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BBC targets Indian corporate viewer from November
BBC World shifts focus to the business and corporate viewer next month. The channel has announced that the Boardroom Battles season looks at the management of small and large corporations.
The action starts with the ten part series Trouble At The Top’ which examines entrepreneurs of nightclubs, airlines and sandwiches. The programmes called Ace of Clubs, George ,Marks and Sparks, Queen of The Airways and The Earl of Sandwiches air every Saturday from 5 October at 7:40 pm with repeats on Sundays from 6 October at 2:40 pm and10:40 pm.
Another series ‘Back To The Floor sees bosses return to the shop floor to see what working conditions at their companies are like. In a woman’s prison, John Ferguson the head of the world’s largest prison company, works as a prison guard. He has never worked in a prison before. In another episode, a manager works in a Burger King restaurant in the Liverpool City Centre. The seven half hour programmes air on 21 October at 7 pm and 23 October at 1 pm.
The three part series Dangerous Company looks at how management failures lead to financial problems. It kicks off with management consultancy firm McKinsey changing the old culture of the Quaker family firm Cadbury. This started a fad among managers worldwide. The show moves on to showcase companies like BP which tried upsizing and downsizing while trying to keep up with changing trends. The episodes are called Big is Beautifull, Shrink to Fit and Love Hurts and will air Saturdays from 5 October at 1:40 pm, 5:40 pm and Sundays from 6 October at 8:40 pm.
The channel finishes the year by celebrating the work of this year’s Nobel Prize winners. Nobel Winners looks at the prize ceremonies, the annual debate Nobel Minds is one again hosted by Nik Gowing, Nobel Peace will profile the winner of this yesars Nobel Peace Prize. The channel has also lined up a special. Tolkien: Master of Middle Earth unearths the private and mythological life of writer J.R.R. Tolkien. The second film based on his book ‘The Lord of The Rings’ is due for theatrical release around the same time.
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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.
