News Broadcasting
NDTV reports PAT of Rs.76.26 mn for the 1Q
MUMBAI: New Delhi Television Ltd (NDTV) has announced its financial results for the first quarter ended 30 June. The consolidated income is up by 437 per cent to Rs 405.34 million for the June 2004 quarter as against Rs. 75.52 million reported in the corresponding quarter.
The company reported a Profit before depreciation, interest and tax (PBDIT) of Rs.125.70 million in the quarter ended June 30, 2004 against the loss of Rs. 183.03 million reported in the corresponding quarter.
The company reported Profit After Tax (PAT) of Rs. 76.26 million for the quarter ended June 30, 2004 as against the loss of Rs.205.47 million reported in the corresponding quarter ended June 30, 2003, stated an official release.
NDTV attributed its improved performance to the rising viewership. The release added that the revenues this quarter were also assisted by the general elections.
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.
