News Broadcasting
Quint Digital Media records strong growth at Rs 35.55 cr in FY22
Mumbai: Multi‑brand digital media and media–tech group Quint Digital Media on Tuesday published its standalone and consolidated results for the quarter and full-year ended 31 March 2022.
The company has recorded strong growth in standalone revenues on a full-year basis of Rs 35.55 crore, which indicates a growth of over 68 per cent. Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (Ebitda) stood at 850 per cent on a full-year basis.
For the year, profit after tax shows a positive swing of over 300 per cent and the growth momentum is likely to continue in FY22-23. Consolidated operating revenues on a full-year basis stand at Rs 56 crore, indicating 55 per cent growth.
Coming to the consolidated report, QDML had acquired identified stakes in the digital media and media-tech operations of Quintillion Business Media, Quintype Technologies India Private Limited, Spunklane Media Private Limited and YKA Media Private Limited on 19 January 2022.
During the quarter ended 31 March 2022, the company had completed the acquisition of identified stakes in the digital media and media-tech operations of Quintillion Business, Quintype Technologies, Spunklane Media and YKA Media. The consolidated results for the full year include the financial performance of the said acquisitions.
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: 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.
