News Broadcasting
‘Vision 2020’ summit in the US to explore media, technology
MUMBAI: In 1990, CNN had been on-air for a only a decade, Netscape and the Web revolution was five years away, newspaper readership in America was 14 per cent higher than it is today and the Fairness Doctrine for radio and television had been dead for three years.
The next 15 years brought many surprises for the American media industry. And in an effort to prepare the industry for the next 15 years, the Asian American Journalists Association (Aaja) is convening a leadership summit Vision 2020.
The event takes place from 19-20 October 2005 at The Aspen Institute in Colorado. The summit will be part of a four-day gathering to commemorate the 10th anniversary of Aaja’s Executive Leadership Programme. This leadership development programme has since graduated 288 mid-career Asian American Pacific Islander journalists.
Media executives, futurists, business leaders and philanthropists will look at the technology that will be used to distribute information, business practices of the future, and the impact of both on society and social justice issues. Summit participants will also look at audiences, their buying habits and information needs in the year 2020.
Ideas from the summit will be distilled into a white paper and distributed to summit participants and media companies.
Summit speakers will include Community Technology Foundation of California CEO Tessie Guillermo, Viacom Cable Networks, Film and Publishing executive VP research and planning Betsy Frank and ESPN Mobile senior VP Manish Jha.
Representatives from some of Amwerica’s philanthropic organisations will also attend the program and explore potential synergies between media, business and philanthropy.
Aaja is a non-profit professional and educational organisation with more than 2,300 members today. Founded in 1981, Aaja states that it has been at the forefront of change in the journalism industry. Its mission is to encourage Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders (AAPIs) to enter the ranks of journalism, to work for fair and accurate coverage of AAPIs, and to increase the number of AAPI journalists and news managers in the industry.
News Broadcasting
Network18 channels lead YouTube news viewership in March 2026
CNN-News18, News18 India and CNBC channels top categories with record views
MUMBAI: When the world hit refresh on breaking news, Network18’s channels were already streaming ahead. As geopolitical tensions and war-driven headlines fuelled a surge in global news consumption, the network’s digital playbook delivered big clocking record Youtube viewership across English, Hindi and business news categories in March 2026.
At the forefront was CNN-News18, which emerged as the clear leader in the English news segment with 130 million live and video-on-demand views. The channel edged past competitors such as Times of India (126.5 million), Times Now (101.1 million), India Today (88.2 million) and NDTV (77.5 million), according to Databeings data for March.
In the Hindi news arena, News18 India delivered a commanding performance, racking up a staggering 3,297 million views on YouTube. The channel comfortably outpaced NDTV India, which recorded 3,119 million views, underlining its deep reach and consistent engagement with mass audiences, as per Playboard data.
The network’s dominance wasn’t confined to general news. In the Hindi business segment, CNBC Awaaz topped the charts with 92 million views, narrowly ahead of Zee Business (90 million) and well ahead of ET Now Swadesh (57 million). Meanwhile, its English counterpart CNBC-TV18 posted a strong 58 million views, reinforcing the network’s cross-category strength.
The spike in viewership reflects a broader shift in audience behaviour, with viewers increasingly turning to digital platforms particularly Youtube for real-time updates and in-depth coverage during high-intensity news cycles. For Network18, the numbers signal more than just scale; they underline the effectiveness of a multi-platform strategy that blends speed, credibility and continuous coverage.
In a month where the news never paused, it seems viewers chose to stay tuned where the stream never stopped.
