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]
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
News18 Lokmat is going to be rebranded as News18 Marathi from 10 January 2026 onwards[3].
References
- ^ “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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