News Broadcasting
Rajdeep Sardesai re-elected as Editors Guild prez, to campaign against ‘paid’ news
NEW DELHI: IBN Network Editor-in-Chief Rajdeep Sardesai was today re-elected President of the Editors Guild of India for a second term at the elections held here.
Coomi Kapoor, a senior journalist who is also a columnist with The Indian Express Group, has been elected General Secretary.
Kapoor succeeds Resident Editor in Delhi for ‘the Week’, K Sachidananda Murthy, who told indiantelevision.com that he had already done three terms and therefore felt the norm of two terms should be followed. India TV COO Rohit Bansal was re-elected Treasurer for another term.
Sardesai made a clarion call driven by a concerted campaign in the first quarter of 2010 on multiple platforms against the growing menace of paid news masquerading as genuine news/editorial comment.
This will form part of the Resolution being issued tomorrow that will attempt to summarize the discussion held today on the subject of paid news. Details of the campaign will be spelt out.
News Broadcasting
Network18 channels lead YouTube news viewership in March 2026
CNN-News18, News18 India and CNBC channels top categories with record views
MUMBAI: When the world hit refresh on breaking news, Network18’s channels were already streaming ahead. As geopolitical tensions and war-driven headlines fuelled a surge in global news consumption, the network’s digital playbook delivered big clocking record Youtube viewership across English, Hindi and business news categories in March 2026.
At the forefront was CNN-News18, which emerged as the clear leader in the English news segment with 130 million live and video-on-demand views. The channel edged past competitors such as Times of India (126.5 million), Times Now (101.1 million), India Today (88.2 million) and NDTV (77.5 million), according to Databeings data for March.
In the Hindi news arena, News18 India delivered a commanding performance, racking up a staggering 3,297 million views on YouTube. The channel comfortably outpaced NDTV India, which recorded 3,119 million views, underlining its deep reach and consistent engagement with mass audiences, as per Playboard data.
The network’s dominance wasn’t confined to general news. In the Hindi business segment, CNBC Awaaz topped the charts with 92 million views, narrowly ahead of Zee Business (90 million) and well ahead of ET Now Swadesh (57 million). Meanwhile, its English counterpart CNBC-TV18 posted a strong 58 million views, reinforcing the network’s cross-category strength.
The spike in viewership reflects a broader shift in audience behaviour, with viewers increasingly turning to digital platforms particularly Youtube for real-time updates and in-depth coverage during high-intensity news cycles. For Network18, the numbers signal more than just scale; they underline the effectiveness of a multi-platform strategy that blends speed, credibility and continuous coverage.
In a month where the news never paused, it seems viewers chose to stay tuned where the stream never stopped.
