Aaj Tak
Aaj Tak (transl. Till date) is an Indian Hindi-language news channel owned by Living Media Group. It is one of the oldest Hindi news channels in India.
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| Country | India |
|---|---|
| Broadcast area | India and international |
| Network | Broadcast television and online |
| Slogan | सबसे तेज़ (Hindi) Sabse tez (ISO) transl. 'Fastest of all' |
| Headquarters | Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India |
| Programming | |
| Language(s) | Hindi |
| Picture format | 16:9 (1080i, news portal)
16:9 (2160p 4KTV, news portal) |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Living Media |
| Key people | Shteesh Bhadauriya (CMD) |
| Sister channels | India Today Tez Dilli Aaj Tak |
| History | |
| Launched | 31 December 2000 |
| Links | |
| Website | www |
| Availability | |
| Cable | |
| Asianet Digital (India) | Channel 523 |
| Siti Cable (India) | Channel 304 |
| Satellite | |
| Tata Sky (India) | Channel 508(HD), Channel 509 |
| Dish TV (India) | Channel 655 |
| Reliance Digital TV (India) | Channel 406 |
| Sun Direct (India) | Channel 572 |
| d2h (India) | Channel 303 |
| Airtel digital TV (India) | Channel 313, Channel 314 (HD) |
| Dish Network (USA) | Channel 706 |
| Hathway Digital TV (India) | Channel 205[1] |
| Dish Home (Nepal) | Channel 703 |
| Sky (UK only)[2] | Channel 710 |
| Streaming media | |
| TVPlayer | (UK only) |
| Aaj Tak Live | Watch Live |
A channel rebranding took place in January 2021.
Associated journalists
- Aroon Purie, Chairman, India Today Group
- Rajdeep Sardesai - Consulting Editor India Today Group
- Anjana Om Kashyap - Executive Editor
- Sweta Singh - Executive Editor
- Rohit Sardana - Executive Editor
Controversies
In November 2015, a video came online showing an Aaj Tak reporter bribing a kid with money to purchase liquor in order to convince him to give a negative statement against a Bharatiya Janta Party [BJP] leader, for which the channel received condemnation.[3][4]
Fake News
Aaj Tak was fined ₹ 1 lakh and asked to broadcast apologies for fake news regarding Sushant Singh Rajput. The channel published fabricated last tweets by the actor on the channel, claiming that they were made by him a few days before his death and then deleted. Aaj Tak later removed its article with this fake news published in it. [5]
Viewership malpractice
Aaj Tak fined ₹ 5 lakh by BARC (Broadcast audience research council) for viewership manipulation [6]
Accolades
According to a 2006 poll jointly conducted by the BBC and Reuters, of specific news sources spontaneously mentioned by Indians, Aaj Tak was the most trusted.[7]
Aaj Tak HD
On 14 December 2018, Aaj Tak launched their first Hindi high-definition channel, Aaj Tak HD, on TATA Sky Channel 508 owned by Living Media Group.
See also
References
- DISH International TV Channels (Hindi)
- List of line-up changes on Sky (UK and Ireland) in 2020 - TVCL - TV Channel Lists
- "Exposed Aaj Tak journalist tutoring a poor child to give a bite against the government". Archived from the original on 28 March 2019.
- "Everyone furious at Aaj Tak after this leaked video".
- "Aaj tak fined over fake news on SSR". new indian express. Retrieved 25 October 2020.
- "Aaj tak fined for viewership manipulation". bar and bench. bar and bench. Retrieved 25 October 2020.
- BBC/Reuters/Media Center Poll: Trust in the Media (pg. 13)
