ABP Ananda (formerly Star Ananda) is a
free to air
Free-to-air (FTA) services are television (TV) and radio services broadcast in unencrypted form, allowing any person with the appropriate receiving equipment to receive the signal and view or listen to the content without requiring a subscript ...
Bengali
news channel
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based in Kolkata, West Bengal owned by
ABP Group
ABP Group (Ananda Bazar Patrika) is an Indian media conglomerate headquartered in Kolkata, West Bengal. It was established in 1922.
History
The company in recent years did mass layoff at various times.
Current assets Newspapers
* ''Ananda ...
. Founded on 1 June 2005 as Star Ananda, a
joint venture
A joint venture (JV) is a business entity created by two or more parties, generally characterized by shared ownership, shared returns and risks, and shared governance. Companies typically pursue joint ventures for one of four reasons: to acce ...
between Star India and the ABP Group, the channel was renamed as ABP Ananda on 1 June 2012 after the ABP Group acquired full control of the organization.
Star to exit India news biz, ends ABP JV
.''indianexpress.com''. Published New Delhi, Mon 16 April 2012. Retrieved August 2012
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ABP Group
24-hour television news channels in India
Television stations in Kolkata
Bengali-language television channels in India
Television channels and stations established in 2005
2005 establishments in West Bengal
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