News Broadcasting
Govt allows syndication in Indian newspapers via auto approval
NEW DELHI: The Indian government has decided to authorize all registered Indian newspapers to enter into syndication arrangements with foreign publications, under an automatic approval route subject to fulfilment of certain guidelines.
Cases involving relaxation of the guidelines would, however, require prior approval of the ministry of information and broadcasting, according to a statement from the government.
The government policy had so far allowed Indian newspapers and periodicals to procure material like photographs, cartoons, crossword puzzles, articles, features etc from foreign publications (content providers), for publication in Indian publications, on the basis of syndication arrangements having prior approval of I&B ministry.
The automatic approval route would be subjected to the following conditions:
*The total material so procured and actually printed in an issue of the Indian publication does not exceed 7.5 per cent of the total printed area of that issue.
*The syndicated material does not include full copy of the editorial page or the front page of the foreign publication.
*The masthead of the content provider publication is not utilized in the Indian publication.
*Credit to the content provider is necessarily given prominently as a byline in the Indian publication.
*The material procured under syndication arrangement is such that has already been published in the content provider publication.
Any case involving relaxation of any of the above conditions would require to be examined by the I&B ministry and before any material is actually procured under syndication arrangement beyond the above noted conditions, the Indian publication should have applied for and obtained prior approval of the ministry.
These guidelines would not apply to the cases where the ministry of I&B has issued its approval/no objection certificate for publication of Indian edition of a foreign magazine/journal/newspaper.
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.
