News Broadcasting
DD Metro lines up film fare for New Year Eve
MUMBAI: DD Metro will ring in the New Year with style, rather filmi style.
The channel will start New Year celebrations from 5.30 pm on 31 December with blockbuster film Coolie No 1, followed by Pyar To Hona Hi Tha. The highlight of the evening will be the New Year special event Non Stop Music Masti 2002. Eternal Dreams has bagged the exclusive marketing rights for DD Metro’s New Year Bonanza.
DD Metro’s New Years’ special event featuring singers and dance performers like Shweta Menon, Abbey, Sanober Kabir, Vinay Anand, Ishaan of Mohabbatein fame, Somya Rao ofDum fame and Pankajj, will be telecast from 10.30 pm to 1.30 am. Jimmy Moses, Johny Lever’s brother, and Razak Khan will perform their comic acts for the event. The event will mark the first stage appearance of Vivek Oberoi , who will perform the title song of his to be released film Dum .
DD Metro will also air blockbusters like Coolie No-1, Virasat and Shakti , from 5.30 pm to 1.30 pm on the first day of the New Year.
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.
