News Broadcasting
ABC News’ journalist Ted Koppel to open Promax&BDA ’05 seminar
MUMBAI: The upcoming Promax & BDA conference, slated for 21 -23 June at the New York Marriott Marquis, has invited ABC News broadcast journalist Ted Koppel to open the edition of the conference, it was announced by Promax & BDA CEO Jim Chabin.
At the a super on 22 June session that will feature other orators such as NBC Jeff Zucker, Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., Ron Reagan, Electronic Arts Bing Gordon, Microsoft J Allard, and G4 Charles Hirschhorn, all on one stage besides Ted Koppel.
The 40-year veteran of ABC News, Koppel was named anchor of Nightline when the broadcast was first introduced in March 1980. Koppel is the principal on-air reporter and interviewer for television’s first late-night network news program in addition to serving as the program’s managing editor, states a media release.
“We are pleased to present this lineup of high caliber speakers who are sure to leave a lasting impression on our membership,” said Chabin. “From start to finish, this year’s Promax will present an impressive lineup of top speakers and panels designed to help local promotional managers and graphic artists produce winning campaigns in an increasingly fragmented and complicated media world.”
TVLand/Nick at Nite president and general manager Larry Jones and OLN’s CEO and president Gavin Harvey are among the senior cable executives to participate at this year’s Promax&BDA conference.
The other speakers at the sessions include HBO president documentary and family programming Sheila Nevins, ESPN and ABC Sports president and Disney Media Networks co-chairman George Bodenheimer, to name a few.
News Broadcasting
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.
