CNEB Pvt Ltd, a part of HBN Group that runs HBN Homes Colonisers, Viraman Buildcon and Developers, HBN Dairies and Allied Ltd, and HBN Insurance Agencies Ltd.
MUMBAI: The HBN Group has soft launched its 24-hour Hindi news and entertainment channel CNEB. CNEB, which stands for Complete News and Entertainment Broadcast, has signature statement Lahar to paida hogi (ripples will be created). The channel is all set to launch commercially in May.
Girish Juneja, who was executive producer of programming in India TV, is the creative and programming head of CNEB. "Our soft launch is on and CNEB will see commercial launch in May," Juneja told Indiantelevision.com. "More and more news channels have shifted their focus from hardcore news to a lot more of entertaining content. We have tailored our channel taking this into account, so as to give a 360 degree view of news," said Juneja.
In addition to news, CNEB will also showcase shows on crime, entertainment, travelogues and public interest. Run from a 16,000-square foot building in Noida, the channel has three fully functional bureaus in Lucknow, Chandigarh and Dehradun. The Mumbai bureau is under construction. For the rest, CNEB will rely on stringer-based network.
"The channel is available through DishTV and will be shortly available on Tata Sky," said Juneja.
Amandeep Singh Sran is the chairman of CNEB Pvt Ltd, a part of HBN Group that runs HBN Homes Colonisers, Viraman Buildcon and Developers, HBN Dairies and Allied Ltd, and HBN Insurance Agencies Ltd. The group also has plans to launch next year two Punjabi language channels - a music and a news and entertainment channel.
WWW.CNEB.INRahul Dev joins news channel CNEB as COO & Editor-in-Chief:
CNEB news channel opoints Rahul Dev as COO and Editor-in-Chief.Rahul Dev is a well-known name in Hindi journalism. CNEB was launched on May 27, 2008, by Complete News & Entertainment Broadcast Pvt Ltd. Amandeep Singh Sran, Chairman of CNEB, had been handling these two roles prior to Dev.
On Dev’s appointment, Sran said, “We are happy to have Rahul with us. With his experience, I am sure that our channel will reach new heights and do some good work.”
On his new role, Dev said, “I perceive it as a great opportunity. CNEB is a new channel with young and energetic people. We are trying to position ourselves in a slot that is a little different from the existing ones in the genre. We want our content to remain meaningful along with providing entertainment and infotainment.”
Dev has nearly 18 years’ experience in print and television. He has been Editor of Jansatta. In television, he has been associated with Aaj Tak, Doordarshan, Zee News and Janmat. Dev also does volunteer work and runs Samyak Foundation.
CNEB is part of the HBN Group, a well-diversified group having interests in dairy and allied products, insurance sector, consumer/ asset financing, housing finance and real estate construction and development.
Sada Channel is the first global Punjabi Satellite TV channel being made available from India on dish and cable platforms in many countries of World including USA, Canada, Newzealand, Australia and South Asian countries. It’s the stand-alone Punjabi venture of the HBN Group.
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