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Mukta Arts offered equity in Dubai-based Arab Venture Corporation
MUMBAI: Subhas Ghai-promoted Mukta Arts may pick up equity in Arab Venture Corporation (AVC), a Dubai-based company which has a studio and is planning to launch a channel.
Mukta Arts has been offered equity but has not taken a final decision on exercising that option. “We have the option to pick up equity in the company. The structuring is yet to be finalised,” Mukta Arts chief executive officer Ravi Gupta tells indiantelevision.com.
AVC is planning to launch on 12 January INTV, a channel, which will focus on fashion and lifestyle content.
Mukta Arts may float a subsidiary company in Dubai to hold stake in AVC. “The holding can be through a subsidiary company overseas or we may decide to have it through the Indian outfit,” says Gupta. He, however, did not spell out how much equity stake Mukta Arts was being offered.
Mukta Arts will be a programme supplier and also help set up infrastructure for INTV. The English-language channel will start with original content of 8-10 hours a day. The content will cover local events in Dubai ranging from fashion to lifestyle and shopping. “We are providing turnkey support to the channel. We have sent a team to carry out production work in Dubai. We will also be providing Bollywood content from India,” says Gupta.
Though Mukta Arts is contemplating how to expand television content, movie business will continue to be the main activity and revenue source for the company, he adds.
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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.
