News Broadcasting
EarthTV in deal with Philippines broadcaster
MUMBAI: EarthTV has inked a deal for two of its shows with Philippines free-to-air broadcaster ABS CBN and on the cable news channel, ANC.
The World Live and Motion Time Lapse will air daily on ABS CBN Channel 2 and ANC.
Says ABS CBN vice president news and current affairs Jake Maderazo, “We are delighted to partner with EarthTV. EarthTV’s programming is an enhancement to ABS CBN’s channels and furthers ABS CBN’s reputation, standing and ratings in the news and current affairs fields, while providing a greater level of service to our audience in the Philippines.”
Adds EarthTV president Thomas Hohenacker, “EarthTV is undergoing exceptional growth at this time, and we are delighted to have increased our range of partnerships in Asia. We look to building a long-lasting and mutually beneficial partnership with ABS CBN.”
EarthTV was launched three years ago. The network has broadcast partnerships with over 30 channels worldwide. The addition of two new channel partners in the Philippines, underscores EarthTV’s growth curve.
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: 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.
