News Broadcasting
ABP News restructures editorial team to drive international standards
MUMBAI: India’s leading national news channel, ABP News will be the first Indian media organisation in the country to match up to global standards by undertaking major resource restructuring in its editorial department. ABP News is implementing this step to better utilise its talent, empower their editorial to drive more accountability, and to ensure greater clarity in roles.
The existing hierarchy within the newsroom is undergoing a makeover. This move will ensure the channel is more audience-centric and responsive towards its consumers.
The roles in the organisation will be more defined wherein, Rajnish Ahuja will be the senior vice president, news and programming; Sanjay Bragta as the vice president, news gathering; Arun Nautiyal as the vice president, news production, Sumit Awasthi as the vice president, planning and special coverage; Vibha Kaul Bhatt as the associate vice president, programme production and Anju Juneja will be the associate vice president, special projects.
Furthermore, a new role of associate vice president, production and operations will be introduced to work in partnership with newsroom and technology teams. Nitin Sukhija will be heading the same.
Speaking on the development, ABP News Network CEO Avinash Pandey said: “Employee empowerment is a core aspect of our organisation. This transformation in the Editorial structure is a breakthrough moment for us and will revolutionise the way newsrooms operate in India. The newly-designated units will act as a catalyst for development in the Indian media landscape and we are extremely proud to lead the way towards this much-needed change.”
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.
