News Broadcasting
Zee News tops the charts with channel share of 27%
New Delhi, 4th Aug’06 : India’s pioneer Hindi News Channel, Zee News is now also the No. 1 News Channel in the country. After strengthening its position as the clear No. 2 channel Zee News was steadily climbing up the ratings chart to the ‘Numero Uno’ position. Zee News has consistently been delivering very good ratings in spite of being the only pay channel in a very crowded market.
As per the latest TAM data for Week 30 ending 29th July Zee News is the No 1 News Channel in all the TG. Zee News is way ahead of the competition and leading with a very high channel share of 27% in SEC ABC M 15+ HSM (Full Day).
The new look of Zee News, which was unveiled, recently involved the use of latest graphics, new sets and styling for the anchors. This has gone a long way to establish the channel’s premium imagery and sophistication. The surge in the ratings of Zee News can be attributed to the viewer-focused content and delivering News that has kept the viewers engrossed. This backed with distribution and marketing initiatives all over India has helped bring Zee News closer to the viewers.
Zee News has been a Pioneer and a thought leader in its journalistic approach and programming that go deeper and far beyond the usual News and current affairs programmes. It has been the promise of ‘Haqeeqat jaisi khabar waisi’ or Truth in context to reality that has been the cornerstone in Zee News’s quest to bring out the truth, a belief that has been the guiding force in the dedication and integrity of Zee News in reporting unbiased News. As a Socially responsible News Channel, Zee News has dared to walk a different path to bring the truth out even it means staying away from hype and trivial sensationalism.
Zee News is India’s pioneer Hindi News Channel with a global footprint spanning most of Asia, the Middle East, Europe and the Americas. Zee News has the widest network among Indian News Channels, which stretches out to more than 60 countries worldwide. With state of the art advanced automation system, advanced graphics station. Largest nationwide network of reporters and stingers connected through advanced communication links has made Zee News the first to break stories. This is backed by quality development with balanced viewpoints and insightful analyses.
It is this unending quest to provide the best of News Programming backed with unbiased editorial that makes Zee News the last word in News.
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.
