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INDIA AHEAD
India Ahead News
CountryIndia
Broadcast areaNationally and Worldwide
SloganDigital and Mobile platform for discovering and sharing news on the go
HeadquartersHyderabad, India
Programming
Language(s)English
Picture format16:9 (576i, SDTV)
Ownership
OwnerAndhra Prabha
History
LaunchedJuly,2018
Links
Websitehttp://www.indiaaheadnews.com
Availability
Satellite
Dish TV(India)775
Tata Sky(India)617
Airtel(India)373
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[edit]

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]

Viewership ratings[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

References[edit]

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[1]

  1. "Andhra Prabha's English news channel expected to launch in 15 days time on four DTH platforms".
  2. "Andhra Prabha Publication to launch an English News Channel".
  3. "About India Ahead News".
  4. "Andhra Prabha to launch English news channel, India Ahead".
  5. https://bestmediainfo.com/2020/06/india-ahead-ceo-chetan-sharma-moves-on-sudeep-mukhia-to-lead-editorial/. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. BARC, English News Genre, India Urban, TG-All 22+ M AB, WK5'19, TB-0600-2400
  7. Source:  BARC, English News Genre, Chennai, TG- All 22+ M AB , WK 49'18, TB- 0600 - 2400
  8. "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.
  9. "Free Channels". channel.trai.gov.in. Retrieved 2019-05-17.
  10. "India Ahead News- Apps on Google Play".