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NIIT Technologies is now a Business Superbrand
| New Delhi September 9, 2005: The Business Superbrands Council conferred the Business Superbrands status on NIIT Technologies, the global IT Solutions organization. Mr Praful Patel, Union Minister of Civil Aviation presented the Business Superbrands award to Mr Arvind Thakur, CEO, NIIT Technologies, the only IT services company from India to be awarded this status.
 Speaking on the occasion, Mr Arvind Thakur, CEO, NIIT Technologies, said, “The Business Superbrands status acknowledges the spirit of innovation that we follow at NIIT Technologies. The new brand responsibility will inspire us to reinforce the trust that our global customers place in us.”
The Council, an independent authority on branding, spread across 44 countries, was established more than a decade ago in the UK. The members of the Business Superbrands Council include marketing gurus and CEOs of some of the most successful global businesses in India.
The Business Superbrands Council included Anmol Dar, MD, Superbrands India; Mukesh D. Ambani, CMD, Reliance Industries; Gurcharan Das, former CEO, Procter & Gamble; R. Gopalakrishnan, Executive Director, Tata Sons; Prithvi Haldea, MD, Prime Database; Naina Kidwai, Deputy CEO, HSBC; K N Memani, former Chairman of Ernst & Young; Sunil Bharti Mittal, Chairman & Group MD, Bharti Enterprises; Nandan Nilekani, CEO, President & MD, Infosys Technologies; Deepak Parekh, Chairman, HDFC; M S Ramachandran, Chairman, IOC and Subir Raha, CMD, ONGC.
About NIIT Technologies Limited NIIT Technologies, the global IT solutions organization, services customers in the USA, Europe, Japan, Asia Pacific and India. It offers services in Application Development and Maintenance, Enterprise Integration and Business Process Management to organizations in the Financial Services, Transportation, Retail and Government sectors.
NIIT Technologies follows global standards of development, including an ISO 9001:2000 certification and assessment at Level 5 of SEI-CMMi and Level 3 of People CMM framework. NIIT Technologies’ subsidiaries NIIT SmartServe Limited and NIIT GIS Limited offer Business Process Management and GIS Solutions, respectively.
Its major global customers include British Airways, Channel 4, Holcim group, ING Group, Office Depot, SEI Investments, Singapore Airlines and Toyota Motors.
For media queries, please contact: Antara Das, NIIT Technologies Limited, Ph: +91 11 26203324, Fax: +91 11 26203386; Email: antara.das@niit-tech.com |
The prestigious Business Superbrands selection follows a rigorous year-long assessment of over 834 corporate entities in 92 categories by the Business Superbrands Council. Besides NIIT Technologies, the other prominent winners include Gujarat Ambuja, HDFC, Godrej & Boyce.
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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.
