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  • Rentrak signs contract with CBS affiliate KTVN-TV in Reno

    Rentrak signs contract with CBS affiliate KTVN-TV in Reno

    MUMBAI: Rentrak has signed a long-term TV measurement agreement with KTVN-TV (CBS) in Reno Nev., a station owned by an early pioneering local broadcaster Sarkes Tarzian, Inc.

     

    With the agreement, KTVN-TV will have access to Rentrak’s massive and passive measurement system including daily household and demographic ratings, which will help them reach the desired targets of advertisers.

     

    “We are excited to have access to Rentrak’s stable demographic ratings. Rentrak’s measurement of Reno through their massive database here will provide stable, reliable daily ratings information that we can use to better understand our audiences and serve our advertisers,” said KTVN-TV president and general manager Lawson Fox.

     

    Rentrak executive vice president of local television Steve Walsh added, “We are very excited to be partnered with Sarkes Tarzian, Inc., a company with deep roots in our industryWith the addition of KTVN-TV in Reno, the majority of local television stations in Reno now use Rentrak.”

  • CNBC only exception as all other leaders witness ratings decline: BARC Week 47

    CNBC only exception as all other leaders witness ratings decline: BARC Week 47

    MUMBAI: Time Network’s English news channel Times Now and English business news channel ET Now witnessed a fall in ratings but continued to dominate their respective genres.

     

    In the Hindi news genre, Aaj Tak led the genre while CNBC Awaaz in Hindi business news genre became the number one channel according to week 47 of Broadcast Audience Research Council (BARC) India, all India (U+R) data.

     

    English News

     

    Times Now saw a fall in ratings this week but led the genre with 459 (000Sums) against 558 (000Sums) in week 46 followed by NDTV 24×7 in the second spot with 281 (000Sums) and India Today Television in the third slot with 233 (000Sums) respectively.

     

    CNN IBN with 224 (000Sums) and BBC World News with 175 (000Sums) bagged fourth and fifth spot respectively.

     

    English Business News

     

    ET Now continued to lead the genre and secured the leadership position with 264 (000Sums) against 381 (000Sums) in the previous week followed by CNBC TV18 in the second spot with 257 (000Sums). NDTV Profit & NDTV Prime with 83 (000Sums) stood in the third spot. Bloomberg TV maintained its position at the fourth spot with 21 (000Sums).

     

    Hindi News

     

    In week 47, Aaj Tak observed a decline in ratings but secured pole position with 77966 (000Sums) against 80873 (000Sums) in the previous week. India TV maintained its second position with 60871 (000Sums) followed by ABP News in the third place with 54566 (000Sums) and Zee News on the fourth spot with 50756 (000Sums). News Nation witnessed a drop in ratings but maintained its fifth position with 49680 (000Sums) as against 57997 (000Sums) in week 46.

     

    Hindi Business News

     

    CNBC Awaaz emerged as the leader in the genre and garnered the first position with 1222 (000Sums) followed by Zee Business in the second spot with 1058 (000Sums). 

  • BARC week 47: Sun TV maintains pole position across genres

    BARC week 47: Sun TV maintains pole position across genres

    MUMBAI: Sun TV saw a rise in ratings and secured the leadership position across genres in week 47 of Broadcast Audience Research Council (BARC) India, all India (U+R) data.

     

    Sun TV garnered first position with 1177131 (000Sums) followed by Star Plus with 880351 (000Sums) in second place and Zee Anmol on the third spot with 755888 (000Sums).

     

    Colors with 752613 (000Sums) grabbed fourth spot followed by Zee TV at the fifth position with 689444 (000Sums). Star Ustav grabbed the sixth position with 546827 (000Sums).

     

    Sony Max with 509918 (000Sums) bagged the seventh position in the segment while Zee Cinema stood at number eight, up from last week’s tenth position with 470171 (000Sums). Life Ok stepped down to number nine with 469811 (000Sums), while ETV Telugu stood at the tenth spot with 439697 (000Sums).

  • BARC week 47: Star Plus continues to dominate Hindi GECs; Comedy Central is no.1 in English GECs

    BARC week 47: Star Plus continues to dominate Hindi GECs; Comedy Central is no.1 in English GECs

    MUMBAI: Star Plus continues to lead the Hindi general entertainment channels (GECs) genre and secured leadership position, while Comedy Central emerged as the number one channel in English GECs in week 47 of Broadcast Audience Research Council (BARC) India, all India (U+R) data. 

     

    Hindi GECs

     

    Star Plus grabbed the pole position in the genre with a hike in ratings with 813084 (000Sums) in week 47 against 795810 (000Sums) in previous week.  Zee’s Free to Air (FTA) channel Zee Anmol maintained its second position with 754786 (000Sums) followed by Colors in the third spot with 713600 (000Sums) and Zee TV in the fourth position with 632511 (000Sums).

     

    With a rise in ratings, Star India’s FTA channel Star Utsav stood at the fifth spot with 544176 (000Sums) against 518725 (000Sums)  in week 46. Life OK held the sixth position with 457560 (000Sums) followed by Sony Entertainment Television in the seventh position with 396968 (000Sums). Sab TV jumped one step ahead with 372333 (000Sums) and grabbed the eighth spot.

     

    Sony Pal with 315559 (000Sums) and Rishtey with 284013 (000Sums) stood at ninth and tenth slot respectively.

     

    English GECs

     

    In week 47, Comedy Central led the English entertainment genre and garnered the pole position with 177 (000Sums) followed by AXN, which was the leader of English GECs in week 46 on second spot with 143 (000Sums). Zee Café with 117 (000Sums) grabbed the third spot in the genre.

     

    Star World with 71 (000Sums) and Colors Infinity SD with 64 (000Sums) stood at the fourth and fifth position respectively.

  • Chrome week 47: Sports genre tops the chart with the growth of 4. 1 per cent

    Chrome week 47: Sports genre tops the chart with the growth of 4. 1 per cent

    MUMBAI:  Sports genre  emerged as the top gainer across India with the growth of 4.1 per cent, making DD Sports the number one channel with 74.1 per cent Opportunity To See (OTS) in week 47, according to the Chrome Data Analytics & Media.

     

    Kids genre grabbed the second place with 1.0 per cent of growth. Nickelodeon claimed the position of the top gainer in section with 77. 6 per cent of OTS throughout India.

     

    Third on the list is Music genre in Hindi Speaking Market (HSM) witnessing a growth of 0.5 per cent. Within the section, 9XM grabbed the first place with 84.8 per cent of OTS.

     

    In infotainment section, which is fourth place in the list with a rise of 0.4 per cent, the week saw History TV 18 emerging as the top channel with 79.4 per cent of OTS.  

     

    English Entertainment, Business News, English Movies and Hindi news failed to garner enough eyeballs this week, making them the losers.

     

    English entertainment witnessed a drop of 2.2 per cent in six metros while Zee Café lead the genre with 51.4 per cent of OTS in week 47.

     

    On the other hand Business news genre dropped by 2.0 per cent in six metros. CNBC Awaaz emerged as the top loser with 76.6 per cent of OTS.

     

    On the other hand, English news took the third place after a drop of  1.2 per cent in six metros. Within the genre, Loksabha TV got 92.8 of OTS, while Hindi news genre dropped by 0.9 per cent.  India TV led the genre with 94.7 per cent of OTS.  

  • BARC week 46: Star Jalsha, Bhojpuri Cinema, Colors Kannada, Zee Marathi, Sarthak TV, Sun TV leads their genres

    BARC week 46: Star Jalsha, Bhojpuri Cinema, Colors Kannada, Zee Marathi, Sarthak TV, Sun TV leads their genres

    MUMBAI:  Star India‘s Bangla regional channel Star Jalsha secured the leadership position in the genre, while in the Bhojpuri regional channel genre Bhojpuri Cinema led the chart.  Colors Kannada continues to lead the Kannada regional section.  Zee Marathi led the Marathi channel genre, while in the Oriya and Tamil genres Sarthak TV and Sun TV led the sections respectively in week 46 of Broadcast Audience Research Council (BARC) India, all India (U + R) data. 

     

    Bangla GECs

     

    Star Jalsha continues to lead the genre and secured the first position with 234375 (000Sums) followed by Zee Bangla on second berth with 138668 (000Sums) and Jalsha Movies on third berth with 77649 (000 Sums).  Aakaash Aath and Colors Bangla bagged fourth and fifth places with 36600 (000Sums) and 33549 (000Sums) respectively.

     

    Bhojpuri GECs

     

    Bhojpuri Cinema led the Bhojpuri genre with 41361 (000Sums) followed by Big Magic Ganga in second spot with 38455 (000Sums) and Dabangg on third place with 15768 (000Sums). Dangal TV and ETV Bihar Jharkhand were place at the fourth and fifth spots with 9599 (000Sums) and 6326 (000Sums) respectively.

     

    Kannada GECs

     

    Colors Kannada continues to lead the genre and garnered first position with 300188 (000Sums) followed by Udaya Movies in second spot with 156491 (000Sums) and Suvarna on third berth with 139570 (000Sums). Zee Kannada grabbed fourth place with 134709 (000Sums) while Udaya TV bagged fifth place with 114916 (000Sums).

     

    Marathi GECs

     

    Zee Marathi continues to lead the genre with 136053 (000Sums) followed by Colors Marathi in second place with 69438 (000Sums) and Zee Talkies placed third with 67347 (000Sums). Star Pravah and Maiboli grabbed fourth and fifth slot with 51156 (000Sums) and 23360 (000Sums) respectively.

     

    Oriya GECs

     

    Sarthak TV secured the leadership position in the genre with 94201 (000Sums) followed by Tarang TV on second spot with 62666 (000Sums) and Colors Oriya on third with 21501 (000Sums). Odisha TV and Prarthana grabbed fourth and fifth berth with 18407 (000Sums)and 11993 (000Sums) respectively.

     

    Tamil GECs

     

    Sun TV continues to lead the Tamil regional channel genre with 983740 (000Sums) followed by KTV and Star Vijay on second and third slot with 323638 (000Sums) and 155297 (000Sums) respectively.  Polimer grabbed the fourth spot with 106821 (000Sums) while Adithya TV with 74029 (000Sums) bagged fifth place.

  • BARC Week 46: Times Now, Aaj Tak , ET Now, Zee Business gains; Ten Sports continues to dominate Sports

    BARC Week 46: Times Now, Aaj Tak , ET Now, Zee Business gains; Ten Sports continues to dominate Sports

    MUMBAI: Times Now continues to dominate the English news genre while Aaj Tak secured the leadership position in Hindi news genre.  ET Now continues to lead the English business news genre. Zee Business emerged as the number one channel in Hindi business news channel. Ten Sports secured the leadership position in the sports genre in week 46, according to the Broadcast Audience Research Council (BARC) India all India (U + R) data.

     

    English News

     

    Times Now continues to lead the English news genre with 558 (000Sums) followed by NDTV 24×7 with 304 (000Sums) on second spot and CNN IBN on third with 303 (000Sums).  Indian Today Television and News 9 bagged the fourth and fifth berth with 215 (000Sums) and 212 (000Sums) respectively.

     

    Hindi News

     

    Aaj Tak continues to lead the Hindi news genre with 80873 (000Sums) followed by India TV with 70194(000Sums) on second spot and Zee News on third with 61343(000Sums).  ABP News and News Nation bagged the fourth and fifth berth with 59261 (000Sums) and 57997 (000Sums) respectively.

     

    English Business News

     

    ET Now continues to lead the genre with 381 (000Sums) followed by CNBC TV 18 with 250 (000Sums) on second berth and NDTV Profit and NDTV Prime on third with 151 (000Sums). Bloomberg TV stood at number four with 30 (000Sums).

     

    Hindi Business News

     

    Zee Business garnered the pole position with 1125 (000Sums) followed by CNBC Awaaz with 1060 (000Sums) on second spot.  

     

    Sports

     

    In week 46 of BARC data, Ten Sports continues to led the genre with 99493(000Sums), followed by Star Sports 3 with 73800 (000Sums) in second spot and Star Sports 1 61395 (000Sums) in third place. Ten Cricket grabbed the fourth spot with 34727 (000Sums) and Star Sports 2 held the fifth berth with 34243

  • BARC week 46; AXN, Star Plus and Sun TV leads their genres

    BARC week 46; AXN, Star Plus and Sun TV leads their genres

    MUMBAI: Sun TV leads the ratings across genres (check). Star Plus dominates the Hindi general entertainment channels (GECs) while AXN emerged as the number one channel in week 46 of Broadcast Audience Research Council (BARC) India, all India (U + R) data. 

     

    Sun TV leads with 1042012 (000Sums) followed by Star Plus on second spot with 864288 (000Sums) and Colors in the third place with 751722 (000Sums). Zee Anmol, the free to air (FTA) channel of Zee Entertainment Enterprises Ltd (ZEEL), grabbed the fourth place 720000 (000Sums). Zee TV, Star Ustav and Sony Max bagged fifth, sixth and seventh berth with 708635 (000Sums), 520093 (000Sums) and 516832 (000Sums) respectively.  Sony Entertainment Television’s movie channel Sony Max, Life OK, ETV Telugu and ZEEL’s movie channel Zee Cinema  garnered seventh, eighth, ninth and tenth spot with 516832 (000Sums), 489691 (000Sums), 471478 (000Sums) and 437419(000Sums) respectively.  

     

    Hindi GECs

    Star Plus with a rise in ratings led the Hindi GEC genre with 795810 (000Sums) followed by Zee Anmol at the second position with 719433 (000Sums) and Colors on third spot with 708918 (000Sums). ZEEL’s entertainment channel Zee TV bagged the fourth position with 647845 (000Sums). Star India’s FTA channel Star Utsav grabbed the fifth berth with 518725 (000Sums). Life OK and Sony Entertainment Television garnered sixth and seventh berth with 477905 (000Sums) and 388715 (000Sums) respectively. Sony Pal , Sab TV and Rishtey bagged eighth, ninth and tenth slot with 359570 (000Sums), 357130 (000Sums)and 318657(000Sums) respectively.   

     

    English GECs

     

    AXN emerged as the number one channel and secured the leading position in the genre with 223 (000Sums) followed by Star World on second place with 174 (000Sums) and Zee Café on third spot with 128 (000Sums). Comedy Central and Colors Infinity SD grabbed the fourth and fifth slot with 86 (000Sums) and 69 (000Sums) respectively.

  • BARC Week 45: Sun TV remains the forerunner across genres, Star World and Star Plus dominate English and Hindi GEC

    BARC Week 45: Sun TV remains the forerunner across genres, Star World and Star Plus dominate English and Hindi GEC

    MUMBAI: Sun TV remained at the pole position across all genres. Star plus continued to lead the Hindi general entertainment channel (GECs) genre. Zee Entertainment Enterprises Ltd’s (Zeel) free to air (FTA) channel Zee Anmol bagged the second  place this week also. Color gained a place to the third spot whereas Zee TV  fell to fourth place in week 45 of Broadcast Audience Research Council (BARC) India all India (U + R) data. In the English GEC genre Star World continued to lead.

     

    Hindi GECs:

     

    Star Plus led the Hindi GEC genre with 748197 (000Sums), while Zee Anmol bagged the second position with 717923 (000Sums).  Colors secured third spot with 656542 (000Sums), Zee TV fell to fourth position with 638475 (000Sums), followed by STAR Utsav gaining one spot and rising to fifth place  with 499228 (000Sums).

     

    Life Ok fell to sixth place with 441912 (000Sums). FTA channel Sony Sab stood at the sixth spot with 337535 (000Sums), whereas Sony Pal slipped to seventh position with 306217 (000Sums). Sony Entertainment Television climbed down to eighth spot with 301587 (000Sums), while Rishtey remained at the tenth slot as in previous week with 282623 (000Sums). 

     

    English GECs: 

     

    Star World bagged the first position with 174 (000Sums) followed by Comedy Central with 165 (000Sums). AXN  slipped to third position with 158 (000Sums). Zee Café  came down to fourth position with 146 (000Sums) whereas Colors Infinity SD stood at fifth position with 97 (000Sums) 

     

    Regional Channels:

     

    Zee Marathi lead in the Marathi channels genre  with 135219 (000Sums), while the second spot was bagged by Colors Marathi with 67544 (000Sums). The third spot was gained by Zee Talkies with 64649 (000Sums) followed by Star Pravah with 47330 (000Sums) at fourth position. The fifth place was bagged by Maiboli with 24298 (000Sums). 

     

    In the Tamil Regional channels genre, Sun TV retrained the first spot with 1108892 (000Sums).  KTV bagged the second spot with 360611 (000Sums) followed by Star Vijay  on third spot with 208399 (000Sums). Fourth and Fifth spots were bagged by Polimer with 110618 (000Sums) and Jaya TV with 103161 (000Sums).

  • BARC week 45: Zee Business and Aaj Tak emerges as leaders; BBC World News makes the cut in English News

    BARC week 45: Zee Business and Aaj Tak emerges as leaders; BBC World News makes the cut in English News

    MUMBAI: Zee Business climbed up to number one spot in the Hindi business channels genre in the All India (U+R) market according to Broadcast Audience Research Council (BARC) India week 45 ratings. In the Hindi News genre, Aaj Tak sustained its position as leader. BBC world News entered the top five list in its genre.

    In the English News category, Times Now continued to be the undisputed leader. ET Now also continued its leadership position in English Business News genre.

     

    HINDI NEWS
     
    Aaj Tak secured the first place in Hindi news genre with 93917 (000Sums) followed by ABP News which bagged second spot with 89022 (000Sums). India TV slipped to   third berth with 83345 (000Sums), whereas News Nation with 67642 (000Sums) and Zee News with 65510 (000Sums) grabbed the fourth and fifth spots respectively. 

     

    ENGLISH NEWS
     
    Times Now garnered maximum ratings in the genre and continued to be at the pole position with 973 (000Sums) followed by NDTV 24×7  at second position with 467 (000Sums). CNN IBN fell to the third position with 456 (000Sums). India Today Television saw an increase in ratings, though it continued to hold the fourth place with 280 (000Sums) against 152(000Sums) in the previous week. BBC News entered the top five with 174(000Sums) 

     

    HINDI BUSINESS NEWS
     
    Like last week, in the Hindi business news genre, Zee Business regained first spot with 1185 (000Sums) followed by CNBC Awaaz in second slot with 939 (000Sums). 

     

    ENGLISH BUSINESS NEWS
     
    In the English business news channels, ET Now continued to dominate the genre with 273 (000Sums) followed by CNBC TV18 with 231 (000Sums) in the second spot. NDTV Profit & Prime in the third slot scored 91 (000Sums), while Bloomberg TV secured fourth place with 30(000Sums) in week 45.