News Broadcasting
Manav plays Santa for Shewta in ‘Saas Bahu aur Saazish’ special
MUMBAI: Television actors Manav Gohil and Shewta Khwatra are all set to tie the knot on Christmas day and Star News’ Saas Bahu Aur Saazish – Kyunki Har Serial Kuch Kehta Hai caught Gohil playing Santa Claus to his gorgeous wife-to-be. The episode will be aired on 25 and 26 December at 2.30 pm.
Saas Bahu aur Saazish has gained immense popularity with viewers, propelling it to the number one position in the 2.30 p.m. time-slot, according to recent Tam ratings. This unique show targeted at housewives captures all the excitement and news of popular serials across channels and the tele-world.
Commenting on the popularity of Saas Bahu aur Saazish, Star News brand director Keertan Adyanthaya said, “The show’s soaring popularity is testimony to our effort at introducing innovation in programming. And this has helped us expand our viewership base by brining in traditionally non-news viewing audiences into our fold.”
The show’s repeat telecast can be caught at 11.30 am from Tuesday to Saturday.
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.
