Asianet News Network

Asianet News Network is an independent news channel headquartered in India.
It started as the news department of Asianet, introducing private sector Malayalam news broadcasts in Kerala in 1995. Its first broadcast on 30 September 1995 was also the first live television news broadcast in India. In 2003, it became a 24-hour Malayalam news channel, and became independent in 2009.
It is owned by Asianxt DigitalTechnologies. ANN news brands including Asianet News in Malayalam; Asianet Suvarna News in Kannada; and the Kannada Prabha daily newspaper.

Management

In 2015, it hired Sugata Srinivasaraju as editorial director.
In February 2025, Neeraj Kohli was promoted from chief financial officer to chairman of the Asianet News Network. Frank Thomas was promoted to CEO.