News Broadcasting
Channel [V] Chinese Music Awards completes a decade
MUMBAI: The 10th Channel [V] Chinese Music Awards celebrated its decade-long dedication to promoting excellence in Chinese music at the Shanghai Stadium on 8 January.
Top-billing artists from Mainland China, Taiwan and Hong Kong and more than 8,000 music lovers were present at the event.
More than 20 accolades were awarded to the best in the music industry. For Hong Kong/Taiwan, Wang Lee-hom and Chang A-Mei took the coveted Best Male and Best Female Artists awards while Piau Shu and Han Hong were named Mainland China’s Best Male and Female Artists.
As part of the 10th anniversary celebration, three special awards were presented to recognise contributions to the development of Chinese music. Hong Kong diva Faye Wong was presented with The Distinguished Award for winning the most trophies over the years at the awards. The Most Recommendable Album Award went to Eason Chan’s Black, White and Gray album while The Panel Special Awards went to artists Liu Huan, Liao Chang Yong, Wang Hong Wei, Lu Wei and Li Han.
The star-studded Channel [V] Chinese Music Awards event kicked off with artists and guests making grand red-carpet entrance. Performing guests included Irish pop star Ronan Keating, Faye Wong, Eason Chan, Beyond, Alex To, Harlem Yu, George Lam, Sally Yeh, Black Panther and many more. Actors Chang Chen, Shu Qi, Liu Ye and director Mabel Cheung were among the presenting guests.
The awards were jointly presented by Channel [V], China Central Television (CCTV) and The Shanghai Media Group and were sponsored by presenting sponsor Matsushita Mobile Communications Company, associate sponsors M-zone of China Mobile, Beijing Huiyuan Beverage and Food Group Co. Ltd. and Kao Commercial (Shanghai) Co. Ltd; and official sponsors M&M’s Chocolate and Maestro of C-BONS Group, said a company release.
The awards will be broadcast on Channel [V] Mainland China, CCTV, other local networks in Mainland China and Xing Kong.
List of winners:
Taiwan and HK
Category
Winner
Best Male Artist Wang Lee-hom
Best Female Artist Chang A-Mei
Best Groups / Bands Mayday
Best Singer/ Song-writer Jay Chou
Best Newcomer Ma Chi Di Di
Best Music Video “I’m not sad” – Stephanie Sun Yan Zi
Best Songs “Clear Sky” – Jay Chou
“Encounter” – Stephanie Sun Yan Zi
“Brave” – Chang A-Mei
Mainland China
Category Winner
Best Male Artist Piao Shu
Best Female Artist Han Hong
Best Groups/Bands Band Zero
Best Singer/Song-writer Xu Wei
Best Newcomer Zhou Xun
Best Music Video “Colorful Days” – Piao Shu
Best Songs “Farewell. My Love” – Shui Mu Nian Hua
“Colorful Days” – Piao Shu
“Hidden Fragrance” – Sha Bao Liang
Special Awards
Category Winner
The Distinguished Award Faye Wong
The Most Recommendable Album Eason Chan’s “Black, White & Gray”
The Panel Special Award
Western Opera Artist Awards Liu Huan, Liao Chang Yong
Chinese Folk Artist Awards Wang Hong Wei, Lu Wei, Li Han
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.
