MCCS slated to wind up their regional news channel ABP Sanjha

[DashMajor]

Many groups are nowadays struggling and after Sharda Chit Fund scam group like Aanada Bajar Patrika ( ABP ) too impacted. Surprisingly they bidden for DD Free Dish slot but shutdown ABP Sanjha for carriage fee matter and claimed that BJP leader didn't help them.

 

[Devesh]

It means channel is not going to launch.

 

[NinadG]

Punjab: ABP Sanjha ceases operations

Failure to get access to cable TV carriage by the leading operator in Punjab has claimed another new channel as victim. Punjabi news channel ABP Sanjha announced to cease operations on Wednesday evening, affecting 200 employees. Management of the channel, a part of the Anandabazar Patrika group that runs leading channels including ABP News in Hindi, cited the virtual blackout as the primary reason for the shutdown.

Sources revealed that he said they could not get their channel carried by Fastway Transmissions Private Limited, which covers around 75% of the cable network in Punjab. Citing the shutdown as an outcome, he also told the staff that even if they ran the channel through the digital direct-to-home (DTH) network, they won't be able to sustain it.

Read more at: Punjab: ABP Sanjha ceases operations - Hindustan Times

I think Fastway is being run by Akali Dal & they have monopoly.

 

[DashMajor]

Why they didn't bought the slot of DD Free Dish ? Shutting Down the channel is made things suspicious.

 

[NinadG]

May be they don't have money to buy FD slot. Because having presence on local cable is cheap & also increases visibility.

 

[DashMajor]

But recently ABP News won the slot the of DD Free Dish. So its not a matter of money but intentions to launch the channel.