News Broadcasting
BBC to present an insight into Afghanistan
MUMBAI: In the run-up to elections in Afghanistan, BBC News presents a multi-platform insight into life inside the country on 13 September 2005.
The BBC News website, BBC Radio Five Live, the BBC World Service, and BBC World will all be covering the day. They will offer comment, insight and reportage from Afghanistan and looking at the culture, politics and day-to-day life of this often misunderstood country.
On that day the BBC’s aim will be to reveal how life is developing under democracy in Afghanistan including an analysis of health, education, the role of women, and media consumption using material gathered at the BBC Monitoring centre at Caversham. There will also be testimonies from Afghans via bbc.co.uk/afghanistanday. Anchor Lyse Doucet chairs an interactive discussion with input from Afghans and their government.
The BBC News website’s Soutik Biswas plans to take his laptop to a village in Afghanistan where he will talk to residents and put questions from web users to them.
BBC ONE Six O’Clock News: Andrew North with a special report from Afghanistan on how the country is trying to deal with having one of the highest maternal mortality rates in the world. BBC News 24 will look ahead to the elections on Sunday 18 September and hear from ‘real’ people about their lives and their hopes for a new Afghan government, looking at life through audio and video diaries and through a series of reports from correspondents. Nick Higham examines how Afghanistan has changed over recent years in a special fact file.
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.
