News Broadcasting
Gay network Logo announces programme plans
MUMBAI: Logo, Viacom’s network for the US lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community, will be launched on 17 February 2005 in the US.
Viacom’s Logo has announced the details of its programme slate. Marshaling the creative resources of Viacom and MTV, Logo has already created a library of more than 150 movies and documentaries
In addition, it is developing over 20 projects with celebrities like Cher and Chastity Bono, Alan Cumming and Margaret Cho. Logo has also acquired films with gay themes like The Birdcage and Philadelphia.
Documentaries include Ruthie & Connie…Every Room In the House. It tells the tale of two lesbians celebrating their 25th anniversary. With Cher, it is developing a series called Family Outing. The show tells the coming out stories of celebrities and newsmakers and their journeys with their family and friends.
Another series being developed is Do I? It follows gay and lesbian couples considering marriage as they spend time with a relationship expert to determine whether they’re ready to take on the responsibility of marriage.
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.
