News Broadcasting
NDTV gets board nod to demerge news business
MUMBAI: It’s restructuring time at the NDTV group. On 1 October, the board of New Delhi Television approved the draft scheme of the demerger of its news business into a new company.
According to the scheme the group will be carved into two groups of companies, one involved in “the news and other businesses” and the other in ‘Entertainment and specified allied businesses.’
The scheme would become effective 1 April 2009.
According to the company’s notice to the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE), the demerger is being resorted to because the news business and entertainment business function under different regulatory environments. The split up will also help “unlock shareholder value as well as provide increased choice and flexibility to shareholders.”
After the demerger, NDTV Limited will continue to remain listed on the BSE and the National Stock Exchange and will engage in non-news businesses. Subject to necessary approvals, the new company would also get listed under Clause claiming to be 8.3.5.1 of the SEBI (Disclosure & Investor Protection) Guidelines, 2000. This new company would engage in news and allied businesses.
NDTV Ltd NDTV Studios (as the news business is now called inside the group)
NDTV Convergence NDTV 24×7
NDTV Imagine NDTV India
NGEn NDTV Profit
NDTV Lifestyle NDTV Media
NDTV lumiere Metronation Delhi
NDTV Labs Metronation Chennai
NDTV emerging markets
After the demerger, for every one share currently held in NDTV Ltd, a shareholder will receive one share in the new company: for every Rs 4 face value share currently held in NDTV Ltd, a shareholder will receive a share of equal face value in the company that will acquire the news businesses of NDTV Limited while retaining his earlier NDTV share.
The company also said that the demerger scheme would make suitable arrangements for optimum ownership and use of the very valuable brand of NDTV, apart from ownership and use of common assets.
Additionally, certain undertakings and guarantees provided by NDTV Limited will be undertaken by both the companies after the de-merger.
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.
