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Devashish Sarkar quits BBC-Times JV
MUMBAI: Devasish Sarkar, until now CEO of Worldwide Media Ltd (WWM) which is a BBC-Times of India joint venture, has decided to go back overseas to take up a new assignment.
Sarkar was with WWM for about four years. He helped in re-launching Femina and Filmfare, the latter becoming a fortnightly and coming out in a German edition. Some new titles in India like Top Gear and Grazia were also launched.
Sarkar was elected General Secretary of the Association of Indian Magazines (AIM) at the Annual General Meeting last year.
Elder Pharmaceuticals with its product FairOne have signed a three-year deal to sponsor the annual Filmfare Awards.
Sarkar has worked earlier in various firms such as ITC and Tupperware and also for the Singapore Government.
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News18 India to air Sabse Bada Dangal on 4 May counting day
Channel promises fastest results, live trends and analysis across five states.
MUMBAI: Ballots will do the talking and screens will do the shouting. As counting day approaches for high-stakes Assembly elections across West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Assam and Puducherry, News18 India is gearing up for an all-day broadcast of its flagship election show, Sabse Bada Dangal, on 4 May from 6 am onwards. The Hindi news channel plans to deliver continuous, real-time updates as votes are tallied, combining live counting data with on-ground reporting and studio analysis. With political fortunes set to shift through the day, the coverage will track every swing, surge and surprise as trends turn into results.
The broadcast will feature a mix of senior political leaders, analysts and experts, offering instant reactions and decoding the evolving electoral picture. Expect heated debates, quick takes and detailed breakdowns as the numbers settle across all five states.
For News18 India, counting day has long been a high-visibility moment. The network is banking on its reporting reach, editorial bandwidth and technology-driven coverage to stay ahead in what is often a fiercely competitive news cycle.
With multiple battlegrounds and shifting narratives, the day promises both drama and data in equal measure. And if all goes to plan, Sabse Bada Dangal will once again turn the counting of votes into prime-time spectacle.
