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WRC appoints TNSSPORT for research
MUMBAI: Rights holders of the FIA World Rally Championship (WRC), International Sportsworld Communicators, have announced the start of a comprehensive research programme with TNSSPORT.
This will easure all aspects of the Championship, from global television coverage to monitoring partner exposure.
In India, AXN recently started showing WRC action. The WRC is a year-round white knuckle ride in some of the most exotic locations in the world, featuring the ultimate test of both driver and car against the elements.
The research programme includes use of the TNSSPORTs latest brand exposure measurement technology, Sportsi. This will provide the most accurate form of brand exposure measurement available improving both the consistency and quality of data.
ISC MD Simon Long was quoted in an official release saying, “Having looked hard at some competing research agencies and systems, we decided TNSSPORT offered us both a technical and product advantage. TNSSPORT provides an international network and advanced products such as Sportsi, which provide us with new insights into brand exposure measurement. Importantly, this will enable us to provide better information to our commercial partners.”
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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.
