News Broadcasting
Balaji Telefilms opts for Deloitte, Haskins & Sells as auditors
MUMBAI: Leading television software production house Balaji Telefilms has appointed Deloitte Haskins & Sells (DHS) as its auditor.
The Balaji board has already approved the appointment and all that remains is for its formalisation which is expected to go through at the company’s AGM scheduled for 23 August, Ajay Patadia, company secretary told indiantelevision.com.
Balaji’s auditing has been managed by Dinesh Shah, Chartered Accountants, till now. Also associated with Balaji on matters accounting have been Snehal & Associates. That association continues.
DHS is a member firm of Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu (DTT), one of the fastest growing Big Five professional services firms in the world.
Patadia also dismissed speculation in the industry that Balaji had offloaded more stake to a foreign fund in the last ten days.
It may be recalled that Balaji sold 10.11 per cent equity to some six foreign funds to improve liquidity in the stock on 29 April. The promoters’ holding in Balaji post sale stood at 57.8 per cent post-sale.
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.
