News Broadcasting
Zee looking at English news channel feasibilty
NEW DELHI: The Subhash Chandra-promoted Zee Telefilms is exploring the “feasibility” of starting an English language news channel.
“No concrete plans have been made as such things are a continuous process of thinking, but we are exploring the feasibility of whether an English language news channel will make sense to us,” Laxmi Goel, director, news group, Zee Telefilms, told journalists today during a press conference to announce the making of a film by the news channel on the 13 December attack on Indian Parliament.
When asked by indiantelevision.com the reason for zeroing down on English for a news channel at a time when others were looking starting Hindi news channels, Goel reiterated that “all this is part of a continuous thought process which any big (media) company should undertake and, at present, there is nothing on paper.”
At one time, the Zee-AOL Time Warner combine had been talking to NDTV for a Hindi news channel with participation from all three after the 31 March, 2003 parting of ways between Star India and the Prannoy Roy-promoted company.
Goel also said that the group has been a pioneer in Hindi language broadcasting in India and efforts should be always on to maximise exploitation of existing resources at the disposal of the group.
Beyond this Goel, one of the four brothers of Chandra, refused to divulge any more details.
Meanwhile, while speaking on 13 December , the film made by Zee News team and to be aired on December 13, Goel said, “It’s not a film, its real. It’s a true story about a terrorist attack that shook the nation. An attack which tried to upset the world’s largest democracy. It is also a tribute to those brave soldiers who defended the Parliament against terrorists.”
The film has a voice over by Bollywood baddie Raza Murad who, according to Goel, has not taken any remuneration for the assignment.
The film goes behind the scenes of and tries to find where the seeds of the dastardly plot were sown. It is an attempt to go back in time and get to the truth. When did the terrorists come to Delhi….how come they went unnoticed in Chandni Chowk…Palika Bazaar and Mukherjee Nagar in the Capital. “All this in 40 minutes of plain speaking,” Goel added.
News Broadcasting
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.
