News Broadcasting
Zee Studio brings Pirates of the Caribbean ‘On Stranger Tides’ on 28 July
MUMBAI: Zee Studio brings Pirates of the Caribbean ‘On Stranger Tides’ starring the biggest stars in Hollywood-Johnny Depp, Penelope Cruz , Geoffrey Rush and Sam Claflin to assure viewers the most exciting Sunday! Audience’s favorite character Jack Sparrow (Depp) is back and crosses paths with a woman from his past (Cruz),and he’s not sure if it’s love – or if she’s a ruthless con artist who’s using him to find the fabled Fountain of Youth. When she forces him aboard the Queen Anne’s Revenge, the ship of the formidable pirate Blackbeard (McShane), Jack finds himself on an unexpected adventure in which he doesn’t know who to fear more Blackbeard or the woman from his past.
Get ready for the 4th of The Pirates Of The Caribbean Franchise and 12th highest worldwide box office collection of all time to blow your mind away on this Sunday the 28th of July at 1pm & 9pm only on Zee Studio.
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.
