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Stein quits ‘Television Asia’, Agarwal new editorial head
MUMBAI: Reed Business Information (RBI) Asia has announced changes in the management and editorial teams of Television & Entertainment Group (TEG) with the departure of publishing director Jonathan Hallett and editorial director Janine Stein.
TEG is now led by Catherine Wong, who is currently the publisher of manufacturing group in RBI Asia. The editorial team is led by editor-in-chief Surajit Frank Agarwal, together with editor – Danny Chan.
These changes take effect immediately. TEG publishes established titles for the television and entertainment industry, which include Television Asia and Asia Image.
Wong has more than 12 years experience in publishing regional B2B journals and broadcasting, which includes launching a satellite channel, managing the global distribution of TV productions and advertising campaigns of post production companies in Asia.
“The team has done a tremendous job over the past 12 years, entrenching the publications as leading industry information providers,” says Reed Business Information Asia Raymond Wong.
“We are sad to see Jonathan and Janine leave but we respect their personal aspirations and wish them all the best in their future undertakings. They have also provided guidance and support to the new team to ease the transition. I am confident that the group will carry on the good work and bring the publications to greater heights in 2006,” adds Wong.
Agarwal has more than 15 years of editorial experience and spent two years as a television producer in India. Chan is the editor of Asia Image. Chan has more than seven years of editorial experience and has qualifications in mass communication and audio engineering.
Television Asia was launched in 1993 and covers industry issues and trends. Asia Image was launched in 1994 and covers the broadcast, production, and post production market in Asia.
Both magazines have spun off other supplementary titles such as Television Asia Mandarin edition, Media Review, Executive Briefing, Executive News, Satellite and Cable Annual Guide, Guide to Media and Asia Image Annual Guide. TEG also produces and hosts the annual Asian Television Awards and Apollo Awards.
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.
