News Broadcasting
Romedy Now brings love and laughter to Indian television
MUMBAI: ROMEDY NOW, the brand new English entertainment channel from the Times Television Network, launches on september 22nd at 7 am, giving television buffs a whole new reason to turn on the telly. Encouraging viewers to get back to the key life values, ROMEDY NOW delivers a healthy dose of love and laughter to lighten up your life.
With a top movie line-up of light-hearted entertainment, ROMEDY NOW promises to put you in the greatest of moods. From date nights to bridezillas, sit back and unwind with some of the best feel-good movies from Hollywood.
Who can resist a good cat fight between two best friends? Catch best friends turn bridezillas as Kate Hudson and Anne Hathaway discover and re-discover where their friendship stands with a dream wedding in Bride Wars on Sep 27 at 9 pm.
Men may be from Mars and women from Venus, but catch the cast of cult film He’s Just Not That Into You tell it like it is. With a star cast that includes Ben Affleck, Jennifer Aniston, Bradley Cooper, Jennifer Garner, Scarlett Johansson, tune in to some dynamic performances on Sep 22 at 9 pm.
Don’t miss the ensemble cast of Jessica Alba, Bradley Cooper, Patrick Dempsey, Jamie Foxx, Jessica Biel and Julia Roberts in Valentine’s Day on Sep 28 at 9 pm. Watch as their lives cross paths to reveal a truly romantic story.
Jennifer Aniston delivers yet another power-packed performance in Love Happens as the free-spirited florist who falls in love with a bestselling novelist. Catch the twist in the tale and watch how love has the power to conquer all on Oct. 4 at 9 pm.
When two single adults step up to take care of their best friends’ orphaned girl, they learn that being parents is the toughest job in the world. Tune in on Sep 27 at 10.40 pm to watch the vivacious Katherine Heigl work on her motherly instincts in Life as we know it.
Love. Laugh. Live and tune in to ROMEDY NOW on September 22, 2013!
News Broadcasting
News TV viewership jumps 33 per cent as West Asia war draws audiences
BARC Week 8 data shows news share rising to 8 per cent despite T20 World Cup
NEW DELHI:Â Even as individual television news channel ratings remain under a temporary pause, the genre itself is seeing a clear surge in audience attention.
According to the latest data from Broadcast Audience Research Council India, television news recorded a 33 per cent jump in genre share in Week 8 of 2026, covering February 28 to March 6.
The news genre accounted for 8 per cent of total television viewership during the week, up from 6 per cent the previous week. The spike in attention coincided with escalating geopolitical tensions involving the United States, Israel and Iran, which have kept global headlines firmly fixed on West Asia.
The rise is notable because it came at a time when cricket was dominating television screens. The high-stakes stages of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup, including the Super 8 fixtures and semi-finals, were being broadcast during the same period.
Despite the cricket frenzy, viewers appeared to be toggling between sport and global affairs, boosting the overall share of news programming.
The surge in genre share comes even as the government has enforced a one-month pause on publishing ratings for individual news channels. The move followed regulatory scrutiny of the television ratings ecosystem.
While channel-level rankings remain temporarily out of sight, the genre-level data suggests that when global tensions escalate, audiences continue to turn to television news for real-time updates.
