News Broadcasting
Murdoch looking to incorporate News Corp in US
MUMBAI: Reflecting the burgeoning growth of its business in America Rupert Murdoch’s media conglomerate News Corp is planning to shift its incorporation to the US from Australia. The company is thus hoping to stimulate demand for its shares.
At an analyst meeting, News Corp stated that it was seeking to reincorporate in the US by the end of the year through a share-for-share exchange. The company added that the move reflected the current profile of its global business mix.
The company stated that the move made sense as 75 per cent of its revenues and profits are from US based businesses like Fox and now Directv. However the proposed move would not result in a change in strategy.
Through the reincorporation, the company is looking to expand its shareholder base, enhance liquidity and reduce the cost of capital. The company further noted that the US market was the most liquid in the world. However it also plans to maintain a presence in Australian capital markets. The proposed move will also eliminate hurdles for large US institutions from buying and holding stock. The reincorporation could also lead to the company being included in US stock and trading indices.
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.
