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HDTV conference in the US next month
MUMBAI: DisplaySearch which conducts research into the penetration of flat panel display (FPD) television sets and Insight Media have announced a three day high definition television (HDTV) forum in the US.
The event which will have 17 sessions and over 70 speakers will take place from 24-26 August in Los Angeles.
The forum will have representatives from US TV and cable networks, government agencies, satellite and cable providers, retailers, distributors, TV brands as well as TV Other Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs),
The forum aims at creating broad awareness regarding critical trends in the industry. They include the migration to HDTV worldwide, the roadblocks in the path to rapidly expanding HDTV programming. The event will also examine to what customers are aware of HDTV.
Another topic at the event will revolve around how TV brands position their different TV technologies and how fast the prices of flat panel and microdisplay rear projection will fall
The first session will examine global HDTV policy. There will also be a keynote address by ESPN HD VP strategic business planning and development Bryan Burns. He will talk about the future of HD content and what impedes growth in this area.
On the technological front the seminar will also look at whether Plasma TVs can meet the HDTV challenge or whether Liquid Crystal Display (LCD) sets will take over. One key session will provide an overall outlook on the HDTV market from the TV manufacturers viewpoint.
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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.
