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News Corp unsure of ‘Spaceway’; cancels venture
MUMBAI: Australia’s News Corp., which runs the biggest satellite-to-home TV broadcast in the US, has dropped its Spaceway venture.
The project was meant to launch advanced satellites to deliver internet access.
The company was supposed to launch an ultra-powerful spacecraft to provide broadband links to an array of businesses and residential customers as part of its Spaceway project.But the venture is now axed as the top News Corp. executives saw their latest projections of market demand and profitability failing to justify the company’s original investments for the project.
News Corp. is expected to go ahead with their launching plans of the Spaceway satellite meant for TV broadcast.
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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.
