Asianet News Network

Asianet News Network
	Logo used since 2003
Type	Media conglomerate
Country	India
Ownership
Owner	Asianxt Digital Technologies
History
Founded	30 September 1995; 31 years ago
Founder	Raji Menon
Links
Website	www.asianetnews.com

Asianet News Network (ANN) is an independent news channel headquartered in India.

It started as the news department of Asianet, introducing private sector Malayalam news broadcasts in Kerala in 1995. Its first broadcast on 30 September 1995 was also the first live television news broadcast in India. In 2003, it became a 24-hour Malayalam news channel, and became independent in 2009.

It is owned by Asianxt DigitalTechnologies. ANN news brands including Asianet News in Malayalam; Asianet Suvarna News in Kannada; and the Kannada Prabha daily newspaper.

Management

In 2015, it hired Sugata Srinivasaraju as editorial director.

In February 2025, Neeraj Kohli was promoted from chief financial officer to chairman of the Asianet News Network. Frank Thomas was promoted to CEO.

References

1 2 3 4 Nair, Dhanya S.; Lalmohan P. (June 2021). "Tracing Counter Memory: An Inquiry into the Mediation of Silence in Empirical Media Coding Practices". Global Media Journal: Indian Edition. Vol. 13, no. 1. pp. 1–21. Retrieved 5 April 2025 – via EBSCOhost.
1 2 3 "Asianxt Digital Technologies witnesses leadership reshuffle". afaqs!. Mumbai. 18 February 2025. ProQuest 3167990721. Retrieved 5 April 2025.
↑ "Asianet News Network appoints Sugata Srinivasaraju as editorial director". Indiantelevision.com. 2015. Retrieved 5 April 2025 – via EBSCOhost.
↑ "Asianet News Network Names Neeraj Kohli As New Chairman". Business World. New Delhi. 18 February 2025. ProQuest 3167973522. Retrieved 5 April 2025.

[:0-1] 1 2 3 4 Nair, Dhanya S.; Lalmohan P. (June 2021). "Tracing Counter Memory: An Inquiry into the Mediation of Silence in Empirical Media Coding Practices". Global Media Journal: Indian Edition. Vol. 13, no. 1. pp. 1–21. Retrieved 5 April 2025 – via EBSCOhost.

[:1-2] 1 2 3 "Asianxt Digital Technologies witnesses leadership reshuffle". afaqs!. Mumbai. 18 February 2025. ProQuest 3167990721. Retrieved 5 April 2025.

[3] "Asianet News Network appoints Sugata Srinivasaraju as editorial director". Indiantelevision.com. 2015. Retrieved 5 April 2025 – via EBSCOhost.

[4] "Asianet News Network Names Neeraj Kohli As New Chairman". Business World. New Delhi. 18 February 2025. ProQuest 3167973522. Retrieved 5 April 2025.