News Broadcasting
Al-Jazeera English to air ‘Children of Conflict’
MUMBAI: Al Jazeera English announced its four-part series, Children of Conflict, presented by Nadene Ghouri. The series explores the lives of children around the world shattered by growing up in conflict zones.
Ghouri travels to Gaza, Afghanistan, the Democratic Republic of Congo and Lebanon where she meets children growing up in an environment of frequent violence and constant economic depression.
Children of Conflict is broadcast from Doha across the Al Jazeera English channels available on more than 80 million cable and satellite households.
The series will include stories from Gaza where the theme revolves around the women in this region – the oldest Paletinian suicide bomber and profiling the girls who aim to be journalists and the first female Palestinian president.
The series from Lebanon goes back to the teenage survivors of Qana massacre. Afghanistan which has endured almost 30 years of conflict has one series devoted to the suffering of the children in this region. The final and most shocking series takes a look at the Congolese child soldier.
Al Jazeera English follows the model set up by international news channels like BBC and CNN which have an adequate mix of news and documentary series.The channel is headquartered at Doha and broadcasts from studios in Doha, Kuala Lumpur, London and Washington DC, in addition to 20 other countries.
It is currently available in 80 million homes and plans to double its target audience in Europe, Africa and South-East Asia.
News Broadcasting
Network18 channels lead YouTube news viewership in March 2026
CNN-News18, News18 India and CNBC channels top categories with record views
MUMBAI: When the world hit refresh on breaking news, Network18’s channels were already streaming ahead. As geopolitical tensions and war-driven headlines fuelled a surge in global news consumption, the network’s digital playbook delivered big clocking record Youtube viewership across English, Hindi and business news categories in March 2026.
At the forefront was CNN-News18, which emerged as the clear leader in the English news segment with 130 million live and video-on-demand views. The channel edged past competitors such as Times of India (126.5 million), Times Now (101.1 million), India Today (88.2 million) and NDTV (77.5 million), according to Databeings data for March.
In the Hindi news arena, News18 India delivered a commanding performance, racking up a staggering 3,297 million views on YouTube. The channel comfortably outpaced NDTV India, which recorded 3,119 million views, underlining its deep reach and consistent engagement with mass audiences, as per Playboard data.
The network’s dominance wasn’t confined to general news. In the Hindi business segment, CNBC Awaaz topped the charts with 92 million views, narrowly ahead of Zee Business (90 million) and well ahead of ET Now Swadesh (57 million). Meanwhile, its English counterpart CNBC-TV18 posted a strong 58 million views, reinforcing the network’s cross-category strength.
The spike in viewership reflects a broader shift in audience behaviour, with viewers increasingly turning to digital platforms particularly Youtube for real-time updates and in-depth coverage during high-intensity news cycles. For Network18, the numbers signal more than just scale; they underline the effectiveness of a multi-platform strategy that blends speed, credibility and continuous coverage.
In a month where the news never paused, it seems viewers chose to stay tuned where the stream never stopped.
