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  • News18 India Celebrates 73rd Independence Day with Special Programming

    News18 India Celebrates 73rd Independence Day with Special Programming

    New Delhi: As the nation gears up to celebrate 73 years of its Independence on August 15, News18 India will mark the occasion with special programming initiatives. From citizens across the country to the brave soldiers on the border, the channel will put its focus on those who embody the true spirit of freedom and integrity.

    Commemorating the Independence Day in a unique style, News18 India will salute the bravery and sacrifices of the valiant soldiers who safeguard our borders. With Ye Jo Desh Hai Mera, the channel will bring CRPF jawans and renowned hasya kavis who will celebrate the day. While the hasya kavis will deliver heartfelt poems and verses capturing the patriotic fervour, the viewers will also witness the expressive and creative side of the CRPF jawans as they join the celebrations. The channel will do one more special show Ae Watan Tere Liye! with BSF jawans. The special show Border Par Bharti will feature popular comedian Bharti Singh and husband Haarsh Limbachiyaa along with actress Avika Gaur and singer Aditya Narayan, spending time and engaging in exciting yet tough challenges with BSF soldiers at Wagah Border.  The celebrities and the entire team of Khatra Khatra Khatra, a popular show of Colors, will pay their tribute to the martyrs by accompanying the soldiers and participating in the flag hoisting ceremony at Wagah Border.

    Along with these special programming, News18 India will also broadcast live coverage of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s address from the Red Fort. From Srinagar and New Delhi to Ahmedabad and Mumbai, the channel’s team of reporters will go on-ground and speak to the people about PM Modi’s speech, various issues including abrogation of Article 370, Teen Talaq, Ayodhya temple dispute amongst others.

    Catch Independence Day Special Programming through the day on News18 India

  • BARC week 29: Rural drives Hindi news viewership up

    BARC week 29: Rural drives Hindi news viewership up

    BENGALURU: The combined viewership of the top 5 Hindi news channels across the urban and rural Hindi speaking markets or HSM (U+R) grew 4.7 per cent in week 29 of 2019 (Saturday, 13 July 2019 to Friday, 19 July 2019, week or period under review) as compared to the previous week according to Broadcast Audience Research Council of India (BARC) data. Combined weekly viewership of the top 5 Hindi news channels for week 29 of 2019 was 476.727 million weekly impressions as compared to 455.410 million weekly impressions in the previous week. Viewership growth in week 29 of 2019 was led by the rural Hindi speaking market or HSM (R), which grew by 8.9 per cent from week 28. Urban viewership in the Hindi speaking markets grew by 1.5 per cent during the week under review as compared to the previous week. The combined weekly impressions of the top 5 Hindi news channels in HSM (R) was 200.340 million weekly impressions as compared to 183.955 million weekly impressions in the previous week. Combined viewership of top 5 channels in HSM (U) was 277.783 million weekly impressions in week 29 of 2019 was compared to 273.724 million weekly impressions in week 28.

    Viewership growth could be attributed to the fact that only the final match of the ICC World Cup was played during the week under review. Since India was not involved in the final of the premier global cricket tourney, interest and hence viewership must have petered out. Earlier, cricket did eat into the viewership of many genres because of overlap of timings with primetime in India. Viewership could climb further with improved weather across the country. All the Hindi news channels in the three BARC weekly lists – HSM (U+R), HSM (R) and HSM (U) in week 29 of 2019 were the same as in week 28 with a slight shuffle in ranks in HSM (R). All three lists were led by Aaj Tak.

    Hindi news viewership in HSM (U+R)

    All the five channels in BARC’s weekly list of top 5 Hindi news channels in HSM (U+R) witnessed growth in viewership. The list and ranks of channels in week 29 of 2019 were the same as in week 28.

    Aaj Tak at rank 1 in week 29 of 2019 witnessed a growth of 3.5 per cent at 123.173 million weekly impressions as compared to 118.957 million weekly impressions in week 28. At second rank, News18 India saw viewership grow by 8.3 per cent to 96.403 million weekly impressions in week 29 of 2019 as compared to 88.974 million weekly impressions in week 28.

    India TV, ranked three, saw a growth of 2.6 per cent in viewership in week 29 of 2019 at 90.012 million weekly impressions as compared to 87.736 million weekly impressions in week 28. At fourth rank, ABP News witnessed a growth of 6.1 per cent in viewership in week 29 of 2019 at 89.531 million weekly impressions as compared to 84.397 million weekly impressions in the previous week. At fifth rank, Zee News saw viewership grow by 3 per cent in week 29 of 2019 at 77.608 million weekly impressions as compared to 75.346 million weekly impressions in the previous week.

    Hindi news viewership in HSM (R)

    All the five channels in BARC’s weekly list of top 5 Hindi news channels in HSM (R) witnessed growth in viewership. The list and ranks of channels in week 29 of 2019 saw a slight shuffling of rank as compared to week 28.

    At rank 1, Aaj Tak witnessed a growth of 7.6 per cent in viewership at 53.977 million weekly impressions in week 29 of 2019 as compared to first rank and 50.149 million weekly impressions in week 28. Continuing on at second rank, ABP News saw a growth of 12.9 per cent in week 29 of 2019 to 41.047 million weekly impressions in HSM (R) as compared to 36.355 million weekly impressions in week 28.

    News18 India climbed a place to third rank in week 29 of 2019 with 20.1 per cent viewership growth to 38.136 million weekly impressions as compared to fourth rank and 31.751 million weekly impressions in week 28. India TV climbed down a place in week 29 of 2019 to fourth rank with a growth of 4.1 per cent at 36.078 million weekly impressions as compared to third rank and 34.671 million weekly impressions in the previous week. Retaining fifth rank in week 29 of 2019 was Republic Bharat with a growth of 0.2 per cent at 31.102 million weekly impressions as compared to 31.029 million weekly impressions in week 28.

    Hindi news viewership in HSM (U)

    All the five channels in BARC’s weekly list of top 5 Hindi news channels in HSM (U) witnessed growth in viewership. The list and ranks of channels in week 29 of 2019 were the same as in week 28.

    At rank 1 in HSM (U), Aaj Tak saw growth of 0.6 per cent in week 29 of 2019 to 69.196 million weekly impressions as compared to 68.808 million weekly impressions in the previous week. News18 India was ranked second in week 29 of 2019 with a 12.9 per cent growth in viewership to 58.266 million weekly impressions as compared to 57.223 million weekly impressions in the previous week.

    At third rank, India TV witnessed a growth of 1.6 per cent to 53.934 million weekly impressions in week 29 of 2019 as compared to 53.065 million weekly impressions in week 28. Ranked four, ABP News saw growth of 0.9 per cent in viewership in week 29 of 2019 to 48.484 million weekly impressions as compared to 48.042 million weekly impressions in week 28. Completing the quintet at fifth rank was Zee News which saw growth of 2.8 per cent in week 29 of 2019 to 47.903 million weekly impressions as compared to 46.586 million weekly impressions in week 28.

  • News18 India presents ‘Sabka Budget’ – Special programming on Union Budget 2019

    News18 India presents ‘Sabka Budget’ – Special programming on Union Budget 2019

    MUMBAI: After winning the fiercely contested Lok Sabha elections, the newly formed NDA Government is set to deliver its maiden budget on July 5, 2019. As the nation awaits the Union Budget 2019, News18 India will bring an all-encompassing reportage with ‘Sabka Budget’.

    Under the umbrella programming ‘Sabka Budget’, News18 India has put together an extensive line-up of shows to cover all aspects and issues pertaining to the upcoming Budget. With a special focus on expectations of the common man, the channel will showcase special episodes of its most popular programmes such as Bhaiyaji Kahin and Lapete Mein Netaji. While the former will bring forth hopes of the aam janta, the latter, based on a ‘hasya kavi sammelan’ format, will feature top politicians and poets on one platform to bring humour and sarcasm to the serious discourse around the budget. Bringing the viewers, eminent economists and the political leaders together on a common floor, the channel will also telecast a special audience-based show offering a unique opportunity to the participants to voice their opinions. Apart from this, there will be a special show with TV stars on their expectations from the upcoming budget.

    This special reportage on News18 India will be led by channel’s team of ace journalists – Kishore Ajwani, Amish Devgan, Neha Pant and Prateek Trivedi. The editorial team will be joined by renowned political and economic experts such as Ram Kripal Singh and Shesh Narain Singh amongst others.

    The programming on the Budget Day will commence at 8 AM comprising pre-budget discussions and live coverage of the FM speech. The budget speech will be followed by a series of debates and in-depth discussions analysing the impact and implications of the announcements on every sphere of life including economy, industries and individuals.

  • News18 India present weekend specials on Lok Sabha Elections from Ground Zero

    News18 India present weekend specials on Lok Sabha Elections from Ground Zero

    MUMBAI: Reinforcing the commitment of bringing the most comprehensive reportage of the General Elections, News18 India has further lined-up extensive and diverse weekend programming for its viewers. Comprising of channel’s renowned shows, the programming aims to bring not only up-to-the-minute updates but also cover substantive issues related to the elections.

    Extending the umbrella branding ‘Sabse Bada Dangal’, News18 India present special on-ground episodes of its popular shows- Lapete Mein Netaji, Desh ko Jawab Do and Ye Desh Hai Hamara. Featuring renowned Hindi poets, Lapete Mein Netaji is based on a ‘hasya kavi sammelan’ format featuring top politicians, bringing humor and sarcasm to the serious political discourse. Recently, the show travelled to Varanasi where it witnessed presence of popular Hindi poets and satirists like Damdar Banarasi, Chirag Jain, Pratap Singh Faujdar and Gaurav Chauhan along with political leaders – Kaushlesh Singh of BJP; Lalitesh Pati Tripathi of Congress and Manoj Rai Dhoopchandi of SP.

    Bringing top newsmakers across leading political parties on a single platform, channel’s intense debates place audience and their issues at the heart of their reportage. Taking the discussions on-ground to enhance engagement, News18 India recently telecast a special episode of Desh Ko Jawab Do from Lucknow. The debate featured top local politicians such as Rakesh Tripathi of BJP; Surendra Rajput of Congress and Anurag Bhadoria of SP, wherein they discussed the key concerns and mood of the voters in the state of Uttar Pradesh.

    Along with fierce debates, the channel is also showcasing in-depth profiling of top newsmakers of every week like PM Narendra Modi, Rahul Gandhi, Priyanka Gandhi to name a few, through special election episodes of the show ‘Poster’. With wide-ranging and incisive programming throughout the week, News18 India aims to provide an unparalleled access to its viewers during the world’s largest democratic exercise.

  • ARG Outlier Media writes to TRAI, accuses News18 India of flouting landing page directive

    ARG Outlier Media writes to TRAI, accuses News18 India of flouting landing page directive

    MUMBAI: ARG Outlier Media Asianet News, which owns channels like Republic TV, Republic Bharat among others, has accused TV18 Broadcast Ltd of flouting Telecom Regulatory Authority of India’s (TRAI) 3 December 2018 directive to broadcasters and distribution platform operators (DPO).

    A letter, reviewed by Indiantelevision.com, written by ARG Outlier Media earlier this month states that ‘TV18 Broadcast started its channel News18 India as a landing page on Hathway Digital’, exhorting the regulator to take action against the violator.

    In December last year, TRAI had directed all distributors of TV channels and broadcasters to restrain, with immediate effect, from placing registered television channels, whose TV rating is released by ratings agency, on the landing page or the boot-up screen.

    The reason behind this order, according to TRAI, was to protect the interest of service providers and consumers while ensuring “orderly growth of the sector”.

    Though the TRAI diktat came into effect immediately, the sector regulator allowed some breather to stakeholders to become fully compliant by 31 March 2019 by making necessary changes in agreements that may have been already signed. However, distributors and TV channels had been asked to report to the regulator with updates within seven days.

    Last month, TV18 Broadcast had written to TRAI about Republic Bharat being placed outside the Hindi news genre to drive up viewership.

    “The action of placing ‘Republic Bharat’ of ARG Outlier Media outside its relevant genre is also a violation of authority’s broadcasting regulation as framed by the Authority (specially, sub-regulations 2 of regulation 18 of the Telecommunication (Broadcasting and cable) Services Interconnection (Addressable Systems) Regulations, 2017) and as such, impermissible,” TV18 said, requesting TRAI to investigate the matter and take appropriate action against all those violating the regulations.

    TV18 said that the channel was being placed in other genres to allow it to “illegally garner higher BARC ratings and increase viewership”. 

    “As such, by placing Republic Bharat in non-Hindi news genres, an unfair and undue advantage is being given to ‘Republic Bharat’ when compared with its competing channels that continue to be listed in correct / Hindi news genre,” TV18 said in its complaint to the TRAI.

    It is believed that competing Hindi news channels like Aaj Tak and India TV were the other complainants.

    “In view of above, we humbly request Authority to kindly take cognisance of this complaint and investigate into the matter rather, in terms of applicable laws, take stem action against all those who may be / have been involved in listing of Republic Bharat outside its genre so as to deprecate such malpractices in future,” TV18 had stated.

  • General Election Special: News18 India’s Bhaiyaji Kahin to travel across the Country

    General Election Special: News18 India’s Bhaiyaji Kahin to travel across the Country

    MUMBAI: With the announcement of dates for the General Elections, News18 India’s renowned show Bhaiyaji Kahin is set to travel the length and breadth of the country to capture the pulse of the electors and highlight ground level issues that will drive the choice of voters.

    A travelogue-cum-chaupal show, Bhaiyaji Kahin has a long established legacy of covering elections and highlighting the aspirations and expectations of common citizens. Starting from Uttar Pradesh, the show will travel across India and cover key constituencies in the states of Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Gujarat, Punjab, Haryana & many more. With his down to earth and people-oriented approach, show’s anchor Prateek Trivedi will speak with the voters as one amongst them only and thereby allowing them to open up completely. Through its unique interactive format, the show will bring voters and the political leaders on a common platform encouraging open dialogue.

    As the show travels across the nation, it will be able to track what people in the various parts of the country are saying, are the issues similar or are they being impacted by local issues. Undoubtedly this unique show will be a true representation of the people’s voice in line with the commitment of News18 India to bring the most insightful and impactful coverage of General Elections 2019

  • News18 India and CNN-News18 Gear Up for General Elections 2019

    News18 India and CNN-News18 Gear Up for General Elections 2019

    MUMBAI: Fierce regional battles and a re-energised opposition in last few months have paved the way for a blazing battle – the upcoming General Elections 2019. As the country prepares to elect the next government of the world’s largest democracy, News18 India and CNN-News18 have lined-up an extensive programming giving viewers an unparalleled access and insight into the elections.

    Continuing the legacy of bringing the most incisive reportage on the elections, News18 India will present its General Election programming under the umbrella branding ‘Sabse Bada Dangal’. From covering high-decibel campaigns and rallies of political parties to questioning the politicians on substantive policy issues that affect the common man, the channel will telecast multitude of special shows. Starting 15 February, the channel has lined-up a comprehensive bulletin capturing major highlights and key stories from across the nation, related to the elections. The programming will also witness special edition of channel’s renowned shows – Bhaiyaji Kahin and Lapete Mein Netaji. While the former has a chaupal-cum-travelogue format providing an interactive platform to connect the voters and local leaders, the latter is a weekly ‘hasya kavi sammelan’ with prominent Hindi poets and satirists who will bring sharp sarcasm and a sense of humor to the political discourse. In the lead-up to the polls, News18 India has also planned live on-ground and in-studio debates from key constituencies featuring senior politicians to discuss about pertinent election issues through shows such as ‘Ye Desh Hai Humara’ and ‘Desh ko Jawaab Do’.  Along with the special editions, the programming will also include profiling of the political leaders, exclusive interviews and wide ranging coverage on polling days and counting day.

    CNN-News18 will delve into all aspects of the Lok Sabha elections with its special programming ‘A Billion Votes’. With its diverse formats and data-driven programming, the channel will bring up-to-the-minute updates throughout the election, keeping viewers apprised of the big moments as they unfold and scrutinise key policies and issues ahead of polling day. From daily shows like ‘Election Epicentre’ and ‘Setting the Election Agenda’ which will cover latest developments related to the elections to special on-ground shows such as ‘Reporter’s Project’ and ‘The Real Bharat’ that will witness seasoned reporters traversing across the length and breadth of the country, the channel will present its viewers with realities and voter sentiments from ground zero. From shows such as ‘Youngistan’ and ‘The Women Vote’ which will put a special focus on the youth and women voters of the country in order to ensure that their voice is captured and showcased to special programming like ‘Kings & Queens’ and ‘Election Yatra’ which will showcase the top leaders who will determine the outcome of Elections 2019, the channel is all set to provide its viewers power-packed programming. Offering a satirical round-up of the elections, ‘The Election That Wasn’t’, will feature Cyrus Broacha and Kunal Vijaykar who will look across the political spectrum, giving their own unique take on the election news and shenanigans. Known for its legacy of the most accurate and fastest results, CNN-News18 will provide an unmatched coverage on polling and counting day.

    News18 India and CNN-News18 will deep dive into data with India’s only AI-driven election analytic tool called the ‘Magic Wall’. Powered by research done at the constituency level that can breakdown into LIVE results based on parameters such as industrial growth, farmer distress, millennial influence, government schemes impact, etc, the Magic Wall will provide an unparalleled experience to the viewers.

    The programming will be led by the formidable editorial team of the channels. On News18 India, Kishore Ajwani, Deputy Managing Editor, Amish Devgan, Executive Editor and Prateek Trivedi, Senior Editor, will be joined by prominent experts like Ram Kripal Singh and Shesh Narain Singh. CNN-News18 will feature top anchors – Bhupendra Chaubey, Executive Editor, Zakka Jacob, Editor – Output, Anand Narasimhan, Deputy Executive Editor, Marya Shakil, Political Editor. Complementing them will be a panel of eminent journalists and political analysts like Swapan Dasgupta, Vir Sanghvi and Ajoy Bose to name a few.

    The General Election coverage on both the channels will be further augmented by the extensive reach of the entire News18 Network. It will feature a range of interviews and debates with the biggest newsmakers, insightful conversations with experts and voters, alike as well as the wittiest and timeliest satire.

  • News18 India’s Bhaiyaji Kahin Travels to Kumbh

    News18 India’s Bhaiyaji Kahin Travels to Kumbh

    MUMBAI: News18 India’s much-admired show “Bhaiyaji Kahin” as it travels to Prayagraj (Allahabad). A travelogue-cum-chaupal, the show will provide a comprehensive and unparalleled ground-level view of the Kumbh festival.

    In line with bringing the most diverse programming, the special edition of Bhaiyaji Kahin will capture mood of people and will provide a platform to devotees who gather from all around the globe to share their experiences of the Kumbh Yatra. Anchored by Prateek Trivedi, the show will additionally focus on environmental issues and host discussions around topics ranging from Ganga cleaning to environmental imbalance to sanitation to water conservation, to name a few.

    With his rustic and people oriented approach, Prateek will make this Kumbh Yatra with Bhaiyaji Kahin a truly unique experience for the viewers.

  • Four news genres saw no change in BARC week 2

    Four news genres saw no change in BARC week 2

    MUMBAI: All the four genres apart from Hindi news urban market saw no change in second week of the year. Aaj Tak continued to groove on the same tracks in the rural, urban and U+R genres as it did the previous year. India TV and News18 India interchanged their positions in the Hindi news urban market.

    English News

    Republic TV led the English news genre with 683 impressions ‘000. Times Now came in at second place with 535 impressions ‘000. India Today Television stood in third position with 273 impressions ‘000 followed by CNN News18 at fourth position with 247 impressions ‘000. NDTV 24X7 with mere 225 impressions ‘000 took the fifth position.

    English business news

    The English business news genre saw no changes as always. CNBC TV18 was at the first position with 378 impressions '000. ET Now and BTVI took second and third positions with 125 impressions '000 and 61 impressions '000. CNBC TV18 Prime HD took fourth position with 15 impressions '000.

    Hindi news (U+R)

    Aaj Tak continued a dominating start in the Hindi news (U+R) genre with 142,676 impressions ‘000. Zee News was placed in the second place with 117,877 impressions ‘000. News18 India takes the third position with 116,114 impressions ‘000. ABP News stands in fourth position with 111,648 impressions ‘000. India TV is placed in the fifth position with 103,984 impressions ‘000.

    Hindi news rural

    Aaj Tak is positioned first in the Hindi news rural genre with 65,226 impressions ‘000. ABP News and News18 India are at second and third positions with 56,261 impressions ‘000 and 51,145 impressions ‘000, respectively. Zee News with 47,297 impressions ‘000 is placed at the fourth place. India TV took the fifth spot with 38,977 impressions ’000.

    Hindi news urban

    Aaj Tak stood on top with 77,450 impressions ‘000 followed by Zee News with 70,580 impressions ‘000. India TV and News18 India took the third and fourth position after interchanging their positions with 65,007 impressions ‘000 and 64,970 impressions ‘000, respectively. ABP News took the fifth place with 55,387 impressions ‘000.

  • News18 India launches campaign; asserts channel’s leadership

    News18 India launches campaign; asserts channel’s leadership

    MUMBAI: News18 India, Network18’s general Hindi news channel, recently launched a campaign with a humorous and quirky film to drive home its leadership position in the crucial primetime band in the highly competitive Hindi TV news segment.

    Conceptualised by RK Swamy BBDO and directed by Rajesh Saathi, the film opens in a police interrogation room. A witness is being questioned. A seemingly stern cop, accompanied by two constables, asks the man about his whereabouts from 6 to 11 PM in the evening. Scared of the cops, the protagonist says that he was at home watching News18 India. When the cops don’t believe him, he re-iterates that he really was watching the channel. As the situation evolves a superior officer chips in to state that the entire nation watches News18India at that time and hence the person being quizzed is indeed stating the truth.

    Commenting on the campaign, Rahul Kansal, Group Brand Advisor, Network18 said, “Over the past couple of years, there has been a surfeit of messages from media brands, claiming leadership. The format of the communication tends to be quite similar: screaming headlines, graphs showing research data etc. Over time, this communication seems to be working less and less, especially amongst over-communicated-to media and marketing professionals. We decided to present News18 India’s leadership story in a cut-through way, using humour and entertainment, instead of brute hard-sell. It seems to have worked well.”

    The channel’s current campaign has an on-ground leg as well with extensive branding across 25 agencies in Delhi, Mumbai and Bangalore targeting advertisers and media planners with the unambiguous message that clearly positions News18 India as India’s Number one Hindi news channel.