News Broadcasting
News18 Bangla to showcase over 5000 Durga pandals across West Bengal
Mumbai: This year, News18 Bangla will showcase extensive Durga Puja coverage, featuring over 5000 Durga Pandals across Bengal, ensuring representation from every district, including remote areas.
The channel will continue to highlight pandals in Kolkata’s housing societies, reflecting the community spirit and festive energy. Celebrations organised by Bengal’s royal families will also be featured. Additionally, the channel’s digital platform will live-stream rituals from a 300-year-old Durga Puja held by one of Kolkata’s royal households, offering viewers a close look at this historic tradition.
The coverage includes live updates, special segments, and detailed reports on News18 Bangla and its digital platform, capturing the essence of Bengal’s Durga Puja, from idol immersion processions to cultural performances.
Tune into News18 Bangla and its digital platforms from 9 October for exclusive coverage on Durga Puja 2024.
News Broadcasting
Times Network to air JVC Exit Poll across 5 regions on April 29
Four-hour broadcast spans states and Puducherry with data-led analysis
MUMBAI: Times Network is set to roll out what it calls one of its most expansive election programming efforts yet, culminating in the JVC Exit Poll on 29 April, with a multi-hour broadcast spanning key poll-bound regions.
The exit poll will air across Times Now and Times Now Navbharat, beginning at 5pm and 4pm respectively. Co-powered by Vedanta and Jindal Stainless, the programming aims to combine on-ground reportage with data-driven projections across West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Assam and Puducherry.
The network has deployed over 50 journalists across these regions, gathering voter sentiment and local insights in the run-up to polling. The effort builds on its ongoing election formats such as Election Yatra and Election Premier League, which have tracked campaign narratives and community-level issues.
In parallel, Times Now Navbharat has focused on constituency-level reporting in West Bengal through its Jan Gan ka Mann series, capturing voter opinions across diverse segments.
The coverage has also featured interviews with prominent political leaders. Kerala chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan and Congress leaders Ramesh Chennithala and V D Satheesan have appeared on the network’s election specials. From Tamil Nadu, voices including deputy chief minister Udhayanidhi Stalin, DMK MP Dayanidhi Maran, BJP leader K Annamalai and NTK’s Seeman have also featured in discussions.
On the day of the exit poll, the network’s primetime anchors, including Navika Kumar, Zakka Jacob and Sumit Awasthi, will lead the coverage. They will be joined by a panel of political analysts, psephologists and senior journalists offering real-time insights and interpretation of trends.
The programming will integrate grassroots reportage with analytics from the JVC Exit Poll, aiming to give viewers an early sense of electoral outcomes ahead of the official results on 4 May.
With its combined English and Hindi broadcast reach, Times Network is positioning this effort as a comprehensive look at voter sentiment, blending field reporting, data and debate to decode what could lie ahead when the final mandate is revealed.
