News Broadcasting
‘Made In India’ takes a break from Star Movies
MUMBAI: Star Movies’ Sunday night 9 pm hook of English films with a “desi” touch is giving way to Steven Spielberg blockbusters for the rest of the month. The slot, branded Made In India (the last film aired Sunday), is taking a seasonal break.
When contacted, senior V-P content and communication Tarun Katial confirmed that the band had completed its initial run. The Made In India band would return around Diwali, Katial said. By that time the rights for films like Monsoon Wedding, Bollywood Hollywood, and Mr And Mrs Iyer (which Star has secured) would open up, he said.
Katial also revealed that Star has bagged the television broadcast rights for the live animation Jajantaram Mamantaram, which is currently running in theatres. The English version of Jajantaram … will be telecast onthe Made in India band, Katial said.
Eighteen films, including the crowd pleaser Bend It Like Beckham, have aired in the slot till date.
As mentioned, this month the free block will be taken by Spielberg Sundays.. The channel will also air movies from Steven Spielberg’s library back to back. The films include the three Jurassic Park movies as well as Artificial Intelligence. The schedule is as follows
Date Time Movie
8 June 9 pm Jurassic Park
8 June 11:30 pm Back To The Future
15 June 9 pm The Lost World
15 June 11:30 pm Back To The Future 2
22 June 9 pm Jurassic Park III
22 June 11 pm Back To The Future 3
29 June 9 pm The Flintstones
29 June 11 pm Artificial Intelligence
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.
