News Broadcasting
Bloomberg Television launches in Malaysia on Astro
MUMBAI: Bloomberg Television has been launched in Malaysia on pay TV service provider Astro.
The channel will feature up to four hours of localized business news content covering Malaysia’s business, economy and financial markets.
Bloomberg Television Malaysia will debut with a weekday flagship evening news program, Moving Malaysia, broadcast live at 6 pm from its state-of-the art studios in Kota Damansara. Presented by lead anchor Sophie Kamaruddin, the program will feature comprehensive coverage of top business news stories from Malaysia and around the world.
“The local business community is underserved in terms of dedicated business news avenues. Recognizing that information is crucial for businesses, Bloomberg TV Malaysia offers the business community real-time business news and information. This is the first and only international business news channel to be localized for the Malaysian audience, and we are pleased to work together with Bloomberg and Astro in making this channel a reality,” said Bloomberg TV Malaysia chairman Tan Sri Mohd Effendi Norwawi.
Part of Bloomberg’s strategic expansion into key markets, the new channel combines localized content with Bloomberg’s expertise in international news gathering to deliver high quality, in-depth coverage of Malaysia’s business and economic developments.
“Malaysia is one of ASEAN’s key economies and there is a compelling long-term story of development to be told as the country works towards its 2020 vision. We see continued interest in its economic journey from within and outside of Malaysia, and now have a platform for Malaysia’s market makers and business leaders to provide insight into the country’s ongoing development,” said Bloomberg Media Asia-Pacific managing director Parry Ravindranathan.
“The addition of localised content delivered by Bloomberg TV Malaysia on Astro allows for the broadcast of reliable local news and business insights. We are excited to debut our coverage of market moving stories catering to Malaysia’s growing demographic of business news consumers,” added Bloomberg Television Malaysia CEO Michael Chan.
Overseeing operations is industry veteran Richard Lewis, who joined as executive producer. Lewis, with almost 30 years’ experience in broadcast, was previously executive producer at Al Jazeera English in Qatar and writer and producer for ITN in London.
News Broadcasting
Times Network to air JVC Exit Poll across 5 regions on April 29
Four-hour broadcast spans states and Puducherry with data-led analysis
MUMBAI: Times Network is set to roll out what it calls one of its most expansive election programming efforts yet, culminating in the JVC Exit Poll on 29 April, with a multi-hour broadcast spanning key poll-bound regions.
The exit poll will air across Times Now and Times Now Navbharat, beginning at 5pm and 4pm respectively. Co-powered by Vedanta and Jindal Stainless, the programming aims to combine on-ground reportage with data-driven projections across West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Assam and Puducherry.
The network has deployed over 50 journalists across these regions, gathering voter sentiment and local insights in the run-up to polling. The effort builds on its ongoing election formats such as Election Yatra and Election Premier League, which have tracked campaign narratives and community-level issues.
In parallel, Times Now Navbharat has focused on constituency-level reporting in West Bengal through its Jan Gan ka Mann series, capturing voter opinions across diverse segments.
The coverage has also featured interviews with prominent political leaders. Kerala chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan and Congress leaders Ramesh Chennithala and V D Satheesan have appeared on the network’s election specials. From Tamil Nadu, voices including deputy chief minister Udhayanidhi Stalin, DMK MP Dayanidhi Maran, BJP leader K Annamalai and NTK’s Seeman have also featured in discussions.
On the day of the exit poll, the network’s primetime anchors, including Navika Kumar, Zakka Jacob and Sumit Awasthi, will lead the coverage. They will be joined by a panel of political analysts, psephologists and senior journalists offering real-time insights and interpretation of trends.
The programming will integrate grassroots reportage with analytics from the JVC Exit Poll, aiming to give viewers an early sense of electoral outcomes ahead of the official results on 4 May.
With its combined English and Hindi broadcast reach, Times Network is positioning this effort as a comprehensive look at voter sentiment, blending field reporting, data and debate to decode what could lie ahead when the final mandate is revealed.
