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LinkedIn India country manager Nishant Rao on CNN-IBN’s ‘CEO Of Life’
MUMBAI: Continuing with its commitment to providing viewers with differentiated programming, CNN-IBN announces a one-of-its-kind series ‘CEO of Life’, in association with Urbana, a premium men’s formal brand from Indus League, a division of Future Lifestyle Fashion Ltd. The show hosted by CNN-IBN’s Business Editor Karma Paljor, celebrates India’s distinguished young entrepreneurs who not only believe in driving their business but in doing it with a lot of passion.
This week on CEO Of Life, Nishant Rao, the Country Manager, LinkedIn India, humbly reveals his life’s journey and his remarkable experience with LinkedIn. His mantra in life is to dream big, embrace authenticity, be focussed and simultaneously drive a healthy work-life balance. He talks about how his one-year-old child inspires the simplicity that he promotes. Aspiring to be seen as an inspirational leader, Rao believes that the secret to success in any company is transparency within employees at all levels.
Tune into ‘CEO of Life’ this Saturday, December 20, 2014 @ 4:30 pm with repeat telecasts on Sunday @ 12:30 pm & 4:30 pm, only on CNN-IBN
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.
