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Broadcasters to meet Swaraj to discuss CAS
NEW DELHI: Broadcasters, mostly operating pay channels in India, are slated to meet India’s information and broadcasting minister Sushma Swaraj in the first week of January 2003 on the issue of conditional access system (CAS).
According to government sources, the broadcasters have requested for an audience with the minister on CAS and its implementation.
Despite opposition from certain quarters in the broadcasting sector, Swaraj has seen to it that CAS has got the full nod of Parliament and her ministry is now looking at an early rollout of CAS in the four metros in the first phase.
Though the broadcasters would have liked an appointment with the minister sooner than the scheduled one, government sources said the minister probably does not have much time between now and the tentative date which has been zeroed down upon.
At the time when CAS was okayed by Rajya Sabha (Upper House) earlier this month, the Indian Broadcasting Foundation, an apex body broadcasters operating in India, had said that its members “fully support CAS” and would cooperate with the government in facilitating “a smooth transition to CAS regime.”
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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.
