STAR Majha is a 24-hour free-to-air

Free-to-air

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 Marathi

Maharashtra

Maharashtra is a state located in India. It is the second most populous after Uttar Pradesh and third largest state by area in India...

 news channel broadcast in India

India

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 based in Mumbai

Mumbai

Mumbai , formerly known as Bombay in English, is the capital of the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is the most populous city in India, and the fourth most populous city in the world, with a total metropolitan area population of approximately 20.5 million...

. It was launched on 22 June 2007 and delivers news in the Marathi language

Marathi language

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. 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 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...

, which also runs two other news channels: STAR News

STAR News

STAR News is the Hindi language news channel of STAR TV based in Mumbai. The channel is a co-production of STAR Group and ABP Pvt. Ltd...

 (Hindi

Hindi

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) and STAR Ananda

STAR Ananda

STAR Ananda is a Bengali language 24-hour cable and satellite television news channel. The channel is a joint venture between STAR Group and Anandabazar Patrika...

 (Bengali

Bengali language

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). Rajiv Khandekar is the editor of the news channel which is headquartered in Mumbai

Mumbai

Mumbai , formerly known as Bombay in English, is the capital of the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is the most populous city in India, and the fourth most populous city in the world, with a total metropolitan area population of approximately 20.5 million...

. Star Majha has set up an extensive bureau network in Maharashtra

Maharashtra

Maharashtra is a state located in India. It is the second most populous after Uttar Pradesh and third largest state by area in India...

 and India

India

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. Star Majha competes with other Marathi news channels like Zee 24 Taas

Zee 24 Taas

ZEE 24 TAAS is a 24-hour Marathi news channel broadcast in India based in Mumbai. It was launched on 12th Feb 2007. Zee 24 Taas created history by becoming the first 24/7 Marathi News Channel of India. Since its inception Zee 24 Taas has always been ahead in delivering quality and hardcore news...

 , 24 hours newschannel from Zee and IBN Lokmat. Star majha have special programme for catering the needs of farming community. This agriculture programme SAAT BARACHYA BATMYA (सात बाराच्या बातम्या) recently got the prestigious KRISHI MITRA award from State government for its outstanding contribution in development of farmimg/rural community/environment etc.

Shows On Star Majha

• Khel Majha (खेळ माझा 6:30 pm)
• web majha (वेब माझा)
• dev majha (देव माझा)

SAAT BARACHYA BATMYA (सात बाराच्या बातम्या)
For Advertisement contact : Mahesh Borde (Manager-Pune) 9922407713
Pune office Phone Number: 020-30286006

External links

• Official website
• Star Majha Corporate Website