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  • Aaj Tak expands to UK with Sony’s Max bouquet

    MUMBAI: TV Today Network has launched its flagship 24-hour Hindi news channel Aaj Tak in UK. This will be available as part of Max Mix bouquet along with ARY Digital, Pakistan’s leading entertainment channel.

    The Max Mix bouquet consists of Max, Sahara One, and Filmy channels.

    TV Today Network CEO and executive director G Krishnan said, “Over the last two years, we have been eyeing opportunities in markets with a sizeable Indian Diaspora. After US, the Middle East and continental Europe, UK is the next logical step for us. Launching Aaj Tak on the Max Mix platform will offer the viewers with live news and analysis from home right into their living room. We are delighted to be a part of the bouquet, which has popular channels representing a wide array of programming.”

    TV Today chairman and managing director Aroon Purie said, “Aaj Tak has been able to successfully widen the viewership base for news in India. Combined with our launch in the US and continental Europe, this step will further widen the base for Indian news internationally.”

    Sony Entertainment Television (SET) executive vice-president for international business Rajan Singh said, “We are absolutely thrilled to be bringing Aaj Tak and ARY Digital into the Max Mix bouquet. These fantastic channels represent a huge addition to Max Mix further enhancing its position as the leading provider of quality Asian entertainment across programming genres. Aaj Tak is India’s leading news channel whilst ARY Digital perfectly compliments Max Mix’s commitment to quality entertainment, choice and value. We look forward to bringing our viewers even more quality channels in the near future.”

  • Aaj Tak, Headlines Today launch global feed

    Aaj Tak, Headlines Today launch global feed

    MUMBAI: The TV Today Network has launched the international feed of two of their channels – Aaj Tak and Headlines Today. This comes a year after the launch of both these channels in the US. Aaj Tak and Headlines Today are available on the Dish Network in the US.

    Speaking on the occasion, TV Today Network CEO G Krishnan said, “Having built a healthy subscriber base in the US, we felt that it was time to commit ourselves more deeply to the market and customize our product according to international needs.”

    TV Today managing director Aroon Purie said, “The launch of our channels in the US has been successful and this step will further our efforts to reach out to the Indian diaspora.”

    The launch would also mean that the channel can now look at customised advertising and programming.

     

  • TV Today announces 29 May launch of Dilli Aaj Tak

    TV Today announces 29 May launch of Dilli Aaj Tak

    MUMBAI: The Aroon Purie promoted TV Today Network has officially announced the launch of its fourth 24-hour news channel, targeting the local Delhi/NCR audience, for 29 May 2006.

    The announcement confirms a report put out earlier by Indiantelevision.com. The network has named the NCR channel –‘Dilli Aaj Tak’, which will cover all aspects of life in Delhi and the National capital region. The positioning of the channel is ‘Aap Ka Shahar, Aap Tak’. The look and feel is stylish and vibrant, and the content is led by utility in the capital region.

    TV Today Network CEO G Krishnan says, “We have consolidated our position of being India’s No. 1 news network through our three very differently positioned news channels. Getting into the regional news space was the next logical step for us, and what better market to enter than Delhi? Delhi’s rising consumerism, booming economy and rapidly improving infrastructure, among other things, have made it a city to reckon with at a global scale – the need exists for a credible news channel that can cover life in the capital.”

    TV Today Network chairman and MD Aroon Purie says “The media industry in general and the television industry in particular has been booming; news space has seen an exponential increase in the number of players. In this clutter, consumers look for credible sources of information, and TV Today Network is committed to provide just that.”