News Broadcasting
India Ahead Dialogues to set accountability for Chennai floods
Mumbai: In its continuing focus on the southern states, India Ahead will carry Live, a two-hour interaction between citizens of Chennai and the top bureaucracy of the state to find solutions to the annual problem facing the city – flooding.
The show will broadcast Live at 3 p.m on 23 December on India Ahead’s TV and digital platforms, therefore, giving citizens a chance to directly ask questions from the bureaucrats who formulate policies and carry out disaster management activities.
The event will host two additional chief secretaries who have extensive hands-on experience in handling floods and the aftermath namely Atulya Misra IAS, and Vikram Kapur IAS, representing the government of Tamil Nadu.
Joining them will be NK Sudheendra of the City of 100 Tanks project, eminent environmental scientist Dr Jayshree Vencatesan and Vanessa Peter, who works with coastal communities, among other prominent guests.
“This is an endeavour of our rapidly growing Tamil digital platform, which aims to be the non-partisan voice in a cluttered and polarised Tamil media environment,” India Ahead editor-in-chief Bhupendra Chaubey said. “India Ahead is the voice of the states, especially those of the south of the country, to bring back sanity and real news back in the media.”
India Ahead is a national news channel with a country-wide footprint in both broadcast and digital media, is the preferred choice for discerning viewers. India Ahead has been envisioned as a news platform with a focus on ground reports and perspectives while staying away from theatrics and punditry. The channel is available on both TV (English news) and digital (English, Hindi, and Tamil news).
News Broadcasting
Network18 channels lead YouTube news viewership in March 2026
CNN-News18, News18 India and CNBC channels top categories with record views
MUMBAI: When the world hit refresh on breaking news, Network18’s channels were already streaming ahead. As geopolitical tensions and war-driven headlines fuelled a surge in global news consumption, the network’s digital playbook delivered big clocking record Youtube viewership across English, Hindi and business news categories in March 2026.
At the forefront was CNN-News18, which emerged as the clear leader in the English news segment with 130 million live and video-on-demand views. The channel edged past competitors such as Times of India (126.5 million), Times Now (101.1 million), India Today (88.2 million) and NDTV (77.5 million), according to Databeings data for March.
In the Hindi news arena, News18 India delivered a commanding performance, racking up a staggering 3,297 million views on YouTube. The channel comfortably outpaced NDTV India, which recorded 3,119 million views, underlining its deep reach and consistent engagement with mass audiences, as per Playboard data.
The network’s dominance wasn’t confined to general news. In the Hindi business segment, CNBC Awaaz topped the charts with 92 million views, narrowly ahead of Zee Business (90 million) and well ahead of ET Now Swadesh (57 million). Meanwhile, its English counterpart CNBC-TV18 posted a strong 58 million views, reinforcing the network’s cross-category strength.
The spike in viewership reflects a broader shift in audience behaviour, with viewers increasingly turning to digital platforms particularly Youtube for real-time updates and in-depth coverage during high-intensity news cycles. For Network18, the numbers signal more than just scale; they underline the effectiveness of a multi-platform strategy that blends speed, credibility and continuous coverage.
In a month where the news never paused, it seems viewers chose to stay tuned where the stream never stopped.
