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CNBC-TV18 expands its digital team with new appointments
MUMBAI: Network18, India’s most diversified media conglomerate, today announced the appointment of Binoy Prabhakar and Ranjita Sehgal at CNBCTV18.com, the soon-to-be launched digital arm of CNBC-TV18.
Binoy is the Editor and Ranjita the Business Head of CNBCTV18.com.
CNBCTV18.com is a premium digital platform offering important and useful news and information about the stock market, business and economy, created with the mission of helping the influential and aspirational make smart decisions to get ahead — in career and wealth. CNBCTV18.com will keep the loyal audiences of CNBC-TV18 up to date with the latest breaking business and financial news no matter where they are or which device they are using.
Speaking on the appointment, Binoy said, “I’m thrilled to lead the launch of CNBCTV18’s web avatar at a time storytelling generally is being enriched by digital prowess. It is an honour to head the digital platform of the undisputed leader of business news in India and I look forward to working with CNBC-TV18’s incredibly talented editorial team to create a truly integrated newsroom that deepens the brand’s relationship with its loyal audiences, attract new ones, and tell vital stories.”
Binoy comes with close to eighteen years of experience in journalism. Prior to Network18, he was Senior Editor with The Economic Times and Deputy Editor of The Economic Times Magazine. Binoy has also worked with The Indian Express, The Times of India and The Hindustan Times in the past. He is a 2017 Fellow at the Tow-Knight Center for Entrepreneurial Journalism in New York.
Ranjita Sehgal, appointed as the Business Head of the division, was previously heading Sales for Moneycontrol and thereafter was spearheading Agency Relationship for Network18 Digital. In her twenty years of experience in new-age media, digital and mobile experience, Ranjita has worked with top publishers such as BCCL, Rediff.com, Yahoo India and Sify.com.
Speaking on the occasion, Ranjita said, “It’s quite exciting to lead the digital business for a brand like CNBC-TV18, especially at a time when the digital ecosystem is constantly evolving. We aim to reinvent CNBC–TV18 in a new avatar for the digital era by leveraging the brand to create compelling content for the digital consumers.”
Binoy will report to Santosh Menon, Chief Content Officer of Network18 Digital, and Ranjita will report to Manish Maheshwari, CEO – Network18 Digital.
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.
