News Broadcasting
CNN’s service for Asians interested in American news
MUMBAI: This piece of information should be lapped up by Asians who cannot get enough of news from the US. Turner will introduce another news service CNN Headline News to the Asia Pacific region from 1 November 2004.
CNN Headline News targets audiences who have specific interests in American news and information. Anchors from CNN’s headquarters in Atlanta present fast-paced news headlines. The network is designed especially for viewers who want comprehensive news from the US in a way that suits the urgency of their schedules.
Every half hour the service will offer a mix of top US-focussed stories while also covering business, health, technology, weather, entertainment, the environment, sports and travel. Additionally, the CNN Headline News superticker provides continuously updated headlines, airport delays and stock figures.
Viewers in Thailand will be the first in Asia to see CNN Headline News with the network carried by P-Southern in Thailand from its launch. Initially launched in the US in 1982, CNN Headline News claims to be available to more than 84 million households and in more than 600,000 hotel rooms in the US, Canada and in some parts of Latin America and the Caribbean.
TBS Asia Pacific president and MD Steve Marcopoto added, “CNN Headline News offers US-focused news in a fast-paced format and is the perfect complement to the global coverage of our flagship channel CNN International.”
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.
