Times Now
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| Country | India |
|---|---|
| Broadcast area | Worldwide |
| Headquarters | Mumbai, Maharashtra, India |
| Programming | |
| Language(s) | English |
| Picture format | 4:3 (576i, SDTV) 16:9 (1080i, HDTV) |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | The Times Group |
| Sister channels | Zoom ET Now Movies Now Romedy Now MN+ MNX Mirror Now |
| History | |
| Launched | 23 January 2006 |
| Links | |
| Website | www |
| Availability | |
| Cable | |
| ABNXcess (Malaysia) | Channel 206 (SD) |
| Macau Cable TV (Macau) | Channel 529 |
| Asianet Digital TV (India) | Channel 422 (SD) Channel 865 (HD) |
| Kerala Vision Digital TV (India) | Channel 116 (SD) Channel 901 (HD) |
| Siti Cable (India) | Channel 417 |
| Satellite | |
| Airtel digital TV (India) | Channel 367(SD) Channel 368(HD) |
| Reliance Digital TV (India) | Channel 453 |
| Dish Network (USA) | Channel 652 |
| Dish TV (India) | Channel 767 |
| Tata Sky (India) | Channel 605 (HD) Channel 606 (SD) |
| d2h (India) | Channel 353 |
| CanalSat (Mauritius) | Channel 147 |
| Sun Direct (India) | Coming Soon (HD) Channel 552 (SD) |
| Zuku TV (Kenya) | Channel 919 |
| IPTV | |
| Singtel TV (Singapore) | Channel 676 (SD) |
| APSFL (India) | Channel 391 (HD) |
| (Sri Lanka) | Channel 162 |
| Streaming media | |
| Live Stream | Watch Live |
| Live Stream on ZengaTV | Watch Live |
Times Now is an English news channel in India owned and operated by The Times Group. The channel launched on 23 January 2006 in partnership with Reuters.[1][2] It is a pay television throughout India. Until 2016, it was India's most popular and the most viewed English news channel.[3][4][5] After 2016, since Arnab Goswami (the earlier editor-in-chief) has left the channel, it has typically ranked as the second most watched English news channel in India behind the Goswami-edited Republic TV, though with the caveat the latter holds broader terrestrial distribution.[6][7]
Associated journalists[]
- Rahul Shivshankar - Editor-in-chief[8]
- Navika Kumar - Group editor [9]
- Maroof Raza - Consultant and strategic affairs expert[10]
Distribution[]
Along with the other Times group channels (Zoom, ET Now and Movies Now), Times Now is distributed by Media Network and Distribution (India) Ltd (MNDIL), which is a joint venture between The Times Group and Yogesh Radhakrishnan, a cable and satellite industry veteran, under the brand Prime Connect.[11]
Controversies[]
On 15 November 2011, in the country's highest defamation suit, the Supreme Court upheld the Bombay High Court's order requiring Times Now to pay ₹100 crore. The channel had erroneously run the picture of Supreme Court judge P.B. Sawant picture instead of someone similarly named as part of a Provident Fund scandal, and the payment went directly to Sawant.[12]
Times Now was accused of misrepresenting facts regarding an interview of an alleged eve teaser.[13] The News Broadcasting Standards Authority authorities asked Times Now to apologize and fined them ₹50,000.[14][15][16][17]
The National Broadcasting Standards Authority (NBSA) reprimanded the channel for a bias in their coverage of the Tablighi Jamaat congregation on June 23, 2016 for violating the Code of Ethics and Broadcasting Standards.[18][19]
On 6 September 2021, Times Now was criticised for a report using video that suggested a Pakistan Air Force jet was hovering over Afghanistan's Panjshir Valley. The video was soon revealed to be a United States Air Force F-15 jet filmed by a YouTube airplane enthusiast in Wales filming the jet within the Mach Loop three months before.[20]
See also[]
References[]
- ^ Daya Kishan Thussu (9 January 2008). News as Entertainment: The Rise of Global Infotainment. SAGE Publications. pp. 100–. ISBN 978-1-84787-506-8. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
- ^ Chandran, Bipin (14 June 2013). "Reuters to pay $19 mn for 26% in Times Now". Bipin Chandran. Business Standard. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
- ^ Maheshwari, Pradyuman (6 February 2016). "Can any English news channel beat the just turned 10 Times Now?". Pradyuman Maheshwari. The Hindu. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
- ^ Boria Majumdar; Nalin Mehta (7 May 2009). India and the Olympics. Routledge. pp. 9–. ISBN 978-1-135-27575-4. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
- ^ "India's Times Now news channel to launch in UK". James Crabtre. Financial Times. 15 November 2015. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
- ^ Dingdong Contest between DD India and Republic TV in English News Genre, Television India
- ^ Arnab Goswami buys back Republic Media shares from Asianet, Live Mint (A Hindustan Times Media company), Late Jha (6 May 2019)
- ^ "Rahul Shivshankar appointed as Chief Editor of TIMES NOW". The Economic Times. 16 December 2016.
- ^ "Navika Kumar appointed Times Network Group editor".