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BBC Showcase to have record number of buyers at Brighton
MUMBAI: BBC Showcase which claims to be the world’s largest television programme market hosted by a single broadcaster, will play host to a record 480 of the world’s top TV programme buying executives. This number represents a 10 per cent increase on last year’s attendance.
Buyers will come from countries such as India, Chile, japan, Thailand, US, Australia. Now in its 28th year, the four-day event gets underway at the Brighton Centre on 22 February. The market is expected to generate sales in the region of ?50 million for BBC Worldwide. In all over 100 broadcasters in over 80 countries will be represented.
BBC Worldwide CEO Rupert Gavin had the following remarks to make the market. “This year’s record-breaking attendance figure illustrates the continued support of our broadcasting partners around the world, the magnitude of the BBC brand, and the importance the market has in the international TV calendar. The BBC is unique in that it’s the only broadcaster capable of providing such variety and quality of programming.”
BBC Worldwide will unveil more than 600 hours of BBC programming at the market, from across the BBC’s drama, entertainment, comedy, factual children’s and music genres. Programmes include Hustle,Nighty Night, Shoebox Zoo, D-Day, Walking with Spacemen, The Divine Michelangelo and Animal Games. In india viewers can catch Walking With Dinosaurs on Pogo.
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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.
