News Broadcasting
NDTV World set to merge with NDTV; process at advanced stage
MUMBAI: NDTV World, the wholly owned subsidiary of Prannoy Roy’s New Delhi Television Ltd, is being amalgamated into the parent company.
With this move, Dr Roy looks to have finally buried his plans for launching, at some point, an “infotainment” channel on the lines of NBC, which was the original reason for which NDTV World was constituted.
Although the outer time limit set for the completion of this process is 31 March 2004, informed sources say the merger will go through much before that.
A committee appointed by the Delhi High Court at its meeting on 6 December approved the merger proposal. The appointment of the committee followed the filing of amalgamation papers in the High Court on 7 November.
As per the terms of the application before the High Court, a copy of which is with indiantelevision.com, NDTV World (paid up capital of Rs 185.2 million, authorized capital Rs 250 million) will be merged with NDTV Ltd (paid up capital Rs 204.57 million, authorized capital Rs 250 million) effective from the date the High Court gives its final clearance.
According to sources, from NDTV’s end, all necessary documentation has been completed and all that remains is the court’s okay for the merger.
According to the papers that have been submitted, the principal reason for doing away with NDTV World is that its “non-news and other business has not really increased as anticipated.” Since NDTV World’s infrastructure, manpower and surplus reserves are mainly being utilized by NDTV Ltd, there is no rationale for the existence of two separate companies, the submission states.
What this all means is that for NDTV, it is the news business, and only the news business, upon which its future rests.
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.
