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CNBC relaunches ‘Boardroom’ in new avtaar
MUMBAI: As the economy booms and the stock markets are resurgent once again, CNBC-TV18 is all set to present the report card of India Inc. through their revamped show Boardroom where investors and corporate heads can tune in to find out exactly how their favourite companies have performed in the last quarter.
According to an official release, viewers will also get a unique opportunity to hear from the leaders of India Inc. their viewpoint on their numbers and balance sheets.
Boardroom is CNBC TV18’s unique forum where India’s top management will share the company’s financial results live on television. This critical television show also finds out the views from the community of investors, shareholders and who’s who of India Inc.
The financial markets have witnessed a robust revival in the past six months. All the corporates are on the roll to announce their half yearly results. Boardroom brings these corporate officials face-to-face to share their strategies. And the panorama of the Indian markets will give value-added perspectives.
The results will be announced live on the channel with the top management of the company featured being extensively grilled on the results. This generally includes the CEO and CFO and on occasion other top leaders of the company as well, added the release.
Coming soon on the channel are Boardrooms with some of the biggest names in technology industry. On 17 October Boardroom with Wipro will be aired from 9.20-9.40 am where Wipro vice chairman Vivek Paul; CFO Suresh Senapaty; Wipro Spectramind chairman Raman Roy will hold the mantle. From 10:50-11:00 am Hexaware Technologies chairman Atul Nishar and Hexaware CEO Rusi Brij will be seen on the show. On 21 October Boardroom with Digital GlobalSoft president and CEO Som Mittal will be aired at 11:00 am.
The coming weeks will also see some of the most renowned names in Indian business come face to face with their results on Boardroom.
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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.
