News Broadcasting
How to counter terrorism: India TV conclave ‘Vande Mataram’ on 13 Aug
MUMBAI: Terrorism has impacted nations across continents and India has been one of the worst sufferers of this. Seventy years post-Independence, the country is still fighting a fierce battle against terrorism in the state of Jammu & Kashmir.
Today, terrorism poses a serious threat to Indian sovereignty, integrity and national security. The moot question in everyone’s mind is – when and how will we be able to counter this menace.
While the country gears up for the historic 70th Independence Day celebrations, India TV, a leading news channel, has announced yet another mega conclave, ‘Vande Mataram’ to on how to counter terrorism, its impact on the state and discuss the possible means to counter this threat in the valley with the dramatis personae involved in combating terrorism from across the political, social, strategic & defence spectrum.
Led by the chairman & editor-in-chief Rajat Sharma, India TV’s team of premier journalists shall give best to focus on the solution approach and creating an environment for a broad spectrum consensus on how the issue can be tackled with optimal effectiveness. This full-day mega conclave will be held in New Delhi on 13 August.
As all India TV conclaves, this initiative too shall have the biggest decision-makers on the issue that is being discussed those shall also interact with an august gathering of delegates representing the whole range of intelligentsia on the subject.
Among those who are expected to be present are — defence minister Arun Jaitley, home minister Rajnath Singh, J&K CM Mehbooba Mufti, UP CM Yogi Adityanath, army chief Gen. B.C. Rawat, Gen. V.K. Singh, Farooq Abdulla, Babul Supriyo, Kumar Vishwas, Mallikarjun Kharge and Swami Ramdev etc.
Announcing the conclave, India TV managing director Ritu Dhawan noted, “The entire country is united in seeking a solution on how do we counter terrorism that has been a global malaise.
While the country’s leadership has been dealing the issue with a visible intent, is there more that can be done? As a leader in the news space, we intend to create a constructive platform for a larger consent on how to counter the issue. “We believe that if we are able to bring in even a whisker of a positive difference, we have done justice to our responsibility as an influential media company,” she added.
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: 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.
