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  • BARC week 11: Entire news genre sees a decline in the ratings

    BARC week 11: Entire news genre sees a decline in the ratings

    MUMBAI: Times Now continued to be the undisputed leader in the English News space while CNBC TV 18 dominated the English business news genre. In the Hindi news genre Aaj Tak continued to lead securing the number one position. According to week 11 Broadcast Audience Research Council (BARC) All India data, the entire news genre saw a decline in the ratings.  

    Meanwhile, CNBC Awaaz stood at the first spot in Hindi business news space.

    News 9 entered the English news space whereas News Nation made a comeback in the Hindi news genre.

    English news

    Times Now maintained its first position with 290 (‘000s) followed by India Today Television with 251 (‘000s). NDTV 24×7 took the third birth with 122 (‘000s). News 9 made a comeback this week grabbing the fourth position with 116 (‘000s) whereas CNN-IBN bagged the fifth position with 111 (‘000s).

    English business news

    CNBC TV 18 secured its number one position with 268 (‘000s) followed by ET Now securing the second slot with 238 (‘000s). NDTV Profit and NDTV Prime with 58 (‘000s) and Bloomberg TV with 17 (‘000s) took the third and fourth position respectively.

    Hindi News

    Aaj Tak stood at the first spot with 79605 (‘000s), while India TV took the second position with 72602 (‘000s).  India News jumped to the third position with 58344 (‘000s) followed by ABP News securing the fourth position with 48198 (‘000s). News Nation entered the top 5 list taking the fifth position with 45567 (‘000s).

    Hindi business news

    CNBC Awaaz saw a decrease in the ratings grabbing the first spot with 1050 (‘000s), while Zee Business stood at the second spot with 681 (‘000s).

  • News X and India News enter top 5 list in English and Hindi news genres respectively

    News X and India News enter top 5 list in English and Hindi news genres respectively

    MUMBAI: Times Now continued to lead the English news genre, while CNBC TV18 dominated the English business news space according to week 10 Broadcast Audience Research Council (BARC) all India data,. News X entered the English news genre top 5 list, News Nation exited the Hindi news space making way for India News in the top 5 list. Meanwhile, Aaj Tak and CNBC Awaaz secured their number one position in the Hindi news and Hindi business news genre respectively.  

    English News

    Despite a decline in ratings, Times Now continued to lead the English news space with 330 (‘000s) as compared to 419 (‘000s) in week 9. India Today Television jumped to the second spot with 242 (‘000s) followed by NDTV 24×7 at the third position with 146 (‘000s). CNN IBN bagged the fourth position with 142 (‘000s). News X entered the top 5 list taking the fifth position with 119 (‘000s).

    English Business News

    CNBC TV18 secured  first position with 316 (‘000s) followed by ET Now with 251 (‘000s) at the second place. NDTV Profit and NDTV Prime garnered 65 (‘000s)  to take fourth place, while Bloomberg TV observed a downfall in the ratings at 12 (‘000s) and stood fourth position.

    Hindi News

    Aaj Tak stood at the first spot with a decline in the ratings this week to 87008 (‘000s), while India TV took the second position with 71704 (‘000s).  ABP News with 53433 (‘000s) and India News with 51864 (‘000s) grabbed the third and the fourth positions respectively while Zee News took the fifth berth with 49982 (‘000s).

    Hindi Business News

    CNBC Awaaz saw a decrease in the ratings but still had the first spot with 1172 (‘000s) as against 1351 (‘000s) in week 9. Zee Business stood at the second spot with 710 (‘000s).

  • News X and India News enter top 5 list in English and Hindi news genres respectively

    News X and India News enter top 5 list in English and Hindi news genres respectively

    MUMBAI: Times Now continued to lead the English news genre, while CNBC TV18 dominated the English business news space according to week 10 Broadcast Audience Research Council (BARC) all India data,. News X entered the English news genre top 5 list, News Nation exited the Hindi news space making way for India News in the top 5 list. Meanwhile, Aaj Tak and CNBC Awaaz secured their number one position in the Hindi news and Hindi business news genre respectively.  

    English News

    Despite a decline in ratings, Times Now continued to lead the English news space with 330 (‘000s) as compared to 419 (‘000s) in week 9. India Today Television jumped to the second spot with 242 (‘000s) followed by NDTV 24×7 at the third position with 146 (‘000s). CNN IBN bagged the fourth position with 142 (‘000s). News X entered the top 5 list taking the fifth position with 119 (‘000s).

    English Business News

    CNBC TV18 secured  first position with 316 (‘000s) followed by ET Now with 251 (‘000s) at the second place. NDTV Profit and NDTV Prime garnered 65 (‘000s)  to take fourth place, while Bloomberg TV observed a downfall in the ratings at 12 (‘000s) and stood fourth position.

    Hindi News

    Aaj Tak stood at the first spot with a decline in the ratings this week to 87008 (‘000s), while India TV took the second position with 71704 (‘000s).  ABP News with 53433 (‘000s) and India News with 51864 (‘000s) grabbed the third and the fourth positions respectively while Zee News took the fifth berth with 49982 (‘000s).

    Hindi Business News

    CNBC Awaaz saw a decrease in the ratings but still had the first spot with 1172 (‘000s) as against 1351 (‘000s) in week 9. Zee Business stood at the second spot with 710 (‘000s).

  • BARC week 9:News 9 in English news space, News Nation in Hindi news genre; entire genre observes mixed ratings

    BARC week 9:News 9 in English news space, News Nation in Hindi news genre; entire genre observes mixed ratings

    MUMBAI: Times Now and CNBC TV18 continued to dominate the English news and business news spaces respectively. According to week 9 Broadcast Audience Research Council (BARC) All India data, while News 9 made a comeback in the English news space, News Nation entered the week’s top Hindi news channel list as per the data.

    In the Hindi news space Aaj Tak continued its lead while CNBC Awaaz grabbed the first spot in the business news genre. The English and Hindi news space observed decrease in their viewership while the business news genre saw an increase in the ratings.

    English News

    Times Now remained as the undisputed leader in the English news space with 470 (‘000s) as compared to 627 (‘000s) in week 8. NDTV 24×7 stood at the second position with 254 (‘000s) followed by India Today Television bagging the third spot with 181 (‘000s). CNN IBN with 160 (‘000s) grabbed the fourth position. News 9 with 106 (‘000s) entered the list at the fifth position.

    English business News

    CNBC TV18 continued to dominate the genre with 927 (‘000s) followed by ET Now with 341 (‘000s) grabbing the second position. NDTV Profit and NDTV Prime took with 56 (‘000s) and Bloomberg TV with 35 (‘000s) took the third and fourth position respectively.

    Hindi News

    Despite a decrease in ratings, Aaj Tak with 94141(‘000s) continued to dominate the space while India TV stood at the second position with 76772 (‘000s).  ABP News toppled Zee News securing the third position with 55609 (‘000s) followed by Zee news with 51349 (‘000s) in fourth place. News Nation made a comeback securing  the number five position with 47439 (‘000s).

    Hindi Business News

    CNBC Awaaz saw a decrease in the ratings grabbing the first spot with 1351 (‘000s) as against 1482 (‘000s) in week 8. Zee Business stood at the second spot with 671 (‘000s).

  • BARC week 9:News 9 in English news space, News Nation in Hindi news genre; entire genre observes mixed ratings

    BARC week 9:News 9 in English news space, News Nation in Hindi news genre; entire genre observes mixed ratings

    MUMBAI: Times Now and CNBC TV18 continued to dominate the English news and business news spaces respectively. According to week 9 Broadcast Audience Research Council (BARC) All India data, while News 9 made a comeback in the English news space, News Nation entered the week’s top Hindi news channel list as per the data.

    In the Hindi news space Aaj Tak continued its lead while CNBC Awaaz grabbed the first spot in the business news genre. The English and Hindi news space observed decrease in their viewership while the business news genre saw an increase in the ratings.

    English News

    Times Now remained as the undisputed leader in the English news space with 470 (‘000s) as compared to 627 (‘000s) in week 8. NDTV 24×7 stood at the second position with 254 (‘000s) followed by India Today Television bagging the third spot with 181 (‘000s). CNN IBN with 160 (‘000s) grabbed the fourth position. News 9 with 106 (‘000s) entered the list at the fifth position.

    English business News

    CNBC TV18 continued to dominate the genre with 927 (‘000s) followed by ET Now with 341 (‘000s) grabbing the second position. NDTV Profit and NDTV Prime took with 56 (‘000s) and Bloomberg TV with 35 (‘000s) took the third and fourth position respectively.

    Hindi News

    Despite a decrease in ratings, Aaj Tak with 94141(‘000s) continued to dominate the space while India TV stood at the second position with 76772 (‘000s).  ABP News toppled Zee News securing the third position with 55609 (‘000s) followed by Zee news with 51349 (‘000s) in fourth place. News Nation made a comeback securing  the number five position with 47439 (‘000s).

    Hindi Business News

    CNBC Awaaz saw a decrease in the ratings grabbing the first spot with 1351 (‘000s) as against 1482 (‘000s) in week 8. Zee Business stood at the second spot with 671 (‘000s).

  • BARC week 5: News channels see mixed bag on ratings front

    BARC week 5: News channels see mixed bag on ratings front

    MUMBAI: The news space saw some players gaining ratings, while some others lost a major chunk of viewership in week 5.

     

    Times Now remained the undisputed leader in the English News genre, whereas CNBC TV18 maintained its clasp on the top spot in the English Business news genre.

     

    Meanwhile, the Hindi News channels space saw Aaj Tak in the lead with Zee News falling off the charts this week. The two Hindi Business news players saw a spike in ratings even as the pecking order remained unchanged according to Broadcast Audience Research council (BARC) India ratings in week 5.

     

    English News

     

    Multiple changes were seen in the English News channels space in week 5. While Times Now saw a drop in ratings with 271 (‘000s) as compared to 422 (‘000s), it managed to hold on to its number one place in the pecking order.

     

    India Today Television, which was in the fourth rung last week, picked up itself to perch on the second spot with 253 (‘000s) in week 5.

     

    On the other hand, NDTV 24×7 with 234 (‘000s) dropped down from its second position in week 4 to come in third in week 5.

     

    CNN IBN with 125 (‘000s) dropped to the fourth place as compared to its third position with 199 (‘000s) in week 4. BBC World News was the new entrant this week with 113 (‘000s) in the fifth place. Last week’s fifth position holder News 9 made an exit this week.

     

    English Business News

     

    CNBC TV 18 was perched in the number one spot and saw a spike in ratings with 296 (‘000s) in week 5 as compared to 183 (‘000s) in week 4. ET Now in second place too saw a ratings rise with 274 (‘000s) as compared to 181 (‘000s) in week 4.

     

    At number three, there was a major spurt in ratings even for NDTV Profit & NDTV Prime with 104 (‘000s) as compared to 49 (‘000s) in week 4. Bloomberg TV with 18 (‘000s) was in the fourth place.

     

    Hindi News

     

    The Hindi news channels genre saw some change in week 5. While Aaj Tak with 77708 (‘000s) and India TV with 64572 (‘000s) continued to hold the first and second spot respectively, India News jumped up to the third spot with 61915 (‘000s) in week 5.

     

    In fourth place was ABP News with 49434 (‘000s), whereas News Nation with 45319 (‘000s) made an entry this week in the fifth spot.

     

    Zee News, which was in the fourth place in week 4 dropped off the charts in week 5.

     

    Hindi Business News

     

    With a spike in ratings, CNBC Awaaz maintained its place as the top channel in the genre with 1093 (‘000s) in week 5 as compared to 927  (‘000s) in week 4. Zee Business too saw an increase in ratings this week with 706 (‘000s) as it stood in the second slot in BARC HSM (U+R): NCCS AB: Males 22+ Individuals.

  • BARC week 5: News channels see mixed bag on ratings front

    BARC week 5: News channels see mixed bag on ratings front

    MUMBAI: The news space saw some players gaining ratings, while some others lost a major chunk of viewership in week 5.

     

    Times Now remained the undisputed leader in the English News genre, whereas CNBC TV18 maintained its clasp on the top spot in the English Business news genre.

     

    Meanwhile, the Hindi News channels space saw Aaj Tak in the lead with Zee News falling off the charts this week. The two Hindi Business news players saw a spike in ratings even as the pecking order remained unchanged according to Broadcast Audience Research council (BARC) India ratings in week 5.

     

    English News

     

    Multiple changes were seen in the English News channels space in week 5. While Times Now saw a drop in ratings with 271 (‘000s) as compared to 422 (‘000s), it managed to hold on to its number one place in the pecking order.

     

    India Today Television, which was in the fourth rung last week, picked up itself to perch on the second spot with 253 (‘000s) in week 5.

     

    On the other hand, NDTV 24×7 with 234 (‘000s) dropped down from its second position in week 4 to come in third in week 5.

     

    CNN IBN with 125 (‘000s) dropped to the fourth place as compared to its third position with 199 (‘000s) in week 4. BBC World News was the new entrant this week with 113 (‘000s) in the fifth place. Last week’s fifth position holder News 9 made an exit this week.

     

    English Business News

     

    CNBC TV 18 was perched in the number one spot and saw a spike in ratings with 296 (‘000s) in week 5 as compared to 183 (‘000s) in week 4. ET Now in second place too saw a ratings rise with 274 (‘000s) as compared to 181 (‘000s) in week 4.

     

    At number three, there was a major spurt in ratings even for NDTV Profit & NDTV Prime with 104 (‘000s) as compared to 49 (‘000s) in week 4. Bloomberg TV with 18 (‘000s) was in the fourth place.

     

    Hindi News

     

    The Hindi news channels genre saw some change in week 5. While Aaj Tak with 77708 (‘000s) and India TV with 64572 (‘000s) continued to hold the first and second spot respectively, India News jumped up to the third spot with 61915 (‘000s) in week 5.

     

    In fourth place was ABP News with 49434 (‘000s), whereas News Nation with 45319 (‘000s) made an entry this week in the fifth spot.

     

    Zee News, which was in the fourth place in week 4 dropped off the charts in week 5.

     

    Hindi Business News

     

    With a spike in ratings, CNBC Awaaz maintained its place as the top channel in the genre with 1093 (‘000s) in week 5 as compared to 927  (‘000s) in week 4. Zee Business too saw an increase in ratings this week with 706 (‘000s) as it stood in the second slot in BARC HSM (U+R): NCCS AB: Males 22+ Individuals.

  • India Today Television & Twitter partner to launch Town Halls

    India Today Television & Twitter partner to launch Town Halls

    MUMBAI: India Today Television has joined hands with Twitter in an exclusive partnership for conducting Town Halls on the social media platform.

    The Twitter Town Halls will give an opportunity to followers on Twitter to engage with news makers, opinion makers and other eminent personalities.

    Twitter followers can tweet their questions and the personality/guest will respond to the same during the Town Hall. This will be aired on India Today Television. The partnership also extends to the group’s Hindi news channel AajTak for relevant guests.

    The India Today Group and Twitter have already aired Town Halls with Shah Rukh Khan and Kamal Hassan. The third episode in the series featuring Sri Sri Ravi Shankar will be aired this week-end.

    India Today Group group editorial director – broadcast & new media Kalli Purie said, “Our sole objective through social media is to engage our followers and viewers in a dialogue on issues of national and global importance. Twitter Town Hall is a great format to ideate, debate and celebrate the spirit of freedom of expression. We trust that our social media followers are equally well informed to ask the right questions of their leaders. We will be rolling out many such templates to empower our end users.”

    Twitter vice president – media for Asia-Pacific, Middle East and North Africa Rishi Jaitly added, “Twitter Town Halls have been used by global business and political leaders to connect with their followers and audiences at large for some time now. Twitter is the only platform in the world that is public, conversational, and real-time. The beauty of the platform is that it allows users to engage with influential personalities from different walks of life, and gives them a voice to be heard. This Twitter Town Hall will give users a chance to talk to and engage with influential icons and leaders from different walks of life for the first time.”

    The India Today Group has over 6.26 million Twitter followers across its news handles.

  • India Today Television & Twitter partner to launch Town Halls

    India Today Television & Twitter partner to launch Town Halls

    MUMBAI: India Today Television has joined hands with Twitter in an exclusive partnership for conducting Town Halls on the social media platform.

    The Twitter Town Halls will give an opportunity to followers on Twitter to engage with news makers, opinion makers and other eminent personalities.

    Twitter followers can tweet their questions and the personality/guest will respond to the same during the Town Hall. This will be aired on India Today Television. The partnership also extends to the group’s Hindi news channel AajTak for relevant guests.

    The India Today Group and Twitter have already aired Town Halls with Shah Rukh Khan and Kamal Hassan. The third episode in the series featuring Sri Sri Ravi Shankar will be aired this week-end.

    India Today Group group editorial director – broadcast & new media Kalli Purie said, “Our sole objective through social media is to engage our followers and viewers in a dialogue on issues of national and global importance. Twitter Town Hall is a great format to ideate, debate and celebrate the spirit of freedom of expression. We trust that our social media followers are equally well informed to ask the right questions of their leaders. We will be rolling out many such templates to empower our end users.”

    Twitter vice president – media for Asia-Pacific, Middle East and North Africa Rishi Jaitly added, “Twitter Town Halls have been used by global business and political leaders to connect with their followers and audiences at large for some time now. Twitter is the only platform in the world that is public, conversational, and real-time. The beauty of the platform is that it allows users to engage with influential personalities from different walks of life, and gives them a voice to be heard. This Twitter Town Hall will give users a chance to talk to and engage with influential icons and leaders from different walks of life for the first time.”

    The India Today Group has over 6.26 million Twitter followers across its news handles.

  • BARC week 3: News channels’ toppers continue to lead despite viewership dip

    BARC week 3: News channels’ toppers continue to lead despite viewership dip

    MUMBAI: Even after witnessing a decline in ratings, Times Network’s news channels Times Now and ET Now secured the leadership position in English and English Business news genres respectively.

     

    While Hindi and Hindi Business news genres leaders Aaj Tak and CNBC Awaaz recorded lower ratings compared to last week but continued to dominate their respective genres in week 3, according to Broadcast Audience Research council (BARC) India data.

     

    English News

     

    Times Now continued to rule the English news genre. Though the channel saw a fall in ratings, it led from the top with 420 (‘000s) as against 473 (‘000s) in the previous week. Following it was India Today Television, which climbed to the second place with 240 (‘000s). NDTV 24×7 moved to the third position with 213 (‘000s), while CNN-IBN was in fourth place with 175 (‘000s). BBC World News stood at number five with 120 (‘000s).

     

    English Business News

     

    ET Now, too continued to dominate the English business news genre but declined in ratings with 251 (‘000s) as against 372 (‘000s) in week 2, followed by CNBC TV18 with 210 (‘000s) in the second place. NDTV Profit and NDTV Prime stayed put at the third position with 85 (‘000s), while Bloomberg TV maintained its place in the fourth slot with 16 (‘000s).

     

    Hindi News

     

    Aaj Tak retained its lead with 80671 (‘000s) followed by India TV, which garnered the second position with 63055 (‘000s). ABP News stood at number three with 48081 (‘000s). Zee News bagged the fourth position with 47652 (‘000s), followed by India News with 47594 (‘000s) in the fifth slot.

     

    Hindi Business News

     

    Though CNBC Awaaz witnessed a fall in ratings, it led the genre with 1043 (‘000s) as against 1608 (‘000s) followed by Zee Business, which also saw a massive dip in ratings this week as it grabbed the second slot with 560 (‘000s) as against 901 (‘000s) in week 2.