News Broadcasting
CNN lines up live interview with Jimmy Carter next month
MUMBAI: News channel CNN has announced that one of the major programme highlights for December will be a live interview with Jimmy Carter. Carter is the 2002 Nobel Laureate.
Prize for Peace:2002 will be hosted by Jonathan Mann who also anchors the show Insight. The interview takes place in Oslo and airs 10 December at 9:30 pm with repeats on 14 December at 4:30 pm and 15 December at 12:30 pm.
Mann has interviewed every Nobel Peace Prize winer since 1995. Meanwhile the channel has also announced special internet coverage of the South Korean Presidential Election which takes place on 19 December. Current President Kim Dae-jung steps down. The site cnn.com/asia will update readers on the results.
Channel coverage will however not be restricted just politics and world issues. On the sporting front on 9 December the shows World Sport and Inside Sailing will have action from the Louis Vuitton Yachting Cup which will take place in New Zealand. The event acts as a selection series to determine who will race in America’s Cup.
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.
