News Broadcasting
Times Network wins ‘Client of the Year’ at Big Bang Awards 2019
MUMBAI: Times Network, India’s premium broadcast network won 10 prominent awards at the recently concluded 24th edition of Big Bang Awards 2019 for Creative Excellence. The network bagged the special award, ‘Client of the Year’ and 9 metals (2 gold; 4 silver and 3 Bronze) for its breakthrough marketing campaigns across its news brands.
Times Network’s campaign in line with TRAI’s new tariff regime that captured the distinct attributes of its strong bouquet of influential brands – M.A.N (Movies and News) Pack campaign was awarded with a silver in TV Channels – Radio category and the network also received a bronze for India For Kerala Fundraiser in TV Channels – Press category for its exemplary efforts that helped rebuild the lives affected in the 2018 Kerala floods. With 6 awards across the categories of TV Channels and News Programs, TIMES NOW winning streak included 2 gold (OOH) and 1 silver (digital) for 2019 Election Result day promotion campaign- ‘India ka Result’ for successfully building intrigue and anticipation among viewers around election results. TIMES NOW’s one of a kind voter welfare initiative, Swachh Neta won 1 silver and 2 bronze across the categories, press, digital and OOH respectively. MIRROR NOW’s witty and thought-provoking election campaign that reached out to first time voters, Get Inked – Dadi Vs Pota secured a silver in the TV channels – Digital category.
Big Bang Awards celebrates some of the finest creative work in advertising, across 12 categories spanning Print, TV, Radio and even new age Digital and Mobile platforms. The jury panel for this year had over 20 prominent Advertising professionals including Raj Nayak, Harish Bijoor, Sundar Madakshira, KV Sridhar and Ashok Lallla to judge the entries.
Award details below.
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Category |
Sub-Category |
Entry Title |
Brand |
Metal Won |
|
TV Channels |
Digital |
Swachh Neta |
TIMES NOW |
Bronze |
|
TV Channels |
Digital |
Get Inked – Dadi Vs Pota rap battle |
MIRROR NOW |
Silver |
|
TV Channels |
Out of Home |
May 23 – India ka Result |
TIMES NOW |
Gold |
|
TV Channels |
Out of Home |
Swachh Neta – Dabbawala activation |
TIMES NOW |
Bronze |
|
TV Channels |
Press |
Swachh Neta |
TIMES NOW |
Silver |
|
TV Channels |
Press |
India for Kerala – Fundraiser |
TIMES NETWORK |
Bronze |
|
TV Channels |
Radio |
M.A.N pack |
TIMES NETWORK |
Silver |
|
News Programs |
Digital |
May 23 – India ka Result |
TIMES NOW |
Silver |
|
News Programs |
Out of Home |
May 23 – India ka Result |
TIMES NOW |
Gold |
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.
