News Broadcasting
NDTV gains on Star deal; market expects equity partnership
MUMBAI: A day after NDTV announced its five-year ad sales deal with Star India, the scrip of the news broadcaster has gained for the second consecutive day.
Shares of NDTV rose 5.35 per cent today to Rs 74.80 till the filing of this report (1 pm). The scrip had gained 2.82 per cent on Tuesday, the day NDTV said it had given the mandate to Star to manage the ad sales of its news channels.
NDTV was the biggest gainer among the news broadcasters. Incidentally, barring IBN18, all the listed players in the news broadcasting business are seeing an upsurge.
Shares of Zee News Ltd rose 5.07 per cent to Rs 11.60 till the filing of this report. TV Today also saw a 2.35 per cent surge with the scrip trading at Rs 60.85.
BAG Films and Media gained 2.98 per cent to Rs 7.25.
TV18 gained 0.60 per cent and was trading at Rs 75.75, while IBN18 lost 0.92 per cent (Rs 91.65).
“NDTV has seen a rally because of the ad sales deal. But the scrip will sustain momentum only if an equity deal is announced between NDTV and Star. The market is expecting it as they feel that the deal is a conflict of interest with MCCS, the company which runs Star News, Star Anand and Star Majha where Star has a 26 per cent stake,” says a media analyst.
News Broadcasting
CNN-News18 to host Kolkata Town Hall on Hooghly River
‘Bhalobasa Bengal Inspiring Bharat’ event on April 20 brings cultural icons, trailblazing women and leaders aboard a cruise to celebrate Bengal’s enduring influence.
MUMBAI: Bengal is about to make fresh waves on the Hooghly and this time the current is pure conversation. CNN-News18 is taking its iconic Town Hall format to the waters of the iconic Hooghly River on 20 April 2026 with a special edition titled ‘Bhalobasa Bengal – Inspiring Bharat’. The floating event will celebrate the state’s rich cultural legacy and how its ideas, creativity and spirit continue to shape the rest of the country.
The unique riverside setting draws on Bengal’s history as a cradle of reform, art and intellectual thought. The speaker line-up mirrors that diversity: cultural heavyweights Mithun Chakraborty and Sreenanda Shankar will share the stage with trailblazing “Devis” such as Tanya Sanyal (India’s first woman firefighter in aviation), Ipsita Chakraborty (Kolkata’s first woman bartender) and Reshma Nilofer Visalakshi (Nari Shakti awardee and marine pilot). Music will flow through the celebrated pianist-vocalist duo Sourendro and Soumyojit, while public life and governance will be represented by Smriti Irani, Leander Paes, Saira Shah Halim, Keya Ghosh, Rekha Patra, Roopa Ganguly and Babul Supriyo.
CNN-News18, editorial affairs director, Rahul Shivshankar, said the event honours voices that carry Bengal’s legacy forward. Smriti Mehra, CEO – English & Business News, Network18, added that Bengal’s stories resonate far beyond its borders, especially as the state heads into polls.
From the first woman to battle flames in the skies to legendary actors who shaped Indian cinema, the gathering promises a rich mix of inspiration, courage and candid dialogue. In a city where culture has always flowed as freely as the river itself, CNN-News18 is turning the Hooghly into a floating forum for ideas that matter.
Tune in on 20 April on CNN-News18, CTV and YouTube to catch Bengal’s heartbeat in full flow.
