GROUPMEDIAKIT

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2014
Global

Media

Network

is

a

fully

integrated

ethnic

media

company.

AproudSouthAsianmediacompanycateringthecommunitysince

2001

with

publishing

brands

South

Asian

Observer

and

Panj

Pani.
Spearheadedbyanexperiencedjournalist,JaspalSinghShetrahas

always

strived

to

offer

the

best

to

the

community.

And

in

this

endeavor,in2010helaunchedGlobalPunjabTV,a24x7Newsand

Infotainment

channel

for

global

Punjabis

in

the

US

and

subsequentlyinCanada(Ontario&Quebec)in2013.
Today,

we

are

the

only

South

Asian

media

company

to

have

an

integrated

newspaper

printing

facility

thereby

improving

margins

andincreasedjobopportunities.
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SouthAsians comprisesofvariouscommunitiesfromIndia,Pakistan,

Nepal,

Bangladesh

and

Sri

Lanka.

There

are

about

1.6

million

South

Asiansmaking

the

largest

ethnic

community

in

Canada.

Some

700,000

SouthAsianscallOntariotheirhome.
About

75%

of

South

Asians

are

under

50

years

of

age.

56%

of

South

Asians

are

between

25

to

44

years.

Over

95%

of

South

Asians

live

in

large

joint

families.

Very

high

ratio

of

South

Asians

maintain

their

culturewithtiesbackhomeandtotheirtradition.
54%

of

South

Asians

have

an

average

household

income

of

$60K

comparedto46%ofmainstream.EstimatedspendsbySouthAsiansin

2011wasaround$88billion,thesamein2004was$15.9billion.
39.2%

individuals

speak

English

fluently.

25%

adults

of

South

Asian

originhaveuniversitydegrees.Over50%consumeethnicmediawhile

85%+readnewspapers.
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GlobalMedia

NetworkInc.
SouthAsian

Observer
Panj

Pani
GlobalPunjab

TelevisionInc.
Global

Punjab
GlobalMedia

PrintingInc.
ColdSetNews

WebPress
Launchedin2001
Format:BroadSheet
Language:English
Frequency:Weekly
EditorialCoverage LocalSouthAsianNews;Newsfrom
SouthAsia,WorldNews,BusinessNews,Entertainment,
Health&WellnessandSportsNews
Circulation:36,000copies(WeeklyAvg.)
Readership:162,000
EVERY
FRIDAY

EVERY
FRIDAY
5
Startedin1995
GTAsoldestPunjabidaily
Format:BroadSheet
Language:Punjabi
Frequency:Daily(WSa)
EditorialCoverage LocalSouthAsianNews;Newsfrom
SouthAsia,WorldNews,BusinessNews,Entertainment,
Health&WellnessandSportsNews
Circulation:120,000copies(WeeklyAvg.)
Readership:540,000
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Toronto
Mississauga
Brampton
Markham
Scarborough
NorthYork
EastYork
Etobicoke
Vaughan
Oakville
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NOTE:
1)PremiumPage/Position:Add25%Extra
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SOUTHASIANOBSERVER
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CAD$
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PANJPANI
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APREMIUMPunjabiTVChannel
o Launchedin2010,atrulyglobalINFOTAINMENTchannelfor

Punjabispeakingcommunity.
o Format:News&Entertainment
o Language:Punjabi
o Carriers:DISH(739);DishWorld

PunjabiPack[Roku],BELLFibe

(671),soononTELUS,SHAWandROGERS.
o Market:USAandCanada
o Content:LocalSouthAsianNews;NewsfromSouthAsia,World

News,BusinessNews,EntertainmentandSportsNews.
o Viewership:Avg.500,000+.
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o FirstsettlersamongSouthAsianCanadiansaroundyear1903.
o Over500,000IndoCanadianPunjabisresideacrossCanada.
o 800,000arePunjabispeakersinCanada(includingPunjabis

fromPakistan).
o Affluentcommunitywithhighdisposableincome.
o Havebeeninhighpublicprofilepositions

PremierCabinet

Ministers,MembersofParliament.
o SociallyandCulturallyactive,Familyorientedwithstrongroots

acrossallgeneration.
o StronginterestinPolitics,BusinessReligionandEntertainment.
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Firstofitskind,adedicatedPunjabiNewsandEntertainmentChannel

withLocalContent.
News&ViewsfromNorthAmerica
PanelDiscussions
Interviews
TalkShows
LIVEEvents
DesiwoodSnippets
DesiMusicFillers
PunjabiNews,WordNews,CurrentAffairs,SportsNews
LocalNorthAmericaNews
GurbanifromBaruSahib,Nitnem,GurbaniVichar,Dhur

KiBani
SajreSur,MeriVoice,FirstLaughterAfterGane,Music

Videos,FilmPromos,Shokiniya
Roshni,Sath APunjabiHangout,DiscussionPoint,

TalkingPunjab,PrimeDebate,LiveCoverageofEvents

acrossNorthAmerica
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DailyPrime
PunjabiNews
Daily
SportsNews
Daily
WorldNews
CinemaScoope
Entertainment
News
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Gurbani
From
BaruSahib
Local
KirtanDarbars
Morning
Prayers
(Nitnem)
Evening
Prayers

(Nitnem)
DhurKiBani
LocalShowon
GurbaniMusic&
Raags
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Discussion
Point
Talking
Punjab
Sath
APunjabiHangout
MeraPind
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Shokiniya
MeriVoice
MeriChoice
PheleLaughter
GaneAfter
Sajjray
Sur
WorldClass
Entertainment
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GLOBAL
PUNJAB
@LIVE
GLOBAL
PUNJAB
@Your

Community
GLOBAL
PUNJAB
@Your

Events
GLOBAL
PUNJAB
@Your

Channel
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NetCAD.
1Spotisof30Secondduration.
PACKAGES Silver Gold Platinum
Investment/Month $1000 $1,500 $2,000
#ofSpots 10 20 30
PrimeTime(P.T) 3 8 14
NonPrime(N.P.T) 7 12 16
#Spots/Month 300 600 900
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Morning(P.T) 6A

9A
Day(N.P.T) 9A

7P
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SumandeepKaur
VPProgramming
VPSalesandMarketing
Suman@GlobalPunjabTV.com
Tel#+19172870972
JaspalS.Shetra
President
jaspal@southasianobserver.com
Tel#+1(905)3660108Ext.:22
Cell#+1416.837.0620
ManrajRai
VPSalesandMarketing
Manraj@GlobalPunjabTV.com
U.STel#+13272521232
Ind.Tel#+919041030317
ThankYou
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Source:StatsCanada2006/2011Censusand2004RSI&ManifoldDataMiningreport,IPSOSReid,SRGNet,othernewsarticlereportsandGovernmentwebsites.