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Controversial movie ‘The Reagans’ to air on Showtime on 30 November
NEW YORK: The latest controversy on American television involved the television movie The Reagans. For several weeks the conservative majority has been up in arms over the film alleging that it was biased in its portrayal of the former First Family.
This forced Viacom to yank the film off broadcast network CBS and shove it onto its cable network Showtime.
Showtime will air the film on 30 November. The film, from Sony Pictures Television, stars James Brolin and Judy Davis as President Ronald Reagan and his wife, Nancy. As reported earlier by indiantelevisioin.com the film takes a look at the 40th president and his family. It covers the early days of the Reagans’ marriage through tenure at the White House.
However reports indicate that the film has cut out the line where Reagan says that Aids patients deserved their disease. For the record the line was “They that live in sin shall die in sin.”
The subscriber network will air the film commercial free. Earlier this month after CBS left go off the film the networks president Leslie Moonves admitted that the film was too biased for broadcast television. He said that the network had not lived up to its promise of delivering a fair portrayal. It gave short shrift to Reagans positive points.
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Network18 channels lead YouTube news viewership in March 2026
CNN-News18, News18 India and CNBC channels top categories with record views
MUMBAI: When the world hit refresh on breaking news, Network18’s channels were already streaming ahead. As geopolitical tensions and war-driven headlines fuelled a surge in global news consumption, the network’s digital playbook delivered big clocking record Youtube viewership across English, Hindi and business news categories in March 2026.
At the forefront was CNN-News18, which emerged as the clear leader in the English news segment with 130 million live and video-on-demand views. The channel edged past competitors such as Times of India (126.5 million), Times Now (101.1 million), India Today (88.2 million) and NDTV (77.5 million), according to Databeings data for March.
In the Hindi news arena, News18 India delivered a commanding performance, racking up a staggering 3,297 million views on YouTube. The channel comfortably outpaced NDTV India, which recorded 3,119 million views, underlining its deep reach and consistent engagement with mass audiences, as per Playboard data.
The network’s dominance wasn’t confined to general news. In the Hindi business segment, CNBC Awaaz topped the charts with 92 million views, narrowly ahead of Zee Business (90 million) and well ahead of ET Now Swadesh (57 million). Meanwhile, its English counterpart CNBC-TV18 posted a strong 58 million views, reinforcing the network’s cross-category strength.
The spike in viewership reflects a broader shift in audience behaviour, with viewers increasingly turning to digital platforms particularly Youtube for real-time updates and in-depth coverage during high-intensity news cycles. For Network18, the numbers signal more than just scale; they underline the effectiveness of a multi-platform strategy that blends speed, credibility and continuous coverage.
In a month where the news never paused, it seems viewers chose to stay tuned where the stream never stopped.
