News Broadcasting
CNN-IBN & IBN’s offerings to review 100 Days of Modi
MUMBAI: As Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Government completes 100 days in office on 3rd September 2014, CNN-IBN & IBN7 line up an extensive array of special programming, ‘100 Days – Report Card’ and ‘Saikada Paar Modi Sarkar’ respectively. The channels are airing a slew of special shows analyzing the performance of the Government & PM Modi’s leadership in all its hues. Through these studio based discussions, interviews and shows the channels are highlighting the various facets of the new Government from the perspective of a common man, Ministers and MPs.
This gamut of special programming will culminate in special shows based on a nationwide 16 city poll, conducted by Today’s Chanakya which will analyze and assess the performance of PM Modi and his Government. With an expert panel comprising of top analysts such as N. Ram, Swapan Dasgupta, Vinod Mehta & Shankkar Aiyar on CNN-IBN and G Parthasarthy, Nilanjan M and Prof. Pushpesh Pant on IBN7, the channels will discuss if the Government has delivered on a plethora of issues like corruption, inflation, economy, communal harmony & foreign policy.
Don’t miss the special shows on the findings of this survey on September 2 & 3 at 8pm on CNN-IBN and at 9pm on IBN7.
News Broadcasting
Times Network to air JVC Exit Poll across 5 regions on April 29
Four-hour broadcast spans states and Puducherry with data-led analysis
MUMBAI: Times Network is set to roll out what it calls one of its most expansive election programming efforts yet, culminating in the JVC Exit Poll on 29 April, with a multi-hour broadcast spanning key poll-bound regions.
The exit poll will air across Times Now and Times Now Navbharat, beginning at 5pm and 4pm respectively. Co-powered by Vedanta and Jindal Stainless, the programming aims to combine on-ground reportage with data-driven projections across West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Assam and Puducherry.
The network has deployed over 50 journalists across these regions, gathering voter sentiment and local insights in the run-up to polling. The effort builds on its ongoing election formats such as Election Yatra and Election Premier League, which have tracked campaign narratives and community-level issues.
In parallel, Times Now Navbharat has focused on constituency-level reporting in West Bengal through its Jan Gan ka Mann series, capturing voter opinions across diverse segments.
The coverage has also featured interviews with prominent political leaders. Kerala chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan and Congress leaders Ramesh Chennithala and V D Satheesan have appeared on the network’s election specials. From Tamil Nadu, voices including deputy chief minister Udhayanidhi Stalin, DMK MP Dayanidhi Maran, BJP leader K Annamalai and NTK’s Seeman have also featured in discussions.
On the day of the exit poll, the network’s primetime anchors, including Navika Kumar, Zakka Jacob and Sumit Awasthi, will lead the coverage. They will be joined by a panel of political analysts, psephologists and senior journalists offering real-time insights and interpretation of trends.
The programming will integrate grassroots reportage with analytics from the JVC Exit Poll, aiming to give viewers an early sense of electoral outcomes ahead of the official results on 4 May.
With its combined English and Hindi broadcast reach, Times Network is positioning this effort as a comprehensive look at voter sentiment, blending field reporting, data and debate to decode what could lie ahead when the final mandate is revealed.
