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Celebrate Independence Day with NewsX Special Programme Lineup

MUMBAI: NewsX, India’s leading English news channel by iTV Network brings to its viewers the special programming to celebrate the spirit of freedom on India’s 73 years of Independence.

NewsX will be broadcasting live Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi’s address to the nation from the Red Fort from morning 7:00 am onwards. There will be special guests from the political parties, armed forces, diplomats and economists who will discuss and analyze Prime Minister’s speech from various aspects.

Commemorating the Independence Day, the channel has scheduled several national interest programme during the day. There will be a special show ‘NRI Achievers’ at 2:00 pm with renowned NRIs who have achieved recognition globally, the guests will share their success stories. While the nation will celebrate its 73rd independence day, NewsX will explore the meaning of real freedom from today’s youth in a special show ‘Freedom for Millennials’ at 2:30 pm.

In the evening, NewsX will broadcast Independence Day live programme from the Wagah Border from 5:00 pm onwards, the reporters will cover the special programme with armed forces from ground zero. NewsX team will also be showcasing special Independence Day programme from recently constituted union territory of Ladakh.

While the channel will be focusing on the spirit of freedom, NewsX will showcase a special feature ‘Kashmir in 7 Decades Doccie’ at 8:00 PM. The programme will showcase various incidence which has happened in the valley since independence and how these incidence have shaped up the lives of the people of Kashmir. There will also be a special segment on the future of Kashmir valley economically post the abrogation of Article 370 and Article 35 A.

August 14, 2019
NewsX Special Shows on 23rd & 24th March

MUMBAI: This weekend on NewsX – No Holds Barred, there will be two different episodes on Saturday & Sunday.

Saturday – This weekend watch out for Mr. Tom Vadakkan, who recently joined hands with BJP, during the episode, he will share his experience on joining the new party and his agendas for the forthcoming elections.

Sunday – While in another episode of NewsX- No Holds Barred, watch out for Mr. Santosh Desai, India’s foremost brand consultant who will share his views on “Brand Modi” and what brand Modi carries that his adversaries are missing? And also, Is chowkidar campaign adding weight to brand Modi?

In this weekend episode of Legally Speaking, there will be an interesting discussion with Dr Abhishek Manu Singhvi, Member of Parliament, he will share the Congress party agenda for the upcoming general elections.

This weekend on NewsX-The Sunday Guardian-The Roundtable, there will be an interesting discussion between, Mr Shahid Siddiqui, Former member of the Rajya Sabha; Ms Smita Prakash, Editor, ANI; Mr Ruben Banerjee, Editor, Outlook and Ms Neerja Chowdhary, Columnist. These guests will share their views on the upcoming general elections and government policies.

In the show Cover Story, there will be a special episode on Uttar Pradesh elections- Lucknow Diaries, watch out for an interesting face-off between Mr Udayveer Singh, MLC, Samajwadi party and

Mr. Surendra Rajput, Senior Congress Leader on the role of the state of Uttar Pradesh in forming the government during forthcoming general elections.

March 23, 2019
NewsX special shows on 9th & 10th march

MUMBAI: This weekend on NewsX, watch out for an exclusive interview of Justice Dipak Misra, Ex- Chief Justice of India, on the show, Legally Speaking, during the interview, he will speak on the topic Law & Dharma, along with him there will be Mr P.S. Narasimha, Additional Solicitor General of India and Mr Aruneshwar Gupta, Author of the book, ‘Shrimat Bhagwad Geeta: The Song Celestial – A Lawyer's Perspective’.

In another show, NewsX-No Holds Barred, there will be another episode of the one on one interaction with Mr Ruchir Sharma, Global Investor and Best-Seller Author who is one of the brightest brain in the world of International finance, he will share his views on the Indian political scenario.

This weekend on NewsX-The Sunday Guardian-The Roundtable, there will be a discussion between Ms. Priya Sahgal on her book ‘The Contenders’, with the panelists including Mr. Praful Patel, Member of Parliament; Mr. Milind Deora, Member of Parliament; Mr. Jayant Chaudhury, Member of Parliament and Ms. Shaina NC, BJP Spokesperson.

In the show Cover Story, there will be a special episode on an interesting discussion on the topic ‘The RSS Way’ between Mr Sudhanshu Mittal, BJP Spokesperson; Ms Aditi Phadnis, Columnist and Mr Pankaj Vohra, Managing Editor, The Sunday Guardian.

March 7, 2019
NewsX special weekend shows – 23rd & 24th february

MUMBAI: This weekend on NewsX, India’s leading English news channel, NewsX The Sunday Guardian-The Roundtable will cover the key issues before the 2019 general elections, there will be an interesting discussion between the panelists including- Mr. Subramanian Swamy, Member of Parliament; Mr. KTS Tulsi, Member of Parliament; Mr. Majid Memon, Member of Parliament and Mr. Pinaki Mishra, Member of Parliament. In another show, NewsX-No Holds Barred, there will be a one on one interaction with Mr. Sitaram Yechury, CPI (M), General Secretary, he will share his views on, why CPI (M) is shrinking? He will also discuss about key political issues before the upcoming 2019 elections.

This weekend on Cover Story, there will be a narrative on the topic – Women Power vs Modi – Priyanka Queen of Hearts? This week’s episode will cover the political journey of Priyanka Gandhi and her debut in the 2019 general elections.

This week’s Legally Speaking will be a one on one interview with Senior Advocate. Siddharth Luthra, Ex-ASG. He will be sharing his views on the issues of personal liberty, Bail, PMLA, POTA, IT act cases and Companies Act & SEBI Cases.

February 21, 2019
iTV Network Appoints Pooja Gupta as VP – Brand & Content Marketing

MUMBAI: iTV Network, India's fastest growing news and infotainment network appoints Pooja Gupta as Vice President – Brand & Content Marketing. Pooja is a seasoned marketing professional with vast experience in electronic and print media. With a career spread over two decades, she has worked with established names in the media domain such as News Nation, News 24, NewsX, India TV, Business Standard and most recently at Zee Media Corporation Limited, as Head Marketing where she helmed the
marketing functions and content strategy to build the brand awareness of all its national and regional channels.

Apart from traditional marketing, she holds a strong expertise in handling complete portfolio of marketing, branding, public relations, events and corporate communications. Her core competence lies in new product launches and content marketing.

Pooja is an iTV alumna, and elaborating on the vision that she aims to follow in her new role at iTV Network, she said, "The inherent value of content is realized in its presentation, and likewise, the importance of presentation rests in the ability to deliver the right content, in the right way, to the right audience. I will work towards driving a strong content-led value proposition for our viewers, as well as to amplify the premiumness and the brand iTV network as distinctive competence."

Speaking on Pooja's new role with iTV Network, Kartikeya Sharma, Founder and Promoter of iTV Network, said, "With increasing competition, emergence of multiple media and an increasingly transitory audience attention span, Pooja with her experienced blend of marketing acumen will play an instrumental role in helping our marketing activities keep pace with Network's growth as we ramp up to launch more sustainably designed products to meet the demands of our viewers, and seek to reinforce our commitment through engaging and thought provoking content to increase traction with the company's advertiser-customer."

Pooja is a Post-graduate in Commerce and holds a diploma in management from YMCA, New Delhi.

December 27, 2018
Karnataka Assembly Elections 2018: NewsX-CNX Exit Poll Survey Accurate

MUMBAI: The NewsX-CNX Exit Poll for Karnataka Assembly Elections 2018 delivered the most credible survey results for the much-anticipated assembly elections in the state. On the polling day, NewsX-CNX projections indicated that BJP had strong chances to dethrone the ruling Congress party in the state assembly elections.

With BJP failing to reach the magic number of 112, focus has currently shifted to the Raj Bhawan as JD(S), supported by the Congress, informed Governor Vajubhai Vala about their willingness to stake claim to form a coalition government. BJP too is expected to stake claim to form the government in Karnataka.

Congress and BJP were main contenders for power in these elections, with former prime minister H D Deve Gowda’s JDS positioned to play a decisive role in the formation of the government. The final dash was still on at the time of release of this press note (7.00 p.m. IST).

As projected in the survey, BJP grabbed a total of 104 of 222 seats, with the Congress managing 78, followed by JDS+ with 38 and others with 2 seats. We may recall the NewsX-CNX Exit Poll had predicted that BJP will bag 102 to 110 of the 222 seats, with Congress estimated to grab 72 to 78 seats. The exit poll had also predicted that JDS+ will get around 35 to 39 seats while others in the state were predicted to bag around 3 to 5 seats.

Here’s a look at the NewsX-CNX Exit Poll projections and the final results:

May 16, 2018
News channels line up special shows for Karnataka elections

MUMBAI: The Indian media will never let go of an opportunity to milk the most of the country’s favourite event – elections. Channels know that it is a time when people switch over from other genres to news.

The Karnataka Assembly election 2018 is just around the corner and many broadcasters have recently launched new Kannada news channels to not miss out on the event. However, even national channels are cashing in. A bunch of channels was all launched in the last couple of months including iTV network’s NewsX Kannada, Focus group’s Focus TV Kannada and Swaraj express SMBC’s Swaraj Express Kannada.

Elections will be held on 12 May 2018 and the counting of votes and announcement of the result will take place on 15 May 2018.

Times Now has been covering the Karnataka elections for over two months with a series of ground reports and special debates. A special documentary series focusses on issues during this election right from the mining town of Bellary to the heartland of Mangaluru. The channel will track key leaders as they battle to retain their constituencies. 5:30 pm onwards, in association with VMR, it will release its exit poll. State of the art digital information gathering systems to sample a large number of voters will give an insight into how the state may shape out. In studio, a large number of senior journalists and political commentators will give their expert opinion on the result of the poll.

Times Now has planned a full-fledged programming of 16 hours on 12,13 and 14 May 2018 each and on 15 May it will be day long programming. 21 reporters have been spread out across Karnataka and Delhi.

CNN-News18 and News18 India have both lined-up extensive programming. CNN-News18 is airing shows under the branding ‘Battle for Karnataka’ and includes specials such as ‘Poll of Polls’ and ‘Reporters Project’ apart from special episodes of primetime shows – Viewpoint, Face-Off Tonight and News Epicentre hosted by executive editor Bhupendra Chaubey, deputy executive editor Zakka Jacob and political editor Marya Shakil, respectively.

On News18 India, Sabse Bada Dangal – Karnataka Elections will give a 360 degree view of these crucial elections to its viewers. A daily election bulletin and audience-based debates which will have national and regional leaders discussing various pertinent issues is planned. The channel’s popular show Bhaiyaji Kahin, an on-ground show which allows voters to interact directly with leaders, will telecast a host of special episodes from across the state.

Since some networks, such as News18 Network, have channels in multiple languages, it is likely to add new dimensions to reporting. Speaking on the same, a CNN News18 spokesperson told Indiantelevision.com, “The focus of our network’s channels, irrespective of their genre, is to ensure that key issues are highlighted and the different points of view and voices are presented in the most credible fashion in order to empower voters. While the focus on and treatment of specific issues, as well as overall coverage, may vary across different channels based on their core audiences, the above tenet is something that will drive our coverage of these elections across all our channels.”

CNN News18 is airing both shows dedicated to elections and regular shows with election specials. The spokesperson adds, “As we close in on the counting day the quantum of the programming will keep increasing with specials such as the Poll of Polls etc. Of course, the counting day will entirely be dedicated to elections coverage. Even post the same till government formation, the channels will continue to track developments given the importance of these elections.”

Business Television India (BTVI) has started its Namma Elections 2018 daily coverage from 4 May onwards. As part of this special series, BTVI has held various panel discussions with key opinion leaders in the state capital. The programmes will be aired on the channel throughout the week till the results announcement.

BTVI executive editor Siddharth Zarabi says, “Our coverage concentrates on covering topics related to the larger economic, infrastructure and societal issues in the state. As a channel that caters to the decision makers across segments all over India, our programming is focused on themes like brand Bengaluru, politics for change looking beyond caste and creed, ethics in politics and business. We have multiple panel discussions under the umbrella of Namma Election along with multiple one on one discussions with dignitaries from diverse backgrounds sharing their views on Karnataka elections under the umbrella of brand Karnataka.”

BTVI says it has created a destination for viewers to catch all election related programming and 8.30 pm is where it airs one show per day. The same show will be available on all OTT platforms that live stream BTVI – Jio TV, Yupp TV, Hotstar. Besides these, viewers can watch BTVI live on various trading apps like Kotak Stock Trader App, Axis Direct App, IIFL Markets App, etc.

TV Today Network managing editor Supriya Prasad says, that the network is covering the pre-Karnataka election days with shows like Shwet Patra which is hosted by Sweta Singh, Karnataka ka King Kaun and Opinion Poll on Aaj Tak. The network’s prominent anchors are in Karnataka like Rajdeep Sardesai, Rahul Kanwal, Padmaja Joshi and Preeti Chaudhary. Running up to the elections, there are two to three hours of programming and day long shows on the main days.

iTV Network did a ‘Karnataka Next Conclave 2018’ on 7 May to get the insight from the strong political contenders about their preparations before the polls. iTV Network CEO Varun Kohli says, “All the three channels India News, NewsX and NewsX Kannada are doing extensive coverage of the elections.”

With the election day being right around the corner, the channels will be more rigorous in their analysis of the election and give more limelight to the event. With almost all national channels dedicating their entire days to the Karnataka Elections, we will not only see a battle for votes but also one for views on TV.

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May 9, 2018
NewsX-JankiBaat exit poll report captures accurate seat projections for elections in the northeast

MUMBAI: The NewsX-JankiBaat Exit Poll for Tripura, Nagaland and Meghalaya Assembly Elections 2018 delivered the most credible survey results for the much-anticipated assembly elections in the northeastern states. Each of the three states has a 60-member assembly and the polls have been one of the most closely-watched political battles in the region this year. The survey not only managed to successfully represent the trends but were remarkably close to the actual results.

The NewsX-JankiBaat Exit Poll for the Tripura Elections 2018 had predicted that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Indigenous People’s Front of Tripura alliance (BJP-IPFT) will bag 35 to 45 seats, with the ruling Left front predicted to grab 14 to 23 seats and the Congress, none. The BJP-IPFT managed to grab a total of 43 seats in the state, dethroning the Left that lagged way behind with just 16 seats and the Congress left high and dry with no seats at all.

In Nagaland, NewsX survey showed the BJP-Nationalist Democratic Progressive Party alliance (BJP-NDPP) winning 27 to 32 seats, followed by the Naga People’s Front (NPF) with 20 to 25 seats, Congress with 0 to 2 seats and others with 5 to 7 seats. The exit polls represented the election trends accurately once again with the BJP-NDPP, NPF, Congress and others grabbing 28, 29, 0 and 2 seats, respectively.

In Meghalaya, the NewsX-JankiBaat Exit Poll predicted the National People’s Party (NPP) would win 23 to 27 seats with the Congress likely to grab 13 to 17, BJP 8 to 12 and others 2 to 6 seats. The exit polls represented the election trends accurately once again with the BJP, NPP, Congress, others grabbing 8, 19, 21 and 11 seats, respectively.

March 5, 2018
NewsX launches its biggest campaign to unearth non-performing assets

MUMBAI: NewsX has launched India’s biggest investigation into Non-Performing Assets (NPAs) by kicking off a 100-day campaign to help strengthen India’s financial backbone by weeding out non-performing assets that are weighing down on banks.

The channel is committed to dig out details of such assets every day for the next 100 days to enable the country to get a comprehensive picture on what is a pressing national issue involving crores of rupees. In fact, India’s total NPAs amount to over Rs 8 lakh crores, which roughly translates to INR 6,400 for every man, woman and child in the country.

NewsX has based its campaign on its access to an exhaustive list of Non-Performing Assets (NPAs) of 2016. The list is over 200 pages long and contains names, addresses and loan amounts of 1,406 companies involving thousands of crores of rupees, which were given by banks and never recovered.

Based on this list, NewsX has started a detailed investigation made possible by a special team. The team launched systematic checks on addresses corresponding to firms mentioned in the list and unearthed a web of fake addresses, empty buildings and closed shops with locals confirming they were not aware such companies even existed. NewsX also tried contacting banks that have been ‘duped’ by defaulters in the NPAs list; however, there has been no response on this from the banks.

The investigation so far has been as riveting as it is serious. Reiterating India’s commitment to clean up the system, NewsX seeks to turn this campaign into every Indian’s fight against corruption. The channel has appealed to all Indians to join its mission to purge the country’s economy by launching a collective effort to force banks to break their lethargy and make aggressive attempts to recover such dues.

NewsX hopes the campaign will be a reason for employees, bankers and chartered accountants to expose anomalies in systems, emphasising on the protection entitled to them under the Whistle Blowers Protection Act, 2011.

The campaign also seeks support from every Indian to contribute towards creating a system that will not allow defaulters to go unchallenged for long time lengths that allow them to maintain lavish lifestyles on money put into banks as savings and pensions.

Voice your opinion on the campaign using the following hashtag: #NPAFilesonNewsX

February 24, 2018
Republic TV continues to rule English News genre ratings

BENGALURU: The Arnab Goswami led Indian English News channel Republic TV continued to lead the ratings in its genre for week 25 of 2017 (Saturday, 17 June 2017 to Friday, 23 June 2017). Broadcast Audience Research Council of India (BARC) weekly data for week 25 showed that Republic TV topped the charts with 868,000 weekly impressions, followed at a fair distance behind (29.6 percent behind) by the earlier genre leader Times Now which scored 670,000 weekly impressions.

This analysis comes with a few caveats. BBC World News has been present in the weekly top five English News channels list for 18 of the first 25 weeks of 2017. It has not been considered here, since it is not an Indian English News channel, but its ratings have been added to the sum of ratings of the top 5 channels in the English New genre as well as to arrive at average weekly ratings. The combined weekly impressions (CWI) mentioned in this analysis includes only those numbers that the channels garnered when they were in the weekly top five channels’ lists. Their overall actual weekly average impressions during the 25 weeks of 2017 could be different. BARC data for weeks 1 to 25 of 2017 for Top 5 English news channels – All India (U+R): NCCS AB : Males 22+ Individuals has been used. For equitable comparison, week 21 of 2017 data for the genre has not been considered at some places in this analysis.

Right from its launch in week 19 of 2017 (6 May 2017 to 12 May 2017) Republic TV has led the genre, displacing Times Now. During week 19, Republic TV had 2,118,000 weekly impressions, almost double that of Times Now which had 1,148,000 weekly impressions in the same week. As the weeks have passed, the curiosity factor in Republic TV seems to have diminished and in week 24 of 2015, the difference in the ratings of these two main protagonists in the English News genre was 28,000 weekly impressions with Republic TV’s ratings at 963,000 weekly impressions to Times Now ratings at 935,000 weekly impressions.

The launch of Republic TV gave rise to an ugly war between the existing Indian English News channels and the new entrant. For one week, week 21 of 2017, ratings of the top Indian English news channels were not published as they had stripped their new feeds of the BARC audio watermark. The NBA-backed channels returned to the BARC fold in week 22. Please refer to the chart below for the comparative ratings of the two channels:

Though Republic TV seems to have helped increase the ratings for the genre, overall the genre has seen a progressive fall in the combined weekly ratings of the top 5 channels in week 25 from the high of week 19. Before the launch of Republic TV in week 19, the top 5 English News channels had an average combined viewership of 18,83,611 weekly impressions (for weeks 1 to 18 of 2017). After the launch of Republic TV, average viewership ratings of the top 5 channels from the English News genre climbed up by 15.4 percent to 2,173,417 weekly impressions during weeks 1 to 25 of 2017.

Please refer to the figure below for English News genre ratings in 2017 until week 25.

Please refer to the figure below for the list of top 5 English News channels for week 25.

June 30, 2017