It‘s election season, and that generally means increased viewership for television news channels. Exhaustive coverage also means that voters are now accustomed to a range of gadgetry, punditry and minute-by-minute scoring to a degree unequaled in the past. So, what makes for good election coverage?
On a day when Indian Army Chief General Bikram Singh warned of retaliation at the Line of Control, Pakistan continued to deny decapitating any Indian soldier's body and maintained that India was blowing things out of proportions. This came even as former Indian diplomats and Army chiefs claim that Pakistan's actions are tantamount to a war crime.
The Network 18 Group posted a 21% rise in consolidated revenues for the financial year 2010-11 to Rs 1,484 crore. For the fourth quarter (January to March) the company’s revenues grew 15% to Rs 406 crore over the corresponding quarter last year.
Delhi High Court (HC) has approved scheme of arrangement between TV18, IBN18 and Network18, reports CNBC-TV18.