News Broadcasting
VH1 premieres ‘SuperGroup’ on 21 May
MUMBAI: US TV network VH1 has assembled some of the greatest rock icons to star in a new reality show, SuperGroup which is scheduled to premiere on 21 May at 10 00 pm.
The show has been titled “the ultimate rock and roll experiment” and the band has been challenged to become the “heaviest supergroup in history.”
It brings together five heavy metal veterans Ted Nugent, Scott Ian, Sebastian Bach, Evan Seinfeld and Jason Bonham. Over a span of two weeks the rockers will live together in Las Vegas, Nevada and film seven episodes for the show.
The musicians will be groomed by rock manager Doc McGhee. Their efforts will finally culminate in a concert at The Empire Ballroom in Vegas.
Vh1 executive Michael Hirschorn is quoted saying, “What I liked about SuperGroup was that is combined elements that have worked so well for us, with an organic music idea.”
In the late 1960’s the term ‘supergroup’ was coined to describe music groups comprising of members who had already achieved fame or respect in other groups or as individual artists. The new band members have not committed to staying together beyond the filming of the show, but plans to record a single are being discussed.
SuperGroup is produced by 3Ball Productions and Moving Pictures, DPI in conjunction with VH1.
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.
