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| Country | India |
|---|---|
| Broadcast area | Worldwide |
| Headquarters | Mumbai, Maharashtra, India |
| Programming | |
| Language(s) | English |
| Picture format | 4:3 (576i, SDTV) 16:9 (1080i, HDTV) |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | The Times Group |
| Sister channels | Times Now Navbharat Zoom ET Now Movies Now Romedy Now MN+ MNX Mirror Now ET Now Swadesh |
| History | |
| Launched | 23 January 2006 |
| Links | |
| Website | www |
| Availability | |
| Terrestrial | |
| Fetch TV (Australia) | 719 |
| Streaming media | |
| Live Stream | Watch Live |
| Live Stream on ZengaTV | Watch Live |
Times Now is an English-language news channel in India owned and operated by The Times Group. The channel launched on 23 January 2006 in partnership with Reuters.[1][2] Noted for reporting in favor of the ruling BJP, it has promoted disinformation on multiple occasions.
It is a pay television throughout India. Until 2016, it was India's most popular and the most viewed English news channel.[3][4][5]
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- ^ Chandran, Bipin (14 June 2013). "Reuters to pay $19 mn for 26% in Times Now". Bipin Chandran. Business Standard. Archived from the original on 15 January 2018. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
- ^ Maheshwari, Pradyuman (6 February 2016). "Can any English news channel beat the just turned 10 Times Now?". Pradyuman Maheshwari. The Hindu. Archived from the original on 6 February 2016. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
- ^ Boria Majumdar; Nalin Mehta (7 May 2009). India and the Olympics. Routledge. pp. 9–. ISBN 978-1-135-27575-4. Archived from the original on 26 March 2023. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
- ^ "India's Times Now news channel to launch in UK". James Crabtre. Financial Times. 15 November 2015. Archived from the original on 16 January 2018. Retrieved 15 January 2018.