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DELHI: The Sakaal Group of Publications, which primarily brings
out Marathi and English publications from Maharashtra, has
announced it will launch two general entertainment television
channels and an English-language newspaper in the new year.
The
media house publishes several titles including Daily Sakaal
and Gomantak in Marathi and Gomantak Times and Maharashtra
Herald in English.
The
regional general entertainment channel in Marathi will be
called Saam Marathi, and the Hindi channel will be called
Saam Hindi. The Marathi channel may come early in the year.
Sanjay
Dabke, head of TV projects at Sakaal Group, said most shows
will be interactive, whereby the audience will feel part of
the process. There will also be time slots targeted at women,
in which the audience will be able to participate.
The group will also launch the English-language daily in Pune
in April 2008, later releasing it in phases in other major
cities across the country.
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