News Broadcasting
Channel [V] to premier Get Gorgeous-III on 16 March
MUMBAI: Starting 16 March, Channel [V] will showcase the third edition of the glam reality show — Get Gorgeous.
The eight -episode series will have drama, excitement and tribulations of a nationwide search to identify the ‘one’ who has the looks, the grit, the determination and the potential to Get Gorgeous! The show will air at 7:30 pm.
The first episode captures the excitement of the [v] Get Gorgeous III auditions that were held in New Delhi, Bangalore, Pune and Mumbai, states an official release.
The chosen ones will be initially screened by the expert panel to arrive at a shortlist of 15 finalists. These 15 selected faces will then be given a complete makeover and grooming by Noyonika Chatterjee along with the panel of experts from the industry such as dancer and choreographer Rajiv Goswami; ace photographer- Colstan Julian; styling partnertship from Elle editor – Nonita Kalra and skin experts from Kaya Skin Clinic, offering the finalists the opportunity to reveal their true beauty in the competition there on.
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.
