MUMBAI: Malayala Manorama is putting a team in place for its proposed news channel. The print powerhouse has appointed Jaideep K P as editorial head of MM TV.

According to reliable sources, Jaideep will take charge from 15 November. Prior to this assignment, he was heading Asianet's news division.

Malayala Manorama is also finalising the content framework for the channel. Apart from the regular news telecasts and current affairs programmes, MM TV will stress on chat shows, business news with an auto section, technology and sports. It will also offer a minimum dose of entertainment, though a company source refuses to classify it as an 'infotainment' channel.

The channel will be headed by a member of the Malayala Manorama family. MM TV is targeting a March-April 2006 launch. The channel is planning to put its entire news team in place by December, the source added.