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NDTV’s Prannoy & Radhika Roy get SEBI notice for insider trading
MUMBAI: Market regulator Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has issued a show cause notice to Dr Prannoy Roy and his wife Radhika, both promoters of New Delhi Television Ltd (NDTV) for alleged insider trading.
“Prannoy Roy and Radhika Roy, have informed that on 10 September 2018, they have received a show cause notice dated 31 August 2018, by the Securities and Exchange Board of India,” NDTV said in a regulatory filing.
NDTV said the notice has been issued alleging violation of provisions of Section 12A (d) and (e) of the SEBI Act read with Regulation 3(i) and Regulation 4 of SEBI(Prohibition of lnsider Trading) Regulations, 1992.
It further stated, “The promoters of NDTV are in the process of seeking legal advice to take appropriate action in the said matter. Since the company is not a party to the show cause notice, there will not be any financial implications of the show cause notice on the company”.
NDTV closed Tuesday 3 per cent down at Rs 34.30 on the BSE, while the 30-share Sensex ended the day 1.34 per cent down at 37,413.
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.
