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Asia-Pacific news website launched
AsiaNet, a consortium of news organisations in the Asia Pacific region, has launched a website – http://www.asianetnews.net. The aim is to provide a regional resource primarily for media, corporate, government and public relations professionals.
It features daily content drawn from Asia Pulse, the real time news service, and from the most prominent news agencies of the region. Full text, unedited news releases from worldwide clients – AsiaNet’s core business – are also stored on the site. Many of them are translated versions.
This is an exclusive agreement among the region’s top news agencies. It brings together all prominent news points from India / Pakistan in the west, Japan/China/South Korea in the north and Australia/New Zealand in the south-east, ensuring pinpoint delivery – by wire, fax and email – to general and specialist media in 34 countries and regions of the Asia Pacific.
The website, highlighting the service and generating immediate news content, profiles all the AsiaNet consortium countries, and is also linked to affiliate news organisations in the United States, Canada and UK/Europe.
The AsiaNet consortium is: AAP (Australia), Antara (Indonesia), Bernama (Malaysia), Infoquest (Thailand), Kyodo JBN (Japan), NCN (Hong Kong), NZPA (New Zealand), PNA (Philippines), PPI (Pakistan), PTI (India), UNB (Bangladesh), VNA (Vietnam), Xinhua (China), Yonhap (South Korea).
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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.
