News Broadcasting
MSNBC editor-in-chief Jerry Nachman dies at 57
MUMBAI: Emmy award-winning journalist for MSNBC Jerry Nachman, who spent years in local television news and also edited the New York Post, died of cancer on 20 January at the age of 57.
Nachman, the recipient of a Peabody Award, an Edward R Murrow Award and an Emmy Award, died overnight at his home in Hoboken, New Jersey, the MSNBC network said.
The outspoken journo was also known for his work in front of the camera as host of MSNBC’s Nachman show. He had told viewers of the political talk show last January that he had been diagnosed with cancer.
NBC chairman and CEO and vice chairman of General Electric Bob Wright was quoted in media reports saying, “Jerry was well-informed, candid, witty and charming. He was also a gifted newsman and executive, and his passing is a loss not just to NBC but to the entire profession.” MSNBC is co-owned by NBC and Microsoft and NBC is owned by GE.
Nachman spent years as a news director in stints with two local New York television stations and also worked as general manager of radio and television stations in Washington. He was editor in chief of the New York Post from 1989 to 1992.
He also worked in late 2001 as a staff writer for the NBC television series UC: Undercover and was a staff writer and executive producer at Politically Incorrect with Bill Maher.
NBC News president Neal Shapiro was quoted in a media report saying, “Jerry Nachman will be remembered not only for what he brought to the news – insight, context and a relentless search for the truth – but also for what he brought to the newsroom – integrity, tenacity and a refreshing splash of humor.”
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.
