News Broadcasting
Aaj Tak’s flanker channel Tez to focus on headline news
NEW DELHI: The Aroon Purie-promoted TV Today Network today formally launched its third channel, Tez, as a flanking strategy to provide headlines news in Hindi.
Additionally, it is also preparing the ground for the launch of a fourth channel, which would be metro-specific, by December-January 2006.
Tez, which was officially flagged off by information and broadcasting minister Jaipal Reddy, will be a 24-hour Hindi news channel that will aim at delivering news to the busy viewer who does not find enough time to devote to long and detailed news bulletins.
The channel will have shorter news wheels with back to back news and “no long winded discussions or unnecessary analysis.”
In short, as TV Today Network CMD Aroon Purie said at the inaugural function here, “Maximum news in minimum time.” Hence, the tag line of the channel is ‘Khabarein Phataphat’ (quick news).
“The channel has been designed in way that you can dip in and out without getting disappointed,” Purie said.
TV Today CEO G Krishnan said, “This step of launching the third news channel further strengthens our commitment to every stakeholder that we are truly the nation’s best news network.”
In a message to prospective advertisers, Krishnan claimed that Tez will further “increase the news pie as it will attract viewers who don’t have the time to view the entire news bulletin” and will augment the scope of deliverables that a viewer and advertiser can derive out of the network.
During his brief speech, Reddy remembered the day when TV Today’s flagship channel, Aaj Tak, used to be a news programme on pubcaster Doordarshan.
Tez’s other sibling is Headlines Today that is also designed to give headlines news.
Meanwhile, when Indiantelevision.com asked Krishnan about the reason behind Tez, he admitted that it’s a “flanking strategy” and is more or less akin to Headlines News where the thrust is on delivering news fast and without any fuss.
Asked about the network’s fourth channel, which would target the metros, Krishnan said it would happen, but “sometime next year” as “everything has its time.”
However, information available with Indiantelevision.com is that work on the fourth channel has started and the company is targeting a launch it some time by January 2006, if not earlier in December.
News Broadcasting
Kamlesh Singh receives Haldi Ghati Award from MMCF
India Today Group editor honoured for three decades of journalism at Udaipur ceremony.
MUMBAI- Kamlesh Singh just turned a lifetime of sharp words into a shiny shield because when journalism wakes up a society, even the Maharana of Mewar wants to pin a medal on it.
The Maharana of Mewar Charitable Foundation (MMCF) conferred its prestigious Haldi Ghati Award on Kamlesh Singh, a senior editor at the India Today Group, during a ceremony in Udaipur on 15 March 2026. The national award, instituted in 1981-82, recognises “work of permanent value that initiates an awakening in society through the medium of journalism.”
Singh, who leads several editorial initiatives including Aaj Tak Radio, the Teen Taal community and The Lallantop, was presented the honour by Lakshyaraj Singh Mewar, Managing Trustee of MMCF. The citation highlighted his three decades of contributions to Indian media, innovations in digital journalism, mentoring young reporters, and his popular podcast persona “Tau” on Teen Taal, which fosters thoughtful public discourse.
The Haldi Ghati Award, named after the historic Battle of Haldighati symbolising valour and resilience, is one of four national awards given annually by MMCF. Past recipients include Tavleen Singh, Piyush Pandey and Raj Chengappa.
Other honourees this year included Padma Vibhushan Pt Hari Prasad Chaurasia, Vedamurti Devvrat Rekhe, Treeman of India Marimuthu Yoganathan, Vir Chakra Capt Rizwan Malik, and US-based researcher Molly Emma Aitken, who received the Colonel James Tod Award for contributions to understanding Mewar’s spirit and values.
In an era where headlines often shout louder than substance, the MMCF quietly reminded everyone that real journalism isn’t about noise, it’s about the quiet, persistent work that stirs society awake, one thoughtful story at a time.
