News Broadcasting
Sky to offer multi-platform coverage of The Uefa Champions League
MUMBAI: UK broadcaster Sky Sports will boost its coverage of the Uefa Champions League with content available across five different services. The event kicked off yesterday 12 September.
As well as live coverage across two Sky Sports channels, for the first time; Sky digital viewers can access new interactive options, Sky Sports HD will offer live high definition games, matches will be streamed at skysports.com, and mobile users can see post-match highlights.
The new ways of watching the new Uefa Champions League are:
· High Definition– Matches will be aired in high definition. Sky HD claims to offer even clearer, more vibrant pictures to viewers with an HD-ready TV and Sky HD box and subscription.
Interactive – Sky digital viewers can, for the first time, keep up to date with a new goal alerts service as well as choosing from 14 different matches this week. Viewers select their game, or switch between games, by pressing the red button on their remote handset to launch Sky Sports Active and using a simple on-screen menu.
Online– Starting with the first Group Stage games on matches will be streamed live through skysports.com. As an introductory offer, users can access any of the 14 games offered live by Sky Sports on a PPV basis for £3 (€4.50) per match.
Mobile – Sky Sports will offer in-game goal clips from all games to mobile phones. Users should check their mobile operator for details.
The latest update to the interactive service for UEFA Champions League – a service launched three seasons ago – is the ‘Goal Alert’ facility which brings updates on goals as they are scored. A new ‘Quad Split’ option is also available for the first time, allowing viewers to watch four matches on the same screen on Wednesday evenings.
Sky Sports Networked Media director Piers Croton, said, “Three years ago Sky Sports introduced multi-match choice options to British TV through Sky digital and our live interactive service. Now we’ve extended the proposition so that our customers can keep right up to date and follow the UEFA Champions League just about wherever they are. ”
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.
