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Zee to launch lifestyle mag for UK subscribers in June
MUMBAI: Subhash Chandra’s Zee Telefilms is all set to launch a new magazine for its subscribers of the Hindi and English Asian television network. The aim is to entertain, educate and include the UK Asian community.
Zee’s magazine will be a lifestyle publication as well as having listings for Zee TV. The mag will aim to appeal to traditional Asians and younger Anglo-Asians and will feature interviews with well-known Asians working in fashion, entertainment, music, architecture, sport and comedy.
The launch issue, which is due out in June, will have Bollywood star Hrithik Roshan on the cover and interviews with the chef Sanjeev Kapoor and former Miss Universe Lara Dutta.
Other people to feature are musician Nitin Sawhney and the sculptor Anish Kapoor. It will also have features on the Cricket Club of India, the musical Bombay Dreams and speed dating.
Zee Network UK and Europe chief executive Sunil Rohra said, “We have always believed in giving the best in entertainment to our viewers over the years. Our commitment to the UK and Europe market is demonstrated by the huge investments we have made in recent times in movies, serials, Asian music and local programming.”
The magazine will be published by Profile Pursuit and edited by Brigit Grant and will go out to Zee TV’s 100,000 subscribers and be published quarterly.
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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.
