Tag: ABP News

  • Nikhil Kumar Dubey Joins India News as Executive Editor

    Nikhil Kumar Dubey Joins India News as Executive Editor

    MUMBAI: Nikhil Kumar Dubey, a noted television journalist is beginning a new innings with India News. He has joined India News as Executive Editor, and will be responsible for enhancing the accuracy, suitability and unique news production and programming of India News, known for its direct and unbiased brand of journalism.

    Dubey has had a longstanding association with ABP News – his first stint with the channel dates back to April 2006, under its erstwhile brand Star News. Other media organizations he has been associated with include Aaj Tak, Zee News, IndiaTV and Sahara Samay.

    Having spent over 16 years in the media industry and played crucial roles related to News delivery, Dubey's entry is expected to help India News reinforce its programming to continue reflecting the highest standards of news presentation –keeping fairness, objectivity and balance in the way information is treated.

    Dubey has an LLB degree from Allahabad University and a degree in Mass Communications from the University of Delhi.

  • ABP News releases results of ‘Desh ka Mood’ survey

    ABP News releases results of ‘Desh ka Mood’ survey

    MUMBAI: Desh Ka Mood, leading election programming of ABP news, today releases the survey results done by CVoter, the timeline of the survey was October 2018 with over 15463 respondents spread across Pan India. The survey finding showcased that If the Lok Sabha Elections are held today, the NDA is likely to poll 38% votes followed by UPA with 26% votes at all India level.

    Mr. Avinash Pandey, COO, ABP News Network said, “Riding on the unmatched and innovative programming, ABP news is a leader and the most preferred Hindi news channel when it comes to election. Our endeavor has always been to keep our audiences updated with the current situation on the elections along with a detailed analysis of the latest vote and seat share.”

    He further added, “Staying ahead of the industry, ABP started the very first show of 2019 elections on January 1st, 2018, being the first one to set a benchmark in setting decisive trends in terms of covering and engagement during the elections. 

    Mr. Yashwant Deshmukh, Founder, CVoter, “It the most transparent and elaborate Survey Research exercise taken up by CVoter and ABP together, we are putting across all possible permutations and combinations together for our audience. Our Audience knows the best, and we are given them a detailed analysis on the upcoming elections 2019. #DeshKaMood is not only reading the public perception across the country, but also for the first time in Indian TV history, opening the Public participation in analyzing the Elections 2019, which arguably are going to be the most critical elections contested in recent times. 

    POLITICAL EQUATIONS: AS ON TODAY (Basis Oct 2018 data):

    If the Lok Sabha Elections are held today, as per the CVoter Tracker, the NDA is likely to poll 38% votes followed by UPA with 26% votes. With one single big state of Uttar Pradesh hanging in balance, it could single handedly make or break the national numbers.

    · If the much hyped MGB (Mahagathbandhan) of SP+BSP actually materializes, then this could translate into national tally of 261 seats for NDA and 119 seats for the UPA at the moment. The SP+BSP tie up alone could snatch 44 seats in Uttar Pradesh; bring the current NDA tally to less than majority mark.

    · But if Mayawati walks away from the much talked about MGB, then this would result in another NDA sweep, with BJP winning as many as 70 seats in UP alone taking the probable NDA tally to 300 seats, UPA at 116 and rest all others having a combined tally of 128 seats only. In such a scenario, within the NDA, the BJP is likely to win 270 seats while NDA allies are likely to win 30 seats in total. While in the UPA, the Congress is likely to win 89 seats on its own and 27 seats is the potential tally of UPA allies.

  • Mirror Now enters the English news genre in BARC week 39

    Mirror Now enters the English news genre in BARC week 39

    MUMBAI: Mirror Now entered at fourth position in the English news genre according to All India BARC data week 39. No changes were observed this week in the English business news genre. Aaj Tak continued to lead in all three Hindi news genre. News18 India and ABP News are at second and third slot after interchanging their positions in Hindi news rural areas.

    English News

    Republic TV continued to dominate the English news genre with 930 impressions '000. Times Now and CNN News 18 retained their second and third position with 760 impressions '000 and 286 impressions '000. Mirror Now entered the top five list at fourth position with 218 impressions ’000. India Today Television dropped a slot to fifth position with 211 impressions ‘000.  

    NDTV 24×7 which stood at fifth position last week is nowhere to be seen in the top five list.

    English Business News

    No changes were observed this week as well. CNBC TV18 continued to rule in the English business news genre with 399 impressions '000. ET Now and BTVI maintained their second and third positions with 181 impressions '000 and 48 impressions '000. CNBC TV18 Prime HD also retained its fourth position with 5 impressions '000.

    Hindi News (U+R)      

    Aaj Tak continued to lead in Hindi news genre with 123997 impressions '000 as compared to News18 which stood in second position with 98251 impressions '000.

    Zee News and ABP News are at the third and fourth slots with 94506 impressions '000 and 85663 impressions '000 after interchanging their positions. India TV stood at fifth position with 83421 impressions '000.

    Hindi News Rural  

    Aaj Tak continued to dominate in Hindi news (R) with 58268 impressions ‘000. News18 India and ABP News are at the second and third slots with 44494 impressions '000 and 42177 impressions '000 after interchanging their positions.

    Zee News retained its fourth position with 41177 impressions '000. News Nation entered the top 5 list with 34045 impressions ‘000.

    India TV which stood at fifth position last week is nowhere to be seen in the top five list.

    Hindi News Urban

    Aaj Tak maintained its first position in Hindi news genre (U) with 65729 impressions '000. News18 India and Zee News are at second and third slot after interchanging their positions with 53757 impressions ‘000 and 53330 impressions ‘000 respectively.

    India TV and ABP News retained their fourth and fifth positions respectively with 49799 impressions '000 and 43486 impressions '000.

  • Republic TV leads English news in BARC week 38

    Republic TV leads English news in BARC week 38

    MUMBAI: India TV entered at fifth position in the Hindi news genre (rural) according to All India BARC data week 38. No changes were observed this week in the English business news genre. Aaj Tak continued to lead in Hindi news genre (U+R). Moreover, Aaj Tak and ABP News also continued to dominate in Hindi news rural areas. News18 India climbed a slot to the second position in Hindi news urban areas.
    English News
    Republic TV continued to dominate the English news genre with 942 impressions ‘000. Times Now, CNN News 18 and India Today Television retained their second, third and fourth positions with 790 impressions ‘000, 302 impressions ‘000 and 225 impressions ‘000 respectively. NDTV 24×7 sits at fifth spot with 206 impressions ‘000.
    English Business News
    No changes were observed this week as well. CNBC TV18 continued to rule in the English business news genre with 429 impressions ‘000. ET Now and BTVI maintained their second and third positions with 190 impressions ‘000 and 26 impressions ‘000. CNBC TV18 Prime HD also retained its fourth position with 7 impressions ‘000.
    Hindi News (U+R)
    Aaj Tak continued to lead in Hindi news genre with 118712 impressions ‘000 as compared to News18 which stood in second position with 90296 impressions ‘000.
    ABP News and Zee News are at the third and fourth slots with 86521 impressions ‘000 and 85853 impressions ‘000 after interchanging their positions. India TV stood at fifth position with 76514 impressions ‘000.
    Hindi News Rural
    Aaj Tak and ABP News also continued to dominate in Hindi news (R) with 57230 impressions ‘000 and 44026 impressions ‘000. News18 India and Zee News also retained their third and fourth position with 39963 and 37403 impressions ‘000, respectively. India TV entered the top 5 list with 31687 impressions ‘000.
    News Nation which stood at fifth position last week is nowhere to be seen in the top five list.
    Hindi News Urban
    Aaj Tak maintained its first position in Hindi news genre (U) with 61481 impressions ‘000. News18 India and Zee News are at second and third slot after interchanging their positions with 50332 impressions ‘000 and 48450 impressions ‘000 respectively.
    India TV and ABP News retained their fourth and fifth positions respectively with 44827 impressions ‘000 and 42495 impressions ‘000.

  • Republic TV leads English news in BARC week 37

    Republic TV leads English news in BARC week 37

    MUMBAI: NDTV 24×7 stood at fifth position in the English news genre according to All India BARC data week 37. No changes were observed this week in the English business news genre. Aaj Tak continued to lead in Hindi news genre (U+R). Moreover, Aaj Tak and ABP News also continued to dominate in Hindi news rural areas. Zee News climbed two slots to the second position in Hindi news urban areas.

    English News
    Republic TV continued to dominate the English news genre with 992 impressions ‘000. Times Now, CNN News 18 and India Today Television retained their second, third and fourth positions with 822 impressions ‘000, 393 impressions ‘000 and 297 impressions ‘000 respectively. NDTV 24×7 entered the list at fifth spot with 216 impressions ‘000.
    Mirror Now which stood at fifth position last week is nowhere to be seen in the top five list.

    English Business News
    No changes were observed this week as well. CNBC TV18 continued to rule in the English business news genre with 677 impressions ‘000. ET Now and BTVI maintained their second and third positions with 181 impressions ‘000 and 88 impressions ‘000. CNBC TV18 Prime HD also retained its fourth position with 16 impressions ‘000.

    Hindi News (U+R)
    Aaj Tak continued to lead in Hindi news genre with 142046 impressions ‘000 as compared to News18 which stood in second position with 106339 impressions ‘000.
    Zee News and ABP News are at the third and fourth slots with 101229 impressions ‘000 and 98037 impressions ‘000 after interchanging their positions. India TV stood at fifth position with 88699 impressions ‘000.

    Hindi News Rural
    Aaj Tak and ABP News also continued to dominate in Hindi news (R) with 68327 impressions ‘000 and 47887 impressions ‘000. News18 India also retained its third position with 46719 impressions ‘000. Zee News and News Nation exchanged their fourth and fifth positions respectively with 40748 impressions ‘000 and 38638 impressions ‘000.
    Hindi News Urban
    Aaj Tak maintained its first position in Hindi news genre (U) with 73719 impressions ‘000. Zee News climbed two slots to the second position with 60481 impressions ‘000. News18 India and India TV dropped a slot to third and fourth positions respectively with 59619 impressions ‘000 and 51650 impressions ‘000. ABP News retained its fifth position with 52700 impressions ’000.

  • Aaj Tak most watched Hindi News channel in 2018

    Aaj Tak most watched Hindi News channel in 2018

    BENGALURU: The most watched Hindi news channel in the Hindi speaking market (HSM)–be it urban (U), rural (R) or combined (U+R) is India Today TV Network’s Aaj Tak during the first 37 weeks of 2018. The channel was present during all the first 37 weeks of 2018 according to Broadcast Audience Research Council of India (BARC) data for weeks 1 to 37 of 2018 (Saturday, 30 December 2017 to Friday, 14 September 2018) in all the three weekly lists for HSM (U+R), HSM (U) and HSM (R).
    Overall, Aaj Tak topped BARC’s weekly lists for HSM (U+R) during the first 37 weeks of 2018 in terms of overall viewership. In HSM (U+R), Zee News was the second most watched Hindi news channel during the first 37 weeks of 2018, followed by India TV. Only three channels appeared in BARC’s weekly list of top 5 Hindi news channels in HSM (U+R) during all the first 36 weeks of 2018. Aaj Tak was ranked first for 35 of the first 37 weeks of 2018, followed by Zee News and India TV which were ranked first for one week each in BARC’s weekly lists of top 5 Hindi news channels in HSM (U+R).

    In HSM (R), Aaj Tak was the only channel that was present in BARC’s weekly lists during all the first 37 weeks of 2018. The next closest channel in terms of presence in BARC’s HSM (R) lists was News Nation, which was present for 34 of the first 37 weeks of 2018. Zee News was next – it was present for 30 of the first 37 weeks of 2018 in BARC’s top 5 Hindi news channels in HSM (R).
    In terms of average viewership during the first 37 weeks of 2018, after Aaj Tak, ABP News was second – the channel was present in BARC’s HSM (R) lists for 27 of the first 36 weeks of 2018. Zee News was third in HSM (R) in terms of average viewership during the 29 of the first 36 weeks it was present in BARC’s HSM (R) lists.
    Four channels were present in BARC’s weekly lists of top 5 Hindi news channels in HSM (U) during all the first 37 weeks of 2018. Aaj Tak also topped the BARC weekly lists in HSM (U) followed by Zee News, India TV and ABP News in terms of overall viewership during the first 37 weeks of 2018. Aaj Tak was ranked first for 29 of the first 37 weeks of 2018, followed by Zee News which was ranked first for 6 of the first 36 weeks of 2018 and India TV which was ranked first for two of the first 37 weeks of 2018.
    News 18 India just missed the bus by just 1 week. It was present for 36 of the first 37 weeks of 2018 in BARC’s weekly lists of top 5 Hindi news channels in HSM (U). In terms of average weekly viewership, News 18 India would be ahead of ABP News. News 18 India had higher average weekly viewership during the 36 weeks that it was present in BARC’s weekly lists as compared to the average weekly viewership of ABP News during the 37 weeks that it was present in BARC’s weekly lists.
    News Nation was present for 6 of the first 36 weeks of 2018 in BARC’s list of top 5 Hindi news channels in HSM (U+R). Besides Aaj Tak,HSM rural audience’s showed a preference for News Nation in terms of its presence in the respective BARC weekly lists. However, the channel would be ranked sixth based on its average weekly impressions during the 34 of the first 37 weeks of 2018 that it was present in BARC’s lists in HSM (R), behind Aaj Tak, ABP News, Zee News, News 18 India and India TV respectively. In the case of urban HSM audiences, News Nation was present for only one week in the respective BARC’s lists during the first 37 weeks of 2018.

  • Ex Times Now marketing head Sujeet Mishra joins Zee Media

    Ex Times Now marketing head Sujeet Mishra joins Zee Media

    MUMBAI: Sujeet Mishra, Times Now’s former marketing head has joined Zee Media. Confirming the news to Indiantelevision.com, Mishra said that his last day in Times Now was on 5 September 2018.

    Having joined Times Now in December last year, Mishra was leading the brand’s strategic planning and communication, including new brand initiatives, consumer research, market development across ATL, BTL and digital platforms.

    With over 13 years of experience in marketing and brand communications, Mishra had joined Times Now after a successful stint at ABP News Network where he was overseeing four news brands, managed IP events and played a pivotal role in the brand transition of the channel from Star News to ABP News.

    Prior to joining ABP News Network in 2006, Mishra was working with Dainik Jagran and ETV Network. Mishra is an alumnus of IIM Ahmedabad’s marketing executive development program.

  • Republic TV continues to dominate English news in BARC week 35

    Republic TV continues to dominate English news in BARC week 35

    MUMBAI: Republic TV continued to lead the English news genre according to All India BARC data week 35. No changes were observed this week in the English business news genre. ABP News and Zee News interchanged their positions in the Hindi News genre (U+R). Moreover, Aaj Tak maintained its top position in all three categories of Hindi news genre.

    English News

    Republic TV continued to dominate the English news genre with 1010 impressions ‘000. Times Now, CNN News 18 and India Today Television retained their second, third and fourth positions with 908 impressions ‘000, 589 impressions ‘000 and 239 impressions ‘000 respectively. NDTV 24X7 stood at fifth position with 132 impressions ‘000.

    English Business News

    No changes were observed this week as well. CNBC TV 18 continued to rule in the English business news genre with 740 impressions ‘000. ET Now and BTVI maintained their second and third positions with 163 impressions ‘000 and 114 impressions ‘000. CNBC TV 18 Prime HD also retained its fourth position with 26 impressions ‘000.

    Hindi News (U+R)      

    Aaj Tak continued to lead in Hindi news genre with 134500 impressions ‘000 as compared to 140496 impressions ‘000 last week. News18 retained its second position with 103112 impressions ‘000.

    ABP News and Zee News are at the third and fourth slots with 102918 impressions ‘000 and 95950 impressions ‘000 after interchanging their positions. India TV stood at fifth positions with 91811 impressions ‘000.

    Hindi News Rural  

    Aaj Tak and ABP News also continued to dominate in Hindi news (R) with 66983 impressions ‘000 and 53340 impressions ‘000. News18 India and Zee News are at third and fourth positions respectively with 44909 impressions ‘000 and 40484 impressions ‘000. News Nation secured fifth position with 40227 impressions ‘000.

    Hindi News Urban

    Aaj Tak maintained its top position in Hindi news genre (U) with 67517 impressions ‘000. News18, Zee News, India TV and ABP News stood at second, third, fourth and fifth positions with 58203 impressions ‘000, 55466 impressions ‘000, 55351 impressions ‘000 and 49578 impressions’000 respectively.

  • News genre sees viewership spike in week 33 due to Kerala floods

    News genre sees viewership spike in week 33 due to Kerala floods

    MUMBAI: The news genre saw a tremendous growth in the viewership after the Kerala floods according to All India BARC data week 33. Republic TV continued to lead the genre.

    News18 India dropped to fifth position in two Hindi news genres, Aaj Tak continued to rule Hindi news genre. Zee News jumped up to second position this week in Hindi news (U+R).

    English News

    Republic TV continued to dominate the English news genre with 1499 impressions (000s) sum as compared to 936 impressions (000s) sum last week. Times Now is at the second position with 1296 impressions (000s) sum. Meanwhile, CNN News 18 found itself at third position with 943 impressions (000s) sum as compared to 485 impressions (000s) sum last week, followed by India Today Television at fourth position with 523 impressions (000s) sum. NDTV maintained its fifth position with 247 impressions (000s) sum. 

    English Business News

    CNBC TV 18 continued to rule in the English business news genre with 589 impressions (000s) sum. ET Now and BTVI maintained their second and third positions with 192 impressions (000s) sum and 115 impressions (000s) sum. CNBC TV 18 Prime HD found itself at fourth position with 33 impressions (000s) sum as compared to 18 impressions (000s) sum last week.

    Hindi News (U+R)      

    Aaj Tak continued to lead in Hindi news genre with 214534 impressions (000s) sum as compared to 132715 impressions (000s) sum last week. Zee News climbed two slot to the second position with 149055 impressions (000s) sum followed by ABP News at the third position with 148073 impressions (000s) sum compared to 101215 impressions (000s) sum last week. India TV found itself at fourth position with 122864 impressions (000s) sum. News18 India dropped three slots to fifth position despite increase in the viewership from 101841 impressions (000s) sum to 113025 impressions (000s) sum.  

    Hindi News Rural  

    Aaj Tak also continued to dominate in Hindi news (R) with 102312 impressions impressions (000s) sum as compared to 62162 impressions (000s) sum last week. ABP News maintained its second position this week with 75166 impressions (000s) sum, followed by Zee News with 61765 impressions (000s) sum. News18 India dropped a slot to the fourth position with 51622 impressions (000s) sum as compared to 41798 impressions (000s) sum last week. India TV was at the fifth position with 46413 impressions (000s) sum as compared to 39731 impressions (000s) sum last week. 

    Hindi News Urban

    Aaj Tak maintained its top position in Hindi news genre (U) with 112222 impressions (000s) sum as compared to 70553 impressions (000s) sum last week. Zee News climbed a spot to the second position with 87291 impressions (000s) sum. Both India TV and ABP News climbed a slot to the third and fourth positions with 76452 impressions (000s) sum and 72907 impressions (000s) sum respectively. News18 India dropped three slots to the fifth position with 61402 impressions (000s) sum.

  • Times Now regains top slot in English news genre

    Times Now regains top slot in English news genre

    MUMBAI: After a long gap of 64 weeks, Times Now has dethroned Republic TV from its top slot. The Arnab Goswami-led channel’s streak was broken as it occupied the pole position since its launch on 6 May 2017. 

    In Broadcast Audience Research Council (BARC) data for week 31, Aaj Tak led the charts in all the three markets. Zee News exited the top five in Hindi news rural market.

    Recently, Republic TV had complained to Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) and Broadcast Audience Research Council (BARC) of India about Times Now getting the channel re-slotted under Hindi news genre on distribution platforms, impacting viewership data.

    English News

    This week Times Now found itself at the top position in English News genre with 734 impressions (000s) sum as compared to 806 impressions (000s) sum last week. Whereas Republic TV was at second position with 705 impressions  (000s) sum, followed by India Today Television at third position with 246 impressions (000s) sum. CNN News 18 and NDTV24x7 maintained their fourth and fifth positions with 236 impressions and 174 impressions (000s) sum respectively.

    English Business News

    CNBC TV18  maintained its top position in English business news genre with 705 impressions (000s) sum as compared to 644 impressions (000s) sum, followed by ET Now and BTVI at second and third positions with 197 impressions (000s) sum and 96 impressions (000s) sum. CNBC TV 18 Prime HD was at fourth position with 25 impressions  (000s) sum as compared to 28 impressions (000s) sum.

    Hindi News (U+R)      

    Aaj Tak continued to rule the Hindi news genre with 149487 (000s) sum impressions as compared to 164150 impressions (000s) sum last week. Whereas India TV jumped to second position with 115894 impressions (000s) sums, ABP News maintained its third position with 101045 impressions. Zee News moved down to fourth position with 100705 impressions (000s) sum, as compared to 107966 impressions (000s) last week. News 18 India was at fifth position with 99687 impressions (000s) sum.

    Hindi News Rural  

    Aaj Tak also continued to to dominate in Hindi news (R) with 73376 impressions (000s) sum as compared to 76189 impressions (000s) sum last week. ABP News maintained its second position this week with 47674 impressions (000s) sum, followed by India TV at third position with 45738 impressions. News18 India replaced Zee News with 41201 impressions (000s) sum. News Nation was at fifth position with 40320impressions (000s) sum as compared to 40241 impressions (000s) sum last week.     

    Hindi News Urban

    Aaj Tak maintained its top position in Hindi news genre (U) with 76112 impressions (000s) sum as compared to 87961 impressions (000s) sum. India TV found itself at second position  with 70156 impressions (000s) sum. Zee News was at third position with 60523 impressions (000s) as compared to 67186 impressions (000s) last week. News 18 India and ABP News maintained theur fourth and fifth with 58486 impressions and 53371 impressions  (000s) sum respectively.