News Broadcasting
Channel [V] Chinese Music Awards completes a decade
MUMBAI: The 10th Channel [V] Chinese Music Awards celebrated its decade-long dedication to promoting excellence in Chinese music at the Shanghai Stadium on 8 January.
Top-billing artists from Mainland China, Taiwan and Hong Kong and more than 8,000 music lovers were present at the event.
More than 20 accolades were awarded to the best in the music industry. For Hong Kong/Taiwan, Wang Lee-hom and Chang A-Mei took the coveted Best Male and Best Female Artists awards while Piau Shu and Han Hong were named Mainland China’s Best Male and Female Artists.
As part of the 10th anniversary celebration, three special awards were presented to recognise contributions to the development of Chinese music. Hong Kong diva Faye Wong was presented with The Distinguished Award for winning the most trophies over the years at the awards. The Most Recommendable Album Award went to Eason Chan’s Black, White and Gray album while The Panel Special Awards went to artists Liu Huan, Liao Chang Yong, Wang Hong Wei, Lu Wei and Li Han.
The star-studded Channel [V] Chinese Music Awards event kicked off with artists and guests making grand red-carpet entrance. Performing guests included Irish pop star Ronan Keating, Faye Wong, Eason Chan, Beyond, Alex To, Harlem Yu, George Lam, Sally Yeh, Black Panther and many more. Actors Chang Chen, Shu Qi, Liu Ye and director Mabel Cheung were among the presenting guests.
The awards were jointly presented by Channel [V], China Central Television (CCTV) and The Shanghai Media Group and were sponsored by presenting sponsor Matsushita Mobile Communications Company, associate sponsors M-zone of China Mobile, Beijing Huiyuan Beverage and Food Group Co. Ltd. and Kao Commercial (Shanghai) Co. Ltd; and official sponsors M&M’s Chocolate and Maestro of C-BONS Group, said a company release.
The awards will be broadcast on Channel [V] Mainland China, CCTV, other local networks in Mainland China and Xing Kong.
List of winners:
Taiwan and HK
Category
Winner
Best Male Artist Wang Lee-hom
Best Female Artist Chang A-Mei
Best Groups / Bands Mayday
Best Singer/ Song-writer Jay Chou
Best Newcomer Ma Chi Di Di
Best Music Video “I’m not sad” – Stephanie Sun Yan Zi
Best Songs “Clear Sky” – Jay Chou
“Encounter” – Stephanie Sun Yan Zi
“Brave” – Chang A-Mei
Mainland China
Category Winner
Best Male Artist Piao Shu
Best Female Artist Han Hong
Best Groups/Bands Band Zero
Best Singer/Song-writer Xu Wei
Best Newcomer Zhou Xun
Best Music Video “Colorful Days” – Piao Shu
Best Songs “Farewell. My Love” – Shui Mu Nian Hua
“Colorful Days” – Piao Shu
“Hidden Fragrance” – Sha Bao Liang
Special Awards
Category Winner
The Distinguished Award Faye Wong
The Most Recommendable Album Eason Chan’s “Black, White & Gray”
The Panel Special Award
Western Opera Artist Awards Liu Huan, Liao Chang Yong
Chinese Folk Artist Awards Wang Hong Wei, Lu Wei, Li Han
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.
