News Broadcasting
TV4U.Com expands to 16 channels for free internet TV
MUMBAI: TV4U,Inc., one of the ad supported internet broadband networks, has expanded to 16 channels of special interest video programming for free internet TV.
TV4U Western programming, which includes Bonanza, Wagon Train, and the Rifleman, can now be seen on www.westerntv4u.com. TV4U detective programming, which includes Dragnet, Dick Tracy and Sherlock Holmes can now be seen on www.detectivetv4u.com. TV4U Variety Programming, which includes Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis, Red Skelton, and Milton Berle shows, can now be seen on www.varietytv4u.com.
TV4U Comedy programming, which includes Dick Van Dyke, Beverly Hillbillies, and Andy Griffith shows, can now be seen on www.comedytv4u.com. TV4U action shows, such as Combat, The Master, and Passport to Danger, can now be seen on www.actiontv4u.com. TV4U sports programming remains on www.sportstv4u.com.
New channels include TV4U kids programming, to be seen on www.hitopstv4u.com, TV4U travel programming on www.traveltv4u.com, and TV4U tavern style sports programming, which can be seen on www.taverntv4u.com.
Other new channels are TV4U game show programming on www.gameshowtv4u.com, E Commerce on www.shoptv4u.com, and TV4U feature films on www.tv4udriveinmovie.com.
The www.primetimetv4u.com and www.vintagetv4u.com channels plus the home www.tv4u.com channel complete the 16 channel TV4U network.
TV4U Inc. CEO Charry Kennedy said, “We are very excited to be expanding our programming selection. We have had a wonderful reaction to our classic and our current programming in our first six months of operation. Now, we’re expanding from 400 to 3,000 shows that will be available on the TV4U channels in 2007.”
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.
