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  • CNN-IBN and Rajdeep Sardesai Leads in Social Media Conversation during Assembly Elections

    CNN-IBN and Rajdeep Sardesai Leads in Social Media Conversation during Assembly Elections

    MUMBAI: The recent research conducted by an independent organizationGoonj Labs, on news channel’s social media engagement during the latest Assembly Elections, has yet again proved that CNN-IBN, India’s No. 1 English News channel is the leader in social media space too. The channel’s popularity when calculated across platforms on Google Search, Facebook, Twitter, Google News, You Tube was 14% higher in comparison to the nearest channel on the counting day. CNN- IBN consistently receives more positive feedback than the rest.

    In terms of interactions,Rajdeep Sardesai, Editor-in-Chief, CNN-IBN, IBN7 & IBN Lokmat is leading the pack, especially due to personal intervention and responses which come regularly. On the counting day, 67% people searched, read, or interacted with content related to Rajdeep(#AskRajdeep) in India.When it comes to interaction with opinion makersand influencers Rajdeep Sardesai is the most popular choice, the popularity of Rajdeep was 73% more than the average for English News editors and a staggering 35% more than his nearest competitor, also Rajdeep Sardesai received 95% more than Arnab G. and 33% more than Barkha Dutt.

    In terms of positive interactions on social media, Rajdeep Sardesai is the most popular choice with 60% more positive interactions than the average for the English News editors.On the election results day, Rajdeep Sardesai was the most sought after English News editor on social media; not only in terms of volume but also in terms of positive comments and interaction with influential individuals.

    CNN-IBN, the most watched English news channelof the Countryleads other channels in positive conversations and interactions in social media space; the channel has 64% more positive conversations than the category average for English News. On the day of announcements, CNN-IBN had the highest share of conversations compared to other English news channels (approx. 30% ahead), also on positive conversations and engagement, CNN-IBN is consistently ahead. In comparison to the rest, CNN-IBN is the most popular choice when it comes to the influential people on social media;the popularity of CNN-IBN among influencers is 56% more than the category average for English News.The popularity of CNN-IBN was 48% more than the category average for English News.

    The result from the report by Goonj Labs has proved that, CNN-IBN & Rajdeep Sardesai were hands down Winners on Social Media Space during Assembly Elections.

  • CNN-IBN bags Laadli media award third time in a row

    CNN-IBN bags Laadli media award third time in a row

    MUMBAI: CNN-IBN, India’s most-awarded news channel, has bagged the prestigious Laadli Media Award for Gender Sensitivity 2013 in the Best Reporting category. The ‘Trauma of the Two-Finger Test’, which highlights the agony of a rape victim while having to undergo this archaic test to determine sexual assult, is a part of the Citizen Journalist – Agenda For Change campaign. CNN-IBN’s Senior Correspondent Akansha Pradeep received the award at a grand function held at Chinmaya Mission Auditorium in New Delhi on December 20.

    The Laadli Media Awards for Gender Sensitivity, by Population First, acknowledges media’s efforts in promoting public awareness and understanding gender issues through gender-just perspectives, portrayals and analysis, policies, social trends, and behaviours.

    Rajdeep Sardesai, Editor-in-Chief, CNN-IBN, IBN7 & IBN Lokmat, said, “This award is another recognition of our efforts to ensure that a woman’s privacy and dignity cannot be violated. Unscientific and invasive practises such as TFT need to be discarded since these only prolong the trauma of the rape victim. The Laadli award further strengthens our resolve to continue to drive the agenda of change.”

  • The bollywood roundtable 2013 The Actors

    The bollywood roundtable 2013 The Actors

    MUMBAI: CNN-IBN’s Bollywood Roundtable hosted by Rajeev Masand brings to you the best of Bollywood. From film-makers to actors and music composers to writers, the show offers a unique insight into the film industry and the challenges by it.

    This week, Rajeev Masand chats with four leading actors of 2013 who left the nation spellbound with their outstanding work. The show features: Irrfan Khan, who played a lonely accountant in ‘The Lunchbox’; Farhan Akhtar, who went through a marked physical transformation to portray ‘Flying Sikh’ Milkha Singh in ‘Bhaag Milkha Bhaag’; Ranveer Singh, who played a madly passionate ‘Romeo’ in ‘Goliyon ki Rasleela: Ram Leela’; and Rajkummar Rao, who portrayed a practical-minded entrepreneur in ‘Kai Po Che’ and a fearless activist-lawyer in ‘Shahid.’

    Don’t forget to tune in to this special episode of ‘The Bollywood Roundtable’ on Thu, Dec 26th @ 10.00 PM with repeats on Sun, Dec 29th @ 06.00 PM, only on CNN-IBN.

  • Indian of the year: honouring Indias iconic Ambassadors

    Indian of the year: honouring Indias iconic Ambassadors

    MUMBAI: Acknowledging the achievements and contributions of the Iconic Indians who have made us proud and strengthened the foundation of our society, CNN-IBN has announced the winners of the Indian of the Year 2013. In an award ceremony held at the Taj Palace in New Delhi, the channel honoured 11 such extraordinary Indians across Politics, Sports, Entertainment, Business and Public Service categories.

    Instituted in 2006, this is the eighth edition of CNN-IBN Indian of the Year awards. Over the years, these awards have become the benchmark for credibility and excellence in media awards. They have been held in high regard for precision, providing complete information about the process of nomination and selection of the winners. The selection process involves the IBN Editorial Board drawing a list of nominees, which is then authorised by a highly distinguished jury comprising personalities bestowed with the most prestigious Padma honours.

    The winners across different categories are:
    POLITICS: Arvind Kejriwal: For pulling off a stunning political debut and forcing two national parties to substantially alter their electoral strategies in less than 18 months.
    SPORTS: PV Sindhu: For keeping the great run of Indian Badminton going and winning the singles medal at the World Championship.

    BUSINESS: Rajiv Bajaj: For being the world’s most profitable auto company with 20 per cent margins, a sound export strategy and being a key differentiator in a tough year.
    ENTERTAINMENT: Kapil Sharma: For creating India’s most successful stand-up comedy show that finds a universal appeal across audiences.

    PUBLIC SERVICE: ADR & Lily Thomas: For piloting the PIL which led to amendment of the law that prevents convicted politicians from contesting in polls.

    SPECIAL ACHIEVEMENT: Team ITBP & NDRF: For their sterling work in the aftermath of the Uttarakhand tragedy.

    SPECIAL ACHIEVEMENT: Deepika Padukone: For constantly reinventing herself as a leading lady with exceptional acting abilities and for delivering a slew of mega hits in 2013, including ‘Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani’, ‘Chennai Express’ and ‘Goliyon Ki Raasleela Ram-Leela’.

    OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT: Leander Paes: For being an ageless wonder and becoming the oldest man to win a tennis Grand Slam at the age of 40.
    OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT: Ramakant Achrekar: Fo

    r being the most dynamic Indian cricket coach and nurturing exceptional young cricketing talents in Mumbai which includes the ‘God of Cricket’, Sachin Tendulkar.

    LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT: Late Justice Jagdish Sharan Verma: For being the face of Judicial activism in India through his landmark judgements and for his lifelong contribution in the field of law and justice.

    CNN-IBN INDIAN OF THE YEAR 2013: Stop Acid Attacks: For bringing together survivors of acid attacks, educating people about the abuse and pushing the government for long-term medical treatment of victims.

    Rajdeep Sardesai, Editor-in-Chief, CNN-IBN, IBN7 & IBN-Lokmat, said, “Every year, along with our countrymen, we have a set of people at the forefront, who are doing their best to take our country forward. We feel privileged to acknowledge some of our fellow Indians who have made us proud with their efforts and contribution to society. I wish all the winners hearty congratulations”.

  • Deepika Padukone, Kapil Sharma among CNN-IBN Indians of the Year 2013

    Deepika Padukone, Kapil Sharma among CNN-IBN Indians of the Year 2013

    NEW DELHI: Actor Deepika Padukone and stand-up comedian Kapil Sharma are among the recipients of the Indian of the Year 2013 instituted by CNN-IBN.

    Acknowledging the achievements and contributions of the iconic Indians who have made the country proud and strengthened the foundation of society, a total of 11 extraordinary Indians across politics, sports, entertainment, business and public service categories were honoured.

    Sharma won the honour in the field of entertainment for “creating India’s most successful stand-up comedy show that finds a universal appeal across audiences”.

    Padukone got it in the Special Achievement category for “constantly reinventing herself as a leading lady with exceptional acting abilities and for delivering a slew of mega hits in 2013, including Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani, Chennai Express and Goliyon Ki Raasleela Ram-Leela.”

    PV Sindhu received the award in the sports category for keeping the great run of Indian Badminton going and winning the singles medal at the World Championship.

    Tennis ace Leander Paes got the Outstanding Achievement award for being an ageless wonder and becoming the oldest man to win a tennis Grand Slam at the age of 40. Ramakant Achrekar won the honour in the same category for being the most dynamic Indian cricket coach and nurturing exceptional young cricketing talents in Mumbai which includes the ‘God of Cricket’, Sachin Tendulkar.

    Padukone said: “I have always done what seemed right to me and my parents supported me all through. I never sit and analyse before signing a film if it will be a hit or not, rather just go by my heart. If I like the script, nothing else matters to me. Thank you CNN-IBN for presenting me with Indian of the Year award, and I feel so proud to have received it from my father (Prakash Padukone).”

    Sharma said: “It’s the year of the common man and I am also one of them. To be awarded amidst such eminent personalities and dignitaries it’s a great achievement in itself. Special thanks to CNN-IBN to consider me an Indian of the year. I have always believed in working and entertaining the common man and that I think is the success mantra of my life.”

    Instituted in 2006, this was the eighth edition of CNN-IBN Indian of the Year awards. The selection process involves the IBN Editorial Board drawing a list of nominees, which is then authorised by a highly distinguished jury comprising personalities bestowed with the most prestigious Padma honours.

    CNN-IBN, IBN7 & IBN-Lokmat, editor-in-chief Rajdeep Sardesai said, “Every year, along with our countrymen, we have a set of people at the forefront, who are doing their best to take our country forward.  We feel privileged to acknowledge some of our fellow Indians who have made us proud with their efforts and contribution to society. I wish all the winners hearty congratulations.”

  • The Bollywood roundtable 2013- The Actresses

    The Bollywood roundtable 2013- The Actresses

    MUMBAI: CNN-IBN’s Bollywood Roundtable hosted by Rajeev Masand brings to you the best of Bollywood. From directors to actors and music composers to writers, it gives a unique perspective on the challenges faced by the industry members and an insight into the functioning of the industry.

    As a part of this special series, this week Rajeev Masand interacts with four leading ladies of 2013, who have made a mark in their unique way. On the show, Deepika Padukonewho went from the easily likeable Naina Talwar in “Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani” to the wacky daughter in “Chennai Express”, and then topped off the year with a feisty performance in “Ram Leela”, Kangana Ranaut who played a shape-shifting evil mutant in “Krrish 3”, Vidya Balan, who played a loud mouth Punjabi housewife in “Ghanchakkar” and Nimrat Kaurbrought powerful poignancy to the role of a neglected housewife who begins a tentative relationship over handwritten notes in “The Lunchbox”, share their experiences on everything from botched auditions to over-caring co-stars and on rewriting the rules of Bollywood.

    Don’t forget to tune in to this special episode of ‘The Bollywood Roundtable’ on Sat, Dec 21st @ 08:00 PM with repeats on Sun, Dec 22th @ 12 Noon & 10.00 PM, only on CNN-IBN.

  • IndiaCast issues public notice about Dish TV

    IndiaCast issues public notice about Dish TV

    MUMBAI: Dish TV subscribers might have been a wee bit surprised today when they saw an IndiaCast notice in newspapers and on their TV channels informing them about a possible channel unavailability from 1 January.

    Last month Dish TV went on a hyper drive promoting its “on request channels” campaign that was designed to give TV consumers freedom of choice and give them the option of taking up a flexible package and allow India’s oldest DTH operator to generate savings.  

    As part of that scheme (which is still going on), Dish TV subscribers need to SMS or telephone its call centre and opt for the IndiaCast channels they want. Subscribers who choose not to SMS or choose to unrequest the IndiaCast channels have a reward waiting for them in the form of 100 bonus points (Rs 100) per unrequested channel, which they can redeem against the movies on demand service that Dish TV is offering. 

    The DTH operator had said that it is looking at increasing revenues and reducing content costs over a period of time. The initiative of knowing what channels consumers want would help it bring down satellite transponder and bandwidth consumption costs as it would help it decide which channels it can take off. This unbundling of packages would be a win-win situation for itself as well as subscribers.

    Now, IndiaCast has been running TV promos on all its channels and has also issued a public notice on the same issue in select newspapers.  The newspaper notice has cautioned general TV viewers who are subscribers of Dish TV “that several IndiaCast channels might not get carried on Dish TV from 1 January 2014 and that Dish TV would be offering its movies-on-demand instead.” 

    In the notice, IndiaCast has asked Dish TV subscribers to call up the DTH operator’s call centres if they want these channels to be included in their packages. Additionally, it has informed subscribers that alternatively they can get a “new connection from service providers such as Tata Sky, Airtel, Videocon, Hathway, DEN and InCable.”

    IndiaCast, reportedly, has five different agreements with Dish TV for TV18-Viacom18, Disney, UTV, Eenadu and HD channels. Out of these, three deals namely TV18-Viacom18, Disney and UTV are slated for renewal on 1 January 2014. 

    The channels that are mentioned in the advertisement – Colors, CNBC TV 18, MTV, CNN IBN, Bindass, Nick, IBN7, CNBC Awaaz, UTV Movies, History TV, Disney, Hungama, Sonic, Disney XD, UTV Action, Comedy Central, VH1, UTV World Movies, Nick Jr, Disney Junior and IBN Lokmat are a part of the three deals coming for renewal.

    Earlier this week, a case filed in The Telecom Disputes Settlement Appellate Tribunal (TDSAT) by Dish TV came up for hearing in which it claimed that IndiaCast was refusing to provide signals to the DTH provider on account of the carriage fees it was charging the aggregator. The case was dismissed and a settlement was reached between the two that Dish TV will get the channels on a reference interconnect order (RIO) basis. 

  • Dish TV threatens IndiaCast with legal action

    Dish TV threatens IndiaCast with legal action

    MUMBAI: The Dish TV vs IndiaCast battle has just taken an ugly turn. India’s oldest DTH operator has fired a salvo at the aggregator by issuing a statement that claims that it has issued a legal notice to it for “the false and malafide advertisement that it issued today.”

     
    It has asked IndiaCast to cease and desist from “spreading false and malafide information” regarding channels on DishTV. 

    “All necessary steps including criminal and civil actions against Indiacast UTV and its functionaries are being contemplated,” says a Dish TV spokesperson.

    However, an IndiaCast spokesperson said that they haven’t yet received any notice from Dish TV.

    Readers may recollect that leading Indian newspapers today carried a public notice from IndiaCast stating that channels it distributes might be discontinued from Dish TV subscribers’ packages from 1 January and replaced with movies on demand unless customers message or call the DTH operator clearly saying they wanted to continue receiving them. The ads asked them to call up Dish TV or in the alternative subscribe to another cable TV or DTH service. Promos along the same lines have also been running on all the IndiaCast channels. 

    IndiaCast had issued the ad keeping in mind that DishTV is running an “on-request channel” campaign which will see channels being unsubscribed unless subscribers opt for them. The DTH operator is also rewarding subscribers with points if they choose to unsubscribe from IndiaCast channels which they can use to watch movies. 

    The channels that are mentioned in the IndiaCast notice include:  Colors, CNBC TV 18, MTV, CNN IBN, Bindass, Nick, IBN7, CNBC Awaaz, UTV Movies, History TV, Disney, Hungama, Sonic, Disney XD, UTV Action, Comedy Central, VH1, UTV World Movies, Nick Jr, Disney Junior and IBN Lokmat.

  • Agenda for change

    Agenda for change

    MUMBAI: Marking the first anniversary of the horrific Delhi gang rape that shook the country on December 16, 2012 and paved the way for new laws on women safety, CNN-IBN has put together a series of shows on women related issues under its programming Agenda for Change – One Year On.
    The first show Men Against the Tide, will showcase men who have made it their mission to empower women and will go on air on December 13, 2013 at 8:30 PM.

    On December 14, 2013, at 9:30 PM a special episode of The Citizen Journalist Show will engage viewers in a discourse with Anubha Bhonsle, who will speak about women safety and the shrinking public spaces for women.

    The personal loss and the fight for justice that Nirbhaya’s parents endured will be highlighted in a special show Nirbhaya: The Fearless One on December 16, 2013 at 7:30 PM.

    The last part of the programming, The Justice Dialogue will have CNN-IBN Deputy Editor Sagarika Ghose analysing the scenario of gender justice in India and investigating whether there has been any significant progress in administering the same, since the horrendous gang rape that resulted in the death of the victim Nirbhaya. The show will be telecast on December 16, 2013 at 10:00 PM.
    Commenting on this special programming line-up, Rajdeep Sardesai, Editor-in-Chief, IBN Network said, “The women of our country have faced immense injustice for decades. The gang rape incident that took place last year has marked a page in India’s history and propelled women to come to the forefront and resist being victims. CNN-IBN’s programming Agenda for Change – One Year On, is committed to giving the women of the country a voice and ensuring that gender issues are addressed rightfully.”

    Don’t miss this special programming from Dec 13, 2013 to Dec 16, 2013, only on CNN-IBN.

  • CNN-IBN indian of the year: entertainment nominees revealed

    CNN-IBN indian of the year: entertainment nominees revealed

    MUMBAI: CNN-IBN is back again with one of the biggest and the most credible awards in the Indian media, CNN-IBN Indian of the Year 2013, in association with GMR, where the iconic inspirational faces of India in the present calendar year are recognized. A highly distinguished jury panel comprising of personalities bestowed with the most prestigious Padma honours choose the winners across five different categories: Politics, Sports, Entertainment, Business and Public Service.

    CNN-IBN unveils the nominees in the entertainment category of ‘CNN-IBN Indian of the Year’. The contenders for the 8th edition of the upcoming award includes renowned celebrities like Deepika Padukone for reinventing herself as a leading lady and delivering a slew of hits in 2013, Farhan Akhtar for his full-bodied performance in Bhaag Milkha Bhaag, Hrithik Roshan for creating the India’s most successful superhero movie through Krrish, Kapil Sharma for creating the most successful standup comedy show ever, that has a universal appeal across audiences, Shah Rukh Khan for producing and starring in one of the Hindi cinema’s biggest blockbuster, Chennai Express and last but not the least Team Lunchbox for the sensitive and skillfully mounted film that has piqued the west’s appetite for the Indian Cinema.

    Don’t forget to catch the Entertainment Nominees on Wednesday, 11th December @10.30 PM & repeat telecast on Thursday, 12th December @12:30 noon only on CNN-IBN.

    To nominate, please visit https://www.facebook.com/indianoftheyear/app_1439162886303532
    For more, you can also visit the official website IndianoftheYear.com.