News Broadcasting
India’s ‘no show’ at Asian Television Awards
SINGAPORE: The television scene in India is exploding but the local channels failed to cut any ice at the recently concluded seventh edition of the Asian Television Awards. The show was attended by over 1200 celebrities.
Indian TV channels like Star TV, Zee TV and Sony drew a blank. The awards were mainly distributed among China, Taiwan, Japan, Singapore and Malaysia. The Terrestrial Channel of the Year Award went to to SPH MediaWorks’ Channel U (Singapore). The Best Drama Performance by an Actor went to Kou Shih Hsun, for his role in drama series, The Orange Rouged (Public Television Service, Taiwan).
Around 119 programmes and performances from 12 countries were nominated this year. The entries were assessed by 49 judges from 11 countries sitting on seven juries held across the region.
The following are the list of awards distributed:
The Best of Asian Programming
Best Children’s Programme – Fruity Pie, Public Television Service (Taiwan)
Best Original Song (Joint Winners) -Bukit Ho, Swee Media Corporation of Singapore, Channel 8 (Singapore)
Cash is King , SPH MediaWorks Limited, Channel U (Singapore)
Best Comedy Programme or Series- Phua Chu Kang Episode: I Do I , Do Media Corporation of Singapore, Channel 5 (Singapore)
Best Current Affairs Programme -FTV’s Hall of Dissent, Formosa Television (Taiwan)
Best Single Drama or Telemovie – When Camellia Petals Fall , NHK (Japan Broadcasting Corporation)
Best Drama Series – Golden Bowl, Nippon Television Network Corporation (Japan)
Best Documentary Programme -Mother, Shanghai TV Station (China)
Best Infotainment Programme – 3R – Respect, Relax, Respond , Red Communications for Astro Ria and TV3 (Malaysia)
Best Entertainment – Special MTV Asia Awards Main Show, MTV Asia LDC (Singapore)
Best Entertainment Programme Asia Session – Travis, MTV Asia LDC (Singapore)
Best News Programme – News Biz Today , CNN International (Hong Kong SAR)
Best Game or Quiz Show – Stop the Clock, Exact Co Ltd for Channel 5 (Thailand)
Best News/Currents Affairs Special News Magazine: – Asian Economy, Japan Television Broadcasts Limited (Hong Kong SAR)
Best Talkshow – You’re OK, I’m OK, SPHMediaWorks Limited, Channel U (Singapore)
Best Youth Programme – Youth Quest “Tian Ya Ren Wo Xing” , SPH MediaWorks Limited, Channel U (Singapore)
Most Innovative Programme – Dreams Come True Television Broadcasts Limited (Hong Kong SAR)
Best Sports Programme – Football Asia, World Sports Television for various broadcasters (Singapore)
Best Music Programme – One Night with Regine , ABS CBN Broadcasting Corporation (Philippines)
Best Natural History or Wildlife Programme -Vampire the Abyss, NHK (Japan Broadcasting Corporation)
Broadcaster of the Year – SPH MediaWorks
The Best Performances:
Best News Presenter or Anchor – Catherine Yang, Bloomberg Television (Japan)
Best Current Affairs or Infotainment Programme Presenter Niret Alva, Miditech Ltd for BBC World (India)
Best Light Entertainment Presenter/Performer – Donita Rose, MTV Southeast Asia (Singapore)
Best Drama Performance by an Actor – Kou Shih Hsun for The Orange Rouged , Public Television Service (Taiwan)
Best Drama Performance by an Actress Aiza Seguerra for Remembering – “SongBook” , ABS CBN Broadcasting Corporation (Philippines)
Best Comedy Performance by an Actress – Irene Ang for Phua Chu Kang , Media Corporation of Singapore, Channel 5 (Singapore)
Best Comedy Performance by an Actor – Adrian Pang for Ah Girl II , SPH MediaWorks Limited, Channel i (Singapore)
Others
Terrestrial Channel of the Year – Channel U, SPH MediaWorks (Singapore)
Cable & Satellite Channel of the Year – MTV Southeast Asia (Singapore)
News Broadcasting
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.
