Aaj Tak

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Aaj Tak
Aaj Tak logo.png
Logo of Aaj Tak
Launched December 31, 1999
Network Broadcast television and online
Owned by India Today Group
Picture format 4:3 (576i, SDTV)
Slogan "Sabse Tez" (English: 'The Fastest')
Country India
Language Hindi
Broadcast area India & Worldwide
Headquarters New Delhi, India
Sister channel(s) Headlines Today
Website www.aajtak.in
Availability
Satellite
Tata Sky (India) Channel 457
Sky (UK and Ireland) Channel 818
Eutelsat 28A (Europe) 11488 V 27500 2/3
Videocon D2H Channel 303

Aaj Tak is a 24-hour Hindi news television channel owned by TV Today Network Ltd. Aaj Tak loosely translates as "Till Today" or "Up to the Minute". Watched by some 45 million viewers in India’s cable and satellite universe, Aaj Tak is one of India’s largest privately owned news channels. Aaj Tak was free-to-air channel till 2006 in India, while it offered as a pay channel in the overseas market. In United States, it is available on EchoStar’s DISH Network.

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Awards[edit]

AajTak has also been awarded the Best News Channel Award by the 'Indian Television Academy' for 12 successive years.[1] Aaj Tak has also won several other accolades, including the 'Abbys', 'RAPA', 'Indian Marketing Awards' and Indian Telly Awards.[citation needed]

Notable people at Aaj Tak[edit]

Competitors[edit]

See also[edit]

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References[edit]

  1. ^ "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. 
  2. ^ a b "BBC Poll: Trust in Media - Countries". Globescan.com. Retrieved 2012-11-11. 

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