Asianet (TV channel): Difference between revisions

'''Asianet''' is an Indian [[Malayalam language|Malayalam]] language  [[general entertainment]] [[pay television]] channel operated by [[Asianet Star Communications]]. Asianet and its channels are owned by [[Star India]],<ref>{{Citation|title=Disney's $52.4 billion acquisition of 21st Century Fox includes Star India too|date=2017-12-14|url=https://www.medianama.com/2017/12/223-disneys-acquisition-21st-century-fox-star-india-well/|publisher=Medianama|language=en|access-date=8 September 2020}}</ref> Wholly owned by [[The Walt Disney Company India]]. The channel's headquarters in [[Thiruvananthapuram]] and its operates from [[Kochi]], [[Kerala]]. [[Asianet HD]] is the first full HD television channel in Malayalam.<ref name="asianetglobal.com">{{cite web|url=http://www.asianetglobal.com/contactus |title=Archived copy |access-date=2015-01-27 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150112132430/http://www.asianetglobal.com/contactus |archive-date=12 January 2015}}</ref>

The channel was originally promoted by Dr. Raji Menon in 1993.<ref name=":16">{{cite web|url=http://www.sify.com/finance/rupert-murdoch-s-grand-takeover-in-kerala-news-news-jegwlxfefhj.html|title=Rupert Murdoch's grand takeover in Kerala|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181106163859/http://www.sify.com/finance/rupert-murdoch-s-grand-takeover-in-kerala-news-news-jegwlxfefhj.html|archive-date=6 November 2018|url-status=dead|access-date=13 February 2014}}</ref> In late 2006, Dr. Raji Menon partially pulled out of Asianet Communications, turning over control to [[Rajeev Chandrasekhar]] (Jupiter Entertainment Ventures).<ref name=":114">{{Cite news|url=https://in.reuters.com/article/idINIndia-36543120081117|title=Star buys majority in Asianet; forms JV with Rajeev Chandrasekhar|date=2008-11-17|work=Reuters|access-date=2019-07-27|language=en}}</ref> [[Star India]] bought a 51% stake in Asianet Communications and formed a joint venture with JEV in November 2008. In 2014, Star India took full ownership of Asianet Communications.