India Ahead
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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 |
| Availability | |
| Satellite | |
| Dish TV(India) | 775 |
| Tata Sky(India) | 617 |
| Airtel(India) | 392 |
| Videocon D2H(India) | 362 |
India Ahead is a nationwide English News Channel. It is promoted by Andhra Prabha Media Group and launched in June, 2018.[1] The Channel carries news, current affairs, entertainment sports and business programming from Indian as well as International Perspective. It's the first English news channel to be beamed out of South India.
History[]
Andhra Prabha entered into the space of broadcasting with an Indian television channel dedicated to English News channel.[2] The channel headquarter is situated in Hyderabad, India, with studios in Delhi and Hyderabad.[3]
India Ahead was led by Chetan Sharma as Founding CEO and Editorial Director.[4] In June, 2020 Andhra Prabha Group’s MD Mootha Goutam announced senior management changes to the English new channel India Ahead. 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.[5] Bhupendra Chaubey is the editor in chief. Sudha Sadanand is the Editorial President and [1] Neha Khanna is the executive editor.
Viewership ratings[]
The channel became the No. 1 channel in terms of Average time spent by Viewers during the Budget Week among all the English News Channels of India.[6] Also, the channel is performing well in the Southern Indian States such as Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Tamil Nadu[7] and Karnataka.
Distribution Network[]
India Ahead is available on all major D2H platforms and cable television operators[8] as a Free-to-Air channel.[9] Also, the channel intends to reach a wider range of audiences through its mobile app which is available on the Google Play store[10] and iStore. The channel uses its social media platforms for efficiently distributing the news contents across the digital landscape.
See also[]
- Media in India
- List of news channels in India
- Andhra Prabha
References[]
- ^ "Andhra Prabha's English news channel expected to launch in 15 days time on four DTH platforms".
- ^ "Andhra Prabha Publication to launch an English News Channel".
- ^ "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".
- ^ 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 2019-05-17.
- ^ "Free Channels". channel.trai.gov.in. Retrieved 2019-05-17.
- ^ "India Ahead News- Apps on Google Play".
- 24-hour television news channels in India