News Broadcasting
NDTV launches its wedding platform Bandbaajaa.com
MUMBAI: After the successful launch of Gadget 360 and Carandbike.com, NDTV is all set to transform the wedding market with the launch of Bandbaajaa.com – a 360 degree solution for weddings.
With marquee designers such as Neeta Lulla, Anju Modi, Kisneel, Prama, Kylee & Neha Mehta and a listing of over 1500 best vendors and lifestyle professionals, coupled with over 5000 Products,Bandbaajaa.com is a one stop solution for weddings.
Excited with the launch, Bandbaajaa.com managing director Smeeta Chakrabarti said, “Weddings are a recession proof business, the current generation of young Indians will find everything they need to plan a perfect wedding with minimum fuss. The idea has been very well received by the market. It’s a hugely exciting space to be in.”
The website will not only assist the customers in creating a personalised checklist of all the tasks for a wedding but help ideate, manage the budget as well as find the right vendors as per preferred location at a click of a button. From assistance on venues, photography, DJ & Entertainers, wedding décor, makeup artists, invitation cards, caterers etc. to shopping for the perfect wedding trousseau, the website will provide an end-to-end solution to the customers.
Bandbaajaa.com CEO Sachin Singhal said, “We have curated a selective list of elite vendors. Our focus is to help the customers with the perfect mix of right products, best vendors and amazing ideas in order to make their journey to the big day hassle free and memorable. We have got a fabulous response so far, exceeding our own expectations.”
Bandbaajaa.com has already raised a funding worth valuation of $20 million from CerraCap Ventures. With this launch, NDTV establishes itself more firmly in the digital and ecommerce space.
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.
