News Broadcasting
Zee, TV 18 scrip cross Rs 90-mark as sensex crosses 3,600 points
MUMBAI: The barometer 30-stock Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) Sensex continued its ascent; gained 39.28 points to settle at 3,622.34 on Friday (4 July) as compared to 3,583.06 on 27 June 2003. The S&P CNX NSE Nifty also gained 12.90 points and ended the day at 1,138.45 as compared to 1,125.55 on 27 June.
FIIs poured money on the bourses last week. They pumped in a net Rs 6627 million in four sessions – between Monday (30 June 2003) to Thursday (3 July 2003). Those inflows took their cumulative inflow (which includes inflow in debt market) in the current calendar year to over Rs 100 billion, at Rs 105.46 billion (till 3 July 2003).
Zee Telefilms opened the day (4 July) on the BSE at Rs 94.30; gained 2.1 per cent to end the day at Rs 96.20 as compared to Rs 89.25 on 27 June. The volume of shares traded was around 2.21 million shares.
On the National Stock Exchange (NSE), the Zee scrip opened at Rs 94.90; gained 1.69 per cent to end the day at Rs 96.10 as compared to Rs 89.50 on 27 June. The volume of shares traded was around 4.40 million shares.
The Television Eighteen India scrip opened the day at Rs 102.55; dipped 4.29 per cent; ended the day at Rs 98.15 as compared to Rs 88.75 on the BSE on 27 June 2003. On the NSE, the scrip opened the day at Rs 101.10; dipped by 3.51 per cent to end the day at Rs 98.90 as compared to Rs 89.10 on 27 June. The volume of shares traded was 231, 903.
On the BSE, the Balaji Telefilms scrip opened the day (4 July 2003) at Rs 67.90; rose 1.1 per cent to end the day at Rs 68.65 as compared to Rs 67.80 on 27 June. The volume traded was 424,826 shares.
On the NSE, the scrip opened the day at Rs 69.45; rose 1.11 per cent to end the day at Rs 68.55 as compared to Rs 67.80 on 27 June. The volume of
shares traded was 1.12 million shares.
Sri Adhikari Brothers Television Network (SABTNL) opened the day at Rs 82.50; dropped 0.24 per cent to end the day at Rs 82.30 as compared to Rs 75.75 on 27 June. On the NSE, the scrip opened the day at Rs 83.60; dropped 0.49 per cent and ended the day at Rs 82 as compared to Rs 75.65 on 27 June. The volume of shares traded was 136,361.
On the BSE, Cinevistaas’ opened the day at Rs 33; dropped 2.88 per cent; ended the day at Rs 32.05 as compared to Rs 28.70 on 27 June. On the NSE, the scrip opened at Rs 33.15; dropped 2.24 per cent and ended at Rs 32.70 as compared to Rs 29.30 on 27 June.
Creative Eye opened the day at Rs 16.05; gained 9.71 per cent to end the day at Rs 17.61 as compared to Rs 14.85 on 27 June on the BSE. On the NSE, the scrip opened the day at Rs 16.50; gained 9.66 per cent to end the day at Rs Rs 17.60 as compared to 14.65 on 27 June.
The ETC Networks scrip opened the day at Rs 57.601; dropped 1.82 per cent to end the day at Rs 56.55 as compared to Rs 51.60 on 27 June.
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.
