News Broadcasting
Hathway Cable removes NDTV India from popular channel packs
Mumbai: Hindi news channel NDTV India has been removed from popular channel packs offered by cable TV operator Hathway Cable and Datacom, the channel has said.
The channel tweeted the development on 3 September via its Twitter handle asking customers of the cable operator to call the customer service number and ask why NDTV India channel has been removed. It also asked them to tweet to the cable provider using their official Twitter handle.
The call was taken up by NDTV Convergence, head, Suparna Singh and NDTV India, senior executive editor, Ravish Kumar. At the time of filing this report, the Twitter posts have gone viral garnering thousands of views, likes and retweets.
The situation escalated further when Ravish Kumar shared a video clip that has been shared across NDTV’s social media handles.
.@ndtvindia removed by @HathwayCableTV from some popular packs. Our team talking to them to resolve this. To support @ndtvindia, pls tweet @HathwayCableTV or call them : 1800 4197 900; 0120 6836401
— Suparna Singh (@Suparna_Singh) September 3, 2021
.@ndtvindia को @HathwayCableTV अपने पोपुलर पैक से हटा दिया। हम बात से समाधान का प्रयास कर रहे हैं। आपके केबल में @ndtvindia नहीं आ रहा है तो @HathwayCableTV को ट्वीट कीजिए और इन नंबरों पर फ़ोन कर चैनल का कनेक्शन माँगिए। 1800 4197 900; 0120 6836401
— ravish kumar (@ravishndtv) September 3, 2021
“Often TV News channels are removed from the channel packs citing operational bottlenecks. However, this matter is different,” said Kumar on his Prime Time Show. “There is a lot of effort that goes into preparing the programming for NDTV. This programme is not conjured out of thin air. The effort that goes into producing the primetime shows, there are thousands of words that are typed from the morning 7 a.m till the evening 10 p.m, which I do myself. We have a small team that puts in a lot of effort.”
Hathway Cable ने लोकप्रिय पैकों से NDTV इंडिया को हटाया, देखें रवीश कुमार का दर्शकों को संदेश…@NDTVIndia का समर्थन करने के लिए, कृपया @HathwayCableTV को ट्विटर पर ट्वीट करें, या उन्हें कॉल करें: 1800 4197 900; 0120 6836401 pic.twitter.com/RPx8TjEKA0
— NDTV India (@ndtvindia) September 3, 2021
Kumar said it is not good when the programming that is created with so much effort is not able to reach the viewer because of the hurdles imposed by others. “We will continue to work. Today’s programme will not reach you. Yet, when history will look back, it will note that this was the only programme worth watching,” he said.
On 4 September, Hathway Cable issued a statement, “The NDTV News channel is available for all Hathway Subscribers. Our customers can easily subscribe to the channel as per their requirements.”
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.
