Asianet Suvarna News has earned recognition in various segments, highlighting its dedication to covering a wide range of news topics. The channel has been awarded for its impactful shows and campaigns that have garnered significant attention:

The awards won are:

1. Best Early Prime Show: 'Cinema Hungama' at 6.30 PM

2. Best Late Prime Time Show: 'Prime News' at 10 PM

3. Best Breakfast Show: 'Big 3' at 9 AM

4. Best In-Depth Series: 'Cover Story' airing on Saturdays at 9.30 PM

5. Best News Coverage (Silver): 'Release of 2,054 crores for water to Yadagiri'

6. Best Anchor: Ajit Hanakkanavar

7. Best Current Affairs (Silver): 'Left Right and Centre' for the Muruga Sri Rape Case at 7 PM

8. Best Prime Show: 'News Hour' at 8.30 PM

9. Best Campaign for Social Cause: 'Save Wildlife'

Asianet Suvarna News offers a varied lineup of programs catering to different audiences. 

'Cinema Hungama' provides insights into the world of stars, offering the latest news and entertainment updates from the movie industry. The show features interviews with well-known celebrities such as Yash, Sudeep, Shah Rukh Khan, and Deepika Padukone, making it a favourite among viewers.

'Prime News' highlights significant developments from across the nation and the world. The show has gained recognition for its comprehensive coverage. The show aims to keep viewers well-informed about crucial events throughout the day.

'Big 3' is a social awareness program, which addresses issues at the district, taluk, and village levels. By connecting people with solutions to problems related to education, healthcare, and infrastructure, the show has contributed to positive changes in various communities. It is prominent to note that the 'Big 3' program has been reaching the hearts and minds of Karnataka citizens with its heartwarming content.

The 'Cover Story' series plays a key role in exposing corruption, illegality, and injustice. Through its investigative approach, the program sheds light on flaws in government projects and has resulted in the suspension of numerous corrupt officials.

The 'Save Wildlife' initiative, among the acknowledged campaigns, stands out. Over the past three years, Asianet Suvarna News has consistently voiced for wildlife conservation. The campaign's impact has been witnessed at various levels, recognizing the efforts of forest field staff and promoting forest-friendly practices at the grassroots level. The impact: 

1. The CM Gold Medal was constituted for the first time in Karnataka for the Forest Field Staff 

2. Rural RO plants were sanctioned to the 'Best Forest Friendly Panchayats'.

3. DRFO Salary disparity was removed and a new salary structure came into force by the continuous campaign through the news channel.

In the previous ceremony of ENBA awards 2022, Suvarna News had won 4 awards. The News anchor, Jayaprakash Shetty was awarded Best Presenter (Gold), Gold in Best Current Affairs category, Gold in Best News Category and Silver for Suvarna News cover story. 

About Asianet Suvarna News

Asianet Suvarna News is a Kannada news channel owned by the Asianet News Network. The media subsidiary operates under the umbrella of Jupiter Capital Private Limited. The channel made its debut on March 31, 2008, marking the third instance of a news channel broadcasting in the Kannada language.

This stock option plan will encompass both long-standing Asianet employees and new team members who have demonstrated outstanding performance. The announcement follows the company's rapid expansion across the nation, transitioning from regional dominance to a national presence.

In addition to solidifying its position in Indian languages across the country, Asianet News has made substantial investments in English and Hindi domains, aiming to establish dominance on a pan-India scale. The newly introduced ESOP scheme is anticipated to serve as a compelling incentive, attracting and retaining top-tier talent within the organization.

Elaborating on the rationale behind this initiative, Ruchir Khanna, Chief Operating Officer at Asianet News, explained, “ESOPs form a critical part of employee value proposition and we want to reward those going over and above their responsibilities. The policy has already been initiated and the ESOPs have been granted to the employees who have been an important part of Asianet’s growth. This shall remain open to other employees falling in the eligibility criteria in the future as well.”

Samarth Sharma, Chief Business Officer at Asianet News, added “It is a matter of great privilege and pride that we are able to recognize our team members, who have been a part of our business growth story, as shareholders. This initiative should provide a fillip to our employees to work towards a common goal. We’d also like to thank our client and agency partners besides our strategic partners for their support in our growth.”

Through this collaboration, Asianet News aims to optimize its website traffic, enhance audience interaction, and bolster monetization efforts.

The partnership will also see Asianet News tapping into Taboola Newsroom's invaluable insights and A/B testing capabilities. These tools will provide their editorial teams with real-time data on content performance, facilitating data-driven decisions. This empowers them to enhance content recommendation using advanced algorithms, conduct performance tests on headlines, thumbnails, and story placements, and identify the subjects most captivating to their readers.

Taboola Feed will seamlessly deliver tailored content suggestions and videos to readers, maintaining their engagement on Asianet News' application and website. Additionally, Taboola's Audience Exchange, an innovative advertising technology platform, will facilitate the buying and selling of online ads.

Utilizing Taboola News, Asianet News will effectively showcase its content across its seven language platforms on various devices beyond the open web, driving website traffic without incurring additional expenses.

Samarth Sharma, Chief Business Officer, Asianet News Media and Entertainment Pvt. Ltd. said, “Under our partnership with Taboola, we aim to leverage their platform to increase audience engagement, product experience, and revenue. We are confident that this partnership will help us better engage with our readers across all languages more effectively and scale.”

Adam Singolda, CEO and founder, Taboola said, “We are excited to bring content recommendations, discovery, and insights to Asianet’s large readership. Our technology and their scale unlock new ways for readers to engage while giving Asianet insights that can inform effective editorial decisions.”

This achievement was accelerated in the past year as the group focused on increasing its content capabilities, especially in video format. The last twelve months saw the company clock an average of over one lakh new subscribers per month on its Malayalam YouTube channel.

Asianet News has focused on providing its audience with the most comprehensive, up-to-date, and honest coverage from the ground with a keen focus on its video capability. 

In the last year, concentrated efforts have been made to increase its content capability across all languages. It has observed a quarterly growth of 167% in views cumulatively across its Hindi and English (Newsable) channels.

Asianet News, a leader in the India media industry, has a multimedia presence across the country in seven languages via asianetnews.com and indigomusic.com. Besides its dominance in the South Indian states, its digital business is fast expanding its footprint across the country with its Hindi and English platforms garnering around 30 million users monthly.

Through a combination of substantial revenue growth and effective cost management, the digital arm of AMEL has realized a positive EBITDA for the first time. 

Over the past year, the company has undertaken strategic reorganizations across multiple areas of its business, emphasizing the enhancement of Average Revenue Per User (ARPU) and the achievement of positive unit economics.

Rajesh Kalra, Executive Chairman of the group, lauded the collective effort of the teams, highlighting their remarkable performance amidst challenging circumstances. He noted, "It has been phenomenal to witness how our teams came together during the most trying times to optimize and grow at a record rate. The determination and discipline that our hands-on leadership team and our immensely talented colleagues have tirelessly demonstrated have resulted in this outstanding performance. I am confident that this is just the start of much greater things to come for the group."

Ruchir Khanna, Chief Operating Officer at Asianet News, commended the collaborative spirit and focus displayed by the teams in a challenging year. "FY-22 was a tough year on multiple fronts. Many of us lost near and dear ones, but the way our teams with complementary skill sets have supported each other and remained focused towards our common goal was heartening to see. Top/bottom line growth is only a reflection of a healthy ecosystem that we have been able to form in the last year. We will continue to pull on our P&L levers in the coming year, and launch several new products that will drive our audience reach, engagement and retention," he said.

Samarth Sharma, Chief Business Officer, reflecting on this accomplishment, noted that the previous fiscal year presented multifaceted challenges. "The last FY posed several challenges at both personal and professional levels. The synergies drawn from the adversity that the teams witnessed last year have translated into our digital business delivering record revenue There have been several innovative revenue initiatives from our teams across the globe that contributed to this success and we’d like to thank our client, agency, data and intelligence partners for showing faith in us in our journey," he said.

Beyond fortifying its regional presence across India, Asianet News has also made substantial investments in English and Hindi segments, further expanding its influence on a national scale.

In a year which saw turbulent economic conditions across the world where a plethora of industry bigwigs announced layoffs, Asianet News Digital continued on its growth journey and managed to steer its digital business towards profitability. This is primarily due to its high revenue growth along with strict measures of optimization of resources across various departments in the organization.

Highlighting the efforts that went behind the achievement, AMEL Chief Operating Officer, Samarth Sharma commented, “We are proud to deliver positive EBITDA for the second year in a row despite the macro-economic instability during the year. This is largely due to our growth in revenue and audience, which stem from the ability of our teams at Asianet News Digital to operate with a high degree of efficiency and to remain adaptable to the changes in market conditions. Would also like to thank our client and vendor partners, as without their support this would not have been possible. Extremely confident of scoring a hat-trick next year as we reinvest our profits in our people and strategic projects."

Neeraj Kohli, AMEL’s Chief Executive Officer, added, "I want to express my gratitude to our talented workforce for this remarkable accomplishment. We have always propagated sustainable growth through positive unit economics with our ARPUs being among the best in the industry. Being EBITDA positive for the second consecutive year has given us the confidence to push through new initiatives that focus on increasing the audience reach and engagement while delivering unparalleled value to our stakeholders."

In the current financial year, Asianet News Digital is recommitting its profit margins to fuel its expansion plans of going national and global in the upcoming quarters. Besides its prowess in South India, the company is also rapidly expanding in Hindi and English, which command a monthly active user base of over 30 million. It is also introducing several new products leveraging generative AI, machine learning, and first-party data to enhance user experience.

The AMEL group has a multi-media presence across the country in multiple languages via its TV Channels (Asianet News and Suvarna News), Print Publication (Kannada Prabha), Radio Channel (Indigo Music), and Digital platform in 7 languages (AsianetNews.com).