STAR Ananda is a Bengali language 24-hour

24-hour news cycle

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 cable

Cable television

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 and satellite television

Satellite television

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 news channel. The channel is a joint venture between STAR Group

STAR (India)

Satellite Television Asian Region is an Asian TV service owned by Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation. It is headquartered in Mumbai, with regional offices in cities Delhi and Chennai....

 (subsidiary of News Corporation

News Corporation

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) and Anandabazar Patrika

Anandabazar Patrika

Anandabazar Patrika is an Indian Bengali language daily newspaper published in Kolkata, New Delhi and Mumbai by the ABP Group. According to the Audit Bureau of Circulations, it has a circulation of 1.28 million copies making it the largest circulation for a single-edition, regional language...

 (owned by ABP Pvt. Ltd

Ananda Publishers

Ananda Publishers is a large publishing group with headquarters in Kolkata. It publishes numerous Bengali books by many renowned authors. It has one of the largest stalls in the Kolkata Book Fair, and is often awarded a prize for its stall. Ananda Publishers is the division of ABP...

). It brings viewers broad and insightful news reports along with entertainment features, it continues to hold the leading position reaching out to 7 million Bengali's across the nation. STAR Ananda is mostly available as free-to-air

Free-to-air

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 news channel, apart from that it is also distributed via satellite

Satellite television

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, cable

Cable television

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, IPTV

IPTV

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 and DTT

Digital terrestrial television

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, and was launched on 1 June 2005. It has its headquartered in Kolkata and housing state-of-the-art production facilities, STAR Ananda boasts an extensive bureau network, bringing to the Bengali viewer unparalleled, comprehensive and incisive news coverage. With an over 40 per cent majority market share in the Kolkata

Kolkata

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 and West Bengal

West Bengal

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 markets amongst all news channels in launch week, STAR Ananda continues to consolidate, adequately reflecting the aspirations of the Bengali people. Some of its main programs include STAR Khobor, Hoy ma noy bouma, Ek Dozen golpo, and Hello VIP. "STAR Khobor" is at 9 o'clock in the night.

Competitors

• Kolkata TV
  Kolkata TV
  Kolkata TV is a 24-hour Bengali news channel launched by SST Media in 2006. Now owned by Associated Broadcasting Company Limited which had purchased 86% stake in Kolkata TV. The channel is now a part of TV9 network of channels. It is being run by its 171 employees. The headquartered of the channel...
  
  
• 24 Ghanta
  24 Ghanta
  is a 24x7 Bengali news channel, covers local news of West Bengal, India as well as other national and International News, owned by the Zee Akaash News Pvt. Ltd.. The channel believes in Leftism...
  
  
• Tara Newz
  Tara Newz
  Tara Newz , is a 24 hour Bengali language news channel, covers local news of West Bengal, India and Bangladesh as well as national and international news, operated by Broadcast Worldwide Limited, a Public Limited Company, with other channels under its umbrella, viz. TARA Muzik, and TV Southasia...
  
  
• Mahuaa Khobor
  Mahuaa Khobor
  Mahuaa Khobor is a 24-hour bengali news channel launched in 2010. The news channel covers local news of West Bengal, India as well as other national and International News.- Competitors :* STAR Ananda* Kolkata TV* News Time* 24 Ghanta* Tara Newz...
  
  
• Ne Bangla
  Ne Bangla
  Northeast Bangla is a bengali language 24x7 news channel launch in 2004 and owned by M/s. Rainbow Productions Ltd. NE Bangla’s impending launch would usher in an era of unprecedented and much-needed Bengali language programming created and provided from Agartala and Kolkata...
  
  
• R Plus
• News Time
  News Time
  News Time is a 24-hour bengali news channel launched in 2010. The channel is owned by Rose Valley Group Pvt Ltd, a multi-business conglomerate company with pan India presence...
  
  
• Channel 10
  Channel 10
  Channel 10 can refer to:*Channel 10 album by rap duo Capone-N-Noreaga*Channel 10 - Tucumán *Channel 10 , 24/7 Bengali news channel*Network Ten in Australia*Channel 10 *Channel 10 *TV10...
  
  

See also

• STAR TV
  STAR TV (Asia)
  Satellite Television Asian Region is an Asian TV service owned by Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation.In 2009, News Corporation restructured STAR Asia into four units – STAR India, STAR Greater China, STAR Select and Fox International Channels....
  
  
• International broadcasting
  International broadcasting
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• List of Indian television stations

24-hour television news channels

External links

• Corporate website of Star Ananda