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‘The Property Show’ on NDTV Prime goes local
MUMBAI: The brand new season of NDTV Prime’s flagship real estate programme, The Property Show, has gone local starting 13 July. This longest running, daily property guide, which culls out the smartest real estate investments in every budget, is now going to focus on property, region wise.
Start of the week, Monday, will be dedicated to culling out the best properties in the key real estate markets of North India – National Capital Region or NCR, Lucknow, Chandigarh, Mohali, Jaipur and Bhopal.
On Tuesdays, the show will head west. The spotlight will be on Mumbai, Navi Mumbai, Thane, Pune, Nagpur, Indore, Ahmedabad, Gandhinagar, Vadodara and Goa.
The Property Show on Wednesday will guide viewers where to buy, when to sell and how to invest in the fast growing markets of South India – Bengaluru, Chennai, Hyderabad, Kochi, Coimbatore, Mysore are a few of the buzzing markets the show will cover.
“Real estate preferences and transactions, are locally driven. It makes perfect sense for us to focus on property markets, region wise. We are confident that the viewer is now ready for an appointment viewing of The Property Show. We’re also delighted that our key Sponsors share this vision” added Manisha Natarajan, Senior Editor and Anchor, Real Estate, NDTVGroup.
The Property Show was launched 3 years ago with the single minded purpose of helping viewers take the right decision in property, backed by scientifically culled out pricing data and market intelligence. Over the years it has become the most watched and best known television show which tracks India’s property markets for new trends and smart housing options in every budget.
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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.
