News Broadcasting
ABP News Network conducts ‘Asmita Sanman Puraskar 2020’ in Gujarat
MUMBAI: Asmita Sanman Puraskar 2020 – an initiative by ABP News Network’s Gujarati news channel ABP Asmita, to facilitate the successful figures from different walks of life, who carved their presence across the state and the nation.
ABP Asmita’s aim was to recognise iconic Gujaratis, who have made a significant contribution to society and have strengthened the foundation of the state through their dedication and hard work.
The event was graced by Gujarat chief minister Vijay Rupani and various other dignitaries and awardees such as GCMMF chief operating officer Kishore Jhala, folk singer Padma Shri Bhikhudan Gadhvi, novelist Raghuveer Chaudhari, former cricketer Nayan Mongia, singer Parthiv Gohil, Lokbharti Education managing trustee Dr. Arunbhai Dave, Donate Life founder Nilesh Mandlewala and actor Kiran Kumar.
ABP Asmita, through this award show, celebrated the excellence of eminent personalities who have made their mark in various spheres such as Sports, Cinema, Music, Education, Culture, Social Service, Literature, and Entrepreneurship.
The award ceremony, ‘Asmita Sanman Puraskar 2020’, was exclusively curated for the Gujarati speaking viewers on ABP Asmita. ABP group aims to cater to the multi-lingual masses through their regional channels.
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.
