News Broadcasting
Emirates to give away tickets to the 2013 Formula 1 Airtel Indian Grand Prix
CHENNAI: Emirates is offering 100 Emirates Skywards members the opportunity to win tickets to the 2013 FORMULA 1 AIRTEL INDIAN GRAND PRIX event on the 27th October in Delhi. Emirates is a Global Partner of Formula 1®.
From now until 16th October, Emirates will be giving away 100 tickets to the race. The competition is open to Emirates passengers who book and purchase their tickets on www.emirates.com/in for travel to one of Emirates’ 135 destinations before 30th November.
Non-Emirates Skywards members can easily join the programme at www.emirates.com/inand be eligible to enter the competition for their chance to win one of the tickets. They will also enjoy additional benefits as a member of Emirates Skywards, the award-winning frequent flyer programme of Emirates airline, such as priority waiting list and extra baggage. After registering with a valid Emirates Skywards membership number, a question on Formula 1® must be answered correctly.
Emirates offers 185 weekly flights from its 10 Indian gateways, giving passengers travelling from India an extensive selection of flight options. As of today there are already over 700,000 Emirates Skywards members in India who are already earning Miles on our flights, said Brian LaBelle, Senior VP Skywards. Miles can also be earned at a wide range of airline, hotel, car rental and financial partners, including India-based partners, such as Jet Airways, the Taj Group and The Standard Chartered Bank of India.
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.
