News Broadcasting
Star News to debut ‘Vir Ke Teer’ on 15 June
MUMBAI: It’s finally here. An incisive look at the story behind the news that Star’s 24 hour Hindi news channel l had announced during its launch on 31 March- Vir Ke Teer, will premier this Sunday 15 June at 10 pm.
The one hour weekly, look at the big story behind the news, is a part of the news channel’s new and improved programming strategy after its break up with NDTV. This show will bring to the audience, unique insights into people and current events, says a company release.
Hosted by an eminent journalist and Hindustan Times editor Vir Sanghvi, the show aims to probe the root cause of interesting stories that have intrigued the public mind. With the quite a few interesting line-ups, including the infamous political murder, ties between Bollywood and the mafia and the eco-political canvas that breeds financial scandals by the dozen tackled by Sanghvi, the programme seems to be an interesting watch.
During the course of show, Sanghvi will narrate the events as they had took place as a hook for the audience. The narrative will also include views and analysis by those who have witnessed the events or have been key players providing an insight into the issue.
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:Â 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.
