News Broadcasting
Fever Entertainment brings back NODDY live to Bengaluru & Mumbai
MUMBAI: Fever Entertainment, the finest entertainment company in India is bringing the live production show ‘Noddy in Toyland’ for the 1st time in Bengaluru & Mumbai. The show is travelling to these cities after a full house performance in Delhi last year. The much-loved Enid Blyton character will take on the stage this December and is scheduled to be held at Good Shepherd Auditorium, Bangalore on 28th, 29th November & 1st Dec’ 13 and in Rabindra Natya Mandir, Mumbai from 6th to 8th Dec’ 13.
Noddy and his friends have been entertaining children for generations now. The performance will see stage actors bring alive the 64 year old series, beyond books, TV and DVDs. The 1.5 hours international show is in English with real life characters of Noddy and his friends who will be performing live. The show features the story of Noddy in Toyland with spectacular music and sets with loads of interactivity for the audience. The live production is produced by Premier Stage Productions UK and would enthrall kids and families alike.
Commenting on the initiative Harshad Jain – Business Head, Radio and Entertainment – HT Media says, “We got Noddy in Toyland to India for the 1st time last year and got a fabulous response from our audience. People travelled from other cities specially to catch this production ive in Delhi. Noddy is very popular in India and has been a part of growing up for most of us. This year we are taking the troupe to the other 2 metro cities and are sure that this too will be a great success.India at present has limited options when it comes to family entertainment and by bringing concepts like these, we are aiming to provide a platform where families can be a part a world class experience”.
Noddy and his friends are all fun and excitement and Noddy’s best friends are Big Ears, Tessie Bear, Bumpy Dog and the Tubby Bears.
Tickets for the show can be bought online through www.bookmyshow.com andwww.mycity4kids.com the prices start at Rs. 1000 and onwards.
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.
