News Broadcasting
Top education leaders to gather at India TV’s conclave 2025
Mumbai: India TV is set to host the ‘Speed News Education Conclave 2025’ at the Scope Convention Centre, Pragati Vihar. The event will bring together key figures from the education sector to discuss strategies for equipping Indian students with future-ready skills.
Union education minister Dharmendra Pradhan will attend as chief guest, The conclave will feature educationists, policymakers, vice-chancellors, and senior officials from UGC, AICTE, NCERT, IITs, IIMs, and Edtech platforms.
Key topics will include the impact of education policies on future generations, the increasing trend of Indian students seeking higher education abroad, and the evolving role of coaching institutions in balancing education and commerce.
India TV managing director, Ritu Dhawan stated, “Education is the backbone of our nation’s progress. This conclave provides a platform for meaningful discussions and collaborative solutions for students and educators.”
The conclave aims to drive positive change in the education system through constructive dialogue, fostering a more accessible and effective learning environment.
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: 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.
