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BBC Magazines gives Romania a taste of ‘Good Food’
MUMBAI: BBC Magazines has announced the launch of Romania’s first food and lifestyle magazine, Good Food .It has subscribers from Bangladesh to Bosnia but the Romanian version of Good Food marks the first international edition of the magazine.
The monthly was launched as a Christmas special packed with 132 pages. A third of the content will originate from Romania and the title is set to build the profiles of Romanian food experts and chefs.
The Romanian edition builds on the excellent relationship between BBC Magazines and Media Sport Group who launched the car magazine Top Gear in Romania this year. Top Gear has already become the market leader in advertising in Romania and the introduction of Good Food demonstrates the strength of the business partnership. Media Sport Group is currently exploring future projects with BBC Magazines.
Thanks to BBC Worldwide licensing deals, Jamie Oliver’s Naked Chef is currently broadcasting in Romania on TVR 2. 50 Things to Eat Before You Die will soon be shown on the same channel.
BBC Magazines global licensing manager James Hewes says, “The explosive growth of the economies in Eastern Europe has created a large and growing middle class whose aspirations increasingly match those of their Western European neighbours. This growth has created a great opportunity for a fantastic mid-market food magazine such as Good Food. Romania, as the second largest country in Eastern Europe, is a natural choice for Good Food’s combination of down-to-earth home cooking and exciting new food trends from around the world.”
The UK Good Food launched 16 years ago acted as a springboard for launching the careers of Jamie Oliver, Gary Rhodes and Rick Stein and almost every other TV chef.
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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.
