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CNN looks at business survivors in a Global Office‘Comeback’ special
MUMBAI: Overwhelming obstacles and huge setbacks have not stopped some companies and businesspeople from defying the odds to turn a business around and come back stronger than ever. December’s edition of Global Office on CNN again crisscrosses the world to meet some of these masters of the corporate comeback. The show airs on 18 November at 2 pm, 8 pm, 19 November at 6 pm and on 23 November at 8 pm,
CNN’s Maggie Lake speaks to an emotional Howard Lutnick, CEO of Cantor Fitzgerald, who relives the morning of 9/11, 2001 when the attack on the World Trade Centre killed nearly every member of the company’s staff. Lutnick survived the attack because he was dropping off his son to his first day of kindergarten and he describes how he helped revive the company in the most trying circumstances imaginable.
For home electronics company Sharp, the mid-nineties was a trying time as profits were down and the brand was sagging. After being appointed president, Katsuhiko Machida decided to take a huge gamble by halting many lines and concentrating on flat screen LCD televisions. Machida explains to GLOBAL OFFICE how that gamble paid off and why the company hasn’t looked back.
Picking up the pieces and trying again is second nature to Trip Hawkins, founder of computer games giant Electronics Arts. After massive success with EA, he decided to spread his wings. His next company, 3DO, stumbled from disaster to disaster until he was forced to close it down. Now with a new venture, Digital Chocolate – a games company that is picking up plaudits worldwide – he talks candidly about the highs and lows of business life and what keeps him motivated.
Honoured by Queen Elizabeth II, loved at Givenchy and feted by his peers, designer Ozwald Boateng was nearly driven out of business during the Asian Financial Crisis. He tells CNN how he survived the crash and how he plans to make the most of the good times ahead.
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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.
