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  • Total of 149 news and non-news pay channels violated adcap shows study

    Total of 149 news and non-news pay channels violated adcap shows study

    NEW DELHI: Even as the adcap case continues to drag with hearing slated for later this month, a study shows that a total of 149 pay channels including 28 news and current affairs continue to violate the regulations for telecasting a maximum of twelve minutes of advertisements and commercials.

    The report released by the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India shows that the number of violators among news channels has come down but that non-news channels has risen sharply as on 27 December 2015.

    Average duration per hour of Advertisements (Commercial & Self promotional) during peak hours (7pm ?10 PM) in Pay News Channels for the period 28 September to 27 December shows that the highest of these is 22.66 minutes by NDTV 24X7 and the lowest is 12.42 minutes by CNBC TV 18 Prime HD..

    Among pay non-news channels for the same period, the highest is 23.99 minutes by B4U Movies and the lowest is 12.13 by Sun TV Network’s Adhitya.

    There are at least twelve news and 37 non-news channels clocking more than fifteen minutes per hour.

    TRAI has made it clear that “the information is based on the data submitted by the broadcasters and TRAI bears no responsibility for correctness of same. As per information available with TRAI, rest of the Pay News and non-news channels are carrying less than 12 minutes of average duration per hour of advertisements (Commercial & Self promotional) during peak hours (7PM – 10 pm)”.

    While asking the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India not to take any coercive action against any channel pending hearing of the case, the Delhi High Court had asked all channels and TRAI to keep a record of the advertising time consumed including commercials.

    The petition had been filed by the News Broadcasters Association and some channels challenging the TRAI decision to implement the directive of 12 minutes contained in the Cable Television Networks (Regulation) Act 1995. The Information and Broadcasting Ministry and TRAI are the respondents in the petition.

    After the Information and Broadcasting Ministry told the Court on 27 November that it was discussing the issue with broadcasters, the matter was put off to 11 February and then to 29 March. In the 11 February hearing, Discovery Communications moved for intervention while Home Cable sought early hearing.

    In its intervention MSO Home Cable Network (P) Ltd said it wanted to intervene as it was directly affected by the outcome of the present petition. It wanted the NBA petition to be dismissed and added: “The Pay channel broadcasters are profiteering at the expense of subscribers and the DPO’s. There is no justification for changing monthly subscription when commercial advertisements are inserted. The Standards of Quality of Service (Digital Addressable Cable TV Systems) Regulations 2012 (with Amendments thereafter) is justified to the extent they are applicable to Pay Channels. The pay channel broadcasters cannot charge the subscription fee while inserting commercials into the content or in the alternative, the subscribers have to be compensated for the revenue earned on the basis of their being subscribers of the channels.”

    Interestingly, I and B Minister Arun Jaitley had in January last year said that he was in favour of any ad cap in the print or electronic media.

    In the petition, the news channels have taken the plea that most of them are free to air and therefore do not get any subscription fee from the viewers as the GEC channels do.

  • Total of 149 news and non-news pay channels violated adcap shows study

    Total of 149 news and non-news pay channels violated adcap shows study

    NEW DELHI: Even as the adcap case continues to drag with hearing slated for later this month, a study shows that a total of 149 pay channels including 28 news and current affairs continue to violate the regulations for telecasting a maximum of twelve minutes of advertisements and commercials.

    The report released by the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India shows that the number of violators among news channels has come down but that non-news channels has risen sharply as on 27 December 2015.

    Average duration per hour of Advertisements (Commercial & Self promotional) during peak hours (7pm ?10 PM) in Pay News Channels for the period 28 September to 27 December shows that the highest of these is 22.66 minutes by NDTV 24X7 and the lowest is 12.42 minutes by CNBC TV 18 Prime HD..

    Among pay non-news channels for the same period, the highest is 23.99 minutes by B4U Movies and the lowest is 12.13 by Sun TV Network’s Adhitya.

    There are at least twelve news and 37 non-news channels clocking more than fifteen minutes per hour.

    TRAI has made it clear that “the information is based on the data submitted by the broadcasters and TRAI bears no responsibility for correctness of same. As per information available with TRAI, rest of the Pay News and non-news channels are carrying less than 12 minutes of average duration per hour of advertisements (Commercial & Self promotional) during peak hours (7PM – 10 pm)”.

    While asking the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India not to take any coercive action against any channel pending hearing of the case, the Delhi High Court had asked all channels and TRAI to keep a record of the advertising time consumed including commercials.

    The petition had been filed by the News Broadcasters Association and some channels challenging the TRAI decision to implement the directive of 12 minutes contained in the Cable Television Networks (Regulation) Act 1995. The Information and Broadcasting Ministry and TRAI are the respondents in the petition.

    After the Information and Broadcasting Ministry told the Court on 27 November that it was discussing the issue with broadcasters, the matter was put off to 11 February and then to 29 March. In the 11 February hearing, Discovery Communications moved for intervention while Home Cable sought early hearing.

    In its intervention MSO Home Cable Network (P) Ltd said it wanted to intervene as it was directly affected by the outcome of the present petition. It wanted the NBA petition to be dismissed and added: “The Pay channel broadcasters are profiteering at the expense of subscribers and the DPO’s. There is no justification for changing monthly subscription when commercial advertisements are inserted. The Standards of Quality of Service (Digital Addressable Cable TV Systems) Regulations 2012 (with Amendments thereafter) is justified to the extent they are applicable to Pay Channels. The pay channel broadcasters cannot charge the subscription fee while inserting commercials into the content or in the alternative, the subscribers have to be compensated for the revenue earned on the basis of their being subscribers of the channels.”

    Interestingly, I and B Minister Arun Jaitley had in January last year said that he was in favour of any ad cap in the print or electronic media.

    In the petition, the news channels have taken the plea that most of them are free to air and therefore do not get any subscription fee from the viewers as the GEC channels do.

  • News broadcasters are all revved up for Union Budget 2016

    News broadcasters are all revved up for Union Budget 2016

    MUMBAI: The Railway Budget was successfully announced by the railway minister Suresh Prabhu, and the fourth pillar of democracy i.e. the press, made justice by covering the entire highlights in detail of the allotment to its viewers. The people are anticipating the same coverage by the media with the announcement of the Union Budget which is right around the corner. The finance minister Arun Jaitley will announce the budget on 29 February 2016.

    With the increase in the number of the channels and the growing competition, the news channels need to focus on various factors to have an upper hand over the others. While, some channels take up on-ground activities to interact with the lehman, some get an esteemed panellist on board to discuss the budget while a few resort to get analysts with a special programming line-up.

    In this brawl, the viewers are left baffled with which channel to be watched and followed for a better insight on the budget. Taking a hint from this, Indiantelevision.com did a quick round-about of how the channels are going to cover the Union Budget 2016.

    Read on:

    Abp news will air a budget special show titledDesh Ka Budget anchored by Kishore Ajwani. ABP News will analyse the budget with FICCI and CII representatives along with political and economy critique.

    Culminating with the Budget announcement, CNBC-TV18 will present a host of special shows, led by India’s most experienced business editorial team that will focus on key aspects of the Government’s fiscal policy. The Channel will speak to the most influential names of Markets & India Inc., to understand their expectations from the Budget. The channel will present a number of special shows to understand the country’s expectations from the Budget.

    The channel will air Budget Caravan traversing the length and breadth of the country and will travel to the growth centres of India, to get a sense of the big expectations, straight from the shop floor and give viewers an economic health check of the nation, with this special series.

    What’s Ailing Rural India will see reporters travelling to the smallest pockets of the nation to understand the rural nerve of the country. With the aim to find an answer to how will the budget impact the rural population of the country and what are their key needs?

    The other show that will be broadcasted on the channel  is Budget Hangout which will feature the young business community and professionals of India; we speak to the young CMOs and CEOs of leading corporate names in India. In a refreshingly new format, team CNBC-TV18 chats with these young icons on their expectations from the budget.

        

    CNN-IBN and IBN7 will bring rolling coverage on union budget on 29 February 2016 under the umbrella of the special shows The Booster Budget on CNN-IBN and Budget Waale Babu Meri Income Bada Do! on IBN7.

    The shows will be a culmination of a series of pre-budget shows through which both the channels have been capturing the mood, expectations and suggestions of different sections of the society. The network has lined up an extensive live programming to cater to the viewers with all they need to know about the upcoming budget.

    On the general budget day, the channels will have leading economists and industry leaders including the former finance secretary CM Vasudev, executive director India foundation and MD Zeus Caps Shaurya Doval, BIMTECH director Dr. Harivansh Chaturvedi, LocalCircles.com chief strategy officer K Yatish Rajawat and Gaursons MD Manoj Gaur for IBN7 and National Institute of Public Finance and Policy professor Dr. Ila Patnaik (Professor, Swarajya economist, journalist and editorial director R Jaganathan, author and historian Patrick French, Mercury Travels executive VP Ashwini Kakkar, Government of India former chief economic advisor Dr. Arvind Virmani and Shell India executive chairman and Brookings India former chairman Vikram Mehta for CNN-IBN.

    Media experts from around the country will also be seen with the CNBC¬TV18 budget editors. Traders will be guided by technical analysts lead by Ashwani Gujral, Sudarshan Sukhani, Prakash Gaba and Rajat Bose. While the fundamental impact of the budget on individual stocks will be analysed by S P Tulsian, Prakash Diwan and Ambareesh Baleega.

    The channel has dedicated the entire day to cover the Union Budget 2016. Starting from 7 am, the channel will air Time Is Now stretching up till 11 pm followed by the finance minister’s speech going on till 1:30 pm. A second part of the show Time Is Now will begin from 1:30 to 4:30.

    Going further, the viewers can tune into ET NOW Budget Trades till 5 pm followed by a third segment of Time Is Now till 6:30.

    The channel will then broadcast a 30 minute exclusive Tax Effect from 6:30 to 7 pm. Investors Guide Budget Special will be aired from 7:30 pm to 8 pm followed by Markets & Macros will begin from 8 pm extending to 9 pm.

    The channel will be seen debating on the budget with esteemed panelists in The Budget Debate from 9 pm to 10 pm. ET NOW Budget Trades’ will follow till 10:30 pm. Thye Budget Debate will air from 10:30 pm to 11:30 pm. The channel will air its last for the day with Markets & Macros till 12 am.

    To get a clear picture about the budget this year, IBN-Lokmat is already airing Apeksha Budgetcha for exclusive coverage and discussion on the past promises & future expectations of the Union budget.

    The channel will also air budget special show titled Lokmanch, deciphering last year’s budget fulfilment, fund allocation to the state, its utilization and more. The channel will have interviews and discussion special shows talking about the developmental need in agro industries, infrastructure & cooperative sectors. IBN Lokmat will also have an exclusive show with renowned economist Dr. Narendra Jadhav on 27 February at 8  pm.

    On the budget day, the channel will have a dedicated budget special telecast starting from 9 am covering the finance minister’s live speech and an expert panel with eminent personalities from various industries & social segments, discussing the budget and its effect on the Indian economy.

    The channel will decode the budget with Rajat Sharma in the show Namo Budget 2016 from 10 am.

    Budget Buzz will begin on the channel at 8 am with Shweta Rajpal Kohli and Vikram Chandra as they ask  what does the highly anticipated budget mean for industry and the people of India?

    Following that will be a live budget speech with Prannoy Roy with CEOs, analysts and the aam aadmi for their reactions to the Budget at 11 am. At 7 pm Manisha Natarajan will look at the tax implications with a panel of tax experts. Budget Buzz 2016 ends with a full analysis of the budget with Prannoy Roy and a panel of expert analysts from 8- 10 pm

    NDTV Profit’s Budget Buzz has a full day of programming starting at 8 am with Prashant Nair and Manvi Sinha Dhillon with guest experts. Watch full in-depth discussions of highlights post the live Budget speech with market and expert analysts.

    India Ka Budget will begin at 10 am with Ravish Kumar and Aunindyo Chakratvarty with guests as they anticipate what changes the Budget will bring and give us analyses of highlights following the live budget presentation by the finance minister.

    The evening programming will highlight what the budget means as Ravish discusses significant budget points with his guests on primetime at 9 pm.

    The channel will air Budget Debate with Arnab Goswami with a panel of experts debating if the government has delivered on its reform promise. The panelists include Sanjeev Sanyal, Sandeep Gurumurthi, Omkar Goswami, Nalin Kohli, Pavan Varma, Rashesh Shah and Dr. Rajeev Kumar. The debate will happen on 28 February 2016 at 1 pm and a repeat at 9 pm.

    *The channels are arranged in an ascending order

  • News broadcasters are all revved up for Union Budget 2016

    News broadcasters are all revved up for Union Budget 2016

    MUMBAI: The Railway Budget was successfully announced by the railway minister Suresh Prabhu, and the fourth pillar of democracy i.e. the press, made justice by covering the entire highlights in detail of the allotment to its viewers. The people are anticipating the same coverage by the media with the announcement of the Union Budget which is right around the corner. The finance minister Arun Jaitley will announce the budget on 29 February 2016.

    With the increase in the number of the channels and the growing competition, the news channels need to focus on various factors to have an upper hand over the others. While, some channels take up on-ground activities to interact with the lehman, some get an esteemed panellist on board to discuss the budget while a few resort to get analysts with a special programming line-up.

    In this brawl, the viewers are left baffled with which channel to be watched and followed for a better insight on the budget. Taking a hint from this, Indiantelevision.com did a quick round-about of how the channels are going to cover the Union Budget 2016.

    Read on:

    Abp news will air a budget special show titledDesh Ka Budget anchored by Kishore Ajwani. ABP News will analyse the budget with FICCI and CII representatives along with political and economy critique.

    Culminating with the Budget announcement, CNBC-TV18 will present a host of special shows, led by India’s most experienced business editorial team that will focus on key aspects of the Government’s fiscal policy. The Channel will speak to the most influential names of Markets & India Inc., to understand their expectations from the Budget. The channel will present a number of special shows to understand the country’s expectations from the Budget.

    The channel will air Budget Caravan traversing the length and breadth of the country and will travel to the growth centres of India, to get a sense of the big expectations, straight from the shop floor and give viewers an economic health check of the nation, with this special series.

    What’s Ailing Rural India will see reporters travelling to the smallest pockets of the nation to understand the rural nerve of the country. With the aim to find an answer to how will the budget impact the rural population of the country and what are their key needs?

    The other show that will be broadcasted on the channel  is Budget Hangout which will feature the young business community and professionals of India; we speak to the young CMOs and CEOs of leading corporate names in India. In a refreshingly new format, team CNBC-TV18 chats with these young icons on their expectations from the budget.

        

    CNN-IBN and IBN7 will bring rolling coverage on union budget on 29 February 2016 under the umbrella of the special shows The Booster Budget on CNN-IBN and Budget Waale Babu Meri Income Bada Do! on IBN7.

    The shows will be a culmination of a series of pre-budget shows through which both the channels have been capturing the mood, expectations and suggestions of different sections of the society. The network has lined up an extensive live programming to cater to the viewers with all they need to know about the upcoming budget.

    On the general budget day, the channels will have leading economists and industry leaders including the former finance secretary CM Vasudev, executive director India foundation and MD Zeus Caps Shaurya Doval, BIMTECH director Dr. Harivansh Chaturvedi, LocalCircles.com chief strategy officer K Yatish Rajawat and Gaursons MD Manoj Gaur for IBN7 and National Institute of Public Finance and Policy professor Dr. Ila Patnaik (Professor, Swarajya economist, journalist and editorial director R Jaganathan, author and historian Patrick French, Mercury Travels executive VP Ashwini Kakkar, Government of India former chief economic advisor Dr. Arvind Virmani and Shell India executive chairman and Brookings India former chairman Vikram Mehta for CNN-IBN.

    Media experts from around the country will also be seen with the CNBC¬TV18 budget editors. Traders will be guided by technical analysts lead by Ashwani Gujral, Sudarshan Sukhani, Prakash Gaba and Rajat Bose. While the fundamental impact of the budget on individual stocks will be analysed by S P Tulsian, Prakash Diwan and Ambareesh Baleega.

    The channel has dedicated the entire day to cover the Union Budget 2016. Starting from 7 am, the channel will air Time Is Now stretching up till 11 pm followed by the finance minister’s speech going on till 1:30 pm. A second part of the show Time Is Now will begin from 1:30 to 4:30.

    Going further, the viewers can tune into ET NOW Budget Trades till 5 pm followed by a third segment of Time Is Now till 6:30.

    The channel will then broadcast a 30 minute exclusive Tax Effect from 6:30 to 7 pm. Investors Guide Budget Special will be aired from 7:30 pm to 8 pm followed by Markets & Macros will begin from 8 pm extending to 9 pm.

    The channel will be seen debating on the budget with esteemed panelists in The Budget Debate from 9 pm to 10 pm. ET NOW Budget Trades’ will follow till 10:30 pm. Thye Budget Debate will air from 10:30 pm to 11:30 pm. The channel will air its last for the day with Markets & Macros till 12 am.

    To get a clear picture about the budget this year, IBN-Lokmat is already airing Apeksha Budgetcha for exclusive coverage and discussion on the past promises & future expectations of the Union budget.

    The channel will also air budget special show titled Lokmanch, deciphering last year’s budget fulfilment, fund allocation to the state, its utilization and more. The channel will have interviews and discussion special shows talking about the developmental need in agro industries, infrastructure & cooperative sectors. IBN Lokmat will also have an exclusive show with renowned economist Dr. Narendra Jadhav on 27 February at 8  pm.

    On the budget day, the channel will have a dedicated budget special telecast starting from 9 am covering the finance minister’s live speech and an expert panel with eminent personalities from various industries & social segments, discussing the budget and its effect on the Indian economy.

    The channel will decode the budget with Rajat Sharma in the show Namo Budget 2016 from 10 am.

    Budget Buzz will begin on the channel at 8 am with Shweta Rajpal Kohli and Vikram Chandra as they ask  what does the highly anticipated budget mean for industry and the people of India?

    Following that will be a live budget speech with Prannoy Roy with CEOs, analysts and the aam aadmi for their reactions to the Budget at 11 am. At 7 pm Manisha Natarajan will look at the tax implications with a panel of tax experts. Budget Buzz 2016 ends with a full analysis of the budget with Prannoy Roy and a panel of expert analysts from 8- 10 pm

    NDTV Profit’s Budget Buzz has a full day of programming starting at 8 am with Prashant Nair and Manvi Sinha Dhillon with guest experts. Watch full in-depth discussions of highlights post the live Budget speech with market and expert analysts.

    India Ka Budget will begin at 10 am with Ravish Kumar and Aunindyo Chakratvarty with guests as they anticipate what changes the Budget will bring and give us analyses of highlights following the live budget presentation by the finance minister.

    The evening programming will highlight what the budget means as Ravish discusses significant budget points with his guests on primetime at 9 pm.

    The channel will air Budget Debate with Arnab Goswami with a panel of experts debating if the government has delivered on its reform promise. The panelists include Sanjeev Sanyal, Sandeep Gurumurthi, Omkar Goswami, Nalin Kohli, Pavan Varma, Rashesh Shah and Dr. Rajeev Kumar. The debate will happen on 28 February 2016 at 1 pm and a repeat at 9 pm.

    *The channels are arranged in an ascending order

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • BARC week 49: CNBC TV 18 is No. 1 in English Business News genre

    BARC week 49: CNBC TV 18 is No. 1 in English Business News genre

    MUMBAI: ’Twas the week of new leaders! In the English Business News genre, CNBC TV 18 toppled the numero uno channel ET Now to become the No 1 channel in week 49 according to Broadcast Audience Research Council (BARC) All India (U+R) (Excluding Tamil Nadu/Puducherry) : NCCS AB : Males 22+ Individuals.

     

    On the other hand, English News channel Times Now saw downfall in ratings but continued to rule the genre.

     

    In the Hindi news segment, Aaj Tak continues to lead the genre, while CNBC Awaaz maintained its leadership position in the Hindi Business News section in week 49.

     

    English News

     

    Times Now saw a drop in ratings but secured its leadership position with 322 (000Sums) as against 471 (000Sums) in week 48 followed by NDTV 24X7 in the second spot with 237 (000Sums), which was number three last week. On the other hand, India Today Television climbed up at number three with 219 (000Sums). 

     

    CNN-IBN dropped to number four with 201 (000Sums), while News 9 with 159 (000Sums) bagged the fifth spot.

     

    English Business News

     

    CNBC TV18 replaced the leader in Business News genre ET Now and grabbed first position with 205 (000Sums). ET Now was in second position with 172 (000Sums), whereas NDTV Profit and NDTV Prime were in the third slot with 70 (000Sums). Bloomberg TV stood at number four with 10 (000Sums). Pertinent to note here is that these numbers are excluding data from the Tamil Nadu and Puducherry markets.

     

    Hindi News

     

    In week 49, Aaj Tak witnessed a fall in ratings but grabbed leadership position with 73666 (000Sums) against 81828 (000Sums) in week 48. India TV bagged second position with 58748 (000Sums) followed by ABP News in the third place with 55667 (000Sums) and News Nation in the fourth slot with 48768 (000Sums). Zee News stood at number five with 46571 (000Sums).

     
    Hindi Business News 

     

    CNBC Awaaz continued as the leader in the genre and was firmly perched in the first position with 1110 (000Sums) followed by Zee Business in the second spot with 876 (000Sums).

  • BARC week 48: Times Now, ET Now, Aaj Tak, CNBC Awaaz continue to dominate their genre

    BARC week 48: Times Now, ET Now, Aaj Tak, CNBC Awaaz continue to dominate their genre

    MUMBAI: Time Network’s English news channel Times Now continues to lead the genre, while News 9 made an entry in top five channels. In the English business news section, ET Now witnessed a hike in ratings and continues to dominate the genre.

     

    Aaj Tak maintained its leadership position in the Hindi news segment while in the Hindi business news CNBC Awaaz continues as the number one channel according to the week 48 of Broadcast Audience Research Council (BARC) India, all India (U+R) data.
     

     

    English News

    Times Now has risen up in the week 48’s ratings with 471 (000Sums) against 459 (000Sums) in week 47 followed by CNN IBN in the second spot with 275 (000Sums) while NDTV 24×7 fell to the third slot with 215 (000Sums) against 281 in week 47.
     

    News 9 entered the chart with 169 (000Sums) in the fourth slot and India Today Television with 168 (000Sums) bagged fifth spot.

     

    English Business News
     
    ET Now continues to lead the genre and secured the leadership position with 278 (000Sums) against 264 (000Sums) in the previous week followed by CNBC TV18 in the second spot with 161 (000Sums). NDTV Profit & NDTV Prime with 53 (000Sums) stood in the third spot. Bloomberg TV maintained its position at the fourth spot with 27 (000Sums).

     

     

    Hindi News

    In week 48, Aaj Tak has observed an appraisal in the ratings and secures the pole position with 81828 (000Sums). India TV bagged second position with 71595 (000Sums) followed by ABP News in the third place with 56622 (000Sums) and News Nation shifted to fourth spot overtaking Zee News with 55037 (000Sums). Zee News witnessed a drop in ratings and stood at number five with 52424 (000Sums).

     

     

    Hindi Business News
     
    CNBC Awaaz continues as the leader in the genre and garnered the first position with 1532 (000Sums) followed by Zee Business in the second spot with 1098 (000Sums).