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  • CNN-News18 Marks a Milestone: Announces 10th Edition of ‘INDIAN OF THE YEAR’

    CNN-News18 Marks a Milestone: Announces 10th Edition of ‘INDIAN OF THE YEAR’

    MUMBAI: After nine glorious years of honouring individuals and organisations that embody the spirit of excellence, CNN-News18 is all set to celebrate the iconic Indians who have made a significant contribution to our society with their achievements in 2015. CNN-News18 presents the 10th edition of its flagship initiative – ‘Indian of the Year’ (IOTY), which over the years has become one of the biggest and most credible awards in Indian media. The winners will be felicitated at a glittering ceremony to be held at Taj Palace, New Delhi on 9th June, 2016.

    Instituted in 2006, the CNN-News18 Indian of the Year has over the years achieved prestige and credibility unmatched by others in the media industry. The award distinguishes itself by celebrating not only exemplary individuals and their achievements but also the ideas that have inspired India and impacted lives.

    The awards adhere to a transparent and robust selection procedure that includes the Editorial Board drawing up a list of nominees, further leading to the final selection of winners by a Jury comprising a select group of distinguished personalities. This year’s jury panel includes Soli Sarabjee, Former Attorney General of India, Kiran Karnik, Former President of NASSCOM, Kunal Bahl, Co-Founder & CEO of Snapdeal, Harish Salve, Leading Lawyer and Former Solicitor General of India, Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw, Chairman & MD of Biocon,Deepak Parekh, Chairman of HDFC, Mohanlal V Nair, Noted Thespian and Leander Paes, Tennis Champion.

    The carefully selected categories for the awards are Sports, Entertainment, Business and Public Service. Other achievers are awarded under the categories of Special Achievement, Outstanding Achievement, Special Jury Award and Lifetime Achievement.One individual/organisation will be bestowed with the coveted ‘Indian of the Year’ Award for their indelible contribution to society. Over the years, the recipients of this prestigious award have included the likes of PM Narendra Modi, NGO Stop Acid Attacks, Vishwanathan Anand, AR Rahman, Team Chandrayan and E. Sreedharan.

    Commenting on the announcement of the Awards, Radhakrishnan Nair, Managing Editor, CNN-News18, said, “I take great pride in the fact that Indian of the Year has seen immense success and acceptance as an institute that has over the years established itself as an exemplary model for Indian media awards. The 10th edition of the awards marks a tremendous milestone for CNN-News18 and we look forward to a great show honouring the winners.”

  • CNN-News18 campaign to highlight the plight of common man against fraud real estate developers

    CNN-News18 campaign to highlight the plight of common man against fraud real estate developers

    New Delhi: Buying a house is the biggest investment that most people make in their lifetime and although some dreams come true easily, some don’t. CNN-News18, through its special campaign ‘Where is my Home?’ is all set to highlight the cases of fraud real estate developers across the country and how they robbed the common man of their biggest dream, i.e., owning one’s own home.

    Through this campaign, the channel will highlight stories of families from all across the country, who are fighting to get their dream homes delivered by private builders. CNN-News18 will take up the cause of these helpless house owners. The aim is to question the real estate developers and raise the concern in front of the government with a hope that the system will deliver them justice this time.

  • CNN-News18 campaign to highlight the plight of common man against fraud real estate developers

    CNN-News18 campaign to highlight the plight of common man against fraud real estate developers

    New Delhi: Buying a house is the biggest investment that most people make in their lifetime and although some dreams come true easily, some don’t. CNN-News18, through its special campaign ‘Where is my Home?’ is all set to highlight the cases of fraud real estate developers across the country and how they robbed the common man of their biggest dream, i.e., owning one’s own home.

    Through this campaign, the channel will highlight stories of families from all across the country, who are fighting to get their dream homes delivered by private builders. CNN-News18 will take up the cause of these helpless house owners. The aim is to question the real estate developers and raise the concern in front of the government with a hope that the system will deliver them justice this time.

  • BARC week 20: Times Now, ET Now, Aaj Tak and CNBC Awaaz lead

    BARC week 20: Times Now, ET Now, Aaj Tak and CNBC Awaaz lead

    MUMBAI: According to week 20 of BARC India ratings, Times Now continued to top the English News genre with improved ratings. ET Now grabbed the top spot in English Business News yet again. In the Hindi News genre Aaj Tak replaced India TV at number one position while CNBC Awaaz secured number one position this week also. The election results week effect was visible.

    English News

    Times Now maintained its number one spot with a rise in rating to 523 Impressions (000s), from 378 Impressions (000s) last week. India Today Television stood on second position with 259 Impressions, with a rise in rating from 160 Impressions (000s) from week 19. CNN News18 climbed up a position with 258 Impressions (000s) to third spot. While NDTV 24×7 moved down to fourth position with 224 Impressions (000s). News X grabbed last spot with 73 Impressions (000s).

    English Business News

    ET Now continued to top its space with improved rating of 129 Impressions (000s). CNBC TV18 also saw a slight improvement with 97 Impressions (000s). NDTV Profit and NDTV Prime also continued its third position with 28 Impressions (000s). Bloomberg TV was on last spot with 9 Impressions (000s).

    Hindi News

    Aaj Tak jumped up a position in the Hindi News space pushing down India TV with 64910 Impressions (000s). India TV dropped to second spot with 60096 Impressions (000s). ABP News garnered 43585 Impressions (000s) and grabbed third spot. India News with 40368 Impressions (000s) was on fourth position. News Nation was on fifth place with 38794 Impressions (000s). 

    Hindi Business News
    CNBC Awaaz maintained top position with improved ratings from 553 Impressions (000s) from last week to 663 Impressions (000s) in week 20. The second spot was taken by Zee Business with 457 Impressions (000s) in comparison to 377 Impressions (000s) in week 19.

  • BARC week 20: Times Now, ET Now, Aaj Tak and CNBC Awaaz lead

    BARC week 20: Times Now, ET Now, Aaj Tak and CNBC Awaaz lead

    MUMBAI: According to week 20 of BARC India ratings, Times Now continued to top the English News genre with improved ratings. ET Now grabbed the top spot in English Business News yet again. In the Hindi News genre Aaj Tak replaced India TV at number one position while CNBC Awaaz secured number one position this week also. The election results week effect was visible.

    English News

    Times Now maintained its number one spot with a rise in rating to 523 Impressions (000s), from 378 Impressions (000s) last week. India Today Television stood on second position with 259 Impressions, with a rise in rating from 160 Impressions (000s) from week 19. CNN News18 climbed up a position with 258 Impressions (000s) to third spot. While NDTV 24×7 moved down to fourth position with 224 Impressions (000s). News X grabbed last spot with 73 Impressions (000s).

    English Business News

    ET Now continued to top its space with improved rating of 129 Impressions (000s). CNBC TV18 also saw a slight improvement with 97 Impressions (000s). NDTV Profit and NDTV Prime also continued its third position with 28 Impressions (000s). Bloomberg TV was on last spot with 9 Impressions (000s).

    Hindi News

    Aaj Tak jumped up a position in the Hindi News space pushing down India TV with 64910 Impressions (000s). India TV dropped to second spot with 60096 Impressions (000s). ABP News garnered 43585 Impressions (000s) and grabbed third spot. India News with 40368 Impressions (000s) was on fourth position. News Nation was on fifth place with 38794 Impressions (000s). 

    Hindi Business News
    CNBC Awaaz maintained top position with improved ratings from 553 Impressions (000s) from last week to 663 Impressions (000s) in week 20. The second spot was taken by Zee Business with 457 Impressions (000s) in comparison to 377 Impressions (000s) in week 19.

  • CNN-News18 to look back at Modi Government’s Two Years through Exclusive Programming

    CNN-News18 to look back at Modi Government’s Two Years through Exclusive Programming

    MUMBAI: As the Modi-led government completes two yearsin power, CNN-News18, through its special array of programming, focus on and analyse all aspects of key decisions and initiatives the government has taken. The special programming will happen from 23 May to 26 May.

    The channel’s programming plan will include documentaries, discussions, surveys and interviews including:

    Special Stories:

    Stories and shows on Jan Dhan Yojana, Swachh Bharat and Toilet Projectsfeaturing how families and cities have benefited from these

    Ground reports from the villages adopted by MPs and a special report from Prime Minister Modi’s constituency

    The channel will assess the situation of Indian Railways by taking train rides in Delhi and Bengaluru

    PM Modi’s Journey: A half-hour show chronicling Prime Minister Modi’s journey over the last two years, from kissing the Parliament steps after winning the General Election, and the big wins in Maharashtra and Haryana to the elections in Delhi and Bihar.

    Editors’ Roundtable: CNN-News18’s Executive Editor Bhupendra Chaubey will conduct a roundtable with Swapan Dasgupta, Ajoy Bose, Vir Sanghvi along with CNN-News18’s Deputy Bureau Chief Pallavi Ghosh and Political Editor Sumit Pande. The show will take stock of government’s key policies

    The National Poll:The channel will conduct an exclusive poll that will measure the government’s performance in the past one year across various parameters.

    Special Interviews: The channel will also air special interviews of various Union Ministers on the last two years of Government.

     

  • CNN-News18 to look back at Modi Government’s Two Years through Exclusive Programming

    CNN-News18 to look back at Modi Government’s Two Years through Exclusive Programming

    MUMBAI: As the Modi-led government completes two yearsin power, CNN-News18, through its special array of programming, focus on and analyse all aspects of key decisions and initiatives the government has taken. The special programming will happen from 23 May to 26 May.

    The channel’s programming plan will include documentaries, discussions, surveys and interviews including:

    Special Stories:

    Stories and shows on Jan Dhan Yojana, Swachh Bharat and Toilet Projectsfeaturing how families and cities have benefited from these

    Ground reports from the villages adopted by MPs and a special report from Prime Minister Modi’s constituency

    The channel will assess the situation of Indian Railways by taking train rides in Delhi and Bengaluru

    PM Modi’s Journey: A half-hour show chronicling Prime Minister Modi’s journey over the last two years, from kissing the Parliament steps after winning the General Election, and the big wins in Maharashtra and Haryana to the elections in Delhi and Bihar.

    Editors’ Roundtable: CNN-News18’s Executive Editor Bhupendra Chaubey will conduct a roundtable with Swapan Dasgupta, Ajoy Bose, Vir Sanghvi along with CNN-News18’s Deputy Bureau Chief Pallavi Ghosh and Political Editor Sumit Pande. The show will take stock of government’s key policies

    The National Poll:The channel will conduct an exclusive poll that will measure the government’s performance in the past one year across various parameters.

    Special Interviews: The channel will also air special interviews of various Union Ministers on the last two years of Government.

     

  • Rohit Bansal exits TV18 board of directors

    Rohit Bansal exits TV18 board of directors

    MUMBAI: Rohit Bansal, one of the board of directors from the TV18 Broadcast Ltd has expressed his inability to continue with the company due to other commitments with effect from 1 May 2016. Bansal along with founder Raghav Bahl and others was appointed on board as an additional non-executive director on 14 January 2015.

    Bansal was the managing director at India TV and has also been a part of The Times Of India as a senior business correspondent. Prior to that, he worked with Zee News as business editor. He has also worked at TV18 as special correspondent earlier, and has been a columnist at The Pioneer, Governance Now, DNA and IANS.

    Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL), which controls Network18 Media and Investments Ltd also has ownership on channels like CNBC-TV18, CNN-News18, IBN7 and websites like Moneycontrol.com,  firstpost.com, etc. 

  • Rohit Bansal exits TV18 board of directors

    Rohit Bansal exits TV18 board of directors

    MUMBAI: Rohit Bansal, one of the board of directors from the TV18 Broadcast Ltd has expressed his inability to continue with the company due to other commitments with effect from 1 May 2016. Bansal along with founder Raghav Bahl and others was appointed on board as an additional non-executive director on 14 January 2015.

    Bansal was the managing director at India TV and has also been a part of The Times Of India as a senior business correspondent. Prior to that, he worked with Zee News as business editor. He has also worked at TV18 as special correspondent earlier, and has been a columnist at The Pioneer, Governance Now, DNA and IANS.

    Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL), which controls Network18 Media and Investments Ltd also has ownership on channels like CNBC-TV18, CNN-News18, IBN7 and websites like Moneycontrol.com,  firstpost.com, etc. 

  • CNN-News18 launches show with Vir Sanghvi titled ‘Virtuosity’

    CNN-News18 launches show with Vir Sanghvi titled ‘Virtuosity’

    MUMBAI: In line with its commitment to bringing the story behind the news to the forefront, CNN-News18 launched a new show Virtuosity. Hosted by one of the country’s top journalists, Vir Sanghvi, the weekend show features a big news story and provides added context, insight and nuance that may not be immediately discernible. The show will have Vir, in his inimitable style, break down the story being featured and make it relevant and relatable for the viewers. He will present the facts, make use of history, use a lifetime of his personal experiences to break through the clutter and bring forth the key aspects of the story.

    The show will air every Saturday at 9:30 pm with repeats on Sunday at 9 am and 10:30 am.

    In the first episode of Virtuosity, sories from the news aired last weekend, Vir Sanghvi delved into the decline and fall of India’s most flamboyant tycoon, Vijay Mallya. As his friends called the events surrounding Mallya “a witchunt” and industry insiders believed that Mallya “will come back with full honours”, Vir unravelled the link between the corridors of power and the banks that “kept lending money to KFA which they did not do to other airlines”.