Aaj Tak began in 1995 as a short Hindi news bulletin on Doordarshan's DD Metro, anchored by founding editor SP Singh. TV Today Network relaunched it as a 24-ho…
No. Its parent, India Today magazine, launched in December 1975 during the Emergency. Aaj Tak came 20 years later.
Madhu Trehan returned in 1986 and made Newstrack, a video news magazine on VHS, years before private satellite TV.
As a short Hindi news bulletin on Doordarshan's DD Metro, edited and anchored by SP Singh. The exact 1995 start date is disputed.
Aaj Tak's founding editor and voice. He died on 27 June 1997; the bulletin he shaped carried on.
On 31 December 2000 TV Today Network launched Aaj Tak as a 24-hour Hindi news channel.
English channel Headlines Today (now India Today TV) in 2003, then Aaj Tak Tez and Dilli Aaj Tak.
Around 2009. By 2019 it had crossed 10 million subscribers.
On 14 December 2018, India's first Hindi HD news channel, according to Wikipedia.
A BARC fine of Rs 5 lakh was set aside by the Bombay High Court; the NBSA fined Aaj Tak Rs 1 lakh over fake tweets.
In January 2023 it became the first news channel in the world to pass 50 million YouTube subscribers.
BARC data gave it 16.6% of Hindi news viewing on 4 June 2024, ahead of News18 India at 13.2%.
Its owner says it led Hindi news among affluent viewers in FY26: 1,343m gross AMA vs 1,289m for News18 India.
75 million YouTube subscribers, steadier profits, and a May 2026 NBDSA order to edit a 2024 segment.
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