News Broadcasting
Wi-Fi TV, US announces channel partner programs
MUMBAI: Pioneer in online content delivery, the California-based Wi-Fi TV Inc.has invited television, cable and original channel owners to join the Wi-FiTV.com global Internet delivery platform for television. Currently, viewers can watch live TV from over 50 countries on topics ranging from music to news to finance on the Wi-Fi TV Virtual Player.
According to an official release, Wi-Fi TV Inc. announced the following details of its Wi-Fi TV Channel Partner Programs for www.Wi-FiTV.com:
I) Wi-Fi TV Channel Partner Program / Premium Channels Program
a) Wi-Fi TV Inc. will carry, at no charge to the content provider, links to any live TV channel that can provide a Windows Media, Real Player or Flash feed of its channel and sufficient bandwidth to reliably deliver its channel to Wi-Fi TV Inc users. The advantage to the Channel provider is an expanded viewer base potentially resulting in a higher value for its paid advertising.
b) Wi-Fi TV Inc. will carry, on a revenue sharing basis, links to premium channels. The fee to be charged and the revenue split will be determined on a case by case basis. Wi-Fi TV Inc. has the capability to carry any channel available by satellite and provide the necessary encoding and bandwidth to carry the channel.
II) Wi-Fi TV Original Channel Partnerships
These partnerships include a distribution agreement with a third party whereby Wi-Fi TV is the only place on the Internet that the partner TV station is available and the station content and features will be created with the advice and involvement of Wi-Fi TV Inc.
The monthly subscription price for unlimited access to basic channels and services is 99 cents per month on a one-year prepaid subscription, the media release adds.
News Broadcasting
CNN-News18 to air live counting day coverage for five state election results on May 4
The channel is rolling out its biggest election coverage machinery yet for results day on 4th May
NOIDA: The votes have been cast. Now comes the reckoning. CNN-News18 is pulling out all the stops for results day on 4th May, when counting begins across five battleground states — West Bengal, Assam, Kerala, Tamil Nadu and the Union Territory of Puducherry — in what promises to be one of the most closely watched electoral verdicts in recent memory.
The channel’s coverage, titled Battle for the States: The Verdict, kicks off at 7am and runs through the day across linear TV, connected television and YouTube. It is the culmination of CNN-News18’s multi-format editorial initiative, Battle for the States, which has tracked the polls from the beginning under the theme Road to Power.
At the operational heart of the coverage will be the Live Results Hub, the channel’s central command centre built to collate, verify and process real-time data flowing in from reporters stationed at counting centres across constituencies. The hub combines newsroom intelligence, analytics and on-the-ground reporting to deliver what the channel promises will be the fastest and most accurate results coverage in English news.
Leading the on-air charge will be primetime anchors Rahul Shivshankar, Anand Narasimhan, Aman Sharma, Nabila Jamal and Shivani Gupta. They will be joined by a wide panel of commentators including author Chetan Bhagat; GVL Narasimha Rao, senior leader of the BJP; Smita Prakash, editor of ANI; activist Saira Shah Halim; political analyst Sumanth C Raman; Abhijit Iyer Mitra, senior fellow at IPCS; Amitabh Tiwari, founder of VoteVibe; columnist Abhijit Majumdar; Nalin Mehta, managing editor of MoneyControl; political analyst Tehseen Poonawalla; senior journalist Subir Bhaumik; and political analyst Manojit Mandal.
Shivshankar, who serves as editorial affairs director at CNN-News18, set out the stakes plainly. “Counting day is one of the most watched events in the electoral cycle, where speed and credibility are tested in real time,” he said. “Battle for the States: The Verdict is built on that promise, combining ground reporting, sharp analysis and cutting-edge election technology to give viewers the clearest and fastest route to the verdict. On May 4, CNN-News18 will once again be the nation’s most trusted channel to witness democracy in action.”
Smriti Mehra, chief executive of English and Business News at Network18, framed the coverage in broader terms. “Elections are defining national events, and audiences turn to brands they trust in moments that matter,” she said. “CNN-News18 has consistently led from the front in every election coverage, and this special programming reflects the scale of our ambition and editorial strength.”
The channel has form here. It claims to have been India’s most preferred English news destination for election results for the past 20 years, covering everything from the 2024 general elections to the Delhi, Maharashtra, Bihar and BMC polls on the back of what it calls an “Always First, Always Right” record. Five states, one day, and a nation waiting for answers. The clock starts at 7am on 4th May.
