News Broadcasting
Balaji Telefims scrip gains 7% as Sensex crosses 3,500 mark
MUMBAI: The barometer 30-stock Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) Sensex continued its ascent, crossed the 3,500 mark and ended at 3,583.06 on 27 June 2003 – the best close in 15 months. This represents an increase of 83.56 points as compared to the close of 3,499 on 20 June. The S&P CNX NSE Nifty also gained and ended the day at 1,125.55 as compared to 1,100.25 on 20 June.
Market observers believe fresh inflow of funds from FIIs towards the middle of the week is responsible for the indices touching new highs.
Balaji Telefilms gained around seven per cent on both the stock exchanges and witnessed higher volumes. Creative Eye and ETC Networks increased marginally. The other media scrips however registered small drops in their share prices as compared to the previous week.
Zee Telefilms opened the day (27 June) on the BSE at 91.05; registered a drop of 1.98 per cent to end the day at Rs 89.25 as compared to Rs 83.40 on 20 June). The volume of shares traded was around 2.76 million shares on 27 June.
On the National Stock Exchange (NSE), the Zee Telefilm scrip opened the day at Rs 90.90; dipped by 1.54 per cent to end the day at Rs 89.50 as compared to Rs 83.45 on 20 June. The volume of shares traded was around 4.89 million shares
The Television Eighteen India scrip opened the day at Rs 90.75; dipped 2.20 per cent; ended the day at Rs 88.75 as compared to Rs 89.35 on the BSE on 20 June 2003. On the NSE, the scrip opened the day at Rs 90.55; dipped by 1.60 per cent to end the day at Rs 89.10 as compared to Rs 89 on 20 June 2003.
On the BSE, the Balaji Telefilms scrip opened the day (27 June 2003) at Rs 63.25; rose 7.19 per cent to end the day at Rs 67.80 as compared to Rs 61.65 on 20 June. The volume traded was 1.45 million shares.
On the NSE, the scrip opened the day at Rs 63; rose 7.62 per cent to end the day at Rs 67.80 as compared to Rs 61.65 on 20 June. The volume of shares traded was 4.75 million shares.
Sri Adhikari Brothers Television Network (SABTNL) opened the day at Rs 76.45; dropped 0.92 per cent to end the day at Rs 75.75 as compared to Rs 74.09 on 20 June. On the NSE, the scrip opened the day at Rs 76.15; dropped 0.66 per cent and ended the day at Rs 75.65 as compared to Rs 76.84 on 20 June.
On the BSE, Cinevistaas’ opened the day at Rs 29.05; dropped 1.20 per cent; ended the day at Rs 28.70 as compared to Rs 29.30 on 20 June. On the NSE, the scrip opened at Rs 29; gained 1.03 per cent and ended at Rs 29.30 as compared to Rs 29.25 on 20 June.
Creative Eye opened the day at Rs 14.70; gained 1.02 per cent to end the day at Rs 14.85 as compared to Rs 13.85 on 20 June on the BSE. On the NSE, the scrip opened the day at Rs 14.60; gained 0.34 per cent to end the day at Rs 14.65 as compared to Rs 14 on 20 June.
The ETC Networks scrip opened the day at Rs 51.15; rose 0.88 per cent to end the day at Rs 51.60 as compard to Rs 51.05 on 20 June.
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.
