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  • ABP LIVE achieves 200 mn users across platforms on 2024 election results day

    ABP LIVE achieves 200 mn users across platforms on 2024 election results day

    Mumbai: ABP LIVE, a leading digital news platform, set a new benchmark for digital news engagement on vote counting day on 4 June. It achieved a staggering threefold increase from its previous highest concurrent user count, reaching a record-breaking 50 lakh concurrent users across ABP LIVE platforms.

    ABP Network reached a remarkable 200 million users across its websites, apps, connected TV, YouTube, and Social Media channels on the 2024 election results day. This figure represents unduplicated users, showcasing the platform’s extensive reach.

    Speaking on this achievement, ABP Network CEO Avinash Pandey said: “ABP LIVE’s exceptional performance on election day underscores its position as a leading force in Indian digital news. Our commitment to in-depth coverage, innovative formats, and a strong regional presence has resonated with a massive audience, making ABP LIVE the go-to destination for election news in India.”

    ABP LIVE also secured the top spot on various social media and video streaming platforms. The network emerged victorious on Facebook, securing the number one position in both Marathi and Bengali platforms in terms of user interactions on 4 June (Source: Crowdtangle). Additionally, ABP Network’s regional channels dominated the YouTube leaderboard across Marathi, Bengali, and Gujarati on 4 June, achieving the number one position in live concurrent views for each respective language (Source: Data Beings).

    Furthermore, the ABP LIVE official app secured a coveted spot among the top recommended apps on the Google Play Store (news genre) during the crucial exit poll and counting day period (Source: Google Play Store | 1-4 June 2024).

    ABP LIVE’s innovative approach was also evident with its “ABP Election Centre Metaverse”. This virtual experience centre recorded a remarkable 50 lakh interactions on the counting day, showcasing the audience’s enthusiasm for this novel election coverage format. (Source: Google Analytics, AWS Servers).

    ABP LIVE’s latest launch – Car Play App – also observed over 100,000 seconds of LIVE TV & Podcast plays during the final stage of exit poll and results day combined, ensuring no one misses out on any updates even while driving.

    This monumental achievement on the counting day marks a significant milestone for ABP LIVE, solidifying its status as a trailblazer in digital news, especially when it comes to election coverage. With unparalleled engagement and a record-breaking user base, ABP LIVE has demonstrated its unwavering commitment to delivering comprehensive, innovative, and regionally relevant coverage. As it continues to set new standards in the digital news landscape, ABP LIVE remains dedicated to providing its vast audience with reliable and engaging news content. This landmark success is a testament to the platform’s excellence and its pivotal role in shaping the future of news consumption in India.

  • BARC week 25: DD India back in second spot

    BARC week 25: DD India back in second spot

    BENGALURU: Pubcaster Doordarshan’s English news channel DD India was ranked second in Broadcast Audience Research Council of India’s (BARC) weekly list of top five English news channels in week 25 of 2019 (Saturday, 15 June 2019 to Friday, 21 June 2019, week or period under review). DD India made it to second spot after a hiatus of four weeks. Earlier the Doordarshan Network’s English news channel was involved in a dingdong battle for the pole position with the Arnab Goswami-headed Republic TV between weeks 13 and 19 of 2019 until Republic TV overtook it.

    There was a slight improvement in the combined total of the impressions garnered by the top 5 English news channels in week 25 as compared week 24. Many genres/channels ratings had plunged in week 23 when BARC reverted to a previous method of treating landed changes and outliers. Ratings of some channels/genres had plunged even further in week 24. It must be pointed out that around the same time (week 23 of 2019), ICC’s cricket World Cup 2019 being played at England and Wales commenced. Because of the difference in time zones, the second part of the matches overlapped and over shot primetime slots of most channels including news channels in India, hence probably impacting ratings.

    Earlier, BARC had stopped publishing ratings in the public domain for seven weeks starting week 6 of 2019 until week 12 to enable viewership stabilise after the implementation of the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India’s (TRAI) new tariff order.

    In week 25 of 2019, three channels from BARC’s weekly list of top 5 English news channels saw gains in ratings, while ratings of two fell. Republic TV continued to head BARC’s weekly list of English news channels with 0.572 million weekly impressions in week 25 of 2019 as compared to 0.556 million weekly impressions in the previous week. As mentioned above, DD India was ranked second with much improved ratings of 0.441 million weekly impressions as compared to 0.334 million weekly impressions and third rank in week 24.

    At third rank was Times Now with 0.402 million weekly impressions in week 25 of 2019 as compared to 0.418 million weekly impressions and second rank in week 24.  Moving up a place to fourth rank in the period under review was the India Today group’s English news channel India Today Television with 0.264 million weekly impressions as compared to 0.251 million weekly impressions in week 24 of 2019. Completing the quintet at rank 5 was CNN News18 with 0.261 million weekly impressions in week 25 of 2019 as compared to rank four and 0.289 million weekly impressions in the previous week.