ABP Group
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| Company type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Mass media |
| Founded | 13 March 1922 |
| Founders | Prafulla Kumar Sarkar |
| Headquarters | , India |
Key people | Dhruba Mukherjee (CEO) |
| Revenue | ₹500 crore (US$59 million) (2022)[1] |
| Website | www |
ABP Group is an Indian media conglomerate headquartered in Kolkata, West Bengal. Originally established in 1922 as the Ananda Bazar Patrika Limited, the group evolved into its current structure and branding over the decades. One of India's oldest and most prominent media houses, ABP Group owns and operates a wide range of print, television, and digital media platforms, including the Bengali daily Anandabazar Patrika, the English-language newspaper The Telegraph, and multiple news channels under the ABP News Network. With a significant presence in regional and national media, the group employs thousands across its editorial, production, and broadcasting divisions.
History
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The company in recent years did mass layoff at various times.[2][3][4][5]
Current assets
[edit]Newspapers
[edit]- Anandabazar Patrika – Bengali-language daily newspaper[6]
- The Telegraph – English-language daily newspaper.
Magazines
[edit]- Anandamela
- Sananda
- Anandalok
- Desh
- Boier Desh
- The Telegraph in Schools (TTIS)
TV news channels
[edit]| Channel | Language | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| ABP News | Hindi | Formerly Star News |
| ABP Ananda | Bengali | Formerly Star Ananda |
| ABP Majha | Marathi | Formerly Star Majha |
| ABP Asmita | Gujarati |
Digital news channels
[edit]| Channel | Language |
|---|---|
| ABP Sanjha | Punjabi |
| ABP Ganga | Hindi |
| ABP Bihar | Hindi |
| ABP Live | Hindi |
| ABP Nadu[7] | Tamil |
| ABP Desam[8] | Telugu |
Defunct entertainment channel
[edit]| Channel | Language | Launch | Defunct |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sananda TV | Bengali | 25 July 2011 | 7 November 2012 |
References
[edit]- ^ "ABP PRIVATE LIMITED - Revenue, Net Worth, Profits & More". Archived from the original on 25 August 2022. Retrieved 25 August 2022.
- ^ "ABP Group to sack 150 employees in third round of downsizing". Archived from the original on 10 September 2022. Retrieved 10 September 2022.
- ^ "Kolkata's ABP Group That Runs Telegraph Fires 700, Staff Journalists Call It a Massacre". 2 February 2022. Archived from the original on 10 September 2022. Retrieved 10 September 2022.
- ^ "HT and ABP layoffs: Cult of profits leading to sackings, not demonetisation as organisations claim". 14 February 2017. Archived from the original on 10 September 2022. Retrieved 10 September 2022.
- ^ "Bengal's Iconic Anandabazar Patrika Group to Sack 40% of its Staff". 9 December 2016. Archived from the original on 10 September 2022. Retrieved 10 September 2022.
- ^ "Indian Readership Survey (IRS) 2012 — Quarter 2" (PDF). HANSA Research. 2012. p. 11. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 November 2013.
- ^ "ABP Network Expands Horizon: Launches ABP Nadu For Tamil Users". news.abplive.com. 15 April 2021. Archived from the original on 12 April 2022. Retrieved 14 May 2021.
- ^ "ABP Network Launches Telugu Digital Platform 'ABP Desam'". news.abplive.com. 30 July 2021. Archived from the original on 8 April 2022. Retrieved 26 August 2021.
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