | India |
| Founded | 30 September 1995 (as Asianet News Launch date) by Dr. Raji Menon |
Broadcast area | India |
| Owner | Jupiter Entertainment Ventures Private Limited |
Official website | www |
The Asianet (TV channel), Asianet Satellite Communications and Asianet News were founded by Dr. Raji Menon.[1]
Asianet News Network (ANN) is an Indian news media company incorporated in the year 2008. It is a subsidiary of Jupiter Entertainment Ventures.[2][3] Asianet News Network operates Malayalam news channel Asianet News, Kannada news channel Asianet Suvarna News and Kannada daily Kannada Prabha. It also operates separate news portals in English, Telugu, and Tamil languages.[4] Jupiter Entertainment Ventures is an investor in English news channel Republic TV.[5]
Frank P Thomas is the Director and Group CFO of Asianet News Network (ANN), Manoj K Das is the current Managing Editor of Asianet News and Kaushik Ghosh is the Chief Revenue Officer of Asianet News Network (ANN). Rajesh Kalra is the Executive Chairman of Asianet News Network (ANN). Rajeev Chandrasekhar, a Bharatiya Janata Party Member of Parliament in the Council of States from Karnataka, is the chairman of Jupiter Entertainment Ventures.[citation needed]