News Broadcasting
Al Jazeera appoints Amanda Palmer to head entertainment division
MUMBAI: Al Jazeera International, the 24-hour English-language news and current affairs channel has appointed Amanda Palmer to head the entertainment department.
Palmer will write, produce and design entertainment programmes for Al Jazeera International, besides hosting the shows and also lead the creative team in covering international entertainment for the network.
Amanda Palmer has been associated with CNN, the Associated Press Television Network, and as European foreign correspondent for Channel Seven Australia, informs an official release.
In keeping with Al Jazeera Internationals aim to bring English speaking viewers around the world a fresh 360 degree perspective on world news and current affairs, Palmer will travel the globe to take the pulse of destinations across the planet, exploring everything from cultural and religious events, to the social and economic background behind each unique location with a special emphasis on people.
Al Jazeera Internationals viewers will also be introduced to a whole new community of international filmmakers, which will be a regular show on the channel.
Al Jazeera International director of programmes Paul Gibbs states, “Our programme genres will reflect the most important areas from technology, politics, religion, womens issues and business news which will be presented to viewers from Al Jazeera Internationals fresh global perspective.”
On the other hand, Palmer adds, “Well be offering our audience an alternative look at destinations across the globe and bypassing the clichés of entertainment programming. Im looking to go beyond the red-carpet as well, and introduce the world to those interesting people behind the neon lights.
Amongst Palmers high-profile interviews with acclaimed international filmmakers include; Lord of the Rings composer Howard Shore, Russell Crowe, Ron Howard, Gabriele Salvatores and Fernando Meirelles. In recent years she has also travelled to Moscow to interview Paul McCartney for his first concert performance in Russia, Sting in Venice, Black Eyed Peas in Verona, as well as Beyonce, Kylie Minogue, Dido and Italian music icons Zucchero and Eros Ramazzotti..
News Broadcasting
Times Network to air JVC Exit Poll across 5 regions on April 29
Four-hour broadcast spans states and Puducherry with data-led analysis
MUMBAI: Times Network is set to roll out what it calls one of its most expansive election programming efforts yet, culminating in the JVC Exit Poll on 29 April, with a multi-hour broadcast spanning key poll-bound regions.
The exit poll will air across Times Now and Times Now Navbharat, beginning at 5pm and 4pm respectively. Co-powered by Vedanta and Jindal Stainless, the programming aims to combine on-ground reportage with data-driven projections across West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Assam and Puducherry.
The network has deployed over 50 journalists across these regions, gathering voter sentiment and local insights in the run-up to polling. The effort builds on its ongoing election formats such as Election Yatra and Election Premier League, which have tracked campaign narratives and community-level issues.
In parallel, Times Now Navbharat has focused on constituency-level reporting in West Bengal through its Jan Gan ka Mann series, capturing voter opinions across diverse segments.
The coverage has also featured interviews with prominent political leaders. Kerala chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan and Congress leaders Ramesh Chennithala and V D Satheesan have appeared on the network’s election specials. From Tamil Nadu, voices including deputy chief minister Udhayanidhi Stalin, DMK MP Dayanidhi Maran, BJP leader K Annamalai and NTK’s Seeman have also featured in discussions.
On the day of the exit poll, the network’s primetime anchors, including Navika Kumar, Zakka Jacob and Sumit Awasthi, will lead the coverage. They will be joined by a panel of political analysts, psephologists and senior journalists offering real-time insights and interpretation of trends.
The programming will integrate grassroots reportage with analytics from the JVC Exit Poll, aiming to give viewers an early sense of electoral outcomes ahead of the official results on 4 May.
With its combined English and Hindi broadcast reach, Times Network is positioning this effort as a comprehensive look at voter sentiment, blending field reporting, data and debate to decode what could lie ahead when the final mandate is revealed.
