Times Now
The Times Now is a 24-hour 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 most viewed English news channel. [3][4][5] After 2016, the channel has typically ranked as the second most watched English news channel in India.[6][7]
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Country | India |
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Broadcast area | Worldwide |
Slogan | Action begins here.Always with the news |
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) |
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 |
IPTV | |
Singtel TV (Singapore) | Channel 676 (SD) |
APSFL (India) | Channel 391 (HD) |
PEO TV (Sri Lanka) | Channel 162 |
Streaming media | |
Live Stream | Watch Live |
Live Stream on ZengaTV | Watch Live |
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]
Reception
The channel is often accused of practicing biased reporting in favour of the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and is considered to be a Godi-media by critics.[12][13][14][15]
Controversies
On 15 November 2011, in the country's highest defamation suit, the Supreme Court upheld Bombay High Court's order making Times Now liable to pay Rs. 1 billion. The channel had erroneously run Justice (retd) P B Sawant's picture instead of another judge in connection with the Provident Fund scam.[16]
Times Now was accused of misrepresenting facts regarding a biased interview it telecast of an alleged eve-teaser Sarabjeet Singh who was falsely accused by Jasleen Kaur in August 2015. Kaur later moved to Canada where she is working for an HR company.[17] The News Broadcasting Standards Authority authorities asked Times Now to apologize and fined them 50,000 rupees.[18][19] They were warned to be more careful in future, but they have not issued an official apology till date.[20][21]
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". 📢 Newslaundry. 19 February 2020. Retrieved 24 February 2020.
- "Times Now censured for not revealing defence analyst's business interests". indianexpress.com. Retrieved 17 January 2021.
- "BCCL floats TV distribution joint venture".
- Priyadarshini, Anna (2 December 2020). "Farmers are angry with 'Godi Media' for demonising them. TV channels double down". Newslaundry. Retrieved 24 January 2021.
- "Farmers are angry with 'Godi Media' for demonising them. TV channels double down". Newslaundry. Retrieved 18 December 2020.
- Madan, Aman (23 January 2019). "India's Not-So-Free Media". The Diplomat. Retrieved 24 January 2021.
- Yadav, Puneet Nicholas (2 March 2020). "Are Newsrooms Run By Political Masters? Why Are Editors Compromising On Truth Telling? | Outlook India Magazine". Outlook. Retrieved 24 January 2021.
- "SC asks Times Now to deposit Rs 100 crore before HC takes up its appeal in defamation case". Times of India. 15 November 2011. Retrieved 27 July 2016.
- Bhardwaj, Ananya (11 September 2018). "Why Delhi woman behind viral post on 'molestation' didn't appear in court for 3 years". ThePrint. Retrieved 26 August 2020.
- "Times Now fined, asked to apologize for intimidating reporting in Jasleen Kaur story". The News Minute. 15 March 2016. Retrieved 10 July 2016.
- Bansal, Shuchi (15 March 2016). "NBSA asks Times Now to issue apology, pay fine for a story". Mint. Retrieved 10 July 2016.
- Ajmal, Zaheeb (26 October 2019). "'Times Now, will you issue public apology now', ask Twitterati after Sarvjeet Singh is acquitted by court". National Herald. Retrieved 17 January 2021.
- Jagmohan, Aakruti (17 March 2016). "NBSA Asks Times Now to Apologise, Pay Fine for Jasleen Kaur Story". TheQuint. Retrieved 26 August 2020.