News Broadcasting
News18 Bangla rolls out ‘Singhason er Mahasangram’
Mumbai: News18 Bangla has announced its extensive and engaging programming lineup under the banner ‘Singhason er Mahasangram’ (The Great Battle for the Throne) for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections 2024. The channel is devoted to offering unrivaled coverage and insights into the elections, and it is fully prepared to keep viewers intrigued and informed throughout this crucial period.
News18 Bangla’s election programming kicks off with a variety of interesting shows, each designed to provide unique perspectives on the election dynamics. Mentioned below is the lineup:
Neta joy Janata: This program will take viewers on a journey to various constituencies across the state, giving voice to the concerns and perspectives of ordinary citizens. The show will be aired from Monday to Sunday from 7:30 PM to 8:00 PM
Tarakar Kendra: This program will focus on celebrity candidates in the election, providing insight into their campaign activities as they compete for political office. This program will air every Sunday from 8:00 PM to 9:00 PM
Janatar Darbar: This show will include notable politicians from various parties participating in discussions and responding to questions raised by the audience in a studio setting located in Kolkata. The show will be aired, Monday to Thursday from 8:00 PM to 9:00 PM
Hot Spot: This show will cover key constituencies in West Bengal, recording local issues, people’s opinions, and explosive remarks made by candidates and leaders. The program will air Monday to Friday from 10:00 PM to 10:30 PM
Soja Sapta: This show will be a unique debate show that provides a platform where politicians, intellectuals, thinkers, and policymakers come together on a single stage to exchange their diverse perspectives. The nature of the show is bold, ensuring that the concerns and challenges of the average person are heard by politicians and policymakers. This show will be aired on Fridays from 8.00 PM to 9.00 PM
Voter Bhabishyat: This travelogue show will be aired in primetime with Chief Editor, Biswa Majumdar visiting several small towns and cities in West Bengal. It will look at the history, traditions, and contemporary political scene of many districts in West Bengal, including contributions from political analysts and celebrities. The show will be airing on Saturdays and Sundays from 10:00 PM to 10:30 PM.
With extensive ground-zero coverage, interviews with key political players, and exciting special programming, News18 Bangla is poised to be the go-to channel for all things related to Lok Sabha Elections 2024. The channel will also conduct one-on-one interviews with heavyweight political personalities from both the ruling party and the opposition. A recent example of such an interview featured Abhishek Banerjee, a member of the ruling party in West Bengal. This particular interview has garnered over five million views across Facebook and YouTube, with the view count continuing to rise.
News Broadcasting
Rajesh Sundaram joins NDTV Profit as senior editor, assignment
The 32-year newsroom veteran has launched channels on three continents and covered everything from 9/11 to South African television
MUMBAI: NDTV Profit has bolstered its newsroom with a hire who has done rather more than most. Rajesh Sundaram, a journalist with over three decades of editorial, managerial and consultative experience across India and international markets, joins as senior editor, assignment, tasked with sharpening the network’s newsgathering and real-time response.
Sundaram’s career reads like a tour of Indian media’s most formative moments. He began at Businessworld in 1994, moved to Zee News as bureau chief across Mumbai and Chennai, then joined NDTV in 2002 as part of its political bureau during a particularly febrile period in Indian politics. A stint as India correspondent for Al Jazeera International followed, where he covered key geopolitical developments and got his first serious taste of the global newsroom.
What sets Sundaram apart, however, is his serial channel-launching habit. At NewsX, he helped get the operation off the ground. At Headlines Today, part of the India Today Group, he served as editor. At News Nation, he helped launch the Hindi news channel and its digital ecosystem. He then crossed continents to lead the launch of ANN7 in South Africa as editor-in-chief, overseeing both television and digital. Back in India, he launched Tamil news channels News7 Tamil and Cauvery News, and later served as principal consultant for the launch of Marathi channel Lokshahi. Most recently, he helped build and lead the Press Trust of India’s video service and content studio, before stints consulting for Business Today and The Himalayan Times.
Rahul Kanwal, chief executive and editor-in-chief of NDTV, left little doubt about what Sundaram is expected to deliver. “The assignment desk is where a newsroom’s intent becomes action,” he said. “Rajesh brings a rare combination of field experience and leadership in building news operations at scale.”
Sundaram has reported from across India and the world, covering elections, civil conflicts, the aftermath of the 9/11 attacks and the 2008 US presidential election.
At NDTV Profit, he will lead the assignment desk, driving editorial coordination and real-time response across markets and breaking developments. For a business news network sharpening its focus on speed and multi-platform delivery, it has hired a man who has built newsrooms from scratch on three continents. The assignment desk is in good hands.
