News Broadcasting
Ruminate over 2013 and envision the outlook of 2014 on ET NOW
MUMBAI: ET NOW, India’s #1 Business News Channel, bids adieu to 2013 on a high note. Adjudged as the viewer’s choice channel in the business news genre, ET NOW comprehensively led the genre in 2013 with an indomitable 46% viewership share * and widened its lead in the last 1 month, with its viewership (12.61 Lakhs)** higher than CNBC TV 18, NDTV Profit and Bloomberg TV all put together .
The channel ushers in the New Year celebrations with a host of special shows for its viewers. Go ahead and block your date and time for the exclusive line up of shows to explore the future of markets and economy and its impact on your finances.
Date
Time
Show Name
Show Highlights
Dec 25, 2013
10.30am, 1.30pm& 10.30pm
Brand Equity
ET NOW’s,one of the most popular show anchored by Sonali Krishna, reviews the top ten campaigns of 2013 with guest editor and renowned filmmaker, Imtiaz Ali.
Dec 25, 2013
2pm
Crystal Gazing 2014
A special panel of industry experts like V.S. Parthasarthy – CFO at M&M, top Corporate lawyer Zia Mody – AZB and investment banker Sunil Sanghai – Head of HSBC India, analyze the repercussions of norms established in the year 2013 on the M&A street.
Dec 25, 2013
12.30pm, 5.00pm,& 9.00pm
2014: Polity at Crossroads
Witness an insightful debate on how the power games of politics in 2014 will build the future of the nation
Dec 28, 2013
9.30am, & 12.30pm
The Property Guide
Explore areas with growth potential and promising projects in the real estate arena on the special episode of The Property Guide with Faye D’Souza
Dec 28, 2013
&
Dec 29, 2013
10pm
10.30am
Investors Guide
Value research online ’s CEO Dhirendra Kumar identifies the funds to bet on for the year 2014 on the special episode of Investor’s Guide with anchor Faye D’Souuza
Dec 30, 2013
6.30pm
Best of Global Mantra: Outlook 2014
A special show where the biggest global fund managers, like Sean Taylor – Deutsche Asset Management, Nikhil Srinivasan – Generali, and Jim O’Neill former chairman Goldman Sachs AM give their expert comments on how the global events could map out the progression of Indian markets in 2014
Dec 31, 2013
10pm
Top 10 of 2013
Watch the top 10 stories revolving around the world of business, politics and sports, which shaped the face of 2013 with Supriya Shrinate
Jan 03, 2014
6.30 pm
Market and Macros with Vallabh Bhanshali
Nikunj Dalmiya, anchor on ET NOW, plays host to the Dalal Street’s most revered deal maker and market commentator as he looks ahead at how macro-economic developments in 2014 will affect the markets
Tune into ET NOW this December to scan the highlights of the year gone by and chart out a profitable new year, starting December 25.
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.
