News Broadcasting
CNN looks set to win US election news ratings in India too
BBC and Star News – eat your hearts out. CNN looks set to win the viewership battle around the US elections coverage amongst upscale English speaking Indian viewers. CNBC India is likely to be a close second.
Did the US election capture the eyeballs of the Indian masses? Did the local news channels such as Zee News, DD, Star News, Jain TV, Sun, Eenadu find viewers? Quite unlikely but one will have to wait for the ratings reports to emerge to find out how they really fared.
Meanwhile, the news is that CNN won the all-news-network ratings war on Tuesday in both primetime and total-day categories, while MSNBC pushed back Fox News Channel (FNC) into third spot.
CNN garnered a 4.7 Nielsen Media Research rating and 3.7 million households in primetime. MSNBC notched up a 3.1 rating with 1.9 million household. FNC captured a 2.76 rating and 1.5 million households.
The shares for the total-day period (6 a.m. to 6 a.m.) were as follows:
* CNN: 2.32 rating and 1.8 million households.
* MSNBC: 1.5 rating and 915,000 households
* FNC: 1.39 rating and 773,000 households
NBC led in prime time terrestrial television viewership with a 12.7 rating, an increase of 35 percent from the 1996 election. ABC with an 11.2 rating was No 2 and CBS was at No 3 with 8.4.
News Broadcasting
CNN-News18 to host Fury in the Gulf conclave on West Asia crisis
Three-hour summit to unpack geopolitical fallout and impact on India
MUMBAI: CNN-News18 is set to host a special three-hour broadcast, Fury in the Gulf – War Conclave, on April 7, aiming to decode the escalating West Asia crisis and its far-reaching implications for India.
Scheduled from 4:00 PM to 7:00 PM, the conclave comes at a time when tensions between Iran and the United States are reshaping global geopolitics and triggering economic uncertainty. With India’s deep energy ties, trade links and large diaspora in the Gulf, the developments carry significant domestic relevance.
Built around the theme ‘Conflict, Consequences, and The Future,’ the programme will feature six curated sessions combining one-on-one interviews and panel discussions. The focus is to cut through the clutter and offer viewers a clearer understanding of the fast-evolving situation.
Key sessions include ‘Diplomacy in Times of War’ featuring Shashi Tharoor, and ‘World After the Iran Conflict’ with voices such as Ram Madhav, Reuven Azar, representatives from the European Union and the Iranian Deputy Envoy. Another session titled ‘Another Dunkirk?’ will bring together K. J. S. Dhillon and Jitin Prasada among others.
CNN-News18 editorial affairs director Rahul Shivshankar said, “In times of war, clarity becomes the most powerful tool. Fury in the Gulf – War Conclave brings together credible voices to address the questions and confusion that arise amid an overwhelming influx of information.”
He added that the initiative is aimed at delivering “facts, perspective, and insight” at a time when misinformation can easily cloud public understanding.
Echoing the sentiment, CNN-News18 CEO– English and business news Smriti Mehra said the conflict marks a defining global moment, with consequences that extend well beyond the region. She noted that the conclave seeks to present the crisis with “depth, nuance and responsibility” so audiences can better grasp its real-world impact.
As geopolitical tensions continue to dominate headlines, the conclave positions itself as an attempt to bring order to the noise, offering viewers a structured, insight-led look at a complex and rapidly shifting global situation.
