Times Now completes another year successfully

TIMES NOW is brought to you by Times Global Broadcasting, a Bennett, Coleman & Co service, the largest media conglomerate in south Asia. The channel was launched in January 2006.

Times Now has left the competition far behind, it has set itself on growth trajectory from past many years. The channel has emerged as the Indian viewer's clear choice for English news. The channel has been chosen for its incisive and "in your face' journalism, by the Indian viewers as it provides the news as it is, unadulterated and pure.

According to TAM data, Times Now was at the leadership position for 49 weeks out of 52 in the year 2009. And, in terms of channel viewer ship share the channel garnered an average channel share of 33 per cent in comparison to NDTV's 23 per cent and CNN-IBN's 22 per cent for the entire year.

To this, Senior Vice President, Marketing and Sales, at TGBCL, Mr Sandeep Sharma said, "Times Now is now the official news channel for Indian viewers seeking quality news. In a short span of time, from launch, the channel managed to take the top spot and retain it over the years, consistently proving to be a winner and leader all the way through. The focus on news, responsible and unbiased reporting backed by strong marketing support has given Times Now an edge over competition and 2010 will see the channel strive to greater heights."