News Broadcasting
Sue Inglish to head analysis, research for BBC News
MUMBAI: UK broadcaster BBC News director Helen Boaden has announced that Sue Inglish has been appointed to the new combined role of head of political programmes, analysis and research.
In her new role, Sue will take on additional responsibility for all of the BBC’s political programming. This includes shows like The Daily Politics, This Week, and Question Time . She will also be in charge of the BBC’s Parliament Channel.
Before joining the BBC, Inglish worked extensively for ITN from 1983-1997 where she was ultimately deputy editor of Channel Four News.
There, she was responsible for editorial, financial, staff and resource management of ITN’s programmes for Channel Four including the nightly Channel Four News, a daily political programme from Westminster, as well as special current affairs programmes and documentaries.
Inglish joined BBC News in 2002 from ITN New Media where, as editor, she was responsible for itn.co.uk and the interactive element of its 24 hour news channel.
Prior to that she was editor of LBC (from 1999 to 2000) and from 1997 to 2000 was head of programme strategy for Euronews.
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.
