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CNN is the leading news brand: GCMS survey
MUMBAI: News broadcaster CNN International has reconfirmed its position as the leading news brand for the global financial community, across all regions (Asia, Europe, Latin America and North America) according to the Global Capital Markets Survey (GCMS) 2006, which was conducted by Objective Research.
At the same time, the latest Pan Asia Cross Media survey (Pax) underscores the findings by demonstrating that CNN continues to most successfully reach the wider business elite of financial decision makers regardless of rank/seniority across the Asia Pacific region.
CNN Intl ad sales VP Asia Pacific William Hsu says, “The message for advertisers is clear that if you want to reach the business elite, CNN delivers that better than any other channel. We are particularly delighted that these ultimate financial decision makers turn to CNN rather than the dedicated finance and business channels available”. CNN already has a roster of clients from banking and financial institutions, including HSBC, UBS and Credit Suisse.
CNN leads all channels in the GCMS survey in key measurements, consolidating its role as the number one media choice for CFOs, senior financial decision makers in the world’s largest organisations, and top managers of financial institutions, commercial and investment banks.
Globally on a monthly basis, the GCMS survey shows that CNN records an increased reach of 78.7 per cent, which represents a nearly 44 per cent higher reach than that of its nearest competitor, CNBC. In the Asia Pacific alone, CNN reaches 79.5% of financial managers in large companies and senior executives in banks and financial institutions, while the network’s reach also exceeds all competition on both a weekly and daily basis.
Additionally, the GCMS survey finds that CNN leads all competitors in being considered ‘up to the minute’ and ‘influential’ and that one in three respondents tunes in to CNN from around the world when traveling. CNN’s strong performance continues online, with financial managers in large companies choosing CNN.com ahead of all other online news options, including Bloomberg.com and CNBC.com.
While GCMS represents the very top level of financial executives globally, the Pax survey includes the broader finance and investment community across 11 markets in the Asia Pacific region, and while the scope of the two surveys may differ, the newly released Pax findings for the 12 months ending September 2005 underline the fact that CNN is the core news and business channel for financial decision makers regardless of rank/seniority.
According to Pax, almost half (46.8 per cent) of the 1.4 million executives working in finance/accounting and investment watch CNN across a month, two thirds more than watch the nearest competitor. On a weekly basis, the reliance on CNN is clearer still, with 28.4 per cent tuning into CNN, 93 per cent more than the nearest competitor.
Measured year-on-year, CNN has enjoyed audience growth among the region’s finance/accounting and investment executives, with CNN’s weekly and monthly audiences more than doubling. The GCMS Survey provides data on TV viewing, website usage and readership among CFOs and senior financial decision makers in the world’s largest organisations, and among top managers of financial institutions, commercial and investment banks. Conducted by Objective Research, with a global universe of 10,597 in 31 countries, the fieldwork was carried out between May and November 2005.
Pax is a syndicated cross-media survey started in 1997, providing measurement of TV, print and online, across 11 major markets in Asia Pacific, i.e. Bangkok, Hong Kong, India (Mumbai, Delhi, Bangalore), Jakarta, Kuala Lumpur, Manila, Seoul, Singapore, Australia (Melbourne, Sydney), Taipei, Tokyo. The fieldwork for these findings was carried out between October 2004 to September 2005 across a range of business decision-makers, top management and affluent adults aged between 25 and 64. The full year-on-year survey provides an annual database updated quarterly to show the trends over time.
News Broadcasting
Kamlesh Singh receives Haldi Ghati Award from MMCF
India Today Group editor honoured for three decades of journalism at Udaipur ceremony.
MUMBAI- Kamlesh Singh just turned a lifetime of sharp words into a shiny shield because when journalism wakes up a society, even the Maharana of Mewar wants to pin a medal on it.
The Maharana of Mewar Charitable Foundation (MMCF) conferred its prestigious Haldi Ghati Award on Kamlesh Singh, a senior editor at the India Today Group, during a ceremony in Udaipur on 15 March 2026. The national award, instituted in 1981-82, recognises “work of permanent value that initiates an awakening in society through the medium of journalism.”
Singh, who leads several editorial initiatives including Aaj Tak Radio, the Teen Taal community and The Lallantop, was presented the honour by Lakshyaraj Singh Mewar, Managing Trustee of MMCF. The citation highlighted his three decades of contributions to Indian media, innovations in digital journalism, mentoring young reporters, and his popular podcast persona “Tau” on Teen Taal, which fosters thoughtful public discourse.
The Haldi Ghati Award, named after the historic Battle of Haldighati symbolising valour and resilience, is one of four national awards given annually by MMCF. Past recipients include Tavleen Singh, Piyush Pandey and Raj Chengappa.
Other honourees this year included Padma Vibhushan Pt Hari Prasad Chaurasia, Vedamurti Devvrat Rekhe, Treeman of India Marimuthu Yoganathan, Vir Chakra Capt Rizwan Malik, and US-based researcher Molly Emma Aitken, who received the Colonel James Tod Award for contributions to understanding Mewar’s spirit and values.
In an era where headlines often shout louder than substance, the MMCF quietly reminded everyone that real journalism isn’t about noise, it’s about the quiet, persistent work that stirs society awake, one thoughtful story at a time.
