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ARY to launch in US with Indo-Pak cricket series
MUMBAI: It is not just Dubai-based Taj Television that is expecting to make a killing out of India’s upcoming tour of Pakistan, India’s first tour to Pakistan since 1989.
ARY Digital Network (also Dubai-based), which is joint telecast rights holder with Taj (separate territories) is launching its DTH services in the US on the Dish Network with this super high octane series. Dish expects to rake it in and has no qualms about playing up to the overarching “pop patriotism” that the Indian and Pakistani communities display in the West.
ARY has not held back from using war like metaphors in the way it has branded the series, terming it the LoC (Lions of Cricket and not Line of Control mercifully) series.
It may be recalled that when Sony Entertainment launched its events and movies channel MAX, it did so with the telecast of the Sharjah series in which both India and Pakistan were contenders.
ARY Digital holds the telecast rights for the US, UK, Europe, Middle East and Australia, a company spokesperson revealed. In the UK ARY is available on BSkyB, while in the Middle East it is on Pehla Plus (DTH) and E-Vision (cable).
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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.
