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TVNZ to fold satellite services division
MUMBAI: Television New Zealand (TVNZ) has announced that later this year TVNZ Satellite Services will quit the global occasional use satellite delivery industry.
TVNZ Satellite Services has provided satellite carriage services to the international broadcast community in Asia, Africa for over a decade.
TVNZ issued a release stating that it would exit the industry after ensuring that existing obligations to its customers are met. It is committed for the remainder of this year. This includes providing programme services for the upcoming Athens Olympic Games in August.
In conjunction with TVNZ production, TVNZ Satellite Services will provide 15 channels of Olympics coverage comprising multilateral and unilateral carriage services to clients in Asia, Africa, and Oceania.
This service is a 50 per cent increase on the acclaimed solution that TVNZ had conceived for Sydney 2000. TVNZ will outsource its satellite carriage requirements once TVNZ Satellite Services has ceased trading.
Whilst subject to both choice of supplier and negotiation, this is expected to cost substantially less that would have been the case in previous years due to the extensive changes that have occurred in the market. TVNZ will continue to be well positioned to develop unilateral carriage solutions for major events with which it is associated in the future.
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CNN-News18 to host Kolkata Town Hall on Hooghly River
‘Bhalobasa Bengal Inspiring Bharat’ event on April 20 brings cultural icons, trailblazing women and leaders aboard a cruise to celebrate Bengal’s enduring influence.
MUMBAI: Bengal is about to make fresh waves on the Hooghly and this time the current is pure conversation. CNN-News18 is taking its iconic Town Hall format to the waters of the iconic Hooghly River on 20 April 2026 with a special edition titled ‘Bhalobasa Bengal – Inspiring Bharat’. The floating event will celebrate the state’s rich cultural legacy and how its ideas, creativity and spirit continue to shape the rest of the country.
The unique riverside setting draws on Bengal’s history as a cradle of reform, art and intellectual thought. The speaker line-up mirrors that diversity: cultural heavyweights Mithun Chakraborty and Sreenanda Shankar will share the stage with trailblazing “Devis” such as Tanya Sanyal (India’s first woman firefighter in aviation), Ipsita Chakraborty (Kolkata’s first woman bartender) and Reshma Nilofer Visalakshi (Nari Shakti awardee and marine pilot). Music will flow through the celebrated pianist-vocalist duo Sourendro and Soumyojit, while public life and governance will be represented by Smriti Irani, Leander Paes, Saira Shah Halim, Keya Ghosh, Rekha Patra, Roopa Ganguly and Babul Supriyo.
CNN-News18, editorial affairs director, Rahul Shivshankar, said the event honours voices that carry Bengal’s legacy forward. Smriti Mehra, CEO – English & Business News, Network18, added that Bengal’s stories resonate far beyond its borders, especially as the state heads into polls.
From the first woman to battle flames in the skies to legendary actors who shaped Indian cinema, the gathering promises a rich mix of inspiration, courage and candid dialogue. In a city where culture has always flowed as freely as the river itself, CNN-News18 is turning the Hooghly into a floating forum for ideas that matter.
Tune in on 20 April on CNN-News18, CTV and YouTube to catch Bengal’s heartbeat in full flow.
