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Network18 platforms lead digital space, acquire record breaking viewership on YouTube & Facebook
Mumbai: Network18’s digital platforms have achieved exceptional performance by garnering the highest number of video views on YouTube and Facebook in June 2023. Recent studies conducted by Socialblade, Tubebuddy, and Crowdtangle reveal that eleven digital platforms of the group including News18 India, CNN-News18, CNBC Awaaz, CNBC-TV18, News18 Tamil Nadu, News18 Kannada, News18 Bihar/ Jharkhand, News18 Madhya Pradesh/ Chhattisgarh, News18 Punjab/ Haryana, News18 Gujarati, and News18 Jammu/Kashmir/Ladakh/Himachal accounted for a whopping 2.2 billion views on YouTube and Facebook combined. News18 India (651 Million views), CNN-News18 (231 Million views), News18 Punjab/ Haryana (170 Million views), News 18 Tamil Nadu (301 Million views), CNBC Awaaz (29 Million views), News18 Kannada (263 Million views), CNBC-TV18 (18 Million views), News18 Bihar/ Jharkhand (172 Million views), News18 Gujarati (295 Million Views), News18 Madhya Pradesh/ Chhattisgarh (84 Million views) and News18 Jammu/Kashmir/Ladakh/Himachal (21 Million views) have emerged as the preferred choice for viewers seeking news content on digital.Network18 Group is an undisputed leader in terms of viewership both on TV and digital platforms. The group garnered the undivided attention of viewers in every segment, emerging as the go-to source for general and business news in both Hindi and English genres. The group currently runs 19 digital channels in 13 languages. In total, all group platforms acquired a total of 5.1 billion views in June on YouTube and Facebook.
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News18 India to air Sabse Bada Dangal on 4 May counting day
Channel promises fastest results, live trends and analysis across five states.
MUMBAI: Ballots will do the talking and screens will do the shouting. As counting day approaches for high-stakes Assembly elections across West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Assam and Puducherry, News18 India is gearing up for an all-day broadcast of its flagship election show, Sabse Bada Dangal, on 4 May from 6 am onwards. The Hindi news channel plans to deliver continuous, real-time updates as votes are tallied, combining live counting data with on-ground reporting and studio analysis. With political fortunes set to shift through the day, the coverage will track every swing, surge and surprise as trends turn into results.
The broadcast will feature a mix of senior political leaders, analysts and experts, offering instant reactions and decoding the evolving electoral picture. Expect heated debates, quick takes and detailed breakdowns as the numbers settle across all five states.
For News18 India, counting day has long been a high-visibility moment. The network is banking on its reporting reach, editorial bandwidth and technology-driven coverage to stay ahead in what is often a fiercely competitive news cycle.
With multiple battlegrounds and shifting narratives, the day promises both drama and data in equal measure. And if all goes to plan, Sabse Bada Dangal will once again turn the counting of votes into prime-time spectacle.
