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BBC viewers sink Murdoch’s ‘Titanic’
LONDON: It may be the all-time box office champion of the UK, US and the world. It may have won 11 Academy Awards. But all that has not saved Fox’s Titanic from being voted the UK’s worst film ever by viewers of BBC One’s Film 2003 with Jonathan Ross.
Over 2,000 different movies were nominated by tens of thousands of viewers during the six week poll. Everything from Absolute Beginners to Zulu, from famously bad films such as Plan 9 from Outer Space to many generally acknowledged as classics such as Citizen Kane and Lawrence of Arabia received nominations..
Titanic emerged as a clear winner. “And may I commend the nation on its choice” Ross added. .On BBC’s site one remark from a vengeful viewer ran like this. “My father fell asleep after 20 minutes. He was lucky. It was only his snoring that kept me awake”
The other films in the top ten worst list included Stanley Kubrick’s Eyes Wide Shut which mystified the voters and not surprisingly John Travolta’s egotistical failure Battlefield Earth. The indie box office horror hit film The Blair Witch Project and Steven Spielberg’s A.I. were also cited as was Michael Bay’s disastrously jingoistic Pearl Harbour.
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Parikshit Luthra exits CNBC-TV18 after 20-year run
Former bureau chief to take brief pause before next role
NEW DELHI: Senior journalist Parikshit Luthra has signed off from CNBC-TV18, marking 28 February 2026 as his final day and closing nearly two decades with Network18 Media & Investments Limited, including eight years at the business news channel.
During his tenure, Luthra interviewed prominent business leaders and Union ministers, reporting on economic policy, corporate strategy, the automobile sector and financial markets. His coverage spanned key inflection points in India’s economic narrative.
He also led new programming formats such as Newscentre, Global Eye and Global Lens, shows that examined politics and foreign policy through an economic prism, reflecting the channel’s push towards globally linked business reporting.
In a LinkedIn post, Luthra said his final weeks were spent covering the Union Budget, the India AI Summit, India’s trade agreements with the US and EU, and the group’s flagship Rising Bharat Summit 2026. He added that he continued anchoring until his last day and briefly met Prime Minister Narendra Modi during his closing assignments.
Luthra joined CNBC-TV18 in June 2018 as assistant editor, later rising to senior editor and chief of bureau, a position he held for over two years. Before that, he worked with Republic TV and CNN-News18.
He said he plans to take a short break before embarking on his next professional chapter.
