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Leading global intellectual Fareed Zakaria hails IPL innovation on JioCinema
Mumbai: Fareed Zakaria, the host of CNN’s show Fareed Zakaria GPS, recently visited India. He shared his observations from his trip with CNN-News18 managing editor Zakka Jacob. Speaking on India’s progress in the past few years, Zakaria hailed the digital revolution driven by Jio in the country.
Zakaria lauded India’s growth, singling out three key ongoing revolutions driving the country forward: AADHAR, Jio, and physical infrastructure capabilities.
Elaborating on the Jio revolution, he said, “Earlier, the number of Indians connected to the internet was astonishingly low because broadband fiber, laying of cable lines in India was very difficult. Jio completely leapfrogged this by connecting Indians to the internet via 4G and cheap smartphones at very low prices. And so, India went from 121st on data usage, to now being No.1 and it’s larger than No.2 China and No.3 USA put together.”
Commending Mukesh Ambani’s vision, ambition and execution, Zakaria added, “Jio is a 40 plus billion dollar bet, largest bet and largest investment ever made by an Indian private sector company and it paid off. If you look at the IPL numbers, they are extraordinary and the sophistication with which IPL is being transmitted – with 6 camera angles, 14 languages – is innovative by global standards.”
Zakaria hailed Jio as a shining example of India’s potential to lead the world in technology and innovation.
Jio’s free streaming of the TATA IPL 2023 has garnered a record-breaking number of views, while JioCinema has registered the highest number of app installations ever recorded.
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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.
