News Broadcasting
Silhouette Productions plans shocking new reality show
LOS ANGELES: This is the kind of thing that would give newly appointed censor chief Anupam Kher many a sleepless night! A new reality TV show asks the question: “Can You Be a Pornstar?” Mary Carey, the porn actress who ran for California governor in the recent recall election, is among the hosts, joining fellow adult-film stars Tabitha Stevens and Ginger Lynn.
Silhouette Productions issued a statement announcing plans on 3 November to shoot seven one-hour shows, with plans to start broadcasting on iN DEMAND Networks and other pay-per-view channels on 8 January 2004.
A group of 28 women will compete for a one-year contract with a major adult video distributor and a cash prize of $100,000. “It’s going to be an R-rated version for pay-per-view,” Silhouette Productions CEO Harry Feingold said. “Obviously, there will be outtakes that will be hardcore,” These will likely turn up on the DVD release. “It’s like Paradise Hotel, when they go behind the scenes. Everybody wants to know what’s going on. Well, here you see it,” he said. Paradise Hotel refers to the Fox’s reality series about young people trying to seduce each other.
In each episode, four women arrive at a house in Los Angeles for photo shoots, interviews and “surprises,” according to Silhouette. Viewers will help pick eight finalists for a 90-minute finale.
The statement has promised “uninhibited nudity and sizzling sexuality,” while the show’s official Web site said it would feature “Real people having real sex!” “Pay-per-view gives us the freedom to take reality television where it has never gone before,” Feingold said. “The last stigma today for audiences isn’t renting adult films, it’s admitting it, and this series offers viewers a fun, behind-the-scenes look at the star-making process in a multi-billion dollar industry.”
He added that the show is designed “not just for men, but for wives and girlfriends who enjoy both reality TV and adult entertainment.”
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.
