News Broadcasting
The Bachelorette India Mere Khayalon ki Mallika creates a stir online!
NEW DELHI: India’s fastest growing GEC, has yet again broken all realms of success. Days before the official launch of the on-air promos, the channel has gone ahead and released the video online, ensuring over 1,34,000 unique views (on youtube)
Social media platforms like Facebook and Twitter have also been utilized. Mallika Sherawat wishing Narendra Modi on his birthday has gone viral. The keywords ‘Mallika Sherawat’ are trending on Twitter increasing the recall for the Bollywood Diva.
Previously, during a recent press gathering, Mallika announced that Narendra Modi is the most eligible bachelor. This piece of news had the digital and social platforms buzzing with discussions about Mallika Sherawat. This led to a sizeable volume of people discussing Mallika and the show which led to Mallika Sherawat trending on 7th and 8th September, 2013.
On 7th September, 2013 there was a web exclusive release of the launch promo of The Bachelorette India. The promo got a lot of organic traction on YouTube and has more than 1,34,433 views, from the release (Digital release – 8th September) till date. (17th September, 2013) Said Ajit Thakur, General Manager, Life OK, “The idea was to engage people on the social media platform. Whether it is in the form of a video or tweet, the online conversations have created a strong mass anticipation around the show”.
Social media was twittering, creating high recall factor for Mallika, leading to a high curiosity level for the show.
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.
