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  • NDTV & Network 18 win top ‘NT’ honours; Aroon Purie gets Lifetime Achievement

    NDTV & Network 18 win top ‘NT’ honours; Aroon Purie gets Lifetime Achievement

    NEW DELHI:The NDTV and Network 18 groups bagged top honours at the Second annual Indian News Television Awards held in New Delhi on Saturday, August 9, 2008.

    Conceptualised and executed by IndianTelevision.com, the top honours were as follows:

    In the English news segment: NDTV 24X7 won the News Channel Popular – (English) on the basis of TAM viewership ratings, CNN-IBN was the Numero Uno English News Channel of the year on the basis of maximum number of awards won in the news category and TIMES NOW was conferred the Best News Channel Critics – (English) award.

    In the Hindi news segment, AAJ TAK was honoured with the Best News Channel popular – (Hindi) award while the Numero Uno Hindi News Channel of the year award went to NDTV INDIA.

    In the Business news channels segment, Best Business news channel (Critic) award was bagged by CNBC TV18, while the Numero Uno Business Channel of the year honours were shared by CNBC TV18, NDTV Profit and CNBC Awaaz.

    TV Today Group editor-in-chief and chairman Aroon Purie was honoured with the NT Lifetime Achievement Award for his contribution to the TV news industry. He received the award from NDTV chairman Prannoy Roy.

    Purie said, “I love news. Twenty-four-hour news channels are the greatest invention of recent times. They have changed the way of public discourse. India is a great country to have so many news channels as many things keep happening every day at every hour. It is like a Formula1 race car, which never stops.”

    Purie has been instrumental in redefining journalism in India. In 1975, he founded the India Today Group, which is now acknowledged as one of India’s most diversified media conglomerates. The TV Today Group has launched a pack of four news channels, with Aaj Tak as a leader in the Hindi space.

    Among the luminaries who attended the function at the Taj Palace hotel were MP Rajeev Shukla, BJP spokesperson Rajiv Pratap Rudy, former IPS officer Kiran Bedi, former Test cricketer Madan Lal, BAG Films and Media MD Anurradha Prasad and fashion designer Ritu Kumar among others.

    The show, anchored by Channel V veejays Lola Kutty and Juhi, saw spirited performances by A Band of Boys.

    Award List:

    Sr.no. Category Awardee News Channel
    1
    Most Popular English News Channel

    NDTV 24×7

    NDTV 24×7

    2
    Most Popular Hindi News Channel

    Aaj Tak Aaj Tak
    3
    Numero Uno English News Channel

    CNN-IBN

    CNN-IBN

    4
    Numero Uno Hindi News Channel

    NDTV India

    NDTV India

    5 Numero Uno Business News Channel CNBC-TV18, NDTV Profit, CNBC Awaaz
    CNBC-TV18, NDTV Profit, CNBC Awaaz
    6
    Best News Channel (Critics’ Choice) – English

    Times Now

    Times Now

    7 Best News Channel (Critics’ Choice) – Hindi

    8 Best News Channel (Critics’ Choice) – Business
    CNBC-TV18

    CNBC-TV18

    9 Best TV News Anchor – English Rajdeep Sardesai
    CNN IBN
    10 Best TV News Anchor – Hindi Pankaj Pachauri
    NDTV India
    11 Best Business News Anchor – English Shivnath Thukral NDTV Profit
    12 Best Business News Anchor – Hindi Mehraj Dubey NDTV India
    13 Best Entertainment Critic Rajeev Masand CNN IBN
    14 Best Entertainment News Show Host – Hindi Shekhar Suman Star News
    15 Best Sports News Show Presenter – English Sonali Chander (Sports Unlimited) NDTV 24×7
    16 Best Sports News Show Presenter – Hindi Afshan Anjum (Jeet Lee Duniya) NDTV India
    17 Best TV News Reporter – English Poonam Aggarwal NDTV 24×7
    18 Best TV News Reporter – Hindi Kamal Khan NDTV India
    19 The Indiantelevision.Com Editor’s Special Award for Excellence as an Anchor
    Romana Issar Zee News
    20 Best Crime Show – Hindi Criminal
    IBN 7
    21 Best Crime Show – English India 60 Minutes (BMW Expose) NDTV 24×7
    22 Best Auto Show – Hindi Chakke Pe Chakka Aaj Tak
    23 Best Auto Show – English The Car & Bike Show NDTV Profit
    24 Best Promo Campaign By a News Channel IBN CJ Concept CNN IBN
    25 Best Promo for any News Show Aap Ka Budjet Aaj Tak
    26 Best Promo for a Channel 21 Years Of Experience NDTV 24×7
    27 Lifetime Contribution to Television News Aroon Purie, Chairman & Editor-in-Chief
    TV Today Network
    28 Best Lifestyle & Fashion News Show – Hindi Zaika India Ka NDTV India
    29 Best Lifestyle & Fashion News Show – English Business On Course NDTV Profit
    30 Best Entertainment News Show – Hindi Jai Jawan NDTV India
    31 Best Entertainment News Show – English Jai Jawan NDTV 24×7
    32 Best Sports News Show – Hindi Jeet Lee Duniya NDTV India
    33 Best Sports News Show – English Final Score
    CNN IBN
    34 Best Talk Show on News Channel- Hindi
    Zindagi Live (Family Of Suicide Victims)
    IBN 7
    35 Best Talk Show on News Channel- English State Of The Nation CNN IBN
    36 Best Business Talk Show – Hindi Kaun Rahega Corepati CNBC Awaz
    37 Best Business Talk Show – English Young Turks CNBC TV 18
    38 Best Business News Programme – Hindi Stock Talk CNBC Awaz
    39 Best Business News Programme – English UP South CNBC TV 18
    40 Best Investigative News Report – Hindi Maya (Godmen OR Conmen) & Operation Kalank (Gujarat Riots)

    IBN 7 &
    Aaj Tak
    41 Best Investigative News Report – English (NDTV Special) Bangladesh Special NDTV24x7
    42 Best News Documentary Programme-limited Episodes – Hindi Khas Khabron Ki Khabar – Bundelkhand NDTV India
    43 Best News Documentary Programme – limited Episodes – English Remembering 7/11: Let We Forget CNN IBN
    44 Best Show On Environment Awareness – Hindi Shikhar Se Oonche NDTV India
    45 Best Show On Environment Awareness – English A Question Of Land CNN IBN
    46 Best Current Affaris Programme-Limited (Home & International) – Hindi Khas Khabron Ki Khabar – Sez NDTV India
    47 Best Current Affairs Programme-limited (Home & International) – English Devil’s Advocate CNN IBN
    48 Best Daily Newscast – Hindi News Point NDTV India
    49 Best Daily Newscast – English India 60 Minutes NDTV 24×7
    50 Best-Presented Popular News Show – Hindi Khabardar NDTV India
    51 Best-Presented Popular News Show – English Face The Nation (Chak Diya India Special) CNN IBN
    52 Most Popular Entertainment News Show Saas Bahu aur Saazish Star News
    53 Best News Channel Website
    IBN Live.com CNN IBN
    SPECIAL AWARDS PRESENTED BY MOVICO
    54 Movico Technology Award for Business News Channel To Watch Out for in the coming year UTVi UTVi
    55 Movico Technology Award for Pioneering initiatives in Digital Technology
    NewsX
    NewsX
    56 Movico Technology Award for Hindi News Channel To Watch Out for in the coming year Voice of India Voice of India

  • CNBC to beef up weekends with new shows

    CNBC to beef up weekends with new shows

    MUMBAI: In an attempt to enhance its offering on weekends, CNBC TV18 has launched new shows on variety of topics ranging from business, entertainment, luxury and current affairs.

    In the current affairs section, India Business Week will provide viewers with an insight on what to expect in the coming week, be it business, politics, sports or entertainment and recap of the best of the previous week.

    In the corporate focus section, Wealth Creators will give viewers an insight into the world of India’s new generation of corporate czars. The show will feature the success stories of men and women who have created “enormous shareholder value” and have grown their businesses to a world class level. Wealth Creators will be hosted by Mitali Mukerjee.

    Another show, Indianomics hosted by Latha Venkatesh, will aim at giving viewers an insight on the Indian economy, gathering from cues on what is happening in the global economy and the macro-economic story of India.

    Menaka Doshi will present Riders in the Storm, a series that will feature India’s leading companies and pull the spotlight on one particular CEO every week.

    Speaking on this development, CNBC-TV18 and CNBC AWAAZ VP marketing Neel Chowdhury said, “CNBC-TV18 has always been a category leader in terms of programming forays and innovative content. We felt that the time was ripe to introduce viewers to a wide variety of programming that will attract a wider and newer audience to our fold, and enrich the viewing experience of our loyal viewers. Hence the introduction of comprehensive programming that caters to all genres of audiences.”

    In the Lifestyle section, Must Do will talk about books, movies, art exhibitions to attend and best food joints.

    Beautiful People, hosted by Anuradha Sengupta, will feature rich and famous personalities. The interview-based show will focus on the professional lives and will touch on three key areas – the latest project, art and craft, career milestones and lessons on how individuals negotiate on a commercial landscape.

  • CNBC TV18 to launch special sports series Olympic Effort

    CNBC TV18 to launch special sports series Olympic Effort

    MUMBAI:The business news channel CNBC TV18 is set to offer a special series on Olympic game, Olympic Effort. Anchored by features editor Anuradha SenGupta, the four-part series will hit the screens on 2 August.

    The series will air every Saturday at 7 pm and Sunday at 2:30 pm.

    Olympic Effort will provide an insight into the Olympic brand and how companies exploit the opportunity of partnering with the event to enhance brand recognition.

    The series will also take a look at how everyone from athletes, to countries sponsoring the event, reaps long term benefits. It investigates the infrastructure required, planning the event, legal formalities, sponsorship deals and impact on tourism.

    CNBC TV18 and CNBC Awaaz marketing VP Neel Chowdhury said, “Global recognition and the enormity of the Olympic Games surpass all sporting events across the world with regards to brand accreditation. CNBC-TV18 through its special series ‘Olympic Effort’ will highlight the various business aspects of the game and provide discerning audiences with an alluring point of view.”

  • Senthil is elevated to TV18 Biz Media prez & group editorial director; Udayan is made CNBC-TV18 managing editor

    Senthil is elevated to TV18 Biz Media prez & group editorial director; Udayan is made CNBC-TV18 managing editor

    MUMBAI: TV18 has strengthened its editorial leadership team, with new roles being assigned to Senthil Chengalvarayan and Udayan Mukherjee.

    Chengalvarayan has been elevated to TV18 Business Media president and group editorial director. Earlier he was CNBC-TV18 managing editor.

    CNBC-TV18 executive editor Mukherjee has been promoted to managing editor.

    Network 18 Group CEO Haresh Chawla said, “Senthil will now take on additional responsibilities of building on our strengths and taking the business media franchise to a leadership position across all verticals. Udayan will continue to make sure we deliver cutting edge news and insights to our viewers.”

    TV18 operates channels CNBC-TV18 and CNBC Awaaz, and web networks Web18 that holds amongst others a portfolio of brands such as moneycontrol.com, commoditiescontrol.com, indiaearnings.com, poweryourtrade.com. It also runs news terminal provider Newswire18. Its print foray includes the acquisition of Infomedia.

  • CNBC-TV18 to probe into consumers mind with Lessons in Excellence

    CNBC-TV18 to probe into consumers mind with Lessons in Excellence

    MUMBAI: CNBC-TV18 will air the four-part series Lessons in Excellence that shares insights from management experts and marketers on the mantras of success in the Indian consumer market.

    The series will focus on the transformation of the Indian buyer. It is based on the seminal work by market strategist Rama Bijapurkar, titled ‘We are like that only – Understanding the Logic of Consumer India.’

    Lessons in Excellence will feature Bijapurkar and CNBC-TV18’s anchor Anuradha Sengupta with experts like Future Group CEO Kishore Biyani, ICICI Prudential MD Shikha Sharma, Bharti Airtel director (marketing and communication) Gopal Vithal and Employment Generation and National Innovation Foundation director Meera Shenoy.

    The four-part series will air on Saturday at 1.30 pm and 11 pm, Sunday 10.30 pm and Thursday 7.30 pm.

    CNBC-TV18 and CNBC Awaaz VP marketing Neel Chowdhury said, “India is in the midst of a consumption boom, where marketers and brands are jostling to corner greater share. This series will throw invaluable insights into this trend, both from a consumer as well as marketer perspective.”

  • INX News ropes in Karan Thapar’s ITV as editorial advisor

    INX News ropes in Karan Thapar’s ITV as editorial advisor

    MUMBAI: INX News has appointed Karan Thapar’s company Infotainment Television Pvt Ltd (ITV) as editorial advisor to NewsX, the soon-to-be-launched English news channel.

    The advisory services will comprise a review of progress to date and consultancy on future editorial development of the channel.

    INX News head of newsroom Arup Ghosh said, “I am very pleased that Karan’s ITV has come on board as editorial advisor to NewsX. With its experience and reputation, I am sure ITV will contribute immensely to our vision of a world-class news channel for NewsX.”

    Commenting on ITV’s appointment as editorial advisor to NewsX, Thapar added, “ITV is delighted to accept a project from NewsX to advise it on how to become one of the most exciting news channels available in India.”

    INX News chairperson Indrani Mukerjea said, “With the expertise of the editorial and operations team at NewsX, we are ready to provide the highest quality of intelligent news for today’s audience.”

    Established in 2001, ITV has worked for the BBC, Channel News Asia, CNBC TV18, CNN-IBN and Doordarshan, among other channels.

  • TV18 promoters to up stake in firm via creeping acquisition

    TV18 promoters to up stake in firm via creeping acquisition

    MUMBAI: Television Eighteen India on Friday said its promoter group would increase stake in the company through a creeping acquisition instead of subscribing to warrants.

    Network18 Media and Investments Ltd, a founder group firm, has already acquired 300,000 equity shares in TV18 since 15 February 2008 via purchases in the open market. TV18 owns and operates business news channels CNBC TV18 and Aawaz.

    The fall in share prices could have triggered Network18’s decision to buy in the open market. 

    TV18 board had earlier approved the issue of 10 million warrants to allow Network18 India Holdings , a unit of Network18, to up its stake in the company.

    “Network 18 India Holdings has decided not to subscribe to the preferential allotment of 10 million convertible warrants of TV18 that were approved for allotment,” an official statement said.

    Creeping acquisition is a process by which the promoters of a company holding less than majority stake increase their equity either by making an open offer to the shareholders or buying from the market.

  • CNBC-TV18 revamps weekend programming

    CNBC-TV18 revamps weekend programming

    MUMBAI: CNBC-TV18 is revamping its weekend programming with three market-focused shows on the weekend, led by Udayan Mukherjee.

    Markets Next Week, a future focused weekly markets show, will involve India’s leading analysts and market commentators discussing past trends.

    Portfolio will throw light on portfolio management strategies, investing in new asset classes and ensuring good risk-return investing scenarios. The weekend show Classroom will focus on understanding and evaluating the markets, fundamental analysis and trading strategies, especially from a new investor perspective.

    It is launching a weekend show Business With Pleasure, which will feature India Inc’s most well known business leaders as they unwind and relax with their favourite hobbies, interspersed with their unique leadership insights, corporate mantras and vision.

    TV18 business media director Ajay Chacko said, “Our interaction with users further validated our belief that business audiences, especially market participants and corporate executives, are continually interested in relevant news and analysis, irrespective of it being a weekday or weekend. It is a misnomer to assume that weekend programming must restrict itself to only light hearted non-core offerings. Considering the growing interest in markets, we have definitive shows in the weekend markets band, that shall review and spot future trends in market movements as well as provide valuable advice on investing strategies for both early and mature investors.”

  • CNBC-TV18 focuses on South India with ‘Up South’

    MUMBAI: CNBC-TV18 is all set to launch a new show Up South to capture a 360-degree view of southern India. The show will capture the buzz in Bangalore, Chennai, Hyderabad, Trivandrum and Kochi – from multiple perspectives.

    The show will telecast live on every Saturday at 10:30 am and a repeat telecast will be aired at 7 pm on Sundays.

    The show will include a content focus on small and medium enterprises, infrastructure problems, realty prices, private equity flows into the cities; government policy in the states and the entertainment from the South.

    CNBC-TV18 will report stories from the smaller towns and cities that go largely unheard. It claims to act as a trend spotter on the changing trends in southern India’s business landscape.

    Up South will also include a special segment for young viewers straight from major campuses such as IIT Chennai, ISB Hyderabad, IIM Bangalore and the likes — to hear the voice of young India on the key issues of the week. 

    TV18 business media director Ajay Chacko said, “Up South will allow us to aggregate our coverage of Southern India, increase our focus on new business trends in the region and create an appointment opportunity for our viewers”

  • TV18 calls EGM to allot 10 million convertible warrants

    MUMBAI: Television Eighteen India Ltd, part of Raghav Bahl’s media conglomerate Network 18, today informed the BSE that an Extra Ordinary General Meeting (EGM) will be held on 8 February to allot 10 million convertible warrants on preferential basis to Network18 India Holdings.

    These warrants would be convertible into 10 million equity shares, of the face value of Rs 5 each at a premium of Rs 518 against the convertible warrant of Rs 523.

    Network18 India Holdings is a wholly owned subsidiary of Network18 Media & Investments (formerly known as Network18 Fincap).

    The proposal was approved by the board of directors during their meeting held today.

    Network 18 through its holdings in TV18 operates business news channels — CNBC TV18 and CNBC Awaaz.