ITV

Category: Viewership

  • Chrome week 51: English Entertainment gains 3.3%, Hindi GECs drop by 0.0%

    Chrome week 51: English Entertainment gains 3.3%, Hindi GECs drop by 0.0%

    MUMBAI: In week 51, the English Entertainment genre benefitted the most while the Hindi general entertainment channels (GECs) genre dropped by 0.0 per cent, according to Chrome opportunity to see (OTS).

    The English Entertainment segment in six metros increased by 3.3 per cent OTS with Zee Café leading the chart with 50 per cent OTS. 

    Next in the list was English Movies genre, which recorded 2.7 per cent rise in the six metros with Movies Now as the top gainer in the section with 50.7 per cent OTS. 

    The Religious genre in Hindi Speaking Market (HSM) saw a growth of one per cent OTS with Aastha channel leading the genre with 94.2 per cent OTS. 

    Last but not the least, the Hindi News genre in HSM went up by one per cent with India TV topping the chart with 94.4 per cent OTS.

    Kids, Business News, Hindi Movies and Hindi GECs genres were among the losers in week 51. The Kids section dropped by 0.2 per cent with Nickelodeon leading the chart with 76.3 per cent OTS.

    The Business News genre saw a fall of 0.1 per cent OTS with CNBC Awaaz leading the segment with 75.7 per cent OTS. 

    The Hindi Movies and Hindi GEC genres in HSM dropped by 0.1 and 0.0 per cent OTS respectively. Max and DD National led the chart with 91.3 per cent and 95.5 per cent OTS respectively.

  • Sun TV back in top slot across genres; Colors at No. 2

    Sun TV back in top slot across genres; Colors at No. 2

    MUMBAI: Sun TV made a comeback after two weeks and secured the leadership position across genres in week 50 of Broadcast Audience Research Council (BARC) India. Colors replaced the Hindi GEC leader Star Plus in the second slot, pushing the latter in the third position.

    Sony Entertainment Television exited the top 10 list in week 50.

    Sun TV garnered the first spot with 997647 (000Sums) followed by Colors in the second slot with 768239 (000Sums) and Star Plus in the third place with 759484 (000Sums).

    Zee Anmol witnessed a drop in ratings but stood at number four with 754273 (000Sums) as against 780847 (000Sums) in the previous week.

    Zee TV too witnessed a downfall and grabbed the fifth spot with 733866 (000Sums) as against 781916 (000Sums) in week 49.  

    Star India’s FTA channel Star Ustav also saw a fall in ratings and stood at number six with 509538 (000Sums) as against 571080 (000Sums) in the previous week.

    Life OK grabbed the seventh position with 453849 (000Sums) followed by ETV Telugu with 448546 (000Sums) in the eight slot. Zee Cinema with 423529 (000Sums) was in the ninth position followed by Maa TV in the tenth position with 401343 (000Sums).

  • TAM week 51: Colors leads; Star Plus & Life OK only gainers

    TAM week 51: Colors leads; Star Plus & Life OK only gainers

    MUMBAI: Colors continued to lead the Hindi general entertainment channel (GECs) genre and secured leadership position in week 51 without any changes in the ratings according to TAM Media Research data.

     

    On the other hand, Star Plus and &TV were the only channels that witnessed a rise in ratings.

     

    Colors bagged the first position with 246 GRPs against 246 GRPs in the previous week followed by Star Plus in the second slot in week 51 with 234 GRPs as against 225 GRPs in week 50.

     

    Zee TV stood at number three with 164 GRPs as against 171 GRPs in the previous week.

     

    Sab TV bagged the fourth slot with 144 GRPs followed by Life OK in the fifth slot with 116 GRPs. On the other hand, Sony Entertainment Television saw a downfall in ratings and stood in the sixth slot with 102 GRPs against last week’s 135 GRPs.

     

    &TV saw a hike in ratings and stood at the seventh position with 78 GRPs. 

  • Colors topples Star Plus to claim second slot: BARC week 50

    Colors topples Star Plus to claim second slot: BARC week 50

    MUMBAI: Free to air (FTA) channel Zee Anmol was perched firmly at the top of the Hindi general entertainment channels (GEC) genre after securing 752782 (Rat 000s) in week 50 as per Broadcast Audience Research Council (BARC) India analysis.

     

    In a major Christmas cheer for Viacom18, its Hindi GEC Colors climbed up to the second slot, toppling Star Plus. While Colors was with 725713 (Rat 000s), Star Plus garnered 707219 (Rat 000s).

     

    Zee TV, placed fourth, witnessed a drop in ratings with 677089 (000Sums) as against 718536 (000 Sum) in week 49.

     

    On the other hand, Star Ustav bagged the fifth place with 506990 (000Sums) followed by Life OK with 438496 (000Sums) in the sixth slot. Sony Entertainment Television came in seventh with 365546 (000Sums).

     

    Sab TV with 328664 (000Sums) stood at number eight, while Rishtey and Sony Pal saw a downfall in ratings as compared to the previous week. Rishtey stood in the ninth spot with 272506 (000Sums) as against 305570 (000Sums) in week 49, whereas Sony Pal held on to the tenth spot with 238738 (000Sums) as against 302045 (000Sums) in the previous week.

  • comScore – Rentrak merger moves one step closer to completion

    comScore – Rentrak merger moves one step closer to completion

    MUMBAI: comScore, Inc and Rentrak Corporation have said that the registration statement on Form S-4 filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) by comScore on 30 October, 2015, and as subsequently amended, which includes a joint proxy statement/prospectus of comScore and Rentrak, was declared effective by the SEC on 23 December, 2015.

     

    comScore and Rentrak have each scheduled special shareholder meetings for 28 January, 2016, in order to seek shareholder approval of the proposed merger. Each company’s shareholders of record at the close of business on 10 December, 2015 will be entitled to vote at their respective meetings.

     

    On 23 December, 2015, comScore filed a revised joint proxy statement/prospectus pursuant to Rule 424(b) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, in order to make available the document that will be mailed to comScore and Rentrak shareholders in connection with the respective special meetings. The joint proxy statement/prospectus is available through the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov and via comScore’s IR website and Rentrak’s IR website. comScore and Rentrak will begin mailing the joint proxy statement/prospectus to their respective shareholders to provide additional information and instructions for voting by 28 December, 2015.

     

    The closing of the merger remains subject to approval by comScore and Rentrak shareholders. As was reported earlier by Indiantelevision.com, the merger agreement was unanimously approved by the boards of directors of both companies, and comScore and Rentrak expect the deal to close promptly after the shareholder approval. Assuming shareholder approval, the combined company is expected to trade under the comScore ticker symbol (SCOR) by the end of January.

     

    On 29 September, 2015, comScore and Rentrak entered into a definitive agreement to merge in an all-stock, tax-free transaction. Under the terms of the agreement, Rentrak shareholders will receive 1.15 comScore shares for each Rentrak share they own. Upon completion of the merger, comScore shareholders are expected to own approximately 66.5 per cent and Rentrak shareholders are expected to own approximately 33.5 per cent of the combined company on a fully diluted basis.

  • Chrome week 50: English entertainment witnesses rise of 4.6%

    Chrome week 50: English entertainment witnesses rise of 4.6%

    MUMBAI: The English entertainment channels genre emerged as the gainer in Chrome’s opportunity to see (OTS) analysis in the six metros. The segment registered an increase of 4.6 per cent and saw Comedy Central as the leader with 49.5 per cent OTS in week 50.

     

    Next up, the infotainment genre with 1.9 per cent gain in the same market took the second spot in the list of top gainers. History TV18 led the tally with 80 per cent OTS.

     

    The religious channel genre in Hindi Speaking Market (HSM) too noted a growth of 1.6 per cent. Aastha emerged as the chart topper with 94.6 per cent OTS.

     

    Last but not the least, the English movies segment observed a 1.1 per cent rise with Movies Now in the number one slot with 54.8 per cent OTS.

     

    Meanwhile, witnessing a drop of 1.4 per cent, the English News genre in the six metros topped the loser category with Loksabha TV scoring 92.7 per cent OTS.

     

    With a drop of 0.8 per cent, the sports genre across all India booked the second spot. DD Sports emerged as the most affected channel with 74.9 per cent OTS.

     

    The Hindi Movies category in HSM too observed a decline of 0.6 per cent. Sony Max topped the list with 91.7 per cent OTS.

     

    Business News channels genre saw a drop of 0.6 per cent in the six metros. CNBC Awaaz grabbed the top position with 76.1 per cent OTS.

  • TAM week 50: Star Plus, Life OK fail to garner ratings; Colors maintains top slot

    TAM week 50: Star Plus, Life OK fail to garner ratings; Colors maintains top slot

    MUMBAI: Colors continued to lead the Hindi general entertainment channel (GECs) genre and secured leadership position in week 50 according to TAM Media Research data. On the other hand, Star Plus and Life OK were the only channels that fell back from last week’s ratings.

     

    Colors bagged the first position with 246 GRPs followed by Star Plus, which witnessed a drop in ratings but managed to garner second slot with 225 GRPs against 230 GRPs in previous week.

     

    With a marginal rise in ratings, Zee TV stood at number three with 171 GRPs against 141 GRPs in week 49.

     

    Sab TV bagged the fourth slot with 150 GRPs followed by Sony Entertainment Television in the fifth slot with 135 GRPs and Life OK in the sixth slot with 118 GRPs against 123 GRPs in last week.

     

    &TV saw a hike in ratings and stood at the seventh position with 77 GRPs in week 50.

  • BARC week 49: Star Plus sees drop in ratings but leads across genres

    BARC week 49: Star Plus sees drop in ratings but leads across genres

    MUMBAI: Hindi general entertainment channel (GEC) leader Star Plus witnessed a downfall in ratings but continued to lead the top 10 list across genres in week 49 of Broadcast Audience Research Council (BARC) India, all India (U+R) data excluding Tamil Nadu / Puducherry.

     

    Star Plus garnered first position with 806592 (000Sums) against 854074 (000Sums) in week 48, followed by Colors in the second place with 784923 (000Sums). Zee TV, which was in the fourth place last week, jumped up to the third spot in week 49 with 781916 (000Sums). 

     

    Zee Anmol saw a drop to stand in the fourth spot with 780847 (000Sums).

     

    Star India’s free to air (FTA) channel Star Ustav stood at number five with 571080 (000Sums). Life OK grabbed the sixth position with 490139 (000Sums) followed by Sony Max with 467376 (000Sums) and Sony Entertainment Television with 453407 (000Sums) in the seventh and eighth slots respectively.

     

    ETV Telugu bagged the ninth position with 438849 (000Sums), whereas Zee Cinema with 402569 (000Sums) stood at number ten in the pecking order.

  • BARC Week 49: Regional channels’ pecking order

    BARC Week 49: Regional channels’ pecking order

    MUMBAI: Star India’s regional channel Star Jalsha maintained its numero uno position in the Bangla regional genre, whereas amongst Bhojpuri regional channels Bhojpuri Cinema secured the leadership position.

     

    Colors Kannada led the Kannada regional channels genre, while Asianet bagged the first spot in the Malayalam regional channels genre.

     

    On the other hand, Zee Marathi continued to lead the genre, while ETV Telugu and Sarthak TV continued to dominate their respective genres in week 49 of Broadcast Audience Research Council (BARC) India, all India (U + R) data.

     

    Bangla GECs

     

    Star Jalsha continued to lead the genre and secured the first position with 228859 (000Sums) followed by Zee Bangla in the second berth with 162105 (000Sums) and Jalsha Movies on the third spot with 68361 (000 Sums). Colors Bangla with 37549 (000Sums) and Zee Bangla Cinema with 31155 (000Sums) bagged the fourth and fifth places respectively.

     

    Bhojpuri GECs

     

    Bhojpuri Cinema led the Bhojpuri genre with 20488 (000Sums) followed by Big Magic Ganga in the second spot with 17196 (000Sums), whereas Dangal TV was perched on the third spot with 9517 (000Sums). Dabangg with 5728 (000Sums) and ETV Bihar Jharkhand with 3201 (000Sums) were placed at the fourth and fifth spots respectively.

     

    Kannada GECs

     

    Colors Kannada continued to lead the genre and took its place in the first position with 302974 (000Sums) followed by Suvarna in the second spot with 1541271 (000Sums) and Udaya Movies in the third berth with 130501 (000Sums). Zee Kannada grabbed the fourth place with 125042 (000Sums) while Udaya TV bagged the fifth place with 118442 (000Sums).

     

    Marathi GECs

     

    Zee Marathi continued to lead the genre with 145301 (000Sums) followed by Colors Marathi in the second place with 80690 (000Sums) with Zee Talkies placed in the third position with 57811 (000Sums). Star Pravah with 41435 (000Sums) and DD Sahyadri with 19008 (000Sums) grabbed the fourth and fifth slots respectively.

     

    Oriya GECs

     

    Sarthak TV secured the leadership position in the genre with 113465 (000Sums) followed by Tarang TV in the second spot with 58075 (000Sums) and Colors Oriya in the third place with 20289 (000Sums). Odisha TV with 15850(000Sums) and Prarthana with 12351 (000Sums) grabbed the fourth and fifth berths respectively.

     

    Telugu GECs

     

    ETV Telugu secured the leadership position with 420239 (000Sums) followed by Zee Telugu in the second spot with 340131 (000Sums), while Maa TV was on the third spot with 339978 (000Sums). On the other hand, Gemini TV with 255875 (000Sums) and Gemini Movies with 180736 (000Sums) grabbed the fourth and fifth berths respectively.

     

    Malayalam GECs

     

    In week 49, Asianet continued to lead the genre with 376542 (000Sums) followed by Mazhavil Manorama in the second place with 99395 (000Sums) and Surya TV was placed third with 80013 (000Sums). Flowers TV with 68404 (000Sums) and Asianet Movies with 53985 (000Sums) grabbed the fourth and fifth slots respectively.

  • ‘Motu Patlu’ regains top spot in kids’ programming

    ‘Motu Patlu’ regains top spot in kids’ programming

    MUMBAI Week 49 saw Viacom 18’s Nick dominating the kids television genre as per as per Broadcast Audience Research Council (BARC) India. The channel continued to retain its top position with a whopping 87947 (000s sums) ratings, followed by Cartoon Network with 57216 (000s sums) and Pogo TV close on its heel with 54604 (000s sums).

     

    Hungama grabbed the fourth spot with a viewership rating of 48040 (000s sums), while Discovery India was last amongst the five most watched channels in the genre with a rating of 42081 (000s sums).

     

    It must be noted here that, like last week, this week’s BARC data too is exclusive of Tamil Nadu and Puducherry.

     

    When it comes to top five programs in the kids genre, Nick’s Motu Patlu Kungfu Kings stole the show with a rating of 805 (000s sums), even overtaking the same network’s new show Shiva that garnered a rating of 631 (000s sums). The latter’s ratings went down by 60 (000s sums).

     

    Motu Patlu ruled the third sport as well with Motu Patlu Aur Khazaane Ki Race, which has scored a rating of 584 (000s sums). Cartoon Network’s Return of Hanuman took the fourth spot with a slightly lower rating of 549 (000s sums), while Pogo TV’s Mighty Raju took up the fifth spot with 478 (00s sums) ratings.