News Broadcasting
ABP News wins best news channel award at PatchWall Binge Awards 2019
MUMBAI: ABP News, a Hindi news channel, felicitated with the ‘Best News Channel’ award at the PatchWall Binge Awards 2019, presented by Xiaomi. The news channel wins the awards in the ‘Popular News Channel’ category.
The channel ensures versatility in terms of content delivery by winning the hearts of its viewers through unparalleled, viewer-driven content. It has emerged as the first choice amongst viewers for news consumption.
The large-scale awards garnered more than 5 lakh votes and 21 million impressions. With real-time election updates, public issues, trends, and results, the channel aims to ensure that the viewers don’t miss out on any of the political happenings.
ABP News Network chief executive officer Avinash Pandey said, “Every award is a stepping stone for our future growth and it makes me feel extremely proud and honoured. This award is a reiteration of our commitment and dedication towards ensuring quality content to our viewers. Our goal is to spearhead the realm of ground-breaking, ethical journalism and further the faith our viewers have in us.”
The PatchWall Binge awards have a unique online voting system where over half a million votes in total were submitted. PatchWall has 18 plus over-the-top content partners which is one of the highest on any Smart TV in India and over 7, 50,000 hours of content. There were 12 winners out of 72 nominations across 12 categories.
News Broadcasting
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.
