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N-E TV producers protest non-payment of dues by Doordarshan
GUWAHATI: Producers in India‘s northeast commissioned by the state-run Doordarshan television channel held a protest rally Wednesday seeking immediate payment of dues totalling Rs 2.6 billion.
“More than 500 producers belonging to the region have not been paid their dues despite submitting their programmes and completing other formalities,” a spokesman of the Northeast Television Producers Guild said.
The demonstrators handed over a memorandum to a senior Doordarshan official in Guwahati.
The spokesman said the ministry of information and broadcasting had commissioned private producers to make several documentaries aimed at projecting the region notorious for insurgency in a positive light.
“The money for the commissioned programme was part of the prime minister‘s special package for the northeast and even after completion of programmes, New Delhi is not clearing the payments,” the spokesman said.
“This is against the very essence of the exclusive package. For the people of the region, you need to fight and shout for everything, including your dues,” he added.
Doordarshan authorities here say they are yet to get the funds from New Delhi, and hence the delay.
“We are paying high rates of interest for bank guarantees required by us to acquire the commissioned programmes. Non-payment of our dues by Doordarshan is adding to our woes,” complained M. Das, a young producer.
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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.
