News Broadcasting
CNN-IBN to air special on World Environment Day
MUMBAI: CNN-IBN is all set to broadcast a special documentary called Broken Landscape created by Washington based Wilson Center on World Environment Day.
Shot in the north-eastern state of Meghalaya for a large span of time, the documentary focuses on the environmental and human impact of the process called ‘Rat-Hole Mining’. It is a process that involves the workforce to squat into the deep holes, chipping away coal and hauling it away in baskets.
The documentary brings to light the accidents that often take place with the workers at these mines and the enormous environmental damage caused by it. Deliberating further, the documentary will examine the impact of National Green Tribunal Ban on rat hole mining.
CNN-IBN will air Broken Landscape on 5 June at 10 pm.
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: 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.
