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World cinema takes front row seat on BBC Four
MUMBAI: UK pubcaster BBC’s channel BBC Four celebrates the wealth of contemporary international cinema by bringing viewers dedicated programming which highlights the work of leading directors and actors across different continents.
In January 2006 BBC Four will air the three -part series, Asian Invasion on East Asian cinema presented by Jonathan Ross. The series explores some of the most innovative cinema in the world today.
He travels to Japan, Hong Kong and South Korea to discover the best current cinema on offer and interviews the hottest directors and actors. It also features interviews with key personalities in the Asian film industry including award-winning directors Park Chan-wook and Kim Ki-duk, Ryuhei Kitamara, who directed the first Godzilla movie to have been made in the last 10 years, and actor-turned-director Derek Yee, whose intense dramas have crossed cultural boundaries. He also meets Stephen Chow, a charming comedian and most popular Asian superstar, and takes a nostalgic look at all-time heroes Bruce Lee and Jackie Chan.
Ross will also host the third annual BBC Four World Cinema Award. The award, which is announced live on 26 January 2006, is given to the best foreign language film of 2005 chosen by a panel of judges from a six film shortlist announced in early January.
To accompany the series, BBC Four will air several foreign films like Ping Pong (Japan) and Spring, Summer, Autumn, Winter… And Spring (South Korea).
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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.
