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WB to spruce line-up with television movies
MUMBAI: American Girl , the line of period dolls from Mattel, is coming to life as a series of TV movies for the WB network courtesy Julia Roberts. Christopher Reeve will also return to WB’s Smallville as Dr Virgil Swann. In India, the show airs on Star World.
A USA Today report says that a holiday-themed movie based on the doll Samantha will air on the network in November. The programme initiative is in line with the broadcaster’s decision to concentrate on young women and girls.
Mattel will provide inputs on casting and scripts. It also plans to release a DVD version shortly after its WB premiere. In India, animation movies based on its toy Barbie have aired on Cartoon Network.
Another report in Reuters indicated that reality themed shows will be a part of the lineup. They include The Surreal Life which is a version of MTV’s Real World.
The report has also stated that the nine year old network, owned by Time Warner and Tribune has announced that cable veteran Tana Nugent Jamieson will be in charge of original movie programming. As a senior VP for programming and made-for-TV movies, she will report to WB’s executive vice president for drama development, Carolyn Bernstein.
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News18 India to air Sabse Bada Dangal on 4 May counting day
Channel promises fastest results, live trends and analysis across five states.
MUMBAI: Ballots will do the talking and screens will do the shouting. As counting day approaches for high-stakes Assembly elections across West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Assam and Puducherry, News18 India is gearing up for an all-day broadcast of its flagship election show, Sabse Bada Dangal, on 4 May from 6 am onwards. The Hindi news channel plans to deliver continuous, real-time updates as votes are tallied, combining live counting data with on-ground reporting and studio analysis. With political fortunes set to shift through the day, the coverage will track every swing, surge and surprise as trends turn into results.
The broadcast will feature a mix of senior political leaders, analysts and experts, offering instant reactions and decoding the evolving electoral picture. Expect heated debates, quick takes and detailed breakdowns as the numbers settle across all five states.
For News18 India, counting day has long been a high-visibility moment. The network is banking on its reporting reach, editorial bandwidth and technology-driven coverage to stay ahead in what is often a fiercely competitive news cycle.
With multiple battlegrounds and shifting narratives, the day promises both drama and data in equal measure. And if all goes to plan, Sabse Bada Dangal will once again turn the counting of votes into prime-time spectacle.
