News Broadcasting
NDTV awarded as India’s most trusted brand; Dr Prannoy Roy falicitated with Lal Bahadur Shastri National Award
MUMBAI: 2015-2016 has truly been a golden year for NDTV in more ways than one with NDTV being awarded India’s most trusted brand across all television in India for the 3rd year in a row, based on Trust Research Advisory’s Brand Trust Report, India Study. NDTV co-founder and executive co-chairperson Dr Prannoy Roy received the prestigious Lal Bahadur Shastri National Award for excellence in public administration, academics and management 2015.
Not only has NDTV taken on some major projects and delivered cutting edge work , it has also been a year when they earned several accolades and honours. Spearheading this successful journey has been the NDTV Non Tabloid Campaign.
The NDTV non tabloid campaign was started keeping in mind the basic ethics and principles the organization was founded upon. NDTV kick started this campaign with two promotional videos and then began its incredible journey. The campaign resonated with the audience as it reflected upon aspects responsible in everything that is going wrong with media nowadays. It focused on how the biggest threat to Indian television is tabloid news and that it needs to be stopped.
The promo went on to win several awards including two world golds at the New York festival International TV and film awards where it beat entries from 52 countries. At the Goa Fest, one of the most coveted advertising awards in the country, it was the only campaign to win the Broadcasters Abby Award.
NDTV’s The Buck Stops Here – Srinagar Floods Coverage was also announced as one of the 8 International Emmy nominees for the 2015 News & Current Affairs categories for its week-long ground reportage and broadcasts on the floods in Jammu and Kashmir. This is the first time that India has been nominated in the News category.
Another feat that NDTV has won significant accolades for is their remarkable documentary on human survival – Operation Everest. This documentary has won the Award of Excellence in Environment Category at Canada International Film Festival 2016; the Best Documentary (Jury) Award at 6th Dada Saheb Phalke Film Festival 2016 and also won the Mumbai Press Club’s RedInk Excellence in Sports Journalism Award 2016
NDTV’s Editors, Anchors, correspondents and programmes have received many prestigious awards through the year including the Journalist of the Year: Ravish Kumar (NDTV India) Red Ink Awards ; National Award for Outstanding Efforts in Communication in the Electronic Medium – Pallava Bagla, NDTV (Ministry of Science and Technology, GOI) with Best News Website for NDTV.com. (IAMAI Awards 2015); Best Film Critic- Prashant Shishodia – NDTV India (Dada Saheb Phalke Film Foundation Award).
News Broadcasting
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.
