News Broadcasting
CNN.com rated no. 1 web site for July 2004
MUMBAI: CNN.com has being ranked as the no 1 news organisation website for July 2004, according to Nielsen/NetRatings’ Home and Work Panel, as stated in an official release.
The online tracking company reported that CNN.com garnered 21 million unique users (P2+) for the month, tops among TV and newspaper Web sites.
The media release also notes the time consumed by users on on CNN.com in July 2004 have out-paced while compared to the other news organisation
Users of CNN.com spent more than 924 million total minutes on the site, up 9 percent from June 2004, according to Nielsen//NetRatings. Each user spent an average of nearly 8.5 minutes on the site each day.
The monthly report follows Nielsen//NetRatings’ analysis of Web traffic following the 2004 Democratic National Convention. According to that report, CNN.com garnered the most users among news organizations’ Web sites for all four days of the convention, averaging nearly 4.2 million unique U.S. home and work users on a daily basis, informs the media release.
News Broadcasting
CNN-News18 to host Kolkata Town Hall on Hooghly River
‘Bhalobasa Bengal Inspiring Bharat’ event on April 20 brings cultural icons, trailblazing women and leaders aboard a cruise to celebrate Bengal’s enduring influence.
MUMBAI: Bengal is about to make fresh waves on the Hooghly and this time the current is pure conversation. CNN-News18 is taking its iconic Town Hall format to the waters of the iconic Hooghly River on 20 April 2026 with a special edition titled ‘Bhalobasa Bengal – Inspiring Bharat’. The floating event will celebrate the state’s rich cultural legacy and how its ideas, creativity and spirit continue to shape the rest of the country.
The unique riverside setting draws on Bengal’s history as a cradle of reform, art and intellectual thought. The speaker line-up mirrors that diversity: cultural heavyweights Mithun Chakraborty and Sreenanda Shankar will share the stage with trailblazing “Devis” such as Tanya Sanyal (India’s first woman firefighter in aviation), Ipsita Chakraborty (Kolkata’s first woman bartender) and Reshma Nilofer Visalakshi (Nari Shakti awardee and marine pilot). Music will flow through the celebrated pianist-vocalist duo Sourendro and Soumyojit, while public life and governance will be represented by Smriti Irani, Leander Paes, Saira Shah Halim, Keya Ghosh, Rekha Patra, Roopa Ganguly and Babul Supriyo.
CNN-News18, editorial affairs director, Rahul Shivshankar, said the event honours voices that carry Bengal’s legacy forward. Smriti Mehra, CEO – English & Business News, Network18, added that Bengal’s stories resonate far beyond its borders, especially as the state heads into polls.
From the first woman to battle flames in the skies to legendary actors who shaped Indian cinema, the gathering promises a rich mix of inspiration, courage and candid dialogue. In a city where culture has always flowed as freely as the river itself, CNN-News18 is turning the Hooghly into a floating forum for ideas that matter.
Tune in on 20 April on CNN-News18, CTV and YouTube to catch Bengal’s heartbeat in full flow.
