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Times Now is a 24-hour English news channel based in Mumbai and broadcast in India, Singapore and USA.

Arnab Goswami is the Editor-in Chief and Sunil Lulla is the current CEO.

It was the first news channel in India to be launched on mobile screens (Reliance Infocomm Network). The channel also has a Consultant cum Strategic Affairs Expert, MaroofRaja.

The channel was launched in 2006 by Times Global Broadcasing Company Limited, a joint-venture of THE TIMES GROUP (Bennett, Coleman & Co. Ltd.) and Reuters.

Sunil Lulla was hired from the Sony Entertainment Television to be the CEO.

In 2008, Reuters exited the venture by selling back its 25.82 percent stake in Times Global to BCCL.

HECTOR KENNETH

Hector Kenneth is the director, News Operations of Times Now. Although he had been a journalist for many years, he came into prominence for his reports from Gaza, Career in sports but is now heading the news division in TIMES NOW.

ARNAB GOSWAMI

Arnab Goswami is the Editor-in-Chief and News anchor of Times Now.

MAROOF RAJA

Marooof Raja is consultant and strategic affairs expert on Times Now.

Exchange4media News Broadcasting (ENBA) Awards

ENBA 2012

News Channel of the year- Times Now

News Channels Editor in Chief of the year- Arnab Goswami

Harishree Mehta is the most common face of Times Now on their business and stock segment.

She is a qualified chartered accountant who is known to have an appreciable knowledge of the stock markets, and her ability to draw links and trends between the markets, policy and the macro-economic scenario.

She has been associated with some of the best known shows in the Indian business television scenario.

Times Television Network (TTN), a part of India’s largest Media conglomerate, the Times Group, informs and entertains an audience of over 90mn urban, affluent Indians worldwide every month with its high quality, premium television channels.

TIMES NOW – Is the India’s #1 English News channelwith extensive breaking news and analysis.

Times Now, India’s No.1 English news channel maintainedits stronghold on the English news genre for the fourthconsecutive year. The channel has yet again reinforced itsleadership position, dominating the genre with itsunmatched news, views and analysis.

Times Now lead the genre with a channel share of 33 percent (TAM: All India 1mn+; CS Male AB 25+ years; All day,24 hrs; 2011 data till week 53), whereas CNN-IBN andNDTV 24×7 garnered 28 per cent and 19 per centrespectively.

TIMES NOW–India’s No. 1 English general news channel from the Times Television Network, continues ruling the ratings board!

With 100 % more viewership than NDTV 24 X 7 and CNN IBN and over 150% more viewership than Headlines Today; TIMES NOW is clearly dominating the genre with its unmatched news, views and analysis.

With viewership ratings between itself and competition increasing exponentially each month, TIMES NOW India‘s number 1 English news channel has further sharpened its position as the undisputed leader.

As per TAM ratings CS M 25+ AB, 1 mn+ markets (week 18), TIMES NOW leads with 37% market share which is equal to the shares of NDTV 24X7 and CNN IBN combined i.e. 15% and 22% respectively.

ATN Times Now is a Canadian English Language Channel that is owned by Asian Television Network (ATN). It broadcasts programming from TIMES NOW and Canadian content.

ATN Times Now is a popular English language news service from India. It features live coverage of all the top news stories, with a focus on international news and breaking news.

IBN

NDTV

HEADLINES TODAY

NEWS X

With 2014 General Elections approaching and in the wake of increasing frequency of ‘breaking news’, Times Now is reported to have decided to create multiple clones of ArnabGoswami

Features

Live TV - watch Times Now channel live on your iPhoneor iPod touch (NOT AVAILABLE IN THE US) Live Audio - If your connection is slow or you just want tolisten to the news, tune in to the Live audio of Times Nowon the go! Breaking news alerts pushed to your home screen Local news from 45 Indian cities Stunning photo galleries Theme choice for stories Font size of your choice Top videos from news, business, sports, entertainmentand lifestyle categories For use on iOS 6 and above

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Exchange4media reports that Reuters is selling its 25.82 percent stake in the venture to BCCL, for which it had paid $19 million.

BCCL will thus become the sole owner of Times Global; from what we’ve heard, Reuters is not looking to exit India, and is considering other partnerships.

Exchange4media confirms the same, saying that Reuters is in talks with other news houses for a broadcast venture, and one name mentioned is News24.

Times Now, the news channel from The Times of India group, seems to be consolidating on top.

It had a channel share of 34%, well ahead of NDTV 24X7 and CNN IBN, which are tied at No.2 with 25% share each.

Headlines Today, from the TV Today Network, has a channel share of 15% and NewsX, broadcast by Indi Media Pvt Ltd, has a channel share of 1%, according to data from audience measurement firm TAM India Pvt Ltd.

TIMES NOW is honouring few remarkable individualswho through their efforts and ordeals have earned theright to be called Amazing Indians.

The TIMES NOW Amazing Indians Awards started out three years ago and keeping through to its spirit we have returned for the third time to recognise and applaud the efforts of the everyday heroes who have emerged as leaders and visionaries.

The individual who we seek to honour today, have had an amazing impact on the lives of thousands of people and yet choose to remain faceless.

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