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आज तक
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Launched | 31 December 1998 |
Network | Broadcast television and online |
Owned by | Living Media |
Picture format | 4:3 (576i, SDTV) |
Audience share | UK: 0.01% (September 2015 , BARB) |
Slogan | "Sabse Tez" (English: 'The Fastest') |
Country | India |
Language | Hindi |
Broadcast area | India & Worldwide |
Headquarters | Noida, India |
Sister channel(s) | India Today |
Website | www |
Availability
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Satellite | |
Tata Sky (India) | Channel 457 |
DD Direct Plus (India) | Channel 58 |
Sky (UK and Ireland) | Channel 818 |
Eutelsat 28A (Europe) | 11344 V 27500 2/3 |
Videocon d2h (India) | Channel 303 |
Airtel digital TV (India) | Channel 254 |
Dish Network (USA) | Channel 706[1] |
AAJ TAK is a 24-hour Hindi news television channel owned by TV Today Network. AAJ TAK loosely translates as "Till Today" or "Up to the Minute". AAJ TAK initially began as a news bulletin on a public television station in India and turned to an independent channel after the carrier did not renew its contract. In India, AAJ TAK is free-to-air. In 2006 it began offering a pay channel to international markets.
Accolades
AAJ TAK has won the Indian Television Academy Award for Best News Channel for 13 successive years.[2] Aaj Tak has also won several other accolades, such as the Indian Telly Awards.[citation needed].
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.[3]
Notable people
- Aroon Purie – Managing director
- Dibang – Journalist (currently with ABP News)
- Sweta Singh – Anchor
- Punya Prasun Bajpai – Anchor
- Rahul Kanwal – Anchor
See also
References
- ^ DISH International TV Channels (Hindi)
- ^ "AAJ TAK bags best Hindi news channel trophy at the prestigious Indian Television Academy Awards for 12th time: West, News - India Today". Indiatoday. intoday.in. 2012-11-05. Retrieved 2013-03-08.
- ^ BBC/Reuters/Media Center Poll: Trust in the Media (pg. 13)
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