Times Now
| Times Now | |
|---|---|
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| Launched | 23 January 2006 |
| Owned by | The Times Group |
| Picture format | 4:3 (576i, SDTV) 16:9 (1080i, HDTV) |
| Slogan | "Action Begins Here" |
| Language | English |
| Broadcast area | India, Singapore, Malaysia, UK, USA |
| Headquarters | Mumbai, India |
| Sister channel(s) | Zoom ET Now Movies Now Romedy Now |
| Website | www |
Times Now is a 24-hour English news channel in India. It is owned and operated by The Times Group.
History
The channel was launched in 2006 by Times Global Broadcasting Company Limited, a joint-venture of The Times Group (Bennett, Coleman & Co. Ltd.) and Reuters. Sunil Lulla was hired from the Sony Entertainment Television as CEO. In 2008, Reuters exited the venture by selling back its 25.82 percent stake in Times Global to BCCL.[1]
Associated journalists
Arnab Goswami is the Editor-in-Chief and news anchor of Times Now.[2]
Hector Kenneth is Director of News Operations. After years as a journalist, he came into prominence for his reports from the Gaza Strip. Hector began his career in sports.
Maroof Raza is the consultant and strategic affairs expert.[3]
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.[4]
See also
References
- Use Indian English from May 2015
- All Wikipedia articles written in Indian English
- Use dmy dates from May 2015
- Pages with broken file links
- Media in Mumbai
- Media of Maharashtra
- English-language television stations in India
- 24-hour television news channels in India
- Television channels and stations established in 2006
- Television channels of The Times Group
- Television stations in Mumbai
