News Broadcasting
CNBC-TV18 looks to cement viewership with another round of ‘Lessons In Excellence’
MUMBAI: Business and finance channel CNBC-TV18 is looking to strengthen its hold over its audience by reintroducing its Lessons In Excellence series.
This time it is going to be called Lessons In Excellence II: The Rule of Three.
The show will air every Monday from tonight at 10:30 pm. Viewers can catch repeat episodes on Saturdays at 10 am and Sundays at 10.30 pm.
The first edition in the series launched in May and had featured Prof Sumantra Ghoshal and Dr Gita Piramal. The channel claims to have received an excellent response for the first season.
The second season takes off from where the inaugural edition left off. The show will run for seven weeks and will educate viewers in the mechanics involved in surviving and thriving in competitive markets. The series is based on the book Rule of Three written by Dr Sheth, and Dr Sisodia.
CNBC-TV18’s managing editor Raghav Bahl was quoted in an official release saying, “Lessons In Excellence was conceived from the start as an ongoing series, featuring globally renowned management gurus. The aim was to bring top-notch strategic management insights and knowledge to corporate India, students and academics, SME’s, self employed professionals, and the wide diversity of CNBC-TV18 viewers.”
” While the first series, Lessons In Excellence – The Indian Story received wide acclaim and critical praise, we believe that Lessons~In~Excellence – The Rule of Three is a step ahead of the earlier series. Lessons In Excellence is our initiative to bring to corporate India and the CNBC-TV18 viewers the latest in international management thought, especially for those who might not have easy access to it.”
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.
