Aaj Tak
Aaj Tak is an Indian Hindi language news channel owned by Living Media Group. It is one of the oldest Hindi news channels in India. On 14 December 2018, Aaj Tak launched their first Hindi high-definition channel, Aaj Tak HD.
Aaj Tak | |
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Launched | 31 December 2000 |
Network | Broadcast television and online |
Owned by | Living Media |
Picture format | 16:9 (1080i, news portal)
16:9 (2160p 4KTV, news portal) |
Audience share | 176,711 (August 2019, BARC India) |
Slogan | सबसे तेज़ (Hindi) Sabse tez (ISO) transl. 'Fastest of all' |
Country | India |
Language | Hindi |
Broadcast area | India and international |
Headquarters | Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India |
Sister channel(s) | India Today Tez Dilli Aaj Tak |
Website | aajtak |
Availability | |
Satellite | |
Tata Sky (India) | Channel 509 Channel 508 (HD) |
Dish TV (India) | Channel 655 |
Reliance Digital TV (India) | Channel 406 |
Sun Direct (India) | Channel 572 |
Videocon 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 & Ireland) | Channel 710 |
Cable | |
Asianet Digital (India) | Channel 523 |
Siti Cable (India) | Channel 304 |
Streaming media | |
Windows 10 | A2z News UP Live |
TVPlayer | Watch live (UK only) |
A2z News UP Live | livetv.html Watch Live |
Aaj Takk Live | Watch Live |
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 an Indian National Congress (INC) leader, for which the channel received condemnation.[2][3]
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.[4]
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
- Living Media
- India Today Television
- Tez tv