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NDTV Profit launches new show ‘World Business’ with John Defterious as host
MUMBAI: NDTV Profit is launching a new business news programme called World Business, to be hosted by CNN Business News former anchor and editor John Defterious.
Presented by NDTV Profit and UK based Fact Based Communications (FBC), the programme will profile world business leaders and feature in depth analyses of business trends world wide.
The first episode of World Business will be telecast on 3 June at 10 pm with a repeat telecast on 4 June at 8 am.
World Business will be targeted at C-class executives, senior managers, government officials and leading opinion formers in India and globally.
This weekly half-hour business programme will include segments such as Tech Watch, a feature which looks at how companies are utilising technology to maintain competitiveness in today’s day and age. The other unique regular feature will be the segment Business of Sport, profiling the money and business strategies behind sports.
The World Business team comprises business correspondents, reporters and contributors from across Europe, Asia, the US, Middle East and Africa.
NDTV Profit managing editor Vikram Chandra said, “NDTV has always sought to provide quality content programming for its viewers. Bringing one of the most widely watched global business shows on our platform is in keeping with our channel’s commitment to offer more value, in depth analysis and the latest in international business news.”
News Broadcasting
CNN-News18 to host Kolkata Town Hall on Hooghly River
‘Bhalobasa Bengal Inspiring Bharat’ event on April 20 brings cultural icons, trailblazing women and leaders aboard a cruise to celebrate Bengal’s enduring influence.
MUMBAI: Bengal is about to make fresh waves on the Hooghly and this time the current is pure conversation. CNN-News18 is taking its iconic Town Hall format to the waters of the iconic Hooghly River on 20 April 2026 with a special edition titled ‘Bhalobasa Bengal – Inspiring Bharat’. The floating event will celebrate the state’s rich cultural legacy and how its ideas, creativity and spirit continue to shape the rest of the country.
The unique riverside setting draws on Bengal’s history as a cradle of reform, art and intellectual thought. The speaker line-up mirrors that diversity: cultural heavyweights Mithun Chakraborty and Sreenanda Shankar will share the stage with trailblazing “Devis” such as Tanya Sanyal (India’s first woman firefighter in aviation), Ipsita Chakraborty (Kolkata’s first woman bartender) and Reshma Nilofer Visalakshi (Nari Shakti awardee and marine pilot). Music will flow through the celebrated pianist-vocalist duo Sourendro and Soumyojit, while public life and governance will be represented by Smriti Irani, Leander Paes, Saira Shah Halim, Keya Ghosh, Rekha Patra, Roopa Ganguly and Babul Supriyo.
CNN-News18, editorial affairs director, Rahul Shivshankar, said the event honours voices that carry Bengal’s legacy forward. Smriti Mehra, CEO – English & Business News, Network18, added that Bengal’s stories resonate far beyond its borders, especially as the state heads into polls.
From the first woman to battle flames in the skies to legendary actors who shaped Indian cinema, the gathering promises a rich mix of inspiration, courage and candid dialogue. In a city where culture has always flowed as freely as the river itself, CNN-News18 is turning the Hooghly into a floating forum for ideas that matter.
Tune in on 20 April on CNN-News18, CTV and YouTube to catch Bengal’s heartbeat in full flow.
