India Today (TV channel)

India 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.

India Today

Country	India
Broadcast area	India Worldwide
Headquarters	Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India[1]
Programming
Language(s)	English
Picture format	16:9 (1080i, HDTV)
Ownership
Owner	Living Media
Key people	Sanjay Sharma (Deputy Editor)[2]
Sister channels	Aaj Tak Good News Today
History
Launched	7 April 2003; 21 years ago (2003-04-07)
Former names	Headlines Today
Links
Website	www.indiatoday.in
Availability
Streaming media
India Today Live	Watch Live

History

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 misreported that the Delhi High Court had disqualified 20 MLAs of the Aam Aadmi Party. India Today was among several news channels that also reported the said claim.^[15]

Associated journalists

• Rahul Kanwal - Executive Director
• Rajdeep Sardesai - Consulting Editor
• Gaurav C Sawant - Executive Editor
• Shiv Aroor - Consulting Editor

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

Awards

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

• India Today

References

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". Indian Television Dot Com. 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. "Chaiti Narula joins RP Sanjiv Goenka Group as Managing Editor, Video Content - Exchange4media". 3 October 2023.
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.

External links

• Official website