News Broadcasting
Cellebrum & ICE 365 in alliance to offer Mobile Interactive community VAS
BANGALORE: Integrated telecom VAS solutions provider Cellebrum.com Pvt. Ltd and ICE 365, UK’s mobile interactive community service provider, have entered into an alliance to offer community VAS (Value Added Services) to global markets. This partnership intends to build India’s single largest mobile interactive VAS provider, informs an official release.
ICE 365 Ltd CEO Paul Shoker says, “Through such alliances, we hope to bring to the table much more exciting and interactive value added services which cater to the communication and entertainment needs of Indian mobile subscribers. ICE 365 and Cellebrum both share the same core values and customer satisfaction, in terms of services that will be delivered to existing and potential customers. This association is consistent with ICE 365’s strategy of developing our global footprint in growth markets, where we can create value for our stakeholders.”
Cellebrum.com COO Saket Agarwal adds, “Mobile value added services are poised for rapid growth globally and we are excited to partner with UK’s premier mobile interactive community service provider, to tap the booming telecom domain across the globe.”
The association will further enhance the foothold of the two VAS providers in the booming Indian telecom market apart from augmenting presence in the global markets. Moreover, the association will offer Cellebrum with seamless access to ICE 365’s global experience in this space. Both Cellebrum and ICE 365 will share knowledge on focused parameters based on market propositions, technical and infrastructure know-how that will address GPRS and 3G applications, the release adds.
Cellebrum is already operating across all bearers in mobile telecom solutions domain and is a leading global roaming services provider in India with BSNL as one of its major customers. With this partnership, ICE 365 will offer forward-looking fresh and Funciting TM multimedia viral mobile content and applications thereby, connecting directly with the minds of consumers. This will help mobile operators and content providers identify, build, execute and manage compelling mobile interactive content for a number of mobile device viral community application solutions and address the global telecom market with local content by tapping the local cultures and audiences, the release further adds.
News Broadcasting
CNN-News18 to air live counting day coverage for five state election results on May 4
The channel is rolling out its biggest election coverage machinery yet for results day on 4th May
NOIDA: The votes have been cast. Now comes the reckoning. CNN-News18 is pulling out all the stops for results day on 4th May, when counting begins across five battleground states — West Bengal, Assam, Kerala, Tamil Nadu and the Union Territory of Puducherry — in what promises to be one of the most closely watched electoral verdicts in recent memory.
The channel’s coverage, titled Battle for the States: The Verdict, kicks off at 7am and runs through the day across linear TV, connected television and YouTube. It is the culmination of CNN-News18’s multi-format editorial initiative, Battle for the States, which has tracked the polls from the beginning under the theme Road to Power.
At the operational heart of the coverage will be the Live Results Hub, the channel’s central command centre built to collate, verify and process real-time data flowing in from reporters stationed at counting centres across constituencies. The hub combines newsroom intelligence, analytics and on-the-ground reporting to deliver what the channel promises will be the fastest and most accurate results coverage in English news.
Leading the on-air charge will be primetime anchors Rahul Shivshankar, Anand Narasimhan, Aman Sharma, Nabila Jamal and Shivani Gupta. They will be joined by a wide panel of commentators including author Chetan Bhagat; GVL Narasimha Rao, senior leader of the BJP; Smita Prakash, editor of ANI; activist Saira Shah Halim; political analyst Sumanth C Raman; Abhijit Iyer Mitra, senior fellow at IPCS; Amitabh Tiwari, founder of VoteVibe; columnist Abhijit Majumdar; Nalin Mehta, managing editor of MoneyControl; political analyst Tehseen Poonawalla; senior journalist Subir Bhaumik; and political analyst Manojit Mandal.
Shivshankar, who serves as editorial affairs director at CNN-News18, set out the stakes plainly. “Counting day is one of the most watched events in the electoral cycle, where speed and credibility are tested in real time,” he said. “Battle for the States: The Verdict is built on that promise, combining ground reporting, sharp analysis and cutting-edge election technology to give viewers the clearest and fastest route to the verdict. On May 4, CNN-News18 will once again be the nation’s most trusted channel to witness democracy in action.”
Smriti Mehra, chief executive of English and Business News at Network18, framed the coverage in broader terms. “Elections are defining national events, and audiences turn to brands they trust in moments that matter,” she said. “CNN-News18 has consistently led from the front in every election coverage, and this special programming reflects the scale of our ambition and editorial strength.”
The channel has form here. It claims to have been India’s most preferred English news destination for election results for the past 20 years, covering everything from the 2024 general elections to the Delhi, Maharashtra, Bihar and BMC polls on the back of what it calls an “Always First, Always Right” record. Five states, one day, and a nation waiting for answers. The clock starts at 7am on 4th May.
