News Broadcasting
BBC launches online Newstracker
MUMBAI: BBC has announced that its website bbc.co.uk/news has announced that it will begin rolling out links to other news providers alongside its own stories.
The move is designed to offer access to even more detailed information and the chance to compare sources or check out a different perspective on the same story, with a longer-term view of improving media literacy.
The BBC Newstracker system uses web search technology to identify content from other news websites that relates to a particular BBC story. The service provides bbc.co.uk/news with around 4,000 feeds, through Moreover Technologies, from news sites from all over the world.
The system then takes the stories and compares their text with the text of the bbc.co.uk/news report.
Where it finds a match, it can provide a link directly from the BBC website to the external site. As this comparison is done regularly, the BBC stories contain links to the latest and most relevant articles appearing on other sites.
The service is being deployed on an increasing number of stories over the next few weeks and will become a regular feature on the site. BBC news head Interactive Richard Deverell said, “BBC Newstracker addresses a clear user need: we know that audiences, particularly younger audiences, want and seek out a wider range of news sources. The new links will provide users with an opportunity to read our content in the context of what other news providers are saying.”
News Broadcasting
CNN-News18 to host Kolkata Town Hall on Hooghly River
‘Bhalobasa Bengal Inspiring Bharat’ event on April 20 brings cultural icons, trailblazing women and leaders aboard a cruise to celebrate Bengal’s enduring influence.
MUMBAI: Bengal is about to make fresh waves on the Hooghly and this time the current is pure conversation. CNN-News18 is taking its iconic Town Hall format to the waters of the iconic Hooghly River on 20 April 2026 with a special edition titled ‘Bhalobasa Bengal – Inspiring Bharat’. The floating event will celebrate the state’s rich cultural legacy and how its ideas, creativity and spirit continue to shape the rest of the country.
The unique riverside setting draws on Bengal’s history as a cradle of reform, art and intellectual thought. The speaker line-up mirrors that diversity: cultural heavyweights Mithun Chakraborty and Sreenanda Shankar will share the stage with trailblazing “Devis” such as Tanya Sanyal (India’s first woman firefighter in aviation), Ipsita Chakraborty (Kolkata’s first woman bartender) and Reshma Nilofer Visalakshi (Nari Shakti awardee and marine pilot). Music will flow through the celebrated pianist-vocalist duo Sourendro and Soumyojit, while public life and governance will be represented by Smriti Irani, Leander Paes, Saira Shah Halim, Keya Ghosh, Rekha Patra, Roopa Ganguly and Babul Supriyo.
CNN-News18, editorial affairs director, Rahul Shivshankar, said the event honours voices that carry Bengal’s legacy forward. Smriti Mehra, CEO – English & Business News, Network18, added that Bengal’s stories resonate far beyond its borders, especially as the state heads into polls.
From the first woman to battle flames in the skies to legendary actors who shaped Indian cinema, the gathering promises a rich mix of inspiration, courage and candid dialogue. In a city where culture has always flowed as freely as the river itself, CNN-News18 is turning the Hooghly into a floating forum for ideas that matter.
Tune in on 20 April on CNN-News18, CTV and YouTube to catch Bengal’s heartbeat in full flow.
