Aaj Tak is a 24-hour Hindi news television channel run by TV Today Network Ltd. Aaj Tak loosely translates as "Till Today" or "Up to the Minute". Watched by some 45 million viewers in India’s cable and satellite universe, Aaj Tak is India’s largest privately owned news channel. Aaj Tak is a free-to-air channel in India, while it is being offered as a pay channel in the overseas market. In the United States, it is available on EchoStar’s DISH Network.
Despite serving Infotainment, Aaj Tak has been awarded Indian Television Academy’s Best News Channel award for six consecutive years. In a recent BBC/Reuters/Media Center Poll, Aaj Tak was voted the most trusted and most important news source in India surpassing even the Government sponsored channel Doordarshan and expansively beating news sources like Star News,Dainik Jagran, Sun TV, NDTV, AIR (All India Radio) and The Times of India.
Despite serving Infotainment, Aaj Tak has been awarded Indian Television Academy’s Best News Channel award for six consecutive years. In a recent BBC/Reuters/Media Center Poll, Aaj Tak was voted the most trusted and most important news source in India surpassing even the Government sponsored channel Doordarshan and expansively beating news sources like Star News,Dainik Jagran, Sun TV, NDTV, AIR (All India Radio) and The Times of India.
