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India Ahead, an English-language news channel in India, is operated by the Andhra Prabha Media Group. Launched in June 2018, the channel offers a news, current affairs, entertainment, sports, and business content. It provides coverage from both Indian and international viewpoints. India Ahead is the first English news channel to be broadcast from South India.
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Country | India |
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Broadcast area | Nationally and Worldwide |
Headquarters | Hyderabad, India |
Programming | |
Language(s) | English |
Picture format | 16:9 (576i, SDTV) |
Ownership | |
Owner | Andhra Prabha |
History | |
Launched | July 2018 |
Links | |
Website | http://www.indiaaheadnews.com |
History
editAndhra Prabha entered into the space of broadcasting with an Indian television channel dedicated to news in English.[1] The channel's headquarters is situated in Hyderabad, India, with studios in Delhi and Hyderabad.[2]
Editorial team
editIndia Ahead was led by Chetan Sharma as Founding CEO and Editorial Director.[3] In June 2020, Andhra Prabha Group’s MD Mootha Goutam announced senior management changes to the channel. While the founding CEO Chetan Sharma has moved on, the channel has made a series of senior appointments. Former CNN-News18 Sudeep Mukhia has joined India Ahead as Group President, News Room Operations & Editorial Strategies.[4] Bhupendra Chaubey is the editor in chief, and Sudha Sadanand is the Editorial President.[citation needed][5]
Ratings
editThe channel became the No.1 channel, in terms of average time spent by viewers during the Budget Week, among all English News Channels in India.[6] Also, the channel is performing well in the Southern Indian States such as Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Tamil Nadu[7] and Karnataka.[citation needed]
Distribution
editIndia Ahead is available on all major direct to home platforms and cable television operators[8] as a Free-to-Air channel.[9] Also, the channel is available through its mobile app on the Google Play store[10] and the App Store.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Andhra Prabha Publication to launch an English News Channel". 7 June 2018.
- ^ "About India Ahead News".
- ^ "Andhra Prabha to launch English news channel, India Ahead".
- ^ "India Ahead CEO Chetan Sharma moves on; Sudeep Mukhia to lead editorial". 12 June 2020.
- ^ IA, NS (28 January 2023). "News channel 'India Ahead' shuts down, employees not paid for months". Business Standard. Retrieved 19 February 2024.
- ^ BARC, English News Genre, India Urban, TG-All 22+ M AB, WK5'19, TB-0600-2400
- ^ Source: BARC, English News Genre, Chennai, TG- All 22+ M AB , WK 49'18, TB- 0600 - 2400
- ^ "English news channel India Ahead to become live on four DTH platforms soon". India's Leading Source for Broadcasting & Broadband Information - CableQuest Magazine. Retrieved 17 May 2019.
- ^ "Free Channels". channel.trai.gov.in. Archived from the original on 17 May 2019. Retrieved 17 May 2019.
- ^ "India Ahead News- Apps on Google Play".