Eastern Eye

The Eastern Eye is a British weekly newspaper.[1] It was created in 1989 and was first published by The Guardian, before becoming a standalone newspaper.

For the Australian film distributor, see Madman Entertainment.
Eastern Eye
TypeWeekly newspaper
EditorRamniklal Solanki CBE
Founded1989
LanguageEnglish
HeadquartersGaravi Gujarat House
No. 1 Silex Street, London SE1 0DW
WebsiteEastern Eye

Sarwar Ahmed founded the Eastern Eye from his bedroom in 1989. Announcing itself as the newspaper "for the Asian perspective, Eastern Eye reportedly sold 30,000 copies a week nationwide in its first year. In 1996 the newspaper started compiling and publishing a list of 'Britain's Richest Asians 200'. By 2002 the circulation was 175,600.[2]

Its ownership subsequently changed several times. It was part of the Trinity Mirror group before a management buyout and the creation of the Ethnic Media Group (EMG). The EMG also published Asian Times, New Nation and Caribbean Times, incorporating African Times.[2]

In 2009, Eastern Eye was sold to the Asian Media & Marketing Group, presently known as Asian Media Group (AMG).

AMG has continued the title's tradition of publishing the annual Asian Rich List and staging the Asian Business Awards every year.

References
  1. "Amitabh Bachchan crowned greatest Bollywood star in UK poll | NDTV Movies.com". Movies.ndtv.com. Retrieved 27 July 2013.
  2. Sunmonu, Yinka (2002). "Eastern Eye". In Alison Donnell (ed.). Companion to Contemporary Black British Culture. Routledge. p. 142. ISBN 978-1-134-70025-7.


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