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Media personalities honoured at CNBC TV 18 economic conclave
NEW DELHI: Not only media was in full force at the CNBC TV 18 Economic Conclave, organised on the occasion of completion of five years on the business channel, but media personalities were honoured too.
Zee Telefilms CMD Subhash Chandra was one of the recipients of the CNBC TV 18 Commendation for Business Leadership and Excellence.
The show reel hailed Chandra as a pioneer in satellite television in India and commended him for building up a business empire in the media sector from the scratch, which, today, is a world class outfit.
Giving him company from the media sector was Sun TV chairman Kalanidhi Maran, hailed as the king of the South Indian television.
The others who also received the CNBC TV 18 commendation included SEBI chief GN Bajpai, ICICI chairman KV Kamath, LG Electronics India MD KR Kim, Bharti Enterprise CMD Sunil Mittal, Hero Honda chairman Pawan Munjal, HCL technology chairman and CEO Shiv Nadar and HDFC chairman Deepak Parekh.
Mittal and Parekh could not be present to accept the commendation from prime mInister Manmohan Singh.
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.
