News Broadcasting
‘Dancing with the Stars,’ triumphs at Family Television Awards in the US
MUMBAI: The Eighth Annual Family Television Awards in the US recognised honorees in nine categories for their contributions to outstanding family entertainment.
The Family Television Awards positions itself as are the only awards recognising programming for family viewing. The awards are given by the members of the Family Friendly Programming Forum and selected by the members of the Association of National Advertisers. Over 40 advertisers that participate in the Forum are taking positive steps to increase family friendly programming choices on primetime television.
Their mission is to support and promote the development of family friendly television across all programming genres between the hours of 8 p.m. and 10 p.m., when adults and children are most likely to watch television together.
The honorees were
Drama: “Numb3rs” (CBS)
Comedy: “Everybody Hates Chris” (The CW)
Reality: “Dancing with the Stars” (ABC)
Reality/Game Show Host: Howie Mandel “Deal or No Deal” (NBC)
New Series: “Ugly Betty” (ABC)
Actor: Tony Shalhoub “Monk” (USA)
Actress: Jennifer Love Hewitt “Ghost Whisperer” (CBS) TV Movie/Drama: “The Ron Clark Story” (TNT) TV Movie/Musical: “High School Musical” (Disney Channel)
Family Friendly Programming Forum co-chairman Kaki Hinton says, “Our mission is to support and promote the development of ‘family friendly’ television across all programming genres during the primetime hours when children and adults are most likely to watch television together. Working with our network partners, in eight short years we have achieved our goal of ensuring that there is always at least one show that families can watch during primetime every night of the week.”
News Broadcasting
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.
