Aaj Tak Explained

Launch Date: (New Year's Eve 2000) SDTV
HDTV
Owner:Living Media
Picture Format: (1080i HDTV) (576i SDTV)
Country:India
Language:Hindi
Area:India and international
Headquarters:Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India
Sister Channels:India Today
Good News Today
Online Serv 1:DD Free Dish
Online Chan 1:LCN 68
Online Serv 2:Jio TV
Online Chan 2:Jio TV+

is an Indian leading Hindi-language news channel owned by the TV Today Network, a part of the New Delhi-based media conglomerate Living Media group (India Today Group).[1]

Aaj Tak HD

On 14 December 2018, Hindi: Aaj Tak|italic=no launched India's first Hindi high-definition channel, Hindi: Aaj Tak|italic=no HD. Hindi: Aaj Tak|italic=no HD broadcasts news and two extra shows like Duniya Aaj Tak aired from 2019 covering world news, Business Aaj Tak aired from 2019 covering the financial news of India and the world.

Aaj Tak HD also broadcast Movie Masala between 2019 and 2020, covering the news of Bollywood.

History

Aaj Tak was first broadcast on DD Metro of Doordarshan (DD) in 1995. It was then broadcast as a news programme of 10 to 20 minutes. Aaj Tak came into existence in December 2000 as an independent news channel. It then became the first complete Hindi news channel in the country to be broadcast twenty-four hours. One of the anchors at the time was Surendra Pratap Singh.[2] The tagline for Aaj Tak was "यह थी ख़बर आज तक, इंतज़ार कीजिए कल तक" . Aaj Tak was the first news channel in India to use OB vans.[3]

By the time the channel came into existence, it had a reach of 52 lakh households. It now broadcasts to three crore households and its viewership in news channels is 56%.[4] On 14 December 2018, Aaj Tak launched India's first Hindi high-definition channel, Aaj Tak HD.[5] A channel rebranding took place in January 2021.[6]

Staff

Executive staff

Past staff

Past anchors have included Rohit Sardana[8] and Surendra Pratap Singh.Uday Shankar worked as a news director during the initial years of .

Events

The channel has been penalized for the propagation of fake news and condemned for being partial and supporting the ideology of the ruling government of BJP.[9] [10]

In October 2020, Aaj Tak was fined ₹1 lakh and asked to broadcast apologies for fake news regarding Sushant Singh Rajput. The channel published fabricated last tweets by the actor on the channel, claiming that they were made by him a few days before his death and then deleted. Aaj Tak later removed its article with this fake news published in it.[11]

Aaj Tak was fined ₹5 lakh by BARC (Broadcast Audience Research Council) for viewership manipulation in a TRP scam.[12]

Between 4 and 5 April 2020, Aaj Tak had broadcast reports about Tablighi Jamaat. A complaint was filed with the News Broadcasting and Digital Standards Authority (NBDSA) in which Aaj Tak was accused of intending to "develop hatred in the minds of the people against a particular community," during the COVID-19 pandemic in India.[13]

On 16 June 2021, the NBDSA directed that Aaj Tak's broadcasts be taken down from all Internet platforms that linked the COVID-19 outbreak with Tablighi Jamaat in 2020, citing potential "errors in the figures telecast".[14]

The NBDSA said that the media has "complete freedom to report on the COVID pandemic", but "such reporting must be done with accuracy, impartiality and neutrality", and added, " The NBDSA noted that the broadcaster had admitted that there may have been chances that there were some miscalculations as pointed out by the complaint, which was inadvertent, and the broadcaster had no intention to communalise the issue or malign any community."[15]

In June 2022, the News Broadcasting and Digital Standards Authority said that Aaj Tak's taglines on Umar Khalid ‘gave an impression that the accused had already been declared guilty’ and asked the news channel to take down those shows.[16]

In March 2023, Aaj Tak faced widespread social media ridicule after the clip of its coverage went viral, where the channel's representatives were seen filming gangster Atiq Ahmed urinating while in transit from Gujarat to Prayagraj under the custody of police.[17]

In March 2024, The News Broadcasters & Digital Association (NBDSA) fines Aaj Tak for Sudhir Chaudhary's 'tukde tukde' and 'Khalistani' remarks, against the former US president Barack Obama and penalising the channel over 'Love Jihad' shows.[18] [19]

Accolades

According to an old 2006 poll jointly conducted by the BBC and Reuters, of specific news sources spontaneously mentioned by the Indians, (mentioned by 11%) was the most trusted.[20]

has won the award for the "Best Hindi News Channel" 19 times, since 2001 at the Indian Television Academy Awards.[21]

See also

Further reading

External links

Notes and References

  1. Book: Rodrigues . Usha . Usha M. Rodrigues . Maya . Ranganathan. Maya Ranganathan . 2014 . Indian News Media: From Observer to Participant . India . SAGE Publications . 23–24, 165 . 9789351501589.
  2. Book: Singh, Dr Paramveer. Indian Silver Screen. 2021-08-05. K.K. Publications. 147–150. en. 8. India Today Group.. 15 November 2021. 9 April 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230409132058/https://books.google.com/books?id=Ncg7EAAAQBAJ. live.
  3. Book: Munshi, Shoma. Remote Control: Indian Television in the New Millennium. 2012-12-15. Penguin UK. 978-81-8475-755-2. en. 1. 15 November 2021. 9 April 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230409132120/https://books.google.com/books?id=fdGATZeZWJcC. live.
  4. Web site: Television.. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20210823225840/https://www.indiatodaygroup.com/new-site/television.html. 23 August 2021. 2021-05-03. India Today Group.
  5. Web site: 14 December 2018. Aaj Tak launches first of its kind HD news channel - Aaj Tak HD. live. 2021-08-25. AdGully. en-US. https://web.archive.org/web/20190725093043/https://www.adgully.com/aaj-tak-launches-first-of-its-kind-hd-news-channel-aaj-tak-hd-82272.html . 25 July 2019 .
  6. Web site: Baddhan. Lakh. 2021-01-21. Aaj Tak refreshes brand with new look for 20th anniversary. live. 2021-04-18. BizAsia. en-GB. https://web.archive.org/web/20210121210133/https://www.bizasialive.com/aaj-tak-refreshes-brand-with-new-look-for-20th-anniversary/ . 21 January 2021 .
  7. News: Team . N. L. . 'The natural home for a household name': Sudhir Chaudhary to join Aaj Tak as consulting editor . 11 July 2022 . Newslaundry . 11 July 2022 . 11 July 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220711103753/https://www.newslaundry.com/2022/07/11/the-natural-home-for-a-household-name-sudhir-chaudhary-to-join-aaj-tak-as-consulting-editor . live .
  8. Web site: Bhati. Divya. 2 May 2021. RIP Aaj Tak TV Journalist Rohit Sardana died due to Heart Attack after suffering from Covid-19. live. 2021-08-25. jagrantv. en. https://web.archive.org/web/20210825003934/https://www.jagrantv.com/en-show/rohit-sardana-biography-age-death-reason-tv-journalist-early-life-wife-son-family-and-photo-rc1018073 . 25 August 2021 .
  9. News: Suresh . Nidhi . 'Media has lost our trust': Why protesting farmers are angry with 'Godi media' . 3 August 2022 . Newslaundry . 16 June 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220616042946/https://www.newslaundry.com/2020/12/01/media-has-lost-our-trust-why-are-protesting-farmers-angry-with-godi-media . live .
  10. News: Scroll Staff . Indians are expressing shock at news channel glee over demolition of Muslim activist's house . 3 August 2022 . Scroll.in . 3 August 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220803063622/https://scroll.in/article/1026083/indians-are-expressing-shock-at-news-channel-glee-over-demolition-of-muslim-activists-house . live .
  11. Web site: 8 October 2020. Aaj Tak fined Rs 1 lakh by NBSA for telecasting fake tweets on Sushant Singh Rajput's death. live. 25 October 2020. The New Indian Express. https://web.archive.org/web/20201011111805/https://www.newindianexpress.com/nation/2020/oct/08/aaj-tak-fined-rs-1-lakh-by-nbsa-fortelecasting-fake-tweets-onsushant-singh-rajputs-death-2207619.html . 11 October 2020 .
  12. Web site: Joshi. Neha. 23 October 2020. Aaj tak fined for viewership manipulation. 25 October 2020. Bar and Bench.
  13. News: News Body Directs Aaj Tak To Remove Tablighi Jamaat Content 1 Year After Damage Is Done . www.theswaddle.com . en.
  14. News: NBSA directs Aaj Tak to remove certain Tablighi Jamaat broadcasts from the website, YouTube . Newslaundry . 25 June 2021 . en.
  15. News: Team . N. L. . 25 June 2021 . NBSA directs Aaj Tak to remove certain Tablighi Jamaat broadcasts from the website, YouTube . 3 August 2022 . Newslaundry . 3 August 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220803065420/https://www.newslaundry.com/2021/06/25/nbsa-directs-aaj-tak-to-remove-certain-tablighi-jamaat-broadcasts-from-website-youtube . live .
  16. News: Take down 'sensationalist' shows on Umar Khalid, regulator tells Zee, India TV, Aaj Tak . 2022-09-13 . . 2022-06-15 . 14 September 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220914090914/https://www.newslaundry.com/2022/06/15/take-down-sensationalist-shows-on-umar-khalid-regulator-tells-zee-india-tv-aaj-tak . live .
  17. Web site: Staff . J. K. R. . 2023-03-27 . "Patrakarita or mootrakarita?": Aaj Tak faces widespread ridicule after it broadcasts gangster Ateek Ahmed's act of urinating LIVE . 2023-03-27 . Janta Ka Reporter 2.0 . en-US . 27 March 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230327105337/https://www.jantakareporter.com/entertainment/patrakarita-or-mootrakarita-aaj-tak-faces-widespread-ridicule-after-it-broadcasts-gangster-ateek-ahmeds-act-of-urinating-live/404842/ . live .
  18. Web site: PTI . NBDSA fines Aaj Tak for Sudhir Chaudhry's 'tukde tukde,' 'Khalistani' remarks against Obama; penalises channels over 'Love Jihad' shows . 2024-03-02 . Deccan Herald . en.
  19. Web site: Singh . Bhavya . 2024-03-01 . NBDSA Penalises Aaj Tak For Sudhir Chaudhary Show Using 'Tukde Tukde Gang', 'Khalistani', 'Pakistani Supporters' Terms In Video On Obama . 2024-03-02 . www.livelaw.in . en.
  20. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/bsp/hi/pdfs/02_05_06mediatrust.pdf BBC/Reuters/Media Center Poll: Trust in the Media
  21. Web site: 14 February 2021. Aaj Tak, India Today win most popular news channels at ITA Awards 2021; Aroon Purie conferred Hall of Fame award. live. 2021-08-25. Business Today. en. https://web.archive.org/web/20210825010653/https://www.businesstoday.in/latest/trends/story/ita-awards-2021-aaj-tak-india-today-bagged-most-popular-news-channel-awards-aroon-purie-conferred-hall-of-fame-award-287532-2021-02-14 . 25 August 2021 .

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