ABP Ananda is a popular Bengali news channel from ANN. ABP Ananda was Star Ananda prior to 1st June 2012. ABP Ananda revolutionized news broadcasting in the vernacular market. Headquartered in Kolkata with state-of-the-art production facilities, ABP Ananda works with an extensive bureau network, right from its inception on June 1, 2005. Bringing the viewers broad and insightful news reports along with entertainment features, it continues to hold the leading position reaching out to 7 million Bengalis across the nation."One of the biggest Indian media conglomerate, Anandabazar Patrika ventured into television space with a joint venture in 2003 with Star India for three news channels, Star News, Star Majha and Star Ananda. From June 1 2012, Star News, Star Majha and Star Ananda were rebranded to ABP News, ABP Majha and ABP Ananda respectively.ABP News is India’s first 24-hr national Hindi news channel catering to North India primarily. ABP Majha is Marathi news channel catering to Mumbai and Maharashtra. ABP Ananda is Bengali news channel from ABP stable proving Bengali news and entertainment content.