News Broadcasting
Sabe TV and ETC to divulge Q 3 results next week
The Shri Adhikari Brothers board is meeting on Monday to discuss the third quarter results of the current fiscal.
Another media company that is yet to announce its Q3 results, ETC Networks, will also convene a board meeting on 31 January before going public with its figures. ETC Networks that runs two channels, etc and etc Punjabi, claims to be available to 25 million cable and satellite households. The company claims that besides a strong presence in Delhi, Punjab, Haryana and Himachal Pradesh, the Punjabi channel has also penetrated several other cities in the country.
ETC’s profits in the second quarter of 2001 had slipped to Rs 3.8 million from Rs 13.3 million in the same period last year. Its half yearly profits stood at Rs 14.8 million.
Shri Adhikari Brothers has not fared much better in the last quarter either. It posted profits of Rs 7.4 million as against profits of Rs 50.8 million in the same period in 2000. Its half yearly profits as on 30 September 2001 stood at Rs 38.4 million.
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.
