News Broadcasting
Emmy nominees for news coverage announced
NEW YORK: The International Academy of Television Arts & Sciences announced the nominees for the International Emmy in the category of news coverage on 31 July.
This year, for the first time, the International Emmy Award for News Coverage will be presented at the National Television Academy’s News and Documentary Emmy Awards Ceremony on Wednesday, 3 September 2003 in New York City.
The International Television Academy President Fred Cohen, in a statement, has plugged these awards as a global event for news professionals worldwide where the international nominees will be honoured alongside their American news and documentary colleagues.
The four nominees in the news coverage category for the 2003 International Emmy Awards are:
Radioactive Ammunitions: Deployed Again Despite Scientists’ Warnings
ARD/WDR, Germany.
Gulf War II
Associated Press Television News, United Kingdom.
20 Heures: Evening News Looting at Baghdad Museum
France 2 Television, France.
The Fall of Saddam
ITN for Channel 4 News, United Kingdom.
Nominees for the remaining seven international Emmies in the categories of arts programming, children and young people, documentary, drama series, popular arts – non-scripted, popular arts scripted and TV movies/mini-series will be announced at MIPCOM in Cannes on Friday, 10 October 2003.
They will be presented on Monday, 24 November 2003 in New York City at the 31st International Emmy Awards Gala.
The International Academy of Television Arts & Sciences, a division of the National Television Academy, was chartered in 1969 with a mission to honor and encourage excellence in television programming outside the United States through the International Emmy Award.
The Academy is an independent organisation of television and media leaders from all over the globe with representatives from over 50 countries on its board. It is a forum for the representatives for exchanging ideas, discussing common issues, and promoting new strategies for the future development of quality global television programming.
News Broadcasting
Zee Business corners 74.2 per cent market share on Budget Day, BARC data shows
Channel extends lead as investors tune in for policy decoding and markets
MUMBAI: Zee Business tightened its grip on India’s business news audience on Union Budget Day, commanding a 74.2 per cent market share during peak coverage hours, according to data from Broadcast Audience Research Council (BARC).
The numbers, tracked between 0800 and 1000 hrs in north India among NCCS ABC males aged 22 and above, underscore the channel’s dominance as investors and traders tuned in for real-time policy decoding and market reaction. The share was calculated across two business news channels.
Industry executives say the spike mirrors an earnings-call-style verdict from viewers: speed, clarity and conviction won the day. Zee Business has retained its leadership beyond Budget Day, topping the charts on a daily, weekly and monthly basis, signalling sustained audience loyalty rather than a one-off surge.
The ratings momentum carried into Budget Samvad 2026, the channel’s flagship post-Budget discussion, broadcast live from the Bombay Stock Exchange. The session was moderated by Zee Business managing editor Anil Singhvi, and featured market veteran Ramesh Damani, among other participants.
Viewers were drawn to wall-to-wall Budget analysis, sharp market calls and plain-English interpretation of policy measures: an approach that continues to differentiate the channel in a crowded news market.
“The 74.2 per cent share reflects viewer trust in timely and credible market insight,” Singhvi said, adding that the post-Budget forum was designed to move beyond headlines and unpack the implications for investors and the broader economy.
