News Broadcasting
‘The Two Towers’ triumphs at MTV movie awards
MUMBAI: Finally there was good news for New Zealand director Peter Jackson in terms of award recognition. After being snubbed at the Academy Awards Jackson’s The Lord of The Rings – The Two Towers bagged the best picture prize at the MTV Movie Awards which took place on 31 May at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles.
The schizophrenic computer generated character Gollum won the award in the virtual performance category. LOTR also won an award for on-screen team comprising of Elijah Wood, Sean Astin and Gollum. The biggest money grosser from last year Spiderman was cited for best kiss and for female actor.
Perhaps in an effort to encourage a musician making a successful crossover to the silver screen, the broadcaster gave the best male trophy to Eminem for 8 Mile. The story of a rapper trying to make it in black man’s territory mirrors the controversial rap stars life to an extent.
In addition, the awards show also gives an opportunity for stars of upcoming summer blockbusters to increase visibility. For instance, Demi Moore who is making a comeback by appearing in the sequel to Charlie Angels presented an award.
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.
