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Sir Andrew Burns is BBC’s international governor
MUMBAI: Former British High Commissioner to Canada Sir Andrew Burns has been appointed to the BBC’s Board of Governors as International Governor.
Burns, who will take up his new post on 1 July 2005, replaces Dame Pauline Neville-Jones, who stood down from the Board in December 2004.
BBC chairman Michael Grade said: “I welcome the appointment of Sir Andrew Burns and look forward to working with him. His distinguished public service career will benefit licence payers throughout the UK and his wealth of experience of foreign affairs and continuing interest in international issues will serve the BBC’s international audiences very well.”
Burns said, “I am delighted to be joining the BBC Board of Governors at such an exciting time. The BBC has an enormous role to play in promoting the UK to audiences overseas and reflecting the world back to viewers adn listeners at home. I look forward to playing my part as International Governor, and to serving licence payers across the UK to ensure the BBC delivers the quality broadcasting they expect.”
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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.
