News Broadcasting
NDTV gets $11 m. funds infusion from StanChart investment arm
MUMBAI: The Prannoy Roy-promoted news network NDTV, has entered into an agreement with Standard Chartered Private Equity Limited (SCPEL) for the infusion of approximately $11 million into NDTV.
The agreements are subject to regulatory approvals and other closing conditions. There were no details available as to how much stake SCPEL will have in NDTV once the deal is completed.
Standard Chartered Private Equity Limited is the global private equity arm of Standard Chartered Bank, based in Singapore. SCPEL invests in companies in a variety of industries across Asia.
Lazard India acted as advisor to NDTV for the transaction and Udayan Bose, chairman Lazard India said, “After this transaction, NDTV is looking at an accelerated growth through expansions and acquisitions.”
The foreign equity component in New Delhi Television Ltd (NDTV) currently stands at 16.47 per cent, made by among others, Goldman Sachs, in the early to mid-nineties. It comprises foreign institutional investment (FII).
Attempts to contact Dr Roy as regards how much stake had been offloaded in the transaction proved unsuccessful.
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.
