ABP Group is the owner of the famous Hindi channel from MCCS (Media Content & Communications Services) started as Star News and was incorporated as ABP News on June 2012.
The star News was debuted in March 2004 to provide the Indian subcontinent with insightful news and analysis about the India, Asia and the entire world. “Aapko Rakhe AAgey” (“Considering You First” in English) is the slogan of ABP. The state of art formats and broadcasting systems are seeking the attentions of as much as 48 million Indian households on weekly basis.
The channel (Star News) was Founded in Feberuary 1998. At beginning the Star News was run as bilingual i.e. Hindi & English by STAR & NDTV until 2003. After the expiration of the deal the ABP was tied up between STAR & ABP, imparting only Hindi broadcasts. On April 2012 the eight year association between the two ended which resulted in the end of the STAR. This breakup concluded in replacing all the STARS with ABP. Following were the changes made to the rebranded news brand.
