News Broadcasting
BBC makes additions to the managenemt team of kids brand CBBC
MUMBAI: CBBC which is the generic term for UK pubcaster BBC’s children’s programming and online services has made addituions tts management team. Joe Godwin joins CBBC from Nickelodeon UK to become CBBC Entertainment head. Reem Nouss who is CBBC Factual executive producer has been promoted to the newly created position of CBBC magazine programmes executive editor.
Godwin will head up a portfolio including Dick and Dom in da Bungalow, Bamzooki and Smart. His brief will be to develop a multimedia entertainment department which delivers exciting and relevant content to children across a range of platforms. BBC states that Godwin brings a vast breadth of senior experience in children’s media. He joined Nickelodeon UK in 2000. In his current role as vice president of operations and interactive director, he has overseen the revamp of the channel’s websites and interactive services.
CBBC controller Alison Sharman says, “My vision for CBBC is to deliver the world’s finest content and interactive services for children – always aspiring for creative excellence – and these appointments will add to a formidable CBBC line-up. Joe is a fantastic booking for CBBC. Just like adults, children use television as a means of escape and relaxation. Providing the most imaginative and stimulating entertainment portfolio is a central pillar to what CBBC is about. He has an innate understanding of the children’s audience and how to entertain them, combined with an impressive multimedia track record – the journey for entertainment is going to be in the hands of an outstanding player.”
Nouss, will be responsible for the department’s award-winning and distinctive factual magazine output, and building that content for the digital age. In her current role as CBBC Factual executive producer she has overseen a range of shows including Short Change, Beckham’s Hot Shots and the multi-award winning Serious strand. Nouss was also the executive producer of the BBC Three parenting series Little Angels and its older sibling Teen Angels.
Sharman added, “Reem has a fantastic track record in producing high-quality factual programming – and her passion for CBBC content is unrivalled. This role will be pivotal in delivering the young audience some inspirational factual content”.
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.
