News Broadcasting
Republic Bharat’s gtvt doubles with 94% growth in the 3rd week of its launch
MUMBAI: In the third week of its launch, Republic TV BHARAT has built significant viewer engagement in the HSM Market. The channel’s reach spiked by 50% garnering 96.08 million eyeballs. Bharat’s extensive focus on big stories nearly doubled the impressions delivering 142million impressions. R.Bharat witnessed a double digit growth in the HSM market making it the fastest growing Hindi news channel.
At 18.2 minutes per viewer R.BHARAT continues to deliver higher time spent due to its exclusive news coverage.
On Saturday, 16th February, wide expanse of on-ground reporters captured the national sentiment after the Pulwama attack.Republic Bharat ensured non-stop coverage of the Pulwama martyrs’ final journey and India’s Last Salute to them.
The coverage included reporters being present near Wagah Border as well as anchoring of shows from India Gate, which allowed the Bharat viewers to get a massive diversity in content while staying with the core sentiment and resolve of nationalism across the country. Keeping the focus on Pakistan from The Hague, Republic Media Network’s Legal Editor was reporting live and getting non-stop exclusives on India’s strategy on the Kulbhushan Jadhav case at the ICJ from Netherlands. This added a different dimension to the Indo-Pak relationship post the Pulwama attack.
On 17th February, Republic Bharat’s anchor Sucherita Kukreti was live from Pulwama, where she spoke to CRPF jawans present during the convoy attack. The energy, the resolve and the ‘josh’ in the CRPF Jawans at Pulwama despite the attack uplifted the sentiments of every Indian.
At a time when every Indian was thinking about what they could do to help isolate the enemy, Republic Bharat had launched a nationwide campaign to isolate Pakistan right from the local level, which got immense feedback.
From Bharat extensively covering the massive decision to cut off any extra water being given to Pakistan via River Ravi on good faith, to upholding it's belief in Rashtra Sarvopari, Bharat was at the forefront of reporting and taking a position that campaigned wholly for India’s interests and Nation First.
Ending the week on a big high in terms of content, Editor-in-Chief Arnab Goswami got the first interview with the Union Home Minister on 22nd February (Friday) wherein Mr. Rajnath Singh declared India’s decision to fight “a decisive battle” against terrorism post the Pulwama attack and reassured the nation on the way forward.
Through the week, there was an overwhelming feeling of Bharat echoing the sentiments of the people of India and the brave Forces by roaring: Rashtra Ke Naam and Nation First.
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.
