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First ever McDonalds – Disney Hour Kids’ awards announced
Buena Vista Television India (BVTI) has tied up with McDonalds for the first ever McDonalds-Disney Hour Kids’ Awards.
The awards are an opportunity for children to nominate and reward their own favourites across seven categories, viz Hindi movie, Bollywood actor, Bollywood actress, sports star, Hindi movie song, Disney Hour toon and comic book.
Five selected nominees in each category have been chosen by a panel, which was appointed by a legal body by BVTI. However, the young voters can also select their own nominees in case their favourites do not figure among the selected nominees. Voting forms will be made available to children under 14 years at MacDonalds’ outlets with Happy Meals and also at select schools in Mumbai, Pune, New Delhi and Jaipur. Forms, according to an official release, are also available at www.indiatimes.com, cosponsors for the awards along with Maaza.
Television commercials on Disney Hour daily at 6 pm on Sony detail voting modalities and include Early Bird prizes for the first few voters every week. In another first, voters will also get to present the awards to the winners. Four lucky children will meet and present the McDonalds-Disney Hour Kids Award to their star winner in four of the categories – Actor, Actress, Movie (producer) and Sportsperson. Voting is open till 24 January, 2002.
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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.
