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SifyMax to webcast the India Today Conclave, 2006 live
Delhi: www.sifymax.in, India’s leading broadband website from Sify Limited (Nasdaq National Markets: SIFY), a leader in Consumer Internet and Enterprise Services in India with global delivery capabilities, announced today the live webcast of the “India Today Conclave 2006” being held in New Delhi on March 10th and 11th.
This is the first time since its inception that the “India Today Conclave” will be webcast live on the Internet, and especially significant given this year’s theme of ‘Bridging the Digital Divide’. Commenting on this initiative Mr. Surya Mantha, Sr. Vice President, Portals Sify Ltd said, “It is very apt that, in the year when the much awaited annual India Today Conclave will be focusing on Bridging the Digital Divide, we are webcasting the event live.
The Internet is the foremost medium in terms of the democratization of information, and we are proud to be making the deliberations of this International Conclave available to Internet users around the world. As a forum for the free and frank exchange of ideas among political leaders, Nobel laureates, policy makers, writers, actors and the who’s who of business, the India Today Conclave will enrich the experience of those attending the event, as well as those participating in this first ever webcast”.
The conclave will have both Indian and global ambassadors sharing their views including His Excellency Gerhard Schroeder, Former Chancellor of Germany, Her Majesty Queen Rania Al-Abdullah, Leader of the Opposition L K Advani, Union Minister for IT & Communications Dayanidhi Maran, leading economist Hernando De Soto, Corporate chieftains such as Y C Deveshwar, Nandan Nilekani, Professor Vijay Govindarajan of the Tuck School of Business and super stars Richard Gere, Shah Rukh Khan and Preity Zinta, in addition to many more. Bringing this event live to Internet users, in India and elsewhere, is very much in keeping with SifyMax’s objective of bringing the best possible broadband content on a wide range of subjects and interests to enhance the quality of their lives.
About Sify
Sify is a leader in Consumer Internet Access, Portals, and Enterprise Services in India, offering end-to-end solutions with a comprehensive range of products delivered over a common Internet backbone infrastructure reaching 160 cities and towns in India. Consumer Services comprise Access Media- with the over 3000 strong iWay cyber café chain across 149 cities and towns and broadband access to homes, and Portals with one of India’s leading consumer portals www.sify.com , and India’s first broadband content portal www.sifymax.com . A significant part of the company’s revenue is derived from Enterprise Services, which include corporate connectivity, network and communications solutions, security, network management services and hosting. A host of blue chip customers use Sify’s Enterprise Service offerings. The company’s network services, data center operations and customer relationship management are accredited ISO 9001:2000. For more information about Sify, visit www.sifycorp.com.
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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.
