News Broadcasting
NewsX bags Red Ink Awards for excellence in Journalism
MUMBAI: NewsX, one of the fastest growing English News Channels won the 5th Mumbai Press Club Red Ink Awards for Excellence in Journalism-2015. At a grand ceremony held on Thursday, 30th April in Mumbai, the award in the ‘Lifestyle and Entertainment – Television category’ was bestowed upon Jujhar Singh, senior executive producer, NewsX for his show ‘Art Talk’.
‘Art Talk’, the weekly prime time show on NewsX, is one of the most popular talk shows dedicated to art in the english news genre that profiles India’s top musicians, dancers, artists and photographers and the best emerging talents who have dominated and patronized their respective forms of art.
‘Press Club Awards for Excellence in Journalism’, better known as the ‘Red Ink’ awards, instituted by The Press Club, Mumbai, celebrate exemplary works in Print, Broadcast and Online Journalism. The objective is to recognize and promote the best practices among journalists and encourage quality writing, path-breaking stories and high ethical standards in Indian Journalism.
Speaking on this achievement, Kartikeya Sharma, Managing Director, iTV Network, said, “I congratulate the entire team of Art Talk for their relentless efforts and undying commitment that made the show a great success. At NewsX, our endeavour is to bring innovation and freshness to our programming content and this award stands as a testimony to that promise.”
Jujhar Singh, senior executive producer and host of the show said, “Art talk has set a benchmark in the News industry with its distinctive content and format. No other channel in the genre has a show solely dedicated to art and culture. The team Art Talk is thankful to Mumbai press club for recognizing our efforts and strengthening our resolve to bring in more exclusive programming for our viewers.”
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.
