News Broadcasting
SCV & Sun Direct spar with Star Vijay?
MUMBAI: The folks at Disney Star India’s Star Vijay are mighty happy – and, yet, very upset. Happy, because the channel has raced ahead of southern leader Sun TV in terms of viewership ratings in week 24. Upset, because they are allegedly being fingered on the ground with Star Vijay being placed lower down in the LCN band by certain distribution platform operators.
Sources close to Disney Star reveal that in the just concluded week 24 Star Vijay racked up 772 Grps as against Sun TV’s 749 in the Chennai, TN/Pondicherry urban 15-30 demographic. Triumphant, the Star Vijay marketing team splashed their one-week win all over digital media. Bang came the riposte from Sun TV. Sources close to Star Vijay say that the southern behemoth immediately bumped it down to a lower LCN (no 56 from 38) on Sun Direct while pulling the Tamil channel from LCN 75 to LCN 96 on its cable TV platform SCV or Kal Cables.
This, according to industry experts, could have a detrimental effect on Star Vijay’s ratings in the coming week. The Disney Star India team was reportedly appealing to both platforms to place the channel back on the higher LCN – to no avail.
Indiantelevision.com reached out to Sun Direct and SCV officials but they refused to comment. Sources close to the Sun TV network, however, stated that Star Vijay has gained a lead just in urban markets and for one week only.
“So why is it going around trumpeting that it Is the leader?” one of them asked. “We totally disagree with their claim.”
Sources close to Disney Star India reveal that the mouse house has written to broadcasting regulator TRAI complaining about the southern powerhouse’s LCN shifting tactics.
The question now is: with the two adversaries staring at each other eye to eye, who will blink first?
News Broadcasting
WITT Summit 2026 concludes in New Delhi
Babar Azam’s comical diving attempt goes viral as league introduces anti-dew measures.
MUMBAI: The WITT Summit just wrapped up with enough big ideas to fill a policy playbook because when India’s leaders, thinkers and icons gather under one roof, even the conversations hit sixes. The eighth edition of TV9 Network’s flagship What India Thinks Today (WITT) Summit 2026 concluded on Saturday after two days of dynamic discussions at its New Delhi venue. India’s largest multi-domain public policy and culture summit brought together political leaders, policymakers, sports icons, artists and technology innovators to examine the forces shaping contemporary India and its global standing.
Prime minister Narendra Modi delivered the keynote address on the theme “India and the World” for the third consecutive year. In a wide-ranging speech, he addressed the ongoing conflict in West Asia, calling for restraint and compassion while highlighting India’s continued development trajectory despite global turmoil.
The summit featured candid conversations with state leaders. Telangana Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy articulated a people-first governance model and contrasted it with other development approaches. Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav declared that Left-wing extremism had been effectively eliminated in his state and highlighted preparations for the upcoming Kumbh Mela. Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann defended his government’s record, citing the closure of 19 toll plazas and creation of the Sadak Suraksha Force. Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar expressed confidence in Congress prospects in Assam and addressed recent allegations against him.
On geopolitics and national security, Union Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia outlined India’s ambition to become a builder of trusted digital infrastructure for the world, citing the rapid 5G rollout and village-level 4G connectivity.
Cricket received significant attention. Former India captain Sourav Ganguly praised player freedom and trust as hallmarks of great leadership and named MS Dhoni as the greatest captain due to his World Cup successes. India women’s team bowling coach Aavishkar Salvi credited the BCCI and Women’s Premier League for building a pipeline of world-class talent behind the team’s recent ODI World Cup triumph.
The summit also hosted the inaugural AI² Awards 2026, celebrating the convergence of human creativity and machine intelligence in storytelling and content creation. Poet and kathavachak Kumar Vishwas delivered a nuanced take on India’s concept of Dharma and criticised the recent arrest of an 80-year-old Shankaracharya. Veteran lyricist Sameer Anjaan and storyteller Neelesh Misra reflected on changing music trends and artistic responsibility in the wake of a recent controversy involving Nora Fatehi.
In a country where conversations often run as deep as the Ganges, the WITT Summit proved once again that when leaders, thinkers and storytellers come together, the real winner is public discourse lively, layered and refreshingly unafraid to tackle the big questions shaping India’s tomorrow.
