News Broadcasting
ARY Digital Network bags Bollywood Awards telecast rights
MUMBAI: ARY Digital Network has bagged the Bollywood Awards and Bollywood Fashion Awards exclusive telecast rights.
The network will be airing the ceremony to be held at the Xanadu in Taj Mahal in Atlantic City on 30 April and 1 May 2004.
This year the event boasts of international stars line up including Hollywood star Sharon Stone along with notable stars from Bollywood including Rajesh Khanna, Hema Malini, Mira Nair, Sanjay Dutt, Kareena Kapoor, Urmilla Matondkar and Bipasha Basu.
In a bid to felicitate Stone’s dedication and support for charitable organizations like Amfar and The Bridge Fund, the organisers will be honouring her with Woman of Conscience Award, says a company release.
With India and Pakistan’s relations at an all time high this year, the Bollywood Awards will be presenting two special awards for excellence in Pakistani Cinema. The ceremony will also feature ace Indian designers Neeta Lulla and Ritu Beri collections. Besides, a Supermodel will also be honoured as International Model of the Year.
ARY Digital Network President and CEO Salman Iqbal says, “We are proud to be a part of these awards, which will further our commitment in providing quality television entertainment to viewers all over the world. Special shows such as these, will complement the popular sitcoms, serials and highly interactive lifestyle and music programs, talk shows, religious programs, and top notch ICC cricketing action on ARY Digital”,
He further says, “As a network which has spanned into over 130 countries globally, we are building bridges for cultural exchange and eliminating geographical distances and boundaries through T.V”.
ARY Digital will also be hosting and telecasting the coveted Bollywood Music Awards in the city of Dubai at the end of this year. This event will bring together over two dozen performances from artists from India, Pakistan and two pop and rock legends from the US and UK, adds the release.
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.
