News Broadcasting
Teri Hatcher honoured at 2005 Women’s World Awards
MUMBAI: One of the stars of the hit television series Desperate Housewives Teri Hatcher was honoured at the second edition of Women’s World Awards which took place a few days ago in Germany.
The show was hosted by former Russian president Mikhail Gorbachev.
In all 10 women were recognised. The event, which attracted an array of international celebrities and more than 250 television teams and journalists, paid tribute to the contributions of the winners as inspirational role models for millions of women around the world.
Hatcher who got the World Actress Award said, “It is remarkable that something as simple as television can empower us to create change and awareness in the world. I am blessed to be able to work at a job I love and also give back in the most vital way — to people in need.”
The other winners included Catherine Deneuve (World Arts Award for Lifetime Achievement) Pakistan’s former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto, (World Tolerance Award) TV host Sabine Christiansen (World Media Award) and Donatella Versace (World Fashion Award).
Bhutto said,”For me personally, this is a very special moment. But, even more, I think it is an important moment for all women and the politics of tolerance all over the world.”
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.
