News Broadcasting
ZMCL Board has appointed Abhay Ojha as CEO and key managerial personnel w.e.f from 2 May
Mumbai: ZEE Media Corporation Limited – one of India’s leading media companies, announced the promotion of Abhay Ojha as its chief executive officer on 2nd May 2023. He had joined ZMCL as the Chief Business Officer and P&L Head for all linear channels excluding WION and ZEE BUSINESS, thus ensuring the business growth graph moved upward steadily since 2022.
Ojha brings with him over two decades of experience and is known for his strong leadership acumen, analytic skills for impactful business partnerships for Indian markets. He has been a proactive leader and planner with an exemplary work track record in strategized thinking, planning, projection, impactful marketing, key account management, pre-sales effort, and in-depth market analysis.
Prior to ZMCL, Ojha also worked with companies like Star TV, Shop CJ, ZEEL, IndusInd Media, Turner, and HUL. Taking into consideration the vast entrepreneurial exposure, in-depth knowledge about broadcast, digital transformation, short video application, social commerce and digital distribution, FMCG and Home Shopping, and the business success of ZMCL, the Board considered Ojha’s candidature for the post of CEO.
Speaking about his vision for ZMCL, Ojha said, “It’s been a great learning experience at ZEE Media for over a year now. This also calls for a bigger responsibility for discovering new growth opportunities and avenues for the company. As a team, we look forward to drive the overall 360-degree network growth in terms of content, revenue, innovation, new partnerships, multiple workforce, etc, and continuing the legacy of making it a pioneer in the domain.”
Zee Media Corporation Ltd, one of India’s leading media and entertainment companies, has a strong presence in the news and regional entertainment genres, with 13 news channels in seven different languages, reaching more than 528+ million viewers through its linear and digital properties.
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.
