News Broadcasting
Star News launches news bulletin ‘Satyameva Jayate’ at 9 pm
MUMBAI: Evening news is at the forefront of every news network’s image. Keeping this in mind, the Hindi news channel Star News is, for the first time, launching a news bulletin Satyameva Jayate — Let truth prevail!.
So far, the channel has largely concentrated on launching news based shows. But starting from 29 May, the channel brings in Satyameva Jayate, which will take a definitive stance on the major news events of the day, positioning itself as the Page 1 story of Star News.
This half hour bulletin, to air on weekdays from 9 pm, will be anchored by Gaurav Banerjee who will interact with a host of reporters.
The channel says that this bulletin will be presented with interactive format aided by appropriate background history, graphics, stills, strong anchor bytes, powerful visuals and opinion points.
The channel is set out to create ‘appointment viewing’ with this news bulletin, following an aggressive and direct approach in presenting the various layers of meaning of a particular news story through the show Satyameva Jayate.
Post this news bulletin, the channel will air its cricket property Operation Vijay at 9:30 pm.
Says Media Content & Communications Services CEO & editor Uday Shankar, “Satyameva Jayate will focus on the big stories of the day in politics, civic issues, investigations and sports amongst others and break through the code of obfuscation with a style that is direct and uncompromising.”
In the recent past, Star News has innovated with Pehli Khabar – a 5 am to 8 am first look at news events – and Yeh Bharat Desh Hai Mera – a show on human-interest issues.
News Broadcasting
CNN-News18 to air live counting day coverage for five state election results on May 4
The channel is rolling out its biggest election coverage machinery yet for results day on 4th May
NOIDA: The votes have been cast. Now comes the reckoning. CNN-News18 is pulling out all the stops for results day on 4th May, when counting begins across five battleground states — West Bengal, Assam, Kerala, Tamil Nadu and the Union Territory of Puducherry — in what promises to be one of the most closely watched electoral verdicts in recent memory.
The channel’s coverage, titled Battle for the States: The Verdict, kicks off at 7am and runs through the day across linear TV, connected television and YouTube. It is the culmination of CNN-News18’s multi-format editorial initiative, Battle for the States, which has tracked the polls from the beginning under the theme Road to Power.
At the operational heart of the coverage will be the Live Results Hub, the channel’s central command centre built to collate, verify and process real-time data flowing in from reporters stationed at counting centres across constituencies. The hub combines newsroom intelligence, analytics and on-the-ground reporting to deliver what the channel promises will be the fastest and most accurate results coverage in English news.
Leading the on-air charge will be primetime anchors Rahul Shivshankar, Anand Narasimhan, Aman Sharma, Nabila Jamal and Shivani Gupta. They will be joined by a wide panel of commentators including author Chetan Bhagat; GVL Narasimha Rao, senior leader of the BJP; Smita Prakash, editor of ANI; activist Saira Shah Halim; political analyst Sumanth C Raman; Abhijit Iyer Mitra, senior fellow at IPCS; Amitabh Tiwari, founder of VoteVibe; columnist Abhijit Majumdar; Nalin Mehta, managing editor of MoneyControl; political analyst Tehseen Poonawalla; senior journalist Subir Bhaumik; and political analyst Manojit Mandal.
Shivshankar, who serves as editorial affairs director at CNN-News18, set out the stakes plainly. “Counting day is one of the most watched events in the electoral cycle, where speed and credibility are tested in real time,” he said. “Battle for the States: The Verdict is built on that promise, combining ground reporting, sharp analysis and cutting-edge election technology to give viewers the clearest and fastest route to the verdict. On May 4, CNN-News18 will once again be the nation’s most trusted channel to witness democracy in action.”
Smriti Mehra, chief executive of English and Business News at Network18, framed the coverage in broader terms. “Elections are defining national events, and audiences turn to brands they trust in moments that matter,” she said. “CNN-News18 has consistently led from the front in every election coverage, and this special programming reflects the scale of our ambition and editorial strength.”
The channel has form here. It claims to have been India’s most preferred English news destination for election results for the past 20 years, covering everything from the 2024 general elections to the Delhi, Maharashtra, Bihar and BMC polls on the back of what it calls an “Always First, Always Right” record. Five states, one day, and a nation waiting for answers. The clock starts at 7am on 4th May.
