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This flagship channel from the NDTV news network is India’s most watched English
News channel.
Winner of numerous awards, including the Asian Television Award for Best News Channel,
NDTV 24X7 is home to the finest journalists and TV production team across the country.
It also beams its cutting-edge programming beyond Indian shores, broadcasting in
the UK on the Sky Digital platform, in the U.S. on the Direct TV platform, in Canada
on the ATN platform, in Australia on the Vision Asia platform, in Europe on the
WorldTV platform, and in Singapore on the Singtel platform.
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The Key Shows
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We The People – This powerful opinion-based show, hosted by Barkha
Dutt, puts eminent panelists at the mercy of an enquiring public, throwing the floor
open for discussions on the issues affecting the country and its people and ensuring
that the average citizen has his or her say.
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The Big Fight – Hosted by Vikram Chandra, the show pits those on
opposite sides of an issue against each other in a lively and often heated debate.
What emerges from the sometimes controversial opinions is a thorough 360° view of
the key national or global issue at hand.
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India Decides@9 – : NDTV’s flagship news hour brings you the hot debates, top newsmakers and the key deal breakers. Sonia Singh wraps up the news, business, sports and entertainment world for you, every day at 9 pm.
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Left Right & Centre – : One hour of the day's biggest news discussed threadbare by the day's newsmakers. Diverse opinions, from across the political spectrum, drawn out and dissected. The show that makes you decide - Are you the Left, Right or the Centre?
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Truth vs Hype – : Anchored and presented by Sreenivasan Jain, Truth vs Hype is the only major news show that travels every week to ground zero to answer the questions that lie at the heart of every big story of our time – from politics, to corruption, to conflict zones. Shot and edited as a cutting edge news documentary, each episode is backed by solid research, hard facts and a clear-eyed sifting through evidence. Standout episodes of the show’s first season included the debate over whether the Army should withdraw from Jammu and Kashmir, the propaganda war that has broken out in Sri Lanka after the war with the LTTE ended, an investigation into illegal mining in Goa, the myth of Manipur’s 100 day long economic blockade, and Anna Hazare’s provocative views on using violence to combat social ills.
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India 60: Verdict – NDTV’s flagship news
programme, India 60 Minutes, is complemented by this special debate segment on the
major controversy of the day. Designed to be interactive, it lets viewers have the
final word on the big issue in that day’s news, be it from politics, sports, entertainment
or business.
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Bombay Talkies – Sreenivasan Jain takes a walk with Mumbai’s renowned
personalities, through an area that is especially significant to him or her. The
freewheeling chat format of the show touches upon a range of issues, showcasing
new facets of their persona. The show has featured people from all walks of life,
including the likes of Amitabh Bachchan, Raj Thackeray, Nusli Wadia, Shatrughan
Sinha and Sanjay Leela Bhansali.
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Walk the Talk – – Another flagship programme of NDTV 24X7, it is a technical first in the Indian television industry, being the only programme in the country to be shot in one take. With over two hundred episodes, Indian Express Editor-in-Chief, Shekhar Gupta, has travelled and questioned every eminent national and many international personalities at a place of special relevance to the guest. Amongst the stellar guests the show has had, were three of India’s Nobel Prize winners – Dr. Amartya Sen, VS Naipul and The Dalai Lama.
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Key Personnel & Anchors
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Barkha Dutt –
The face of fearless journalism, Barkha Dutt, Group Editor NDTV and President Editorial
Board, excels in news reportage and incisive analysis. She is renowned for her intrepid
work in conflict reporting from Kashmir, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Iraq and the Middle
East. The winner of over 20 national and international awards, Barkha has been conferred
with the Padma Shri for Journalism in 2008. She steadfastly follows her own mind,
forging ahead with the credo: “Be willing to be unpopular as it makes your reporting
more honest.”
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Sonia Singh – Editorial Director
and President of the NDTV Ethics Committee, Sonia Singh is an NDTV veteran and has
been with the company for 16 years. As an anchor of the popular show ‘Verdict’ and
the 9 ‘o’ clock news, she has won both critical and viewer acclaim for her work.
Conferred by FICCI with the ‘Young Leader Award’, Sonia has interviewed country’s
top politicians, bureaucrats and stars. Sonia Singh has successfully anchored and
editorially managed news ranging from three different governments at the centre,
to the Kandahar hijack, Sonia Gandhi appointing Manmohan Singh as India's Prime
Minister, the Gujarat riots and many other pivotal stories.
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Vikram Chandra -- CEO, NDTV Group, Vikram has been associated with
NDTV since 1994 and is not only one of India’s leading news personalities and anchors,
but has also taken on corporate responsibility for several years. As one of India's
best known anchor persons he presents ‘The Big Fight’, which has long been one of
India's top rated news and current affairs programmes and ‘Gadget Guru’, along with
several other special shows. During his stint as a special correspondent, he has
extensively covered the Siachen & Kargil wars, and the conflict in Kashmir. Vikram
has been named "Global Leader for Tomorrow" and a “Young Global Leader” by the World
Economic Forum in Davos. he has won many awards including "Best Anchor for a Talk
Show", the Hero Honda Award for Best Anchor-person and the Teacher’s Achievement
Award for Communication. He has been one of the pioneers in social programming for
public interest and has anchored three GREENATHON’s that raised money for solar
lanterns and is now involved with the "Save our Tigers” campaign.
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Sreenivasan Jain – Has been associated with NDTV since 1995, reporting on virtually every major national and international story, as well as anchoring prime time news shows like Star News Sunday, the 9pm News, and Witness. Sreenivasan specializes in reportage on national politics, political economy and investigations. He has covered the Afghanistan war, the Sri Lanka conflict, and the US Presidential elections. From 2003-2011, he was heading NDTV’s operations in Mumbai, where he made a mark for his coverage of the 26/11 terrorist attack on the city. He has received numerous national and international awards including the Ramnath Goenka Award, the Indian Television Academy Award, and the World Silver Medal at the New York Festivals. Currently he reports and presents Truth vs Hype on NDTV 24x7, a ground – zero reportage based news documentary, and Power of One on NDTV Profit, where he interviews key political, government and business leaders.
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Manika Raikwar Ahirwal – Managing Editor NDTV 24x7. Manika is currently responsible for gathering all news inputs from across the country, and ensuring what goes on air is true, fast and credible. She graduated from Miranda House and did her Masters from the Mass Communication Research Centre at the Jamia Millia University in Delhi. She joined NDTV in 1996 after a stint with Newstrack, India’s first video magazine, as a researcher, reporter. Manika has anchored a highly successful programme on Women’s Issues, and has reported for several years, when she covered the Gujarat Earthquake, the Narmada Bachao Andolan as well. In addition to her role as a key member of NDTV 24x7’s Editorial Team, Manika will be maximising resources and planning across NDTV’s different channels, working with the senior most editorial teams at NDTV India, Profit, Lifestyle, Worldwide, special projects, Red Dot and other teams.
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Chetan Bhattacharji – Managing Editor NDTV 24x7. Chetan has been with NDTV since January, 1995 and has been part of the Editorial Team for the last ten years. He has worked on several regular and special shows like the elections, and in particular, the NDTV 24x7’s flagship, award-winning news bulletin India Decides@9. Before this he reported in Delhi, was then transferred to Chandigarh and reported from its neighbouring states. He covered news ranging from the Kargil war to the former Prime Minister Narasimha Rao’s trials. He began his career as a producer working on the landmark ‘The World This Week’, later directing shows and news bulletins. As Managing Editor, Chetan will be responsible for a special focus on ratings as well as driving additional revenue for the channel, in addition to other specific editorial roles. Chetan has one of the most well informed and incisive minds at NDTV. His editorial judgement is solid and reliable and his extensive knowledge and experience of editorial processes have earned him an enviable reputation for being NDTV's 'safe pair of hands'. Chetan is a crucial and integral part of NDTV 24x7 which will benefit greatly from his inputs in his role as Managing Editor.
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Anasuya Mathur – Anasuya Mathur joined NDTV in July 1995. She honed her production skills working on shows like The World This Week, Question Time India, The Big Fight and Star News Sunday. Anasuya joined the sports desk as a reporter cum producer in 2002 and travelled a fair bit covering the event closest to her heart, the Olympics! She has covered three Olympics, a Commonwealth Games, an Asian Games and two cricket tours to Australia. Anasuya moved back to production in September 2011 and now heads a team of 80 very capable and talented people as Channel Head, Production Operations, NDTV 24x7.
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Nidhi Razdan – Associate Editor, Foreign Affairs and anchor of the popular current affairs daily show, ‘Left, Right and Centre’, Nidhi has made a name for herself covering some of the most challenging issues – the Gujarat earthquake, insurgency in Kashmir, the London bombing and the nuke deal amongst others. She also has to her credit many heart wrenching documentaries on Iran.
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Vishnu Som – Editor Special Programmes/Documentaries and Senior Anchor NDTV and with more than 7000 hours of live broadcast experience, Vishnu has anchored through some of the biggest breaking news stories in the world. As a journalist, he has closely covered the Afghanistan, Iraq and Kargil wars and the Siachen conflict. He has fearlessly reported during the Tsunami, the Gujarat earthquake and the floods in Bihar. A documentary film producer, Vishnu has received an award for best min-series in, and has also been conferred with a UN Fellowship for Young Journalists from Developing Countries.
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Anchoring Success
NDTV was the brainchild of its Executive Co-Chairperson, Prannoy Roy, and Executive Co-Chairperson, Radhika Roy. Prannoy Roy brought a country to the edge of its seat with his innate knack of translating the complicated facts of election politics and... |
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From the Reel to the Real
Commercial and critical success aside, what the corporation is most proud of is how its work works in the real world. Using its powerful reach to campaign for and with the people of India. |
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Prime Time
NDTV has come a long way since that half hour Friday prime time nugget, achieving the rare double gold-standard of being not only a commercially successful infotainment network in the country, but also the most reputed…. |
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Pioneering News
On a November night in 1988, India turned on its TV to what would become a tube-changing phenomenon. NDTV’s first show, “The World this Week” opened country’s eyes to the world in a way it had never seen before… |
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Beyond News
Commercial and critical success aside, what the corporation is most proud of is how its work works in the real world. Using its powerful reach to campaign for and with the people of India. |
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Beyond TV
Leveraging its broadcasting and programming excellence, NDTV has set-up NDTV Convergence (Digital Media), NGEN (Media Process Outsourcing) and NDTV Labs (Media Software &Technology)……. |
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