News Broadcasting
Ruminate over 2013 and envision the outlook of 2014 on ET NOW
MUMBAI: ET NOW, India’s #1 Business News Channel, bids adieu to 2013 on a high note. Adjudged as the viewer’s choice channel in the business news genre, ET NOW comprehensively led the genre in 2013 with an indomitable 46% viewership share * and widened its lead in the last 1 month, with its viewership (12.61 Lakhs)** higher than CNBC TV 18, NDTV Profit and Bloomberg TV all put together .
The channel ushers in the New Year celebrations with a host of special shows for its viewers. Go ahead and block your date and time for the exclusive line up of shows to explore the future of markets and economy and its impact on your finances.
Date
Time
Show Name
Show Highlights
Dec 25, 2013
10.30am, 1.30pm& 10.30pm
Brand Equity
ET NOW’s,one of the most popular show anchored by Sonali Krishna, reviews the top ten campaigns of 2013 with guest editor and renowned filmmaker, Imtiaz Ali.
Dec 25, 2013
2pm
Crystal Gazing 2014
A special panel of industry experts like V.S. Parthasarthy – CFO at M&M, top Corporate lawyer Zia Mody – AZB and investment banker Sunil Sanghai – Head of HSBC India, analyze the repercussions of norms established in the year 2013 on the M&A street.
Dec 25, 2013
12.30pm, 5.00pm,& 9.00pm
2014: Polity at Crossroads
Witness an insightful debate on how the power games of politics in 2014 will build the future of the nation
Dec 28, 2013
9.30am, & 12.30pm
The Property Guide
Explore areas with growth potential and promising projects in the real estate arena on the special episode of The Property Guide with Faye D’Souza
Dec 28, 2013
&
Dec 29, 2013
10pm
10.30am
Investors Guide
Value research online ’s CEO Dhirendra Kumar identifies the funds to bet on for the year 2014 on the special episode of Investor’s Guide with anchor Faye D’Souuza
Dec 30, 2013
6.30pm
Best of Global Mantra: Outlook 2014
A special show where the biggest global fund managers, like Sean Taylor – Deutsche Asset Management, Nikhil Srinivasan – Generali, and Jim O’Neill former chairman Goldman Sachs AM give their expert comments on how the global events could map out the progression of Indian markets in 2014
Dec 31, 2013
10pm
Top 10 of 2013
Watch the top 10 stories revolving around the world of business, politics and sports, which shaped the face of 2013 with Supriya Shrinate
Jan 03, 2014
6.30 pm
Market and Macros with Vallabh Bhanshali
Nikunj Dalmiya, anchor on ET NOW, plays host to the Dalal Street’s most revered deal maker and market commentator as he looks ahead at how macro-economic developments in 2014 will affect the markets
Tune into ET NOW this December to scan the highlights of the year gone by and chart out a profitable new year, starting December 25.
News Broadcasting
CNN-News18 to air live counting day coverage for five state election results on May 4
The channel is rolling out its biggest election coverage machinery yet for results day on 4th May
NOIDA: The votes have been cast. Now comes the reckoning. CNN-News18 is pulling out all the stops for results day on 4th May, when counting begins across five battleground states — West Bengal, Assam, Kerala, Tamil Nadu and the Union Territory of Puducherry — in what promises to be one of the most closely watched electoral verdicts in recent memory.
The channel’s coverage, titled Battle for the States: The Verdict, kicks off at 7am and runs through the day across linear TV, connected television and YouTube. It is the culmination of CNN-News18’s multi-format editorial initiative, Battle for the States, which has tracked the polls from the beginning under the theme Road to Power.
At the operational heart of the coverage will be the Live Results Hub, the channel’s central command centre built to collate, verify and process real-time data flowing in from reporters stationed at counting centres across constituencies. The hub combines newsroom intelligence, analytics and on-the-ground reporting to deliver what the channel promises will be the fastest and most accurate results coverage in English news.
Leading the on-air charge will be primetime anchors Rahul Shivshankar, Anand Narasimhan, Aman Sharma, Nabila Jamal and Shivani Gupta. They will be joined by a wide panel of commentators including author Chetan Bhagat; GVL Narasimha Rao, senior leader of the BJP; Smita Prakash, editor of ANI; activist Saira Shah Halim; political analyst Sumanth C Raman; Abhijit Iyer Mitra, senior fellow at IPCS; Amitabh Tiwari, founder of VoteVibe; columnist Abhijit Majumdar; Nalin Mehta, managing editor of MoneyControl; political analyst Tehseen Poonawalla; senior journalist Subir Bhaumik; and political analyst Manojit Mandal.
Shivshankar, who serves as editorial affairs director at CNN-News18, set out the stakes plainly. “Counting day is one of the most watched events in the electoral cycle, where speed and credibility are tested in real time,” he said. “Battle for the States: The Verdict is built on that promise, combining ground reporting, sharp analysis and cutting-edge election technology to give viewers the clearest and fastest route to the verdict. On May 4, CNN-News18 will once again be the nation’s most trusted channel to witness democracy in action.”
Smriti Mehra, chief executive of English and Business News at Network18, framed the coverage in broader terms. “Elections are defining national events, and audiences turn to brands they trust in moments that matter,” she said. “CNN-News18 has consistently led from the front in every election coverage, and this special programming reflects the scale of our ambition and editorial strength.”
The channel has form here. It claims to have been India’s most preferred English news destination for election results for the past 20 years, covering everything from the 2024 general elections to the Delhi, Maharashtra, Bihar and BMC polls on the back of what it calls an “Always First, Always Right” record. Five states, one day, and a nation waiting for answers. The clock starts at 7am on 4th May.
