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News18 Marathi, formerly known as News18 Lokmat, is a 24-hour Marathi-language news channel based in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India. It is a joint venture between Network18 Group and Lokmat Group the publisher of the newspaper Lokmat.[1]
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| Country | India |
|---|---|
| Headquarters | Mumbai, Maharashtra, India |
| Programming | |
| Language | Marathi |
| Picture format | 16:9 (576i, SDTV) |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Network18 Group |
| Sister channels | Network18 Group channels |
| History | |
| Launched | 6 April 2008 |
| Links | |
| Website | lokmat |
| Availability | |
| Streaming media | |
| Live Stream | Watch Live |
The channel was launched as IBN Lokmat on 6 April 2008, the day of the Hindu New Year festival Gudi Padwa. It was branded as News 18 Lokmat from 6 November 2017.[2]
Rebranding
editNews18 Lokmat was rebranded as News18 Marathi on 10 January 2026.[3]
References
edit- ↑ "TV 18, Lokmat in JV to launch Marathi news channel".
- ↑ "Network18 re-brands IBN Lokmat as News18 Lokmat". TelevisionPost. 6 November 2017. Retrieved 5 January 2018.
- ↑ https://cdn.jiostar.com/jiostar/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Website-copy-Intimation-of-name-change-News18-Lokmat-11.12.25.pdf.
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