News Broadcasting
CNN announces scholarships for young Indian journos
NEW DELHI: CNN today announced the launch of an India-specific CNN Young Journalist Award to recognise quality journalism among young media professionals in the age group of 22 to 26 years from the electronic, print and online media.
The prizewinner will win a 14-day paid trip to Atlanta, CNN’s headquarters, with the runners up spending a similar period at the CNN’s Delhi bureau. The last date for sending in entries is 24 October.
“Indian media is witnessing great revolution and the award is a salute to young professionals who are working in this highly challenging world,” CNN’s Delhi bureau chief Satinder Bindra said today at a press conference to announce the award.
The panel of jury includes Doordarshan’s DG S Y Quraishi, School of Convergence director Prannonjoy Guha Thakurta, Indian Institute of Mass Communication director B P Sanjay and Infotainment TV president Karan Thapar.
The details of the award can be had from the Turner India office or by logging on to www.cnnasiapacific.com/yja.
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.
