News Broadcasting
Zee Business, Stockezy.com partner for online show
MUMBAI: Stockezy, the social investing community designed to connect the Indian stock market with investors, and Zee Business have tied-up to reproduce the popular stock market related show, D Street ka Don, on the Stockezy website.
The objective behind this partnership is to facilitate a large number of people and investors to catch the programme details and post questions on Stockezy.com as per their convenience and not be restricted to programme timings.
The Stockezy website will summarise and recap the show’s key highlights that educate and empower the investors on how to analyse the market trends and stocks to make informed decisions.
The show features stock analyst Rajesh Tambe as the don of the stock market who takes queries from the viewers during the show and provides responses. With the launch of its online avatar on Stockezy, investors now have the flexibility to submit their specific queries and get advice online even after the show hours.
Stockezy CEO Tushar Makhija said, “We are extremely happy with our partnership with Zee Business for its D Street ka Don. This first of its kind partnership, is a step forward in our vision of facilitating every Indian to invest wisely and take benefit of the Indian stock market. With D Street Ka Don, Stockezy will not only offer an interesting customer experience but also expert advice from Tambe at viewer’s convenience.”
The main idea behind this tie-up is to bring information closer to Stockezy and Zee Business followers.
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.
