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PNC Q3 net up 3% YoY
MUMBAI: The third quarter results for Pritish Nandy Communications Ltd. are in. The company’s net profit for the quarter ended 31 December 2003 stands at Rs 10.6 million – up 2.9 per cent over the corresponding period last fiscal.
The company’s net revenues for the period are Rs 65.31 million and operating profits stand at Rs 19.84 million.
While the net profits haven’t seen any significant growth, the company`s profit before tax has grown 68.3 per cent to Rs 17.3 million from Rs 10.3 million during the corresponding quarter in the previous fiscal.
PNC’s feature film Chameli has reportedly seen a very good opening and has been well received amongst multiplex and mass audiences alike. Another PNC film, the yet to be released Hazaaron Khwaishein Aisi has been selected for the Berlin International Film Festival in February.
PNC’s annual movie awards – Sansui Viewers Choice Movie Awards – is slated to be held two days from now on 1 February.
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Times Network to air JVC Exit Poll across 5 regions on April 29
Four-hour broadcast spans states and Puducherry with data-led analysis
MUMBAI: Times Network is set to roll out what it calls one of its most expansive election programming efforts yet, culminating in the JVC Exit Poll on 29 April, with a multi-hour broadcast spanning key poll-bound regions.
The exit poll will air across Times Now and Times Now Navbharat, beginning at 5pm and 4pm respectively. Co-powered by Vedanta and Jindal Stainless, the programming aims to combine on-ground reportage with data-driven projections across West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Assam and Puducherry.
The network has deployed over 50 journalists across these regions, gathering voter sentiment and local insights in the run-up to polling. The effort builds on its ongoing election formats such as Election Yatra and Election Premier League, which have tracked campaign narratives and community-level issues.
In parallel, Times Now Navbharat has focused on constituency-level reporting in West Bengal through its Jan Gan ka Mann series, capturing voter opinions across diverse segments.
The coverage has also featured interviews with prominent political leaders. Kerala chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan and Congress leaders Ramesh Chennithala and V D Satheesan have appeared on the network’s election specials. From Tamil Nadu, voices including deputy chief minister Udhayanidhi Stalin, DMK MP Dayanidhi Maran, BJP leader K Annamalai and NTK’s Seeman have also featured in discussions.
On the day of the exit poll, the network’s primetime anchors, including Navika Kumar, Zakka Jacob and Sumit Awasthi, will lead the coverage. They will be joined by a panel of political analysts, psephologists and senior journalists offering real-time insights and interpretation of trends.
The programming will integrate grassroots reportage with analytics from the JVC Exit Poll, aiming to give viewers an early sense of electoral outcomes ahead of the official results on 4 May.
With its combined English and Hindi broadcast reach, Times Network is positioning this effort as a comprehensive look at voter sentiment, blending field reporting, data and debate to decode what could lie ahead when the final mandate is revealed.
