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| Country | India |
|---|---|
| Broadcast area | Worldwide |
| Headquarters | Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India |
| Programming | |
| Language(s) | Hindi |
| Picture format | 4:3 (576i, SDTV) 16:9 (1080i, HDTV) |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | The Times Group |
| Sister channels | Times Now Zoom ET Now Movies Now Romedy Now MN+ MNX Mirror Now |
| History | |
| Launched | 1 August 2021 |
| Former names | Romedy Now HD |
| Links | |
| Website | www |
| Availability | |
| Streaming media | |
| Live Stream | Watch Live |
Times Now Navbharat is a Hindi News TV Channel. [1]
Times Now Navbharat is owned by Times Group. It is one of the most watched Hindi channels in the country. [2] This channel operates from Noida, Uttar Pradesh. It began on 1 August 2021 in HD version. After this it also began in SD version on 1 January 2022. This move allowed the channel to expand to a larger audience.
Along with the other Times group channels (Zoom, ET Now and Movies Now), Times Now is distributed by Media Network and Distribution (India) Ltd (MNDIL), which is a joint venture between The Times Group and Yogesh Radhakrishnan, a cable and satellite industry veteran, under the brand Prime Connect. [3] [4]
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