Asian Television Network
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| Type | Public (TSX Venture: SAT) |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1997 |
| Headquarters | Newmarket, Ontario |
| Key people | Shan Chandrasekar, Chairman & CEO |
| Industry | Media |
| Products | Broadcasting |
| Website | www.asiantelevision.com |
Asian Television Network International Limited (often just referred to as Asian Television Network or ATN) is a Canadian licensed television broadcaster providing premium programming in several South Asian languages, as well as English, to communities across Canada. ATN has programming alliances with leading broadcasters such as Zee TV, STAR Plus, B4U, Sony Entertainment Television Asia, Alpha ETC Punjabi, ARY Digital, and Jaya TV. It has been broadcasting since 1997 and is a publicly traded company on the TSX Venture Exchange under the symbol "SAT". The company is headquartered in Newmarket, Ontario, and is headed by longtime Indo-Canadian broadcasting stalwart Shan Chandrasekar.
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[edit] Channels
ATN operates 14 television channels and has licences for an additional 5 channels. In addition, ATN is a major distributor of cricket programming in Canada, as it possesses the Canadian broadcasting rights for many of the top cricket events in the world.
[edit] On The Air
- ATN Aastha TV (Hindi/Gujarati)
- ATN Alpha ETC Punjabi (Punjabi)
- ATN ARY Digital (Urdu)
- ATN B4U Movies (Hindi)
- ATN B4U Music (Hindi)
- ATN Bangla (Bengali)
- ATN Channel (Hindi, other South Asian languages)
- ATN Cricket Plus (Sports channel- English)
- ATN Gujarati (Gujarati)
- ATN Jaya TV (Tamil)
- ATN NDTV 24x7 (English)
- ATN Zee Cinema (Hindi)
- Commonwealth Broadcasting Network (English)
ATN also owns the rights to distribute Indian-based Sony Entertainment Television Asia (Hindi) [1] in Canada.
[edit] Coming Soon
- Ariana Television Network (Afghanistan)
- ATN Zee Music
- MH1
- NDTV Good Times
- SET Max[2]
- STAR One[3]
- STAR News[3]
- STAR Vijay[3]
- STAR Gold
[edit] Radio
On October 27, 2007, ATN launched a 24hr South Asian radio station on the XM Satellite Radio platform. It features news, sports & entertainment programming broadcast primarily in Hindi & Punjabi as well as other regional languages.
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ Asian Television Network
- ^ Asian Television Network International Limited (2007-07-30). ATN to Launch SET MAX across Canada. Press release. http://asiantelevision.com/pr/SET%20MAX%20Channel%20Approval%20Press%20Release%20July%2030%202007%20oc.pdf. Retrieved on 2007-09-19.
- ^ a b c Asian Television Network International Limited (2007-07-30). STARS SHINE ON ATN. Press release. http://www.asiantelevision.com/pr/StarShines%20in%20threes%20%20press%20release%20July%202007.pdf. Retrieved on 2007-09-19.
[edit] External links
- Official Site
- Original ATN channel launches on Rogers Cable
- Historice alliance with Zee Networks
- Alliance with B4U
- ATN signs distribution deal with SET Asia
- ATN to launch Jaya TV in Canada
- ATN to launch NDTV in Canada
- ATN Bangla to launch in Canada
- ATN To launch B4U Music in Canada
- CRTC chart of ATN's assets
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