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  • CNN-IBN and IBN7 strengthens ad sales team

    CNN-IBN and IBN7 strengthens ad sales team

    MUMBAI: IBN Network has appointed Sakshi Jain and Manan Sheel Bhasin as assistant vice presidents – sales. As part of the new role, Jain will head the CNN-IBN display sales team for north region while Bhasin will look after the display sales of IBN7 and IBN-Lokmat for the same region.
     
    Jain comes with 16 years of experience ranging from media planning, buying and broadcast sales across leading consumer brands and television channels. In her previous role, Jain was the deputy general manager, TV Today Network, where she was responsible for the ad sales of Oye 104.8 FM for north. In broadcast sales, she was associated with channels such as Aaj Tak, Sony Entertainment Television (SET), Headlines Today, Big CBS & RTL and ABP Sananda.

     

    Bhasin has been in media industry for over 12 years and has worked with brands like Aaj Tak, Headlines Today, Tez, Ten Sports, ABP News, ABP Ananda and ABP Majha. He brings with him expertise of revenue and business generation and sustenance of continuous growth.
     
    In their current roles, Jain and Bhasin will focus on the overall sales strategy for driving the goals of further boosting the Network’s market share and revenues.

     

  • CNN-IBN and IBN7 launch exclusive content on Facebook

    CNN-IBN and IBN7 launch exclusive content on Facebook

    MUMBAI: CNN-IBN and IBN7 have announced exclusive news formats to engage with audiences on Facebook. These fresh formats will enable the IBN news network to connect with the growing digital audience, who have a strong affinity for Facebook as a reliable source of news and entertainment. 

    CNN-IBN will also leverage the platform for its highly acclaimed ‘CNN-IBN Indian of the Year’ awards (IOTY).

    The arrangement will allow CNN-IBN to have dedicated segments through the voting period and showcase insights based on Facebook APIs. The channel will post native videos around the initiative, have nominee Q&A’s to build engagement and of course, conduct voting for the Popular Choice category of the CNN-IBN Indian of the Year 2014.

    In addition to this, CNN-IBN is also covering an array of news items from breaking news, special reports, top stories and exclusive interviews from the world of entertainment and sports in the form of native videocasts. These exclusive videos are produced for Facebook in the form of digestible 1 – 2 minute news segments titled CNN-IBN FB Special and posted multiple times a day. 

    Commenting on the partnership, IBN Network CEO Avinash Kaul said, “We are really excited to be working with Facebook to engage with our audiences in a relevant and meaningful way.

    In an effort to bring differentiated content for our Facebook audiences, IBN News Network is creating interactive engagement around India’s most credible awards in the domain of News television, the CNN-IBN Indian of the Year and posting exclusive content in the form of news videocasts exclusively for Facebook.”

    Facebook India media partnerships head Saurabh Doshi said, “Whether it is discovering information about a breaking news story or celebrities engaging with fans in authentic and meaningful ways, people use Facebook to connect with the things that matter to them most. More people than ever before are sharing, discovering and engaging with videos on Facebook.” He further added, “It’s exciting to see how the IBN Network has created content like news videocasts for Facebook and other exciting opportunities where people are not only able to watch news but also join in the conversation.”

  • IBN7 presents ‘Dilli Ka Dard, Kaun Hamdard?’

    IBN7 presents ‘Dilli Ka Dard, Kaun Hamdard?’

    MUMBAI: As a prelude to the upcoming Delhi Assembly Elections, IBN7, the channel that has always brought to its viewers the most comprehensive and extensive election coverage, presents an exclusive show – ‘Dilli Ka Dard, Kaun Hamdard? This programming will cover the entire landscape of the prevailing political scenario of key Delhi constituencies.

     

    This one hour show has started yesterday – Monday, 5 January 2015 onwards. It is broadly divided into 2 segments – one that profiles key constituencies and the second one features ‘Chaupals’. The programming explores, analyzes and presents the demography, political history, underlying concerns regarding education, water, electricity, healthcare, infrastructure etc. of the key constituencies of Delhi. In the second segment, through ‘Chaupals’ across Delhi, IBN7 gauges the mood of the masses and encourages open dialogue between voters and politicians.

     

    This in-depth coverage driven by IBN7’s formidable team of anchors and reporters, will showcase the real picture of Delhi and will aid voters in making the right choice as the country’s capital goes to poll.

     

    Don’t miss the exclusive show daily, 6 – 7 PM, only on IBN7

  • IBN7s’ ‘maha’ programming on Magh Mela 2015

    IBN7s’ ‘maha’ programming on Magh Mela 2015

    MUMBAI: IBN7 brings to its viewers the most comprehensive programming on one of the biggest annual religious events for Hindus, the Magh (Kumbh) Mela.  

     

    In accordance with the traditional Hindu calendar, this holy fair is organised every year during the Hindu month of Magh. The Magh Mela is actually a smaller version of the Kumbh Mela, hence is also known as the mini Kumbh Mela. Magh Mela is held every year on the banks of Triveni Sangam (the confluence of the three great rivers Ganga, Yamuna and Saraswati) in Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh. Every year, the Magh Mela commences on the day of Makkar Sankranti in January, with multitudes of pilgrims taking a holy dip at the Sangam. A huge number of devotees arrive here annually and stay in makeshift houses or tents at the Sangam, spending the entire month of Magh in prayers. This period is known as “Kalpavas”. IBN7 will bring out the historical facts about the famous Magh Mela along with its lesser known facets.

     

    From Monday, 5th January 2015, IBN7 will air a half-hour show @9.30 am to portray the cultural spectrum and identify the spirit that defines this tradition. The series will feature the temporary city set up for this religious gathering, saints talking about the myths related to the Mela and Kalpavas, stories behind the food organized for Kalpavasi, the various rituals to be followed, the enchanting songs and bhajans that are sung and many more such interesting facts. An extensive line up of walk throughs, short stories and live telecast of the maha snans will be covered by IBN7’s team of reporters.

     

    Don’t miss the exclusive daily show starting from 5th January 2015, every Monday to Saturday, 9.30 AM-10 AM, only on IBN7

  • CNN-IBN & IBN7 to cover Maharashtra & Haryana Assembly Elections’ Counting Day

    CNN-IBN & IBN7 to cover Maharashtra & Haryana Assembly Elections’ Counting Day

    MUMBAI: As the states of Maharashtra and Haryana along with the nation, awaits the verdict of the Assembly Elections on 19th October, CNN-IBN & IBN7 line up the most exhaustive programming for the Counting Day. After showcasing the Network’s prowess and brilliance during the coverage of General Elections 2014, the channels are now set to recreate the magic by bringing together the best team of journalists, finest panel of experts and unmatched television graphics.

    Commencing at 7am in the morning, this special coverage will include latest trends and developments, vote sharing percentage, seat tally and fastest updates from Ground Zero. The viewers will get the complete picture along with the minutest of details as there will be reporters on-ground covering each of the 378 seats of Maharashtra and Haryana. IBN Network will bring together the most formidable team of political analysts and experts including Ashok Malik, Pradeep Singh, Tavleen Singh, Nilanjan Mukhopadhyay, Ramesh Vinayak, Dhiraj Nayyar and Girish Kuber to share their expertise and opinion on the mandate and simplify the voting maths for the viewers.

    This special day long programming will decode the election outcome that will decide the fate of both these states, in the most extensive way. Along with keeping a close track on the results, the channels will ensure that the viewers get every bit of information and details in the neatest and cleanest format.

    Do not miss this special Counting Day programming on CNN-IBN & IBN7 on 19th October 2014, 7 AM onwards, all through the day.

     

  • Revamped IBN7 to focus on ‘news’ and not ‘views’

    Revamped IBN7 to focus on ‘news’ and not ‘views’

    MUMBAI: In a bid to differentiate itself in the crowded Hindi news genre, IBN7 of the Network18 group has decided to re-launch itself once again.  

    It was in July 2013, that the channel had revamped itself.  Now on 19 October, it will again undergo change to reposition itself with the new tag line ‘Hausla Hai’, a fresh perspective and a committed team of reporters, new shows and pacier and cleaner graphics.

    Network 18 News president Umesh Upadhyay stated that the re-launch will be a defining milestone for the channel.
    “Our increased focus on news as against just views, clean look and feel, our unmatched footprint and coverage and our focus on strong journalistic values will resonate with the Hindi news viewers. We already have an exceptionally strong team with senior journalists like Sanjeev Paliwal and MK Jha which has become stronger, more vibrant and more credible with the addition of our new team members.”

    With over 2,200 reporters across the country, the channel plans to focus on providing more news as opposed to views and opinions that it says have become the norm on most news channels.

    The changes at the channel are being fronted by established faces of television like Sumit Awasthi, Richa Anirudh and Akash Soni along with Navjyot Kaur, Tejasvi Chandok Nayyar, Payal Bhuyan, Himani Naithani, Pankaj Bhargava, Amrit Anand and the channel’s present team of journalists and reporters.

    As part of the new launch, IBN7 will also be launching several new shows. From a programme that will showcase news from every nook and corner of the country called Desh Din Bhar to a big town, big story show named Rajdhani Express and a show dedicated to the latest buzz and trends in the social media space called INews. The prime time programming on IBN7 is also being strengthened with a new show Aath Baje which will be a round-up of news and will also deep dive into major issues. This will be followed by a rejuvenated India Nau Baje which will have short format news, packages and newsmaker interviews and a new crime bulletin called Crime News.

     

  • Phir Ek Bar Modi Chamatkar?

    Phir Ek Bar Modi Chamatkar?

    MUMBAI: With Haryana & Maharashtra Assembly Elections only two weeks away, the interest is building up to see if BJP succeeds to retain the ‘Modi wave’ and continues its winning streak by defeating National Congress, the ruling party in both these poll-bound states. IBN7, the channel that has always brought to the viewers the most comprehensive and extensive election and political coverage has once again come up with a special programming called ‘Phir Ek Bar Modi Chamatkar?’

     

    Under this umbrella programming, there will be a plethora of special shows and segment that will give the viewers the most detailed and in-depth coverage on the Assembly Elections of these poll-bound states, which will include pre-poll survey, interactive segments involving common citizens, profiling of politicians, special interviews, dedicated half-hour bulletins, exit-poll and counting day coverage.   IBN7’s formidable team of Editorial amplified by a versatile panel of eminent experts will decipher every nuance of these Assembly Elections. Some of the key political analysts to enrich the guest panel are Pradeep Singh, Tavleen Singh, Neelanjan Mokhopadhya, Ramesh Vinayak, Dhiraj Nayyar and Girish Kuber.

     

    Apart from Pre-poll, post-poll and counting day programming, the other programming details on IBN7 are as follows:

     

    Phir Ek Bar Modi Chamatkar?-Maharashtra & Haryana specials:  Two dedicated half an hour bulletins from 1st October highlighting the pre-election scenarios of these states. The channel will run special stories on the candidates, follow them in their campaign trails and try to read the minds of the electorate before election.

     

    Under this special programming, there will be a reporter led people’s voice segment called ‘Chaupals-Voter Ki Pukar’ that will have the key candidates of these constituencies with LIVE audience. This special segment will include fast paced Q&A session involving politicians, people etc. Haryana special will go on air at 6:00 PM and Maharashtra special will go on air at 8:30 PM, everyday.

     

    Senapati: Two half an hour specials to profile the CM aspirants of the poll-bound states of Haryana and Maharashtra. These shows are scheduled for 13 October.

     

    Don’t miss this special programming ‘Phir Ek Bar Modi Chamatkar?’, starting 1st October till 19th October, only on IBN7. 

  • IBN7 ropes in Sumit Awasthi as deputy managing editor

    IBN7 ropes in Sumit Awasthi as deputy managing editor

    MUMBAI: IBN7 has appointed Sumit Awasthi as deputy managing editor. Prior to this, he was resident editor at Zee News.

     

    He will make a comeback on the channel with a special show on ‘100 Days of Modi Government.’ Awasthi has not only covered political news but also cricket and international affairs. Awasthi has worked with IBN7 earlier as well as with Aaj Tak.

     

    Meanwhile, Akash Soni also joins the channel as anchor. He has over 18 years of experience across TV, radio, print and online media including BBC World Service, London. His expertise is across various fields including Indian politics and international affairs.

     

    The channel will enhance its political coverage with the two of them.

  • CNN-IBN & IBN’s offerings to review 100 Days of Modi

    CNN-IBN & IBN’s offerings to review 100 Days of Modi

    MUMBAI: As Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Government completes 100 days in office on 3rd September 2014, CNN-IBN & IBN7 line up an extensive array of special programming, ‘100 Days – Report Card’ and ‘Saikada Paar Modi Sarkar’ respectively. The channels are airing a slew of special shows analyzing the performance of the Government & PM Modi’s leadership in all its hues. Through these studio based discussions, interviews and shows the channels are highlighting the various facets of the new Government from the perspective of a common man, Ministers and MPs.

    This gamut of special programming will culminate in special shows based on a nationwide 16 city poll, conducted by Today’s Chanakya which will analyze and assess the performance of PM Modi and his Government. With an expert panel comprising of top analysts such as N. Ram, Swapan Dasgupta, Vinod Mehta & Shankkar Aiyar on CNN-IBN and G Parthasarthy, Nilanjan M and Prof. Pushpesh Pant on IBN7, the channels will discuss if the Government has delivered on a plethora of issues like corruption, inflation, economy, communal harmony & foreign policy.

    Don’t miss the special shows on the findings of this survey on September 2 & 3 at 8pm on CNN-IBN and at 9pm on IBN7.

  • IndiaCast issues disconnection notice to IMCL

    IndiaCast issues disconnection notice to IMCL

    MUMBAI: Three weeks from now, viewers with cable connection of IndusInd Media and Communications (IMCL) might not be able to view a number of channels.

     

    IndiaCast has issued a public notice against the MSO regarding various channels of TV18, Eenadu Television and UTV Entertainment Television, for whom it acts as an agent. The notice reads that consumers in DAS notified areas of Delhi, Mumbai, Thane, Navi Mumbai, Ahmedabad, Baroda, Surat, Rajkot, Nasik, Nagpur, Pune, Bengaluru, Mysore, Hyderabad, Faridabad, Ghaziabad, Pimpri Chinchwad and Agra that all or some of the channels from the Indiacast group are likely to be disconnected. The notice was published in leading dailies across cities on 19 August.

     

    The reasons for the disconnection are that the MSO has failed to execute the reference interconnection offer, not paid dues to the broadcaster, demanding illegal and high carriage fees and have failed to furnish subscriber reports.

     

    According to a source, the agreement between IMCL and IndiaCast had expired on 31 March, post which the MSO did not execute a fresh agreement. It also stopped giving subscription revenues and subscriber report from April onwards.

     

    IMCL currently enjoys about 2 million digital subscribers in DAS I and DAS II areas. However, the source adds that the subscriber base is not in its best operational health and is yet demanding excessive carriage fees. While the earlier deal between the two had been on carriage fees, the source adds that it is revisiting its proposition now.

     

    The channels that will be disconnected include all of Network 18’s channels such as Colors, CNBC-TV18, CNBC Awaaz, CNN-IBN, IBN7, CNBC Bajaar, CNBC TV18 Prime HD, History TV19, History TV 18 HD, IBN Lokmat, MTV, MTV Indies, Rishtey, Nick, Vh1, Sonic, Comedy Central, Nick Junior, Colors HD, ETV Gujarati, ETV Marathi, ETV Bangla, ETV Kannada, ETV Oriya, ETV Uttar Pradesh Uttarakhand, ETV MP Chattishgarh, ETV Rajasthan, ETV Urdu, ETV News Kannada, ETV Bihar Jharkhand, ETV, ETV Andhra Pradesh, UTV Movies, UTV Stars, UTV World Movies, Disney Channel and Disney XD.

     

    Earlier this month, the MSO had put a scroll on its home page regarding disconnection of NDTV channels. Even then, a senior NDTV official had said that the MSO was demanding high carriage fees for a small subscriber base.