News Broadcasting
‘Law and Order’ star Jerry Orbach succumbs to cancer
MUMBAI: Actor Jerry Orbach who starred in US broadcaster NBC’s courtroom drama Law and Order, has died of prostate cancer.
He died in Manhattan after several weeks of treatment. In India Law And Order airs on Star World.
Orbach had recently left Law and Order after 12 series to work on spin-off Law and Order: Trial by Jury playing the same character, Lennie Briscoe.
NBC has announced that it will still introduce the new spin off. In a statement NBC Universal, chairman and CEO Bob Wright said, “We are saddened by the passing of the legendary Jerry Orbach, who had an unforgettable presence on stage and screen for more than forty years.
“He was a man of extraordinary talents and personal grace. Suzanne and I and all of us at NBC Universal will miss him, as will his countless fans. Our hearts go out to Jerry’s wife, Elaine, and to his family and friends on their loss.”
Orbach appeared in the cult 1980’s dance film Dirty Dancing. He also voiced the cheery candelabra Lumiere in 1991’s Oscar-nominated Beauty and the Beast. He also starred in Woody Allen’s film Crimes and Misdemeanors.
For his work in Law And Order Orbach was once nominated for an Emmy. He was also nominated seven times for the Screen Actors Guild awards as a part of the show’s ensemble.
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:Â 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.
