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Sports entertainment: Mediacorp gains access to ONE Championship content
MUMBAI: ONE Championship, a sports media property in Asia, has established a partnership with Singapore-based multimedia conglomerate Mediacorp. With a reach that spans the nation, Mediacorp will gain access to all ONE Championship content, including its live events.
ONE Championship streamed to a potential one billion homes in over 128 countries. Headquartered in Singapore, ONE Championship hosts sports entertainment events across Asia featuring Asian martial artists and world champions, all signed to exclusive contracts, on the largest media broadcast in Asia. oktoSports, a part of a media network under Mediacorp that has a range of media platforms in Singapore spanning digital, television, radio, print and out-of-home media, starts at 9.00pm every day with premium sports content and major sporting events from around the world.
ONE Championship live events will be covered on Mediacorp’s free-to-air channel oktoSports from 10pm on event nights, while full coverage and catch-up will be available on its digital entertainment service, Toggle. oktoSports offers premium sports programming and carries LIVE sporting events such as the International Champions Cup 2017, S.League, Italian Serie A, Singapore F1 Grand Prix, Olympic Games, and the upcoming 29th Southeast Asian Games. Toggle is a multi-lingual OTT service that provides LIVE and on-demand video content, offering a wide variety of sports coverage and entertainment content on multiple devices such as mobile phones, tablets, Smart TV, Apple TV and Chromecast to provide viewers flexibility on their preferred devices both at home and on-the-go.
ONE Championship chairman and CEO Chatri Sityodtong stated: “ONE Championship is proud to announce its partnership with Mediacorp. From its early beginnings in broadcast radio and television, to launching its digital-first news, Mediacorp has provided Singaporeans with original local entertainment, and this is just the first step to a great partnership. ONE Championship was born in Singapore, and we are excited to continue to deliver a unique and authentic martial arts experience to fans all across the country.”
Mediacorp chief customer officer Debra Soon stated: “The refreshed oktoSports carries sporting events from Singapore and around the world. Mediacorp is happy to work with ONE Championship to make entertaining and engaging LIVE sports content easily available, through our range of TV, digital, radio and print platforms. This partnership further amplifies oktoSports’s vision to be the #1 channel to encourage Singaporeans to lead active lifestyles through sports.”
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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.
