News Broadcasting
Coke Studio@MTV Season 3 Celebrates Eid with ‘Bismillah’
MUMBAI:On the festive occasion of Eid, Coke Studio@MTV presents a true gem from Salim-Sulaiman, Bismillah. A beautiful composition by the talented duo Salim-Sulaiman, whose unique take on Indian Sufi makes their music stand out amongst the rest, this song is sure to transport the viewers and listeners to a world full of sanctity.
Bismillah, which is a part of Coke Studio@MTV Season 3, is a collaboration between the collossal vocals of Kailash Kher and the spiritual voice of the qawwal, Munawar Masoom Khan. This special track is a back-to-roots style, Sufi-influenced composition that brings alive the spirit of Eid. The new season of Coke Studio@MTV premieres on August 17, 2013, every Saturday, at 8pm only on MTV.
The lyrics of the song
Harqaton ka peghaam mile
Kehne se la illah illalah
Rehmato'n ka salaam mile
Bas kehne se Bismillah…
Bismillah Bismillah Bismillah
Bismillah…
Tere naam se shuru ho
Tere naam se khatam lillah
Bismillah Bismillah Bismillah
Bismillah…
Mushqile aasaan hui, Saari aafat tal gayi
Oh Allah O Allah… Allah
Nemate naazil hui marti khwahish pal gayi
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.
