Kanwar Sandhu quits HT Chandigarh, to set up new TV channel venture
Kanwar Sandhu has put in his papers as Resident Editor at Hindustan Times Chandigarh, after a nine-year stint. He is setting up a new regional news and entertainment channel, ‘Day ‘n’ Night News’ along with Kansan News Pvt Ltd, and will also be the Channel Head. Meanwhile, Ramesh Vinakay has replaced Sandhu’s as Resident Editor at Hindustan Times Chandigarh.
Kanwar Sandhu has put in his papers as Resident Editor at Hindustan Times Chandigarh, after a nine-year stint. He is setting up a new regional news and entertainment channel, ‘Day ‘n’ Night News’ along with Kansan News Pvt Ltd, and will also be the Channel Head. Meanwhile, Ramesh Vinakay has replaced Sandhu’s as Resident Editor at Hindustan Times Chandigarh.
Day ‘n’ Night News channel will be catering to Punjab, Chandigarh, Himachal Pradesh, Haryana and Jammu & Kashmir. Commenting on setting up a new venture amid the current economic slowdown, Sandhu said, “Despite the slowdown, I feel there really is a need for a news and entertainment channel in this region. Work on this channel has been in the pipeline for the past six months to one year.”
He further said, “The exact date for the launch has not been finalised yet, but we are looking at launching the channel in early July. It will be a 24-hour news and entertainment channel. We will have a clear focus on the NRI population as the hunger for news back home is always there. We are tying up with a channel in North America th share the news there and visa-versa.”
Prior to joining Hindustan Times Sandhu was Resident Editor with Indian Express for six years, and before that he was with India Today.
