News Broadcasting
Network18’s TV News business beats industry trends, registers 26 per cent revenue growth in Q1
Mumbai: Network18’s TV news business has registered a solid 26 per cent revenue growth in the first quarter of the current financial year, despite continued weakness in the overall advertising environment.
Beating the industry trends, India’s largest TV news network registered a revenue of Rs 337 crore in the first quarter of current fiscal, as compared to Rs 266 Crore for the same period last fiscal.
The growth is despite five per cent YoY decline in news industry inventory consumption.
News18 was able to drive growth powered by the increase in viewership shares and a strong focus on IP-events led advertising revenue. Viewership gains in key markets over the last few quarters have enabled the network to push up pricing, helping the revenue growth.
“The network’s revenue during the quarter was up 26 per cent YoY, driven by the strong growth in advertising revenue. Ad revenue growth was underpinned by the strong viewership gains that the network has achieved over the last year which has helped improve pricing of certain channels. Network advertising inventory increased while the genre declined. The network also saw a strong traction in monetisation of IP-led events,” the company said.
TV18 News network continues to strengthen its position, crossing 12 per cent all-India viewership share in the news genre. The network maintains its leadership position in key markets with News18 India, CNN News18, and CNBC TV18 leading the viewership charts in respective genres.
News18 regional channels are number one in five key markets including UP/Uttarakhand, Rajasthan, MP/Chhatisgarh, making the news network top choice of viewers in the Hindi speaking markets.
With 20 domestic channels, TV18 is the biggest News network in India with highest weekly reach and widest presence across Indian languages. The news network reaches 180 million consumers on a weekly basis.
Both its national news channels- News18 India and CNN News18-continue to be the leaders in their respective markets.
News18 India commands 15.6 per cent viewership share in the Hindi genre as well as the top position in evening primetime. CNN News18 is the number one English news channel with 33.4 per cent market share in the genre.
CNBC TV18 continues to be the undisputed leader in the English Business News genre with over 80 per cent overall share and over 90 per cent viewership share during the market hours.
News Broadcasting
Business Today MindRush returns to Mumbai, spotlight on India’s edge in a fractured world
Policymakers and corporate heavyweights gather to map supply chains, energy security and markets
MUMBAI: As fault lines widen across global trade and geopolitics, Business Today is doubling down on India’s moment. The 14th edition of Business Today MindRush & Best CEOs Awards lands in Mumbai on March 28, pitching India’s strategic edge at the centre of a fragmenting world.
The day-long summit, presented by PwC, will bring together a tight mix of policymakers, industry leaders and market voices to decode shifting supply chains, maritime strategy, defence priorities, energy security and capital markets—sectors now deeply entangled with geopolitics.
M Nagaraju, secretary, department of financial services, ministry of finance, will headline the event, setting the tone for discussions that aim to track how India is repositioning itself amid disrupted trade routes and volatile energy dynamics.
The speaker slate reads like a cross-section of India Inc’s command centre. Krishna Swaminathan will zero in on sea lanes and supply chains, while Prashant Ruia is set to push the case for self-reliance in oil and gas. Ashish Chauhan will weigh in on capital markets at a pivotal juncture, as a panel featuring Vibha Padalkar, Sanjiv Mehta, Amish Mehta and Sanjeev Krishan debates navigating economic uncertainty.
Leadership under pressure will be another running theme. Madhavkrishna Singhania, Sharvil Patel, Karan Bhagat and Anurag Choudhary will unpack how businesses are steering through disruption. Arun Alagappan will turn the spotlight on fertilisers, Arundhati Bhattacharya will reflect on leadership transitions, while Anish Shah and S Vellayan will outline blueprints for building future-ready conglomerates.
The event will close with Aroon Purie setting the broader editorial lens, before the Best CEOs Awards recognise standout corporate leadership across sectors.
At a time when the global order looks increasingly splintered, MindRush 2026 is positioning itself as more than a conference—it is a signal that India intends not just to navigate the churn, but to shape it.
