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BARC week 44: Times Now, ET Now, CNBC Awaaz continue to lead genres, India TV now leads Hindi News genre

MUMBAI: In week 44, While Times Now maintained its number one position in the English news channels genre in the All India (U+R) market according to Broadcast Audience Research Council (BARC) India data, Aaj Tak slipped to second slot, while India TV secured the leadership position in the Hindi news channels section.

In the English business and Hindi business news genre, ET Now and CNBC Awaaz maintained their position as leaders in their respective genres.

HINDI NEWS

India TV secured the first place in Hindi news genre with 71129 (000Sums) followed by Aaj Tak which fell one place down to second spot with 68284 (000Sums). ABP News secured the third berth with 61433 (000Sums), whereas News Nation with 51833 (000Sums) and Zee News with 50460 (000Sums) grabbed the fourth and fifth spot respectively.

ENGLISH NEWS

Times Now garnered maximum ratings in the genre and continued to be in the pole position with 671 (000Sums) followed by CNN IBN at second position with 320 (000Sums). NDTV 24×7 garnered third position with 278 (000Sums) and India Today Television saw an increase in ratings, it continued to hold the fourth place with 235 (000Sums) against 152(000Sums) in the previous week. News 9 continued to maintain fifth slot with a score of 175 (000Sums) against 124 (000Sums) in week 43.

HINDI BUSINESS NEWS

Like last week, in the Hindi business news genre, CNBC Awaaz bagged the first spot with 944 (000Sums) followed by Zee Business in second slot with 899 (000Sums).

ENGLISH BUSINESS NEWS

In the English business news channels, ET Now continues to dominate the genre with 467 (000Sums) followed by CNBC TV18 with 277 (000Sums) in the second spot. NDTV Profit & Prime in the third slot scored 109 (000Sums), whereas Bloomberg TV secured fourth place with 23 (000Sums) in week 44.

November 16, 2015
Times Now launches in UK today; other European launches to follow

MUMBAI: The Indian and south Asian diaspora in the UK will get a dose of television news celebrity anchor Arnab Goswami from this week onwards. The reason: Times Now is slated to launch this week in the UK on channel 576 as a free to air channel on Sky on 15 November, after testing its signals for the past weeks or so.

It joins the ranks of NDTV 24×7, Aaj Tak, ABP News and News18 India which too are airing in the UK.

Times Now will be targeting the 1.4 million strong Indian diaspora in the UK, and the management says it is the first of its launches in Europe. It is slated to be rolled out in France and Germany, according to company sources quoted in the Financial Times. The channel is already available in the US since 2011.

Times Television Network MD & CEO MK Anand told the British financial daily that the UK “can be our biggest diaspora market and a bridge into Europe … over the longer run there is no reason for us not to envisage Times Now as a global brand. Al Jazeera is an English-language channel which is talking about the world with an Arabic lens, and in time we can do the same for an Indian world view.”

Times Now President & Editor in chief Arnab Goswami – who has built up a cult status for himself and India’s most watched English news channel – told the paper that initially only India focused news would be covered on the UK service. But the intent is to develop local and global programming to appeal to global audiences, he revealed, bringing it in competition with France24, CNN, RT, and Al-Jazeera.

The company is going all out to promote the channel in the UK with an outdoor, radio, online and press commercials and advertorials in the pipeline.

It has set up an office in the UK in a bid to grab a share of the Britain’s estimated TV ad market of pounds sterling 4.04 billion. The UK is one of the few countries where digital spending is slated to account for 50 per cent of the overall annual adex of 16.26 billion pounds by end this year, according to research firm emarketer. Ad spending on mobile and online devices is slated to attract more than twice the ad spending that goes to TV.

Around 30 Indian channels are competing for the estimated 20-25 million pounds in ad spend by Indian-targeted brands in the UK.

November 16, 2015
BARC week 43: Aaj Tak retains top slot, Times Now, ET Now, CNBC Awaaz lead genre

MUMBAI: In week 43, Aaj Tak retained its top slot and secured the leadership position in the Hindi news channels section, while Times Now maintained its number one position in the English news channels genre in the All India (U+R) market according to Broadcast Audience Research Council (BARC) India data.

In the English business and Hindi business news genre, ET Now and CNBC Awaaz maintained their position as leaders in the respective genres.

HINDI NEWS

Aaj Tak secured the first place in Hindi news genre with 71843 (000Sums) followed by India TV in the second spot with 69329 (000Sums). ABP News secured the third berth with 63994 (000Sums), whereas News Nation with 60509 (000Sums) and Zee News with 51986 (000Sums) garbbed the fourth and fifth spot respectively.

ENGLISH NEWS

Times Now garnered maximum ratings in the genre and continues to be in the pole position with 493 (000Sums) followed by CNN IBN at second position with 295 (000Sums). NDTV 24×7 garnered third position with 244 (000Sums) and India Today Television saw a downfall in ratings but held the fourth place with 152 (000Sums) against 194 in last week. News 9 dropped in ratings and maintained its fifth slot and scored 124 (000Sums) against 156 (000Sums) in week 42.

HINDI BUSINESS NEWS

Like last week, in the Hindi business news genre, CNBC Awaaz bagged the first spot with 1063 (000Sums) followed by Zee Business in second slot with 983 (000Sums).

ENGLISH BUSINESS NEWS

In the English business news channels, ET Now continued to dominate the genre with 357 (000Sums) followed by CNBC TV18 with 233 (000Sums) in the second spot. NDTV Profit & NDTV Prime in the third slot scored 125 (000Sums), whereas Bloomberg TV secured fourth place with 24 (000Sums) in week 43.

November 5, 2015
BARC week 41: Times Now, ET Now, Aaj Tak, Zee Business dominate news genres

MUMBAI: Times Now continued to dominate in the English news channels genre in the All India (U+R) market according to Broadcast Audience Research Council (BARC) India data for week 41. In the Hindi news segment, Aaj Tak led the genre.

On the other hand, Times Network’s ET Now topped the English business news channels genre, whereas Zee Business secured the leadership position in the Hindi business news channels genre.

ENGLISH NEWS

Times Now maintained its leadership and garnered first spot with 560 (000Sums) followed by CNN IBN at 233 (000Sums). India Today Television garnered third position with 202 (000Sums) and NDTV 24×7 held the fourth place with 183 (000Sums). News 9 in the fifth slot scored 156 (000Sums) in week 41 All India (U+R).

In week 40 (C&S 1 lakh), the pecking order was as follows: Times Now in first spot, India Today Television in second and CNN IBN in the third position.

HINDI NEWS

Aaj Tak secured the first place in Hindi news genre with 72067 (000Sums) followed by India TV in the second spot, which scored 69694 (000Sums). ABP News secured the third berth with 65005 (000Sums), whereas News Nation with 62737 (000Sums) and Zee News with 50239 (000Sums) bagged the fourth and fifth place respectively in week 41 All India (U+R).

In week 40 (C&S 1 lakh), India TV was at the top spot, followed by Zee News and Aaj Tak in second and third spot respectively.

ENGLISH BUSINESS NEWS

In the top four English business news channels, ET Now continued to lead the genre with 484 (000Sums) followed by CNBC TV 18 with 368 (000Sums) in the second spot. NDTV Profit & NDTV Prime in the third slot scored 108 (000Sums), whereas Bloomberg TV secured fourth place with 38 (000Sums) in week 41 All India (U+R).

In week 40 (C&S 1 lakh), CNBC TV 18 led the genre, followed by ET Now in the second spot and NDTV Profit and NDTV Prime in the third place.

HINDI BUSINESS NEWS

In the Hindi business news genre, Zee Business bagged the first spot with 1099 (000Sums) followed by CNBC Awaaz in second slot with 949 (000Sums) in week 41 All India (U+R).

Incidentally, in week 40 (C&S 1 lakh), CNBC Awaaz led the pack and was followed by Zee Business in the second spot.

October 23, 2015
India TV regains top slot with strong programming

MUMBAI: India TV’s Aap Ki Adalat episode featuring comedian turned actor Kapil Sharma has seen a 101 per cent rise in its ratings as compared to the show’s previous episode. This subsequently played a pivotal role in taking the channel back to the number one slot in week 38 in Hindi News channels segment. Kapil’s humour quotient paired with India TV chairman and editor-in-chief Rajat Sharma’s array of clever questions seems to have worked like magic. What’s more, alongside the flagship show, the channel’s weekday prime time show Aaj Ki Baat with Rajat Sharma as well as Chunav Manch – India TV’s Bihar Conclave, also garnered good ratings during the same week.

As per data shared by BARC India on Indiantelevision.com’s request, the channel’s ratings jumped from 1967 in the last four weeks (week 34 to 37) to 3948 in week 38 from a sample of over 1 lakh viewers in the Hindi Speaking Market (HSM). This makes India TV the most viewed channel in the Hindi news segment in week 38.

The good ratings, however, doesn’t faze the editor-in-chief. Speaking to Indiantelevision.com, he says, “We have always focussed on content. Ratings come automatically.” In fact, Sharma had an inkling that the episode with Kapil would be a hit with the audience. “The first indication that the show would be a hit was when I noticed the audience present in the studio enjoying Kapil’s answers,” he adds.

According to Rajat Sharma, Kapil’s interesting anecdotes won the audience over during the show. “Kapil in Aap Ki Adalat was spontaneous. While answering my questions, he narrated some interesting anecdotes, which the audience liked. The presence of Bhojpuri star Manoj Tiwari in the studio and his ‘jugalbandi’ with Kapil helped in making the show a bigger hit,” he informs.

It is interesting to note that the two Sharmas have previously made an appearance together on screen last year on Colors’ Comedy Nights with Kapil Sharma, where Rajat Sharma was invited as a guest.

In the Hindi News channels space, Zee News has been at the number one spot as per BARC for the last two weeks. On the other hand, India TV has also been at top of the ladder many a times over the last few months

October 2, 2015
Aaj Tak to hold political conclave for Bihar elections

MUMBAI: The political news event Panchayat Aaj Tak is back to set the tone of the Bihar elections. The event will make sense of the political environment ahead of the critical Bihar elections.

The Conclave is scheduled for 15 September in Patna and will see top political faces discussing issues in the nation’s most gripping state election.

The lineup of the speakers will include Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, former Railway Minister Lalu Prasad Yadav, President RJD and former Chief Minister Jitan Ram Manjhi.

The other stalwarts at the conclave in Patna will witness the likes of Minister of Communications & IT Ravi Shankar Prasad, MoS for Human Resource Development Upendra Kushwaha, AIMIM president Asaduddin Owaisi amongst others.

The political leadership from the ruling and opposition parties besides other personalities from the Bihar political landscape will discuss the state’s biggest issues in the run up to the elections.

The day is expected to see heated debates on various topics that will add perspective to the state politics and the choice ahead for voters.

September 14, 2015
Aaj Tak taps into rural audience with new show

MUMBAI: National Hindi news channel Aaj Tak is looking at tapping into rural audiences with its new show titled – Aaj Tak Ka Gaon Connection.

The special series is tailor-made for the rural audience connecting India and Bharat like never before.

Rural India is a large, underserved market amounting to around 70 per cent of India’s total population (Census 2011) and contributing to about half of the India’s GDP. The villages in India play a crucial role in not just making or breaking governments but also play a defining role in the economy and growth of the nation as a whole. The rural audience is going through a metamorphosis and is changing at a sociological and cultural level. Understanding the need to give apt coverage to this very important and wide section of India, the channel launched the new show.

With Aaj Tak Ka Gaon Connection, the channel plans to provide a full spectrum of rural news – from hard subjects to inspirational stories, problems, issues and a perspective that is fresh and uniquely rural.

The show will be hosted by senior journalist, lyricist and scriptwriter Neelesh Misra, who is also the founder and editorial director of India’s first ever rural newspaper Gaon Connection.

India Today group CEO Ashish Bagga said, “The launch of Aaj Tak Ka Gaon Connection is just another step that underlines our channel’s thought leadership and the consistent effort to break new ground. The series will fill a long standing void that this vast audience base has been feeling.”

The series will not only keep rural India updated on issues that matter but will also give a glimpse of their world to the viewers across towns and cities.

September 8, 2015
PM Narendra Modi’s I-Day speech recorded 1.9% reach on DD National: TAM

MUMBAI: A great orator and a crowd puller, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who addressed the nation on Independence Day proved to be an audience puller for pubcaster Doordarshan. The early morning speech telecast on DD National and DD Sports, reached out to more audiences this year than the previous Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh. However there was a drop in sampling as compared to the last year, when PM Modi gave his maiden Independence Day speech.

The year 2014 when Modi was appointed as the Prime Minister of India, saw the Independence Day speech gaining the highest reach and viewership. According to TAM TV analysis, while the pubcaster garnered 2.3 per cent reach in 2014, its reach dropped a little this year, but was still more than that of 2013. DD National and DD Sports recorded 1.9 per cent reach on 15 August, 2015, while on the same day in 2013 it managed 1.6 per cent reach.

Apart from Doordarshan, there was heavy coverage of Independence Day on Hindi and English News channels as well.

Among the Hindi News channels, Zee News and India News gave maximum coverage to Independence Day, but it was Aaj Tak and ABP News, which garnered maximum returns on the news. While Aaj Tak with 170 GRPs topped the Hindi news genre in terms of ratings, it was India News, which saw the highest time spent, as it recorded 32,000 seconds.

Like last year, Times Now and News X were again leaders in terms of coverage of Independance Day, in the English News channel genre. However, it was Times Now with 8 GRPs, which received maximum returns, thanks to its coverage, which was spread across the day unlike other players. News X topped the time spent category with 37,000 seconds.

August 25, 2015
TAM week 32: Star Plus sees ascend in ratings

MUMBAI: After continuous decline in the ratings over the last few weeks, Star Plus in week 32 of TAM ratings, observed an ascend as the channel registered 246 GRPs compared to 229 GRPs in week 31.

Colors at the second spot also saw a slight ascend as the ratings went up from 202 GRPs to 207 GRPs in week 32. On the other hand, Zee TV, in the third spot, has gone down from 153 GRPs to 148 GRPs in week 32.

SAB continued to stay put in the fourth slot with 144 GRPs, while Life OK garnered 121 GRPs to grab the fifth berth. Sony Entertainment Television secured the sixth position with 105 GRPs while &TV with 61 GRPs sat at seventh slot.

Aaj Tak with 26 GRPs topped the list of most watched Hindi news channels in the Hindi Speaking Market (HSM) and was followed by ABP News with 22 GRPs. Rajat Sharma’s India TV secured the third slot with 21 GRPs.

August 13, 2015
National Alliance of Journalists Unions condemns MIB notice to TV channels on Memon hanging

NEW DELHI: The National Alliance of Journalists Unions has endorsed the strong condemnation of the Information and Broadcasting (I&B) Ministry show cause notice to three news channels – ABP news, NDTV and Aaj Tak – for their coverage of Yakub Memon’s hanging.

It also noted the prompt reaction of the Broadcast Editors Association on the issue.

Serious concern was expressed at the plight of journalists in TV networks also with the demand for the Working Journalists Act to be extended to the entire media. A doubling of unfair labour practices was taken note of.

Meanwhile, after nationwide consultations, the Alliance has demanded the setting up of a permanent wage fixation machinery for periodic revision of wages.

It has called upon the central and state governments to make non-implementation of the current Majithia Wage Board Award a cognizable offence taking in view large scale non-implementation.

The demand followed a national consultation with lawyers, academics, activists and journalists fighting cases for several years. The Alliance expressed solidarity with the 2 September action call by a wide amalgam of trade unions and resolved to join solidarity rallies.

The National Consultation was a united attempt by various bodies like the Press Club of India, Human Rights Law Network, Mumbai Press Club, Delhi Union of Journalists, Indian Women Press Corps.

The Alliance expressed solidarity with the National Confederation of Newspaper and News Agencies Employees and its attempts to widen unity.

The Alliance decided to have joint associate ties with the All India Newspaper Employees Federation, with which the Delhi Union of Journalists, which hosted the Alliance meet in Delhi, is already associated. The meet was attended among others by journalists bodies from Andhra Pradesh and Telengana.

August 13, 2015