News Broadcasting
Star News to launch ’24 Ghante, 24 Reporter’ bulletin
MUMBAI: Starting 26 June, the Hindi news channel — Star News is set to launch a news bulletin 24 Ghante, 24 Reporter. The bulletin will air at 10 pm on the week days, while the metro specific news bulletin –City 60, will air at 10:30 pm.
Through the 24 Ghante, 24 Reporters, the news is packaged in a crisp and fast-paced, which will bring 24 news stories in 30 minutes.
According to an official release, this pacy news bulletin is primarily targeted for viewers on the move who want a quick news roundup of the day. All the important news stories of the day will be presented in a short yet comprehensive capsule form. The fast paced ideally placed 10 pm bulletin caters to just such an audience by redefining the set parameters of news presentation.
The news will consist of various segments- Sabse Bari Khabar, Desh, Shahar, Gunah, Duniya, Khel, Karobar, Cinema and TV.
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.
