News Broadcasting
News Corp raises bid to acquire Aussie property portal
MUMBAI: In a calculated move to secure another foothold in booming online classifieds advertising market, Rupert Murdoch’s News Corp has hiked its offer for the Australian property portal realestate.com.au to A$2.50 a share from A$2.00 a share.
The media conglomerate now values realestate.com.au at approximately A$269 million.
News Ltd. currently holds a 43.7 per cent stake in Melbourne-based portal. News Corp. had launched the bid early August but only to be rejected by realestate.com.au directors. Then, their argument was that the bid undervalued its shares.
Murdoch had made his intentions clear on the internet side of the media business by acquiring the social network MySpace.com for $580 million in June this year. News Corp’s UK satellite operator BSkyB is now close to buying high-speed internet provider Easynet. BSkyB is looking to invest in Easynet to bolster the ways in which consumers can access its content. It plans to raise about ?1bn with a bond issue, ploughing some of the proceeds into acquisitions.
Other key media players pursuing online growth strategies include John Fairfax Holdings Ltd. and Kerry Packer’s Publishing & Broadcasting Ltd. Publishing & Broadcasting Ltd recently agreed to combine its online trader business with online car classifieds group carsales.com.au while Fairfax bought online dating venture rsvp.com.au for A$40 million this year.
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.
