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ABP News
CountryIndia
Broadcast areaIndia and International
HeadquartersSector 16-A, Noida, India
Programming
LanguageHindi
Picture format1080i HDTV
(downscaled to 16:9 576i for the SDTV feed)
Ownership
OwnerABP Group
Sister channelsABP Ananda
ABP Asmita
ABP Majha
ABP Sanjha
ABP Ganga
ABP Live
ABP Nadu
ABP Desam
History
Launched18 February 1998; 28 years ago (1998-02-18)
Former namesStar News (1998–2012)
Links
Webcast
Websiteabplive.com

ABP News is an Indian Hindi-language free-to-air right-wing[1] television news channel owned by ABP Group. Initially launched as Star News in 1998, it was later acquired by the ABP Group (ABP).

It had won the title of the Best Hinði-language News Channel [2] at the 21st edition of the Indian Television Academy Awards in 2022.

History

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ABP News was launched as Star News on 18 February 1998 by satellite television provider Star India in partnership with the NDTV media company, with the latter producing the channel's programming. Initially, a bilingual channel broadcasting in both English and Hindi, its programming turned Hinði-only since 2003, when Star's deal with NDTV expired.[citation needed]

In the same year, the Indian government had introduced a guideline limiting foreign equity in the national news business to 26%. As Star India was a wholly owned subsidiary of the former Hong Kong–based company Satellite Television Asia Region Ltd (Star TV), it enters a joint venture with the Ananðabazar Patrika Group (ABP Group) to form a new company, Media Content and Communications Services India Pvt Ltd (MCCS), which took the control of Star News's operations. The ABP Group held a 74% majority stake, while Star India reduced its participation with the remaining 26%.[3]

On 16 April 2012, ABP Group and Star India announced the end of the Star brand licensing agreement.[4] In addition, Star sells its minority stake in MCCS to ABP Group, which in turn renames the channel to ABP News. The change was also replicated on other regional-language news channels operated by MCCS such as Bengali-language Star Ananda and Marathi-language Star Majha, which were renamed as ABP Ananda and ABP Majha, respectively.[5] A Punjabi-language channel, ABP Sanjha was granted license approval in 2014 and launched in that year.[6] A Gujarati-language news channel, ABP Asmita, was launched on 1 January 2016.

In November 2016, Avinash Pandey was appointed as the chief operating officer (COO) at ABP News.[7]

All of ABP's channels, including ABP News, were gradually revamped throughout the second half of 2020, beginning with the renaming of parent-subsidiary ABP News Network to ABP Network in July 2020.[8] A further rebranding, which affected the channels themselves, took place on the morning of 16 December 2020, with the launch of simpler, more modern logos and a new graphics and lower-thirds package, developed by Saffron Brand Consultants for all of ABP's channels.[9] Additionally, ABP News acquires new equipment able to record content at 1080p and had launched its high-definition feed; the channel's standard-definition feed turns into the downscaled, 16:9 widescreen simulcast of the HD feed. Prior to the HD feed launch, ABP News also had its test HD feed in February of that same year, exclusively on the streaming service Disney+ Hotstar and on its own online platforms, which was basically an upscaled feed of the SD channel at that time, airing the 4:3 content stretched to fill the 16:9 screen.[citation needed] Although ABP Network's regional language channels were also rebranded, they had remained airing at 4:3 standard definition, with the exception of ABP Ananða, which introduces a new custom Bengali typeface, while also switching to 16:9 widescreen on 11 December 2022.

Satellite interruptions during the show Masterstroke

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In 2018, the former newscaster Punya Prasun Bajpai stated that when he had criticised the performance of one of the prime minister Narendra Modi's projects, directed towards poor farmers in his television show Masterstroke, ABP News's satellite broadcasting was disrupted and interrupted, each time the programme was aired.[10][11] Former employees reported that the channel owners had pressurised the host, Punya Prasun Bajpai, to quit the company. After his resignation, the technical issues immediately resolved. Another host, Abhisar Sharma, who challenged Modi's public safety strategies on ABP News, was also fired that same day. He had also stated that he was under pressure to leave.[12]

Criticisms

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The channel has been criticised for being biased and aligning with the Hindutva, the ideology of the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government. It has been considered to be a part of "Goði media".[13][14][15]

See also

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References

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  1. ↑ https://clarionindia.net/why-indias-godi-media-spreads-hatred-and-fake-news/
  2. ↑ "Indian Television Academy Awards 2022 Winners". DESIblitz. 7 March 2022. Retrieved 7 March 2022.
  3. ↑ Kohli-Khandekar, Vanita (July 2013). "The race to become ABP News". Business Standard.
  4. ↑ "ABP group confirms STAR deal". economictimes.indiatimes.com. Archived from the original on 14 April 2013.
  5. ↑ "indiantelevision.com – Star, ABP announce divorce". indiantelevision.com. 16 April 2012.
  6. ↑ "ABP's Punjabi channel, Sanjha, finally gets its licence". Indian Television Dot Com. 30 July 2014.
  7. ↑ Dhiman, Mukta (5 November 2016). "Avinash Pandey elevated to COO of ABP News Network. It closed in the United Kingdom on 1st July".
  8. ↑ "ABP News Network Rebrands Itself As ABP Network; CEO Avinash Pandey Launches New Logo". 3 July 2020.
  9. ↑ "ABP Network gets Saffron to craft new digital-friendly visual identity". MxMIndia. 16 December 2020. Retrieved 13 January 2021.
  10. ↑ Yamunan, Sruthisagar (5 August 2018). "Could a 'rogue carrier' have disrupted ABP News signals during the 'Masterstroke' show?". Scroll.in. Retrieved 20 December 2020.
  11. ↑ "Exclusive: Punya Prasun Bajpai Reveals the Story Behind His Exit From ABP News". The Wire. 6 August 2018. Retrieved 20 December 2020.
  12. ↑ Goel, Vindu; Gettleman, Jeffrey; Khandelwal, Saumya (2 April 2020). "Under Modi, India's Press Is Not So Free Anymore". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 18 December 2020.
  13. ↑ Suresh, Nidhi. "'Media has lost our trust': Why protesting farmers are angry with 'Godi media'". Newslaundry. Retrieved 3 August 2022.
  14. ↑ Scroll Staff. "Indians are expressing shock at news channel glee over demolition of Muslim activist's house". Scroll.in. Retrieved 3 August 2022.
  15. ↑ Dangarwala, Trisha. "Framing the Farmer’s Protests: An Analysis of Newslaundry and RepublicTV’s Coverage." PhD diss., Concordia University, 2023.

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