News Broadcasting
Zee Media launches the ‘Dr Subhash Chandra Show’
MUMBAI: Always dreamt of being a pioneer and establishing your own business but don’t know how to go about it? Look no further as Zee Media is here with the Dr. Subhash Chandra Show. This one hour programme will see the television industry stalwart Dr. Subhash Chandra engage with the youth and share ideas that will help young entrepreneurs and aspiring minds for business.
The latest offering by Zee Media, Dr. Subhash Chandra Show will kick off this weekend and will be aired on Saturday at 10 pm on Zee News and 7pm on Zee Business and on Sundays at 11 am on both Zee News and Zee Business. This show will also be telecast on other channels of Zee Media.
Starting with just Rs 17 and building an empire called Essel Group which is worth $3.5 billion, Dr. Subhash Chandra is among the leading lights of the Indian industry. A self-made man, Dr. Chandra has consistently demonstrated his ability to identify new businesses and lead them on the path to success.
It takes immense courage and motivation to shape ideas into reality. From trading goods, setting up a packaging industry to opening up theme parks and multiplexes, and creating India’s largest and most profitable TV media group and launching an English newspaper, Dr. Chandra has travelled a long way. Known for his exemplary business skills, he is never afraid to grow new businesses from scratch.
Imparting this bold and courageous attitude and confidence to young budding businessmen of the country, Dr. Chandra will be throwing light on his business strategies and sharing his knowledge and understanding of the business scenario. He will give his valuable tips and answers towards establishing a business and various issues related to it.
It was his vision that helped give birth to the satellite TV industry in India and inspired others to follow suit. He was the first in India who sought to harness the huge business potential of satellite television channels and launched Zee Telefilms in October 1992 as a content supplier for Zee TV – India’s first Hindi satellite channel. Before the launch of Zee TV viewers in India were under the firm grip of Doordarshan, the state-controlled terrestrial network.
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.
