News Broadcasting
INX News ropes in Karan Thapar’s ITV as editorial advisor
MUMBAI: INX News has appointed Karan Thapar’s company Infotainment Television Pvt Ltd (ITV) as editorial advisor to NewsX, the soon-to-be-launched English news channel.
The advisory services will comprise a review of progress to date and consultancy on future editorial development of the channel.
INX News head of newsroom Arup Ghosh said, “I am very pleased that Karan’s ITV has come on board as editorial advisor to NewsX. With its experience and reputation, I am sure ITV will contribute immensely to our vision of a world-class news channel for NewsX.”
Commenting on ITV’s appointment as editorial advisor to NewsX, Thapar added, “ITV is delighted to accept a project from NewsX to advise it on how to become one of the most exciting news channels available in India.”
INX News chairperson Indrani Mukerjea said, “With the expertise of the editorial and operations team at NewsX, we are ready to provide the highest quality of intelligent news for today’s audience.”
Established in 2001, ITV has worked for the BBC, Channel News Asia, CNBC TV18, CNN-IBN and Doordarshan, among other channels.
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.
