News Broadcasting
NDTV net loss Rs 21.2 million in Q1
MUMBAI: NDTV posted a net loss of Rs 21.2 million for the quarter ended 30 June 2007, as compared to a loss of Rs 105.4 million during the corresponding quarter last fiscal.
On a consolidated basis, the net loss stood at Rs 149.2 million for the first quarter of FY08, compared with a consolidated net loss of Rs 82.4 million during the corresponding period last year.
During the period, the company’s consolidated total income was at Rs 736.9 million. Consolidated costs include expenditure on roll out of new businesses including entertainment and lifestyle channels.
A statement by the channel said its first Lifestyle channel was due to be launched in the next few weeks, and NDTV Convergence had developed new high revenue initiatives. With the receipt of $120 million dollars in funding, NDTV Networks had achieved funding for present business plans.
It also claimed that while costs are stabilized, NDTV is the only news channel not to become tabloid and to retain credibility and highest standards and advertisers were responding positively to this exclusive positioning by NDTV. NDTV Profit continued to enjoy the highest viewership among business channels, the statement said.
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.
