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Amrita TV to launch interactive kid’s program ‘Good English Game Show’
MUMBAI: Amrita TV has announced the launch an interactive show titled the Good English Game Show, which aims to teach children the finer nuances of the English language.
Slated to kick off on 28 January, the show has been branded by Hindustan Lever and will air every Sunday at 11.30 am.
The programme is a culmination of an initial selection process initiated by MaRRs Events in collaboration with Cambridge University Press through the International Spelling Bee Contest conducted in schools across Kerala. The shortlisted winners of this school level contest will vie for honours in the Amrita TV game show. Students from Class VII to XII will be eligible to participate, informs an official release.
The channel promises that the game show will create a learning experience using a vibrant and peppy format. The ten interactive rounds will include: Jumble Word, Spellcheck, Crossword, Mystery Word, Dictionary Scramble, Pix-Word, Mix and Match, Antonyms, Pick and Spell and Building Blocks The Show has prizes for viewers too.
The Good English Game Show is another reality format targeting young aspirants on Amrita TV. This follows from the weekly music talent hunt programme Super Star Junior which also caters to aspirants in the 10 -15 age group.
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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.
