India Today (TV channel)

India Today
CountryIndia
Broadcast areaIndia
Worldwide
HeadquartersNoida, Uttar Pradesh, India[1]
Programming
Language(s)English
Picture format4:3 (576i, SDTV)
Ownership
OwnerLiving Media
Key peopleSanjay Sharma (Deputy Editor)[2]
Sister channelsAaj Tak
Good News Today
History
Launched7 April 2003; 21 years ago (2003-04-07)
Former namesHeadlines Today
Links
Websitewww.indiatoday.in
Availability
Streaming media
India Today LiveWatch Live

India Today (formerly Headlines Today) is a 24-hour English language television news channel based in Noida, Uttar Pradesh that carries news, current affairs and business programming in India. The channel is owned by TV Today Network Ltd, which is a part of Living Media.

History

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The channel was launched in 2003 as a sister channel of the Hindi Aaj Tak news channel. It is one of the four news channels from the TV Today Network stable, the others being Aaj Tak, Tez and Delhi Aaj Tak.[3] Alok Verma was brought in as the Executive Producer to successfully launch TV Today group's foray into the English news channel category.[4][5] It aired and produced the animated political cartoon "So Sorry"; each episode satirizes recent events in the news featuring extremely dramatized versions of said events and hyper-caricaturized versions of political figures including Narendra Modi, Xi Jinping and Joe Biden.[6][7] In September 2015, media watchers flagged the channel for unethical use of footage[8] and sexist content.[9]

In October 2020, India Today was named in an FIR filed by Mumbai police in relation to a Fake TRP Ratings Scandal.[10] India Today was fined ₹5 lakh by Broadcast Audience Research Council (BARC) for manipulating viewership.[11] India Today admitted to being fined for viewership malpractice.[12] Bombay High Court directed TV Today Network to pay the fine imposed by BARC.[13][14]

In March 2018, Aaj Tak falsely claimed that Delhi High court had disqualified 20 MLAs of Aam Aadmi Party, various Indian news channels such as India Today, Aaj Tak, Republic TV, ANI and India TV also propagated the false claim.[15]

Associated journalists

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Anchors include Preeti Choudhry, Shiv Aroor, Gaurav Sawant, Chaiti Narula (left in August 2023),[16] Nabila Jamal, Akshita Nandagopal

Awards

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India Today and its brother channel Aaj Tak has won numerous awards over the years at the Indian Television Academy (ITA) Awards,[17] and the Exchange4media News Broadcasting (ENBA) Awards.[18][19]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "India Today Group". India Today Group. Retrieved 9 October 2010.
  2. ^ "Sanjay Sharma". India Today. 16 May 2016.
  3. ^ "Alok Verma to head TV Today spl. projects". 8 November 2004.
  4. ^ "Aaj Tak English channel may launch in 10 days". Indian Television. 24 February 2003. Retrieved 3 April 2017.
  5. ^ "TV Today's Delhi Aaj Tak likely to launch mid-May". Indian Television. Archived from the original on 7 February 2016. Retrieved 3 April 2017.
  6. ^ Alphonso, Anmol (8 July 2020). "India Today Cartoon On Modi-Xi Kung Fu Gets Fake News Spin". BOOM. Retrieved 7 March 2024.
  7. ^ Parande, Shweta (24 September 2015). "Narendra Modi Ecstatic To Meet Barack Obama Again? So Sorry Mocks Their Friendship". India.com. Retrieved 7 March 2024.
  8. ^ Singh, Maanvender (14 September 2015). "Unethical use of unrelated videos". The Hoot.
  9. ^ "India Today's offensive video". The Hoot. 27 March 2015.
  10. ^ "India Today named in Fake TRP Scandal- Source- Times Now". Times Now. 10 October 2020. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
  11. ^ "India Today fined 5 lakh rupees- Source- newstracklive". newstracklive. 10 October 2020. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
  12. ^ "India Today fined 5 lakh rupees- Source- India today". India Today. 10 October 2020. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
  13. ^ "Pay 5 lakh fine if you want interim protection: Bombay High Court directs TV Today Network in plea against BARC order". 23 October 2020.
  14. ^ "Bombay High Court Directs TV Today Network to Deposit Rs.5 Lakh to Grant Interim Protection in Plea Against BARC". 23 October 2020.
  15. ^ Alt News Desk (23 March 2018). "Breaking Fake News: Aaj Tak and Republic TV misreport Delhi HC verdict on AAP MLAs". altnews.in. Retrieved 28 October 2024.
  16. ^ https://www.exchange4media.com/media-others-news/chaiti-narula-joins-rp-sanjiv-goenka-group-as-managing-editor-video-content-130188.html [bare URL]
  17. ^ "Aaj Tak, India Today win most popular news channels at ITA Awards 2021; Aroon Purie conferred Hall of Fame award". Business Today. 15 February 2021. Retrieved 7 June 2021.
  18. ^ "TV Today Network wins big at ENBA 2015". 13 February 2016. Retrieved 3 April 2017.
  19. ^ "48-award haul for India Today Group at ENBA 2019; includes Best News Channels Hindi and English". MediaBrief. 28 February 2020. Retrieved 7 June 2021.
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