News Broadcasting
NDTV Profit partners with Reliance Money for ‘Money Mantra’
MUMBAI: English business news channel NDTV Profit, in association with Reliance Money, is launching the second season of Money Mantra. Primarily focussing on investment awareness and opportunities for the common masses, the half-hour weekly show will launch on 20 June, airing every Friday at 7.30 pm.
Hosted by NDTV executive editor and anchor Pankaj Pachauri, the Hindi show will have a panel of financial experts along with Reliance Money director and CEO Sudip Bandyopadhyay as a permanent panelist.
Money Mantra will focus on investing in India in the context of macro economy and will help enhance investor knowledge base. The show aims at appreciating and understanding the need for investment amongst common masses.
The audience-based show will discuss and analyse topical economic issues and their impact on personal finance. The panelists will take both audience and viewers’ questions, either live or through email. The show will also showcase a couple of case studies of people looking to make investments.
NDTV Profit managing editor Shivnath Thukral said, “Money Mantra has been one of the most successful shows on NDTV Profit and we are very happy to relaunch the show in its new avtaar. This show continues in Profit’s overall scheme of focusing on the small investor, their concerns and needs for judicious investments. Over the next few weeks, Profit will be launching several new shows to meet the needs of investors looking for safe investment options.”
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.
