News Broadcasting
Commonwealth Games 2022 to air exclusively on DD Sports
Mumbai: Doordarshan Sports began to bring all the action live from the 2022 Commonwealth Games ground till the end of the 2022 edition of the Commonwealth Games.
DD Sports began broadcasting on 28 July 2022, with the grand opening ceremony at Birmingham’s Alexander Stadium. An Indian contingent of 215 sportspeople is competing in 16 sports categories. Because multiple tournaments are taking place at different venues at the same time, the DD Sports broadcast includes extensive coverage of the various events at the games, with a primary focus on all India-related matches, activities, and participation.
Every day, the broadcast on DD Sports begins at 12 p.m (IST) and continues until the end of the event. DD Sports’ daily broadcast also includes a half-hour pre-show with sports experts and journalists who provide insight into the day’s events. DD Sports anchors provide viewers with information about upcoming events during the day’s breaks.
Apart from the live broadcast on the DD Sports channel, All India Radio, DD Sports, and All India Radio Sports Twitter handles provide regular updates on the ground.
72 nations are participating in the Commonwealth Games 2022 being held in Birmingham, England.
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.
