Asianet News Network (ANN) is an independent news channel headquartered in India. It started as the news department of Asianet, introducing private sector Malayalam news broadcasts in

Kerala Kerala ( , ) is a States and union territories of India, state on the Malabar Coast of India. It was formed on 1 November 1956, following the passage of the States Reorganisation Act, by combining Malayalam-speaking regions of the erstwhile ...

in 1995. Its first broadcast on 30 September 1995 was also the first live television news broadcast in India. In 2003, it became a 24-hour Malayalam news channel, and became independent in 2009. It is owned by Asianxt DigitalTechnologies. ANN news brands including Asianet News in Malayalam; Asianet Suvarna News in

Kannada Kannada () is a Dravidian language spoken predominantly in the state of Karnataka in southwestern India, and spoken by a minority of the population in all neighbouring states. It has 44 million native speakers, and is additionally a ...

; and the ''Kannada Prabha'' daily newspaper.

Management

In 2015, it hired Sugata Srinivasaraju as editorial director. In February 2025, Neeraj Kohli was promoted from chief financial officer to chairman of the Asianet News Network. Frank Thomas was promoted to CEO.

References

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