News Broadcasting
Broadband channel stimTVmusic launched
MUMBAI: California based NPOWR Digital Medias stimTV Network has officially launched with its first channel stimTVmusic. The channel will offer Indie music amongst others.
The music channel aims at being a one-stop independent music portal, incorporating original interviews, concert footage and music video clips.
The company plans to add thousands of additional music titles in the coming months. NPOWR plans to roll-out additional channels, including cinema, lifestyle and shopping, states an official release.
The company will offering a sneak-peek of stimTVcinema, which is slated to launch during the first quarter of 2006 at the American Film Market (AFM) in Los Angeles dated 2 to 9 November. The stimTVcinema channel is an official sponsor of AFM.
The release adds that stimTVmusic, the broadband television network will offer an endless stream of seven-to-ten-second video clips, which will allow viewers the ability to opt in for a completely personalized and anonymous entertainment experience.
When a video of particular interest appears, a click of the mouse shuttles the viewer to a longer clip, where they can also see artist profiles, watch in-depth interviews, purchase DVDs and CDs or download songs from places like iTunes.
stimTVmusic content acquisition head Marcus Glodell says, “In my life, I havent seen anything that opens doors to music in this way.
This is not only the best way to find information on bands you already love, but also an incredibly cool way to discover talented, underexposed acts.
News Broadcasting
News TV viewership jumps 33 per cent as West Asia war draws audiences
BARC Week 8 data shows news share rising to 8 per cent despite T20 World Cup
NEW DELHI:Â Even as individual television news channel ratings remain under a temporary pause, the genre itself is seeing a clear surge in audience attention.
According to the latest data from Broadcast Audience Research Council India, television news recorded a 33 per cent jump in genre share in Week 8 of 2026, covering February 28 to March 6.
The news genre accounted for 8 per cent of total television viewership during the week, up from 6 per cent the previous week. The spike in attention coincided with escalating geopolitical tensions involving the United States, Israel and Iran, which have kept global headlines firmly fixed on West Asia.
The rise is notable because it came at a time when cricket was dominating television screens. The high-stakes stages of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup, including the Super 8 fixtures and semi-finals, were being broadcast during the same period.
Despite the cricket frenzy, viewers appeared to be toggling between sport and global affairs, boosting the overall share of news programming.
The surge in genre share comes even as the government has enforced a one-month pause on publishing ratings for individual news channels. The move followed regulatory scrutiny of the television ratings ecosystem.
While channel-level rankings remain temporarily out of sight, the genre-level data suggests that when global tensions escalate, audiences continue to turn to television news for real-time updates.
