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NDTV Prime brings five new shows
MUMBAI: NDTV Prime, the entertainment half of the dual channel NDTV Profit/Prime, will be replenishing its 9 pm slot with five new shows that will begin from 28 July. The current reality show, Ticket To Bollywood, will be ending soon, giving way to the new ones.
The Boss Dialogues will air on Mondays that will let viewers see intimate conversations with directors, writers and entertainers of Bollywood. Produced by Qyuki Digital Media, it will be hosted by Indu Mirani and will have guests like Karan Johar, Sanjay Gupta, Ayan Mukherji, Farhan Akhtar, Imtiaaz Ali, Salim Khan and others.
Tuesdays will be for music lovers as The MJ Show, with former RJ Mihir Joshi who will dig into the private lives of renowned names of the Indian music industry. It will be partnered by Ping Network. Prime Documentaries will dominate the screen on Wednesdays. Prime Talkies with Pocket Films will have short films on funny and sad stories about love and passion.
Bollywood will be for Fridays as film critic Mayank Shekhar and filmmaker Fahad Samar will host Friday Double Bill to help you choose a movie for your weekend outing. This will be accompanied by The Making that will take you to the behind the scenes.
NDTV Prime was launched in March 2014 with an effort to reduce its loss coming in from NDTV Profit. Micromax is the channel sponsor for three years. Prime works on show bands with sponsors. Post 5 pm, NDTV Profit converts to Prime and stays for the whole days of the weekend. The channel is looking at breaking even within a year.
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News18 India to air Sabse Bada Dangal on 4 May counting day
Channel promises fastest results, live trends and analysis across five states.
MUMBAI: Ballots will do the talking and screens will do the shouting. As counting day approaches for high-stakes Assembly elections across West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Assam and Puducherry, News18 India is gearing up for an all-day broadcast of its flagship election show, Sabse Bada Dangal, on 4 May from 6 am onwards. The Hindi news channel plans to deliver continuous, real-time updates as votes are tallied, combining live counting data with on-ground reporting and studio analysis. With political fortunes set to shift through the day, the coverage will track every swing, surge and surprise as trends turn into results.
The broadcast will feature a mix of senior political leaders, analysts and experts, offering instant reactions and decoding the evolving electoral picture. Expect heated debates, quick takes and detailed breakdowns as the numbers settle across all five states.
For News18 India, counting day has long been a high-visibility moment. The network is banking on its reporting reach, editorial bandwidth and technology-driven coverage to stay ahead in what is often a fiercely competitive news cycle.
With multiple battlegrounds and shifting narratives, the day promises both drama and data in equal measure. And if all goes to plan, Sabse Bada Dangal will once again turn the counting of votes into prime-time spectacle.
