News Broadcasting
India Today Group channels now available in UAE
Mumbai: India Today Group, India’s news network, will now be available for viewers in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) region. Exclusive feeds of India Today and Aaj Tak channels are now available on the Etisalat (#AAJ TAK – 560, #India Today – 554) and DU platforms (#AAJ TAK – 84, #India Today – 76). NKN Media FZC has been appointed as the exclusive sales partner to market the two flagship news channels of the India Today Group that continue to dominate the country’s television market for nearly three decades.
NKN Media FZC, UAE’s top Sales and marketing brand will whet the appetite of advertisers and brands seeking opportunity to target the Indian Diaspora across the UAE.
Speaking about the partnership, India Today Group group CEO Dinesh Bhatia said, “The UAE region has a large diaspora of viewers with high interest in Indian news content. This offers a huge opportunity for India’s prestigious news network to bring timely and accurate news directly to these viewers. Besides, NKN will further bring us closer to advertisers and trade partners wanting to leverage the presence and following of India’s leading news brand.”
NKN Media CEO & managing director Abdul Majid Khan said, “I am delighted to join hands with India Today Group which is most prestigious and one of the largest media groups of India, to lead their brand presence in the UAE. I believe this will add immense value to our portfolio of channels and propositions for the region. The addition is evident to our strategic vision and objective of leading by enhancing our services to the growing market needs and demands and directing communications towards the specific Indian diaspora.”a
News Broadcasting
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.
