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The leader in the English news channels space in India - Times Now has turned a decade old and over the last ten years, the man at helm has tirelessly led from the top as he made his voice heard across the nation… questioning the system, breaking scams galore with his relentless and unapologetically opinionated approach night after night after night.
Love him or hate him, but you just can’t ignore him! He is Arnab Goswami — Times Now & ET Now president - news and editor-in-chief.
Back in 2005, even before the launch of the channel, Goswami had told Indiantelevision.com that the Times Group’s news channel will be looking at changing the rules of the news reporting business. And staying true to his word, that is exactly what Times Now did.
In 2006, when a five-year old boy called Prince fell into a 60 feet deep bore-well, the then five-month old channel covered the news in a manner that had never before been seen in the Indian news space. And it quickly set a trend of sorts. Since the incident had occurred in the hinterland of Kurukshetra and not in a more accessible metro city, not many followed the story initially. But a few hours into Times Now’s coverage of the story, Prince became the only news that mattered across the country for every news broadcaster in India.
Forty-eight excruciating hours later, the Indian Army got Prince out of the bore-well. As the entire country cheered and celebrated the rise of the little boy from the bore-well, it also marked the rise of another star - Bennett, Coleman and Company’s broadcast news channel Times Now. Goswami had arrived on the Indian news broadcast scene armed with his flamboyance and much more.
Recalling the ‘Prince’ coverage at a conference, Goswami said, “Yes, we sensationalised the coverage, and if sensationalising a story forces a change and gets the bore-well filled for no Prince to fall, we are proud of the fact that we sensationalised it. We will do it again.”
Times Now was launched at a time when the English news space was in its early stages of evolution. Dr Prannoy Roy’s NDTV 24x7 was the undisputed leader. But the leader’s two aces - Rajdeep Sardesai and Goswami was now steering their own respective teams.
However, Times Now’s launch was not a flawless one. There were teething problems galore as the channel struggled to find its core competency during the initial months of launch. But it soon found its foothold and decided to focus solely on news. And since then, there’s been no looking back.
Veteran media expert Ravina Raj Kohli says, “Times Now came in with the right format at the right time. In a market where English channels have niche audiences, Times Now has managed to make an impact on audiences who dream in different languages. The sharp and controversial format of The Newshour caught the fancy of the country after 26/11 where Arnab and his team’s relentless reportage and on-air presence showed through and was finally acknowledged.”
And what Goswami and his team did during that nightmare in 2008, which punched Mumbai hard in the gut, was exemplary… to say the least. It was by far the most comprehensive, responsible and sane live reportage on the Mumbai attacks at a time when even some veteran journalists were bungling up. What’s more, throughout the 72-hour long ordeal, Times Now did not air any commercials - a one of a kind unheard of scenario.
http://www.indiantelevision.com/television/tv-channels/news-broadcasting/times-now-turns-10-160201
Love him or hate him, but you just can’t ignore him! He is Arnab Goswami — Times Now & ET Now president - news and editor-in-chief.
Back in 2005, even before the launch of the channel, Goswami had told Indiantelevision.com that the Times Group’s news channel will be looking at changing the rules of the news reporting business. And staying true to his word, that is exactly what Times Now did.
In 2006, when a five-year old boy called Prince fell into a 60 feet deep bore-well, the then five-month old channel covered the news in a manner that had never before been seen in the Indian news space. And it quickly set a trend of sorts. Since the incident had occurred in the hinterland of Kurukshetra and not in a more accessible metro city, not many followed the story initially. But a few hours into Times Now’s coverage of the story, Prince became the only news that mattered across the country for every news broadcaster in India.
Forty-eight excruciating hours later, the Indian Army got Prince out of the bore-well. As the entire country cheered and celebrated the rise of the little boy from the bore-well, it also marked the rise of another star - Bennett, Coleman and Company’s broadcast news channel Times Now. Goswami had arrived on the Indian news broadcast scene armed with his flamboyance and much more.
Recalling the ‘Prince’ coverage at a conference, Goswami said, “Yes, we sensationalised the coverage, and if sensationalising a story forces a change and gets the bore-well filled for no Prince to fall, we are proud of the fact that we sensationalised it. We will do it again.”
Times Now was launched at a time when the English news space was in its early stages of evolution. Dr Prannoy Roy’s NDTV 24x7 was the undisputed leader. But the leader’s two aces - Rajdeep Sardesai and Goswami was now steering their own respective teams.
However, Times Now’s launch was not a flawless one. There were teething problems galore as the channel struggled to find its core competency during the initial months of launch. But it soon found its foothold and decided to focus solely on news. And since then, there’s been no looking back.
Veteran media expert Ravina Raj Kohli says, “Times Now came in with the right format at the right time. In a market where English channels have niche audiences, Times Now has managed to make an impact on audiences who dream in different languages. The sharp and controversial format of The Newshour caught the fancy of the country after 26/11 where Arnab and his team’s relentless reportage and on-air presence showed through and was finally acknowledged.”
And what Goswami and his team did during that nightmare in 2008, which punched Mumbai hard in the gut, was exemplary… to say the least. It was by far the most comprehensive, responsible and sane live reportage on the Mumbai attacks at a time when even some veteran journalists were bungling up. What’s more, throughout the 72-hour long ordeal, Times Now did not air any commercials - a one of a kind unheard of scenario.
http://www.indiantelevision.com/television/tv-channels/news-broadcasting/times-now-turns-10-160201
