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Star One brings back horror show ‘Shh…Phir Koi Hai’ on 3 November
MUMBAI: Star One has announced the launch of the second season of horror show Shh…Phir Koi Hai which is slated to kick off on 3 November 10 pm.
The show air every Friday and what’s interesting is that every show will have a different story.
Announcing the new programme, Shailja Kejriwal Star India senior creative director, said, “Star One was launched in November 2004 with the promise to push the boundaries of Hindi general entertainment programming. In the past year, we have delivered on this promise with innovative programming like The Great Indian Laughter Challenge, Nach Baliye, Siddhanth, Sarabhai vs.
Sarabhai, Remix, The Comedy Show Ha Ha Ha amongst others. Shh…Phir Koi Hai will be weaved into an exciting line-up of programmes that will make Friday prime time viewing on television a whole new experience. With this we keep up with the promise of offering innovative and the best content to our viewers.”
From production perspective Contiloe Films Abhimanyu Singh said, “The series would have a mix of conventional horror, concept based horror and backdrop horrors thus giving variety and avoiding any fatigue. This one-hour weekly will be a start to finish story with a twist in the tale at the end. The entire drama will be extremely gripping and ensure that the viewers are hooked to their television sets right from the beginning.”
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CNN-News18 to air live counting day coverage for five state election results on May 4
The channel is rolling out its biggest election coverage machinery yet for results day on 4th May
NOIDA: The votes have been cast. Now comes the reckoning. CNN-News18 is pulling out all the stops for results day on 4th May, when counting begins across five battleground states — West Bengal, Assam, Kerala, Tamil Nadu and the Union Territory of Puducherry — in what promises to be one of the most closely watched electoral verdicts in recent memory.
The channel’s coverage, titled Battle for the States: The Verdict, kicks off at 7am and runs through the day across linear TV, connected television and YouTube. It is the culmination of CNN-News18’s multi-format editorial initiative, Battle for the States, which has tracked the polls from the beginning under the theme Road to Power.
At the operational heart of the coverage will be the Live Results Hub, the channel’s central command centre built to collate, verify and process real-time data flowing in from reporters stationed at counting centres across constituencies. The hub combines newsroom intelligence, analytics and on-the-ground reporting to deliver what the channel promises will be the fastest and most accurate results coverage in English news.
Leading the on-air charge will be primetime anchors Rahul Shivshankar, Anand Narasimhan, Aman Sharma, Nabila Jamal and Shivani Gupta. They will be joined by a wide panel of commentators including author Chetan Bhagat; GVL Narasimha Rao, senior leader of the BJP; Smita Prakash, editor of ANI; activist Saira Shah Halim; political analyst Sumanth C Raman; Abhijit Iyer Mitra, senior fellow at IPCS; Amitabh Tiwari, founder of VoteVibe; columnist Abhijit Majumdar; Nalin Mehta, managing editor of MoneyControl; political analyst Tehseen Poonawalla; senior journalist Subir Bhaumik; and political analyst Manojit Mandal.
Shivshankar, who serves as editorial affairs director at CNN-News18, set out the stakes plainly. “Counting day is one of the most watched events in the electoral cycle, where speed and credibility are tested in real time,” he said. “Battle for the States: The Verdict is built on that promise, combining ground reporting, sharp analysis and cutting-edge election technology to give viewers the clearest and fastest route to the verdict. On May 4, CNN-News18 will once again be the nation’s most trusted channel to witness democracy in action.”
Smriti Mehra, chief executive of English and Business News at Network18, framed the coverage in broader terms. “Elections are defining national events, and audiences turn to brands they trust in moments that matter,” she said. “CNN-News18 has consistently led from the front in every election coverage, and this special programming reflects the scale of our ambition and editorial strength.”
The channel has form here. It claims to have been India’s most preferred English news destination for election results for the past 20 years, covering everything from the 2024 general elections to the Delhi, Maharashtra, Bihar and BMC polls on the back of what it calls an “Always First, Always Right” record. Five states, one day, and a nation waiting for answers. The clock starts at 7am on 4th May.
