MUMBAI: Asianet News Private Ltd (ANPL) has appointed senior journalist and the Times of India Bangalore resident editor HS Balram as director.

Balram comes with over 38 years of journalistic experience. For 20 years he worked for the Indian Express in Delhi and Bangalore, where he grew from a sub-editor to resident editor. After that, he moved to the Times of India where he served for over 15 years. 
     
“I look forward to this assignment. Working with Asianet News will be a challenge that I am delighted to take,” Balram said.

ANPL believes that with this appointment, the editorial team of Asianet group will be able to leverage Balram’s experience and strengthen its position in regional television.

“Balram, with his adept people management and leadership skills will provide an additional edge to the editorial team of the group, particularly that of Suvarna News,” the company said in a release.

ANPL runs two news channels – Asianet News (Malayalam) and Suverna News (Kannada).