News Broadcasting
Ten Sports announces US Open 2006 telecast schedule
MUMBAI: The U.S. Open Tennis Championship gets under way on Monday 28 August through to Sunday 10 September and Ten Sports will be bringing the action live and exclusive.
Leading the way will be two-time defending US Open champion Roger Federer along with former US Open champions Andre Agassi, Lleyton Hewitt, Andy Roddick and Marat Safin.
Andre Agassi, the 1994 and 1999 US Open champion, announced he will retire after this year’s US Open, where he will make his 21st consecutive appearance, passing Jimmy Connors’ Open-Era record. An eternal favorite on the tennis court, Agassi’s retirement marks the end of a golden era in tennis that witnessed his many battles with the legendary Pete Sampras, states an official release.
The Schedule:
8/28/2006 Monday 8:30 pm US Open Day 1
8/29/2006 Tuesday 4:30 pm US Open Day 1, Session 2
8/29/2006 Tuesday 20:30 US Open Day 2, Session 3
8/30/2006 Wednesday 4:30 US Open Day 2, Session 4
8/30/2006 Wednesday 8:30 US Open Day 3, Session 5
8/31/2006 Thursday 4:30 US Open Day 3, Session 6
8/31/2006 Thursday 8:30 US Open Day 4, Session 7
9/1/2006 Friday 4:30 US Open Day 4, Session 8
9/1/2006 Friday 8:30 US Open Day 5, Session 9
9/2/2006 Saturday 4:30 US Open Day 5, Session 10
9/2/2006 Saturday 8:30 US Open Day 6, Session 11
9/3/2006 Sunday 4:30 US Open Day 6, Session 12
9/3/2006 Sunday 8:30 US Open Day 7, Session 13
9/4/2006 Monday 4:30 US Open Day 7, Session 14
9/4/2006 Monday 8:30 US Open Day 8, Session 15
9/5/2006 Tuesday 4:30 US Open Day 8, Session 16
9/5/2006 Tuesday 8:30 US Open Day 9, Session 17
9/6/2006 Wednesday 4:30 US Open Day 9, Session 18
9/6/2006 Wednesday 8:30 US Open Day 10, Session 19
9/7/2006 Thursday 4:30 US Open Day 10, Session 20
9/7/2006 Thursday 9:30 US Open Day 11, Session 21
9/8/2006 Friday 4:30 US Open Day 11, Session 22
9/8/2006 Friday 8:30 US Open Day 12, Session 23
9/9/2006 Saturday 9:30 US Open Day 13, Session 24
9/10/2006 Sunday 5:30 US Open Day 14, Session 25
9/10/2006 Sunday 10:30 US Open Day 15, Session 26
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.
