English PageIssue 316 (2) Asian Tribune September 23, 2022ATN to launch two more channels from Sony Pictures Networks IndiaToronto;(ATB) Asian TelevisionNetwork InternationalLimited (ATN) (TSX-VSAT), Canada’s largestSouth Asian broadcasterand pioneerbroadcaster of cricket,is pleased to announcethat is has acquired theCanadian distributionrights for two more TVchannels from Sony PicturesNetworks India(SPN) namely SonyYAY! and Sony PAL.Sony YAY! is India's gotokids channel for nonstopKids entertainment!Its vision is to bea part of kids’ everydaylives through variousendeavours. A channeltargeted at kids agedbetween 2 – 14 years,Sony YAY! is here toset new standards andbenchmarks in kids'entertainment genrewith its unique, freshand relatable content.Sony PAL isthe general entertainmentchannel (GEC)from the SPN stable.The channel showcasesstories and characterswhich forms an instantbond with its viewers.With the tagline ‘YehPal Humara Hai’, whichmeans ‘This moment isours’, Sony PAL aimsto bring positivitythrough its content offeringswhich inspires itsviewers. “We are veryproud of our long associationwith Sony PicturesNetworks, a worldleader in Entertainment.”said Dr. ShanChandrasekar, President& CEO of ATN. “Weare delighted to launchour first children’s channelacross Canadaalong with another popularGeneral EntertainmentChannel from thenetwork. With the massivegrowth in SouthAsian population acrossCanada, these channelswill attract a largeloyal audience.” headded.Commentingon the partnership, Mr.Jaideep Janakiram,SVP International Business– America, said,“We are ecstatic to announceour launch inCanada with Sony YAY!and Sony PAL. Our partnershipwith ATN goesa long way and will furtherhelp in taking ourchannels to the rightaudiences. The consumptionof Indian contenthas surgedamongst the SouthAsian diaspora in therecent years and thelaunch of both thesechannels in Canada willfill in the need gap ofaudiences with our compellingcontent.”ATN alreadyhas a long-lasting associationwith Sony PicturesNetworks Indiaand distributes fivechannels acrossCanada namely SETHD, Sony SAB, SonyMAX, Sony MAX2 andSony AATH.Sony YAY! And SonyPAL will launch on September13, 2022 onTELUS Optik TV inWestern Canada, andsoon after in other partsof the country throughlicensed distributors.About Culver Max EntertainmentPrivate Limited(formerly known asSony Pictures Networks):Sony PicturesNetworks is the consumer-facingidentity ofCulver Max EntertainmentPrivate Limited,which is an indirectwholly owned subsidiaryof Sony Group Corporation,Japan. TheCompany has severalchannels including SonyEntertainment Television(SET and SETHD), one of India's leadingHindi general entertainmenttelevisionchannels; MAX, India'spremium Hindi moviesand special eventschannel; MAX 2, anotherHindi moviechannel showcasinggreat India Cinema;MAX HD, a high definitionHindi movie channelairing premium qualityfilms; WAH, theHindi movies channelfor rural markets; SABand SAB HD the family-orientedHindi comedyThe Company reachesentertainment out to over 700 millionchannels; PAL, a genreleader in rural Hindiviewers in India and isavailable in 167 countries.speaking markets(HSM) showcasing thebest of Hindi generalentertainment and Hindimovies from its contentlibrary; PIX and PIX HD,Sony BBC Earth andThe Companyis recognised as anemployer of choicewithin and outside themedia industry. It is arecipient of severalSony BBC Earth HD, awards, includingthe premium factual entertainmentchannels,Sony AATH, the Banglaentertainment channel;YAY!, the kids entertainmentchannel; SonySports Network –SONY SIX, SONY SIXHD, SONY TEN 1,?SONY TEN 1 HD,India’s Best Companiesto Work For 2021 bythe Great Place toWork® Institute, India,‘Aon Best EmployersIndia’ awards in recognitionof the company’sunique workplace cultureand exceptionalpeople practices, consistentlySONY TEN 2, SONYrankingTEN 2 HD, SONY TEN3, SONY TEN 3 HD;SONY TEN 4, SONYTEN 4 HD; Sony ?????,the Marathi general entertainmentchannel;?SonyLIV - the digitalentertainment VODplatform and StudioNEXT the independentproduction venture fororiginal content and IPsfor TV and digital media.amongst India’s Top 10Companies with BestHealth & WellnessPractices by SHRM &CGP Partners andlisted by WorkingMother & AVTAR as oneof the 100 Best Companiesfor Women in India.The Company is in its27th year of operationsin India. Besides havingoverseas subsidiaries, itwww.asiantribune.ca.has a subsidiary MSM-Worldwide Factual MediaPrivate Limited andan affiliate, Bangla EntertainmentPrivate Limitedin India. For more information,log ontowww.sonypicturesnetworks.com About ATN-Asian Television NetworkInternational LimitedATN servesCanada’s diverse culturalcommunities withover 50 specialty televisionchannels. TheCompany offers its flagshipATN-HD general interestservice along with7 other general interestchannels, 3 sportsChannels, 7 news Channels,5 Bollywood moviechannels and a varietyof channels that includemusic, lifestyle, andseveral regional languagechannels that includesPunjabi, Tamil, Bengali,Urdu, Gujarati &Marathi. ATN has beena pioneer in the Productionof Multicultural TelevisionProgramming inCanada. ATN has programmingalliances withleading internationalbroadcasters like SonyEntertainment Television,Viacom, IndiaCast, Zee Network,Doordarshan, TimesTelevision, B4U, NDTV,Republic TV, ABPNews Network, JayaTV, ARY, FOOD FOODNetwork and manymore. ATN is also a pioneerbroadcaster ofCricket in Canada andhas exclusive broadcastrights for various InternationalCricketBoards. ATN has itsown State Of The ArtProduction facilities.ATN’s content is alsoavailable on AmazonPrime in USA & UK,Bell Media’s Crave inCanada and also operatesa 24X7 SouthAsian Radio Service onSirius XM Radio acrossThe United States andCanada. ATN’s highclass Studio Facilitieshave also been used byProduction Companiesassociated with Netflix,CBC and others.Supreme Court upholds Haryana Sikh Gurdwara (Management) Act Separatecommittee was formed under the Act to manage affairs of gurdwaras in stateNew Delhi, (ATB) The Supreme Courtupheld the validity of the Haryana SikhGurdwara (Management) Act, 2014, underwhich a separate committee was formed tomanage the affairs of gurdwaras in the state.Since the affairs of the Sikh minorityin the state are to be managed by the Sikhsalone, the Act cannot be said to be violative ofany of the fundamental rights conferred underArticles 25 and 26 of the Constitution. Bench“Since the affairs of the Sikh minorityin the state are to be managed by the Sikhsalone, it cannot be said to be violative of anyof the fundamental rights conferred under Articles25 and 26 of the Constitution,” said aBench led by Justice Hemant Gupta, dismissingtwo petitions filed eight years ago seekingquashing of the Haryana Sikh Gurdwara Act,2014.The Bench, which also included JusticeVikram Nath, noted that the Haryana Actwas similar to the Sikh Gurdwaras Act, 1925,having similar provisions of constituting a committeeto manage gurdwara affairs under Section3 of the Haryana Act. “The gurdwara propertyin terms of Section 2(f) of the HaryanaAct means all movable and immovable propertiesof a gurdwara or any institution which,immediately before the appointed day, vestedor was kept in deposit in the name of anyboard, trust, committee, gurdwara managementor was being regulated under the provisionsof the 1925 Act. The members of thecommittee have to be elected from the eligiblevoters who are Amritdhari Sikh... The co-optionis from the members of the communityalone,” the Bench said.“The 2014 Act also provides for theHaryana Sikh Gurdwara Judicial Commissionin the same manner as is provided under the1925 Act. The affairs of the gurdwara are againrequired to be managed by the local gurdwaracommittee,” it pointed out. There were two petitionsagainst the Haryana Act – first byHarbhajan Singh – an elected SGPC representativefrom Kurukshetra and the second oneby the SGPC.The petitioners contended that underSection 72 of the Punjab Reorganisation Act,1966, the power to make laws in respect ofthe SGPC as an inter-state body corporate hadbeen reserved with the Central Government onlyand there was no provision in law for any bifurcationby enacting a state legislation.Terming it a hasty enactment, the petitionershad submitted that it’s not only againstthe provisions of the Punjab Reorganisation Act,but was also divisive in its intention to createdissension among the followers of the Sikh religion.The Centre had contended that onlyParliament had the exclusive power to enactlaw on the subject. “There is no justificationfor the Haryana State Legislature to havepassed a law on the same subject matter,taking away the jurisdiction of the board constitutedunder the 1925 Act.”The top court,however, dismissed the petitions, saying theHaryana Assembly had the legislative competenceto enact the law in question.“The SGPC became inter-state bodycorporate not because of Entry 44 List I (UnionList under Seventh Schedule) but becauseof reorganisation of the territories of the erstwhilestate of Punjab. Therefore, Entry 44would have no applicability in respect of legislativecompetence of the state of Haryanato enact the Haryana Act,” the top court said.Holding that incorporation of a statutorybody fell in Entry 32 of List II (State Listunder Seventh Schedule), as also unincorporatedreligious and other societies,” the topcourt concluded that the Haryana Act waswithin the legislative competence of the state.
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