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  • BARC week 23: Sun TV continues to top all genres, Sony Max moves even lower

    BARC week 23: Sun TV continues to top all genres, Sony Max moves even lower

    MUMBAI:  Sun TV continued its run at the top position in week 23 of Broadcast Audience Research Council (BARC) All India data, followed by Star Plus and Colors at second and third place respectively with Sony Max, now bereft of the IPL luxury, moving even lower down in the pecking order from its last week’s fourth place to seventh. The list covers the top 10 channels across all genres.

    Placed at the top slot, Sun TV reported lower ratings in week 23 at 879042 Impression (000s) as compared to 979272 Impression (000s) in week 22. Star Plus with lower ratings than last week’s 771342 Impression (000s) retained second spot with 749377 Impression (000s) in week 23.

    Colors also retained third place with 718225 Impression (000s) in week 23 as compared 720052 Impression (000s) in week 22. Zee TV moved up to fourth place in week 23 with ratings of 552118 Impressions (000s) as compared to 567178 Impressions (000s) in the previous week.

    Sony Pal moved up two places from its last week’s position to fifth place with 521869 Impressions (000’s) as compared to 526739 Impressions (000’s) in week 22. Star Utsav retained sixth place in week 23 with 513660 Impressions (000’s) as compared to 527825 Impressions (000’s) in week 22.

    Sony Max with a far lower score in week 23 of 483717 Impression (000s) as compared to 618756 Impression (000s) in week 22 was demoted to seventh place. Zee Telugu moved one up place to eight spot in week 23 with 448342 Impressions (000s) as compared to  472509 Impressions (000s) during week 22, hence pushing down Life OK, which slid down two positions to tenth place.

    Zee Anmol move up one place to ninth in week 23 with 444174 Impressions (000s) as compared to 431517 Impressions (000s) in week 22. Life OK was at tenth place in week 23 with 433932 Impressions (000s) as compared t0 438899 Impressions (000s) in week 22.

  • BARC week 22: Sun TV continues on top across genres, Sony Max down to fourth

    BARC week 22: Sun TV continues on top across genres, Sony Max down to fourth

    MUMBAI:  Sun TV continued its run at the top position in week 22 of Broadcast Audience Research Council (BARC) All India data, followed by Star Plus and Colors at second and third place respectively with Sony Max moving to fourth place from last week’s second place. 

    The last five saw movement along with a re-entry and an exit. Star Utsav moved up a place to sixth from last week’s seventh. Zee Anmol re-entered the list, while Maa TV exited after a short stint at tenth place last week. Its peer in the Telugu space, Zee Telugu retained eighth place. The list covers the top 10 channels across all genres.

    Placed at the top slot, Sun TV reported higher ratings in week 22 at 979272 Impression (000s) as compared to 965644 Impression (000s) in week 21. Star Plus moved back after a long IPL driven haitus that had pushed it and Colors down. Star Plus reported higher ratings with 771342 Impression (000s) in week 22 as compared to 701975 Impression (000s) in the previous week.

    Colors moved up in week 22 with 720052 Impression (000s) as compared to 679907 Impressions (000s) in week 21. Sony Max with a far lower score in week 22 of 618756 Impression (000s) as compared to 884251 Impression (000s) in the previous week was at fourth week.

    Zee TV retained fifth space in week 22 with lower ratings of 567178 Impressions (000s) as compared to 570091 Impressions (000s) in the previous week. 

    Star Utsav also retained sixth place with a growth in rating to 527825 Impressions (000’s) from 478993 Impressions (000’s) in the previous week. , Sony Pal also retained its last week’s position of seventh place with 526739 Impressions (000’s) as compared to 467806 Impressions (000’s).

    Life OK returned to eight spot, pushing down Zee Telugu one place in week 22 with 438899 Impressions (000s) as compared to 435353 Impressions (000s) in week 21

    ZeeTelugu moved one place down to ninth place in week 22 with 472509 Impressions (000s) as compared to 458926 Impressions (000s) during last week.

    Zee Anmol returned to the top ten list in week 22 after a one week break with 431517 Impressions (000s).

  • BARC week 22: Sun TV continues on top across genres, Sony Max down to fourth

    BARC week 22: Sun TV continues on top across genres, Sony Max down to fourth

    MUMBAI:  Sun TV continued its run at the top position in week 22 of Broadcast Audience Research Council (BARC) All India data, followed by Star Plus and Colors at second and third place respectively with Sony Max moving to fourth place from last week’s second place. 

    The last five saw movement along with a re-entry and an exit. Star Utsav moved up a place to sixth from last week’s seventh. Zee Anmol re-entered the list, while Maa TV exited after a short stint at tenth place last week. Its peer in the Telugu space, Zee Telugu retained eighth place. The list covers the top 10 channels across all genres.

    Placed at the top slot, Sun TV reported higher ratings in week 22 at 979272 Impression (000s) as compared to 965644 Impression (000s) in week 21. Star Plus moved back after a long IPL driven haitus that had pushed it and Colors down. Star Plus reported higher ratings with 771342 Impression (000s) in week 22 as compared to 701975 Impression (000s) in the previous week.

    Colors moved up in week 22 with 720052 Impression (000s) as compared to 679907 Impressions (000s) in week 21. Sony Max with a far lower score in week 22 of 618756 Impression (000s) as compared to 884251 Impression (000s) in the previous week was at fourth week.

    Zee TV retained fifth space in week 22 with lower ratings of 567178 Impressions (000s) as compared to 570091 Impressions (000s) in the previous week. 

    Star Utsav also retained sixth place with a growth in rating to 527825 Impressions (000’s) from 478993 Impressions (000’s) in the previous week. , Sony Pal also retained its last week’s position of seventh place with 526739 Impressions (000’s) as compared to 467806 Impressions (000’s).

    Life OK returned to eight spot, pushing down Zee Telugu one place in week 22 with 438899 Impressions (000s) as compared to 435353 Impressions (000s) in week 21

    ZeeTelugu moved one place down to ninth place in week 22 with 472509 Impressions (000s) as compared to 458926 Impressions (000s) during last week.

    Zee Anmol returned to the top ten list in week 22 after a one week break with 431517 Impressions (000s).

  • BARC week 21: Sun TV continues on top across genres; Maa TV enters the list

    BARC week 21: Sun TV continues on top across genres; Maa TV enters the list

    MUMBAI:  Sun TV continued its run a the top position in week 21 of Broadcast Audience Research Council (BARC) All India data, followed by last week second place holder Sony Max. The first five positions from week 20 remained unchanged in week 21.

    The last five saw movement, a new entry and an exit. Star Utsav moved up a place to sixth from last week’s seventh. Zee Anmol exited the list. Maa TV entered the list at tenth place, with its peer in the Telugu space Zee Telugu moving up to eighth place from the tenth place it held in the previous week. The list covers the top 10 channels across all genres.

    Placed at the top slot, Sun TV reported higher ratings in week 21 at 965644 Impression (000s) as compared to 950618 Impression (000s) in week 20. Sony Max with a score of 884251 Impression (000s) as compared to 881515 Impression (000s) week 20 retained second position.

    Star Plus also retained the number three slot in week 21 with a slightly lower 701975Impression (000s) in week 21 as compared t0 702036 Impression (000s) in the previous week. Colors also retained fourth place with 679907 Impressions (000s) as compared with 668837 Impressions in week 20 

    Zee TV also retained fifth space in week 21 with lower ratings of 570091 Impressions (000s) as compared to 627367 Impressions (000s) in the previous week. 

    Star Utsav moved up to sixth place with 478993 Impressions (000’s) , while Sony Pal slid down one position to seventh place  with 467806 Impressions (000’s) as compared to last week’s 497247 Impressions (000s)

    ZeeTelugu   moved up two places to eighth place in week 21 with 458926 Impressions (000s) as compared to last week’s 432613 Impressions (000s)

    Life OK also slid down a place to ninth spot with 435353 Impressions (000s) as compared to last week’s 456716 Impressions (000s).

    Maa TV entered the list at tenth place with 412453 Impressions (000s) with the exit of Zee Anmol.

  • BARC week 21: Sun TV continues on top across genres; Maa TV enters the list

    BARC week 21: Sun TV continues on top across genres; Maa TV enters the list

    MUMBAI:  Sun TV continued its run a the top position in week 21 of Broadcast Audience Research Council (BARC) All India data, followed by last week second place holder Sony Max. The first five positions from week 20 remained unchanged in week 21.

    The last five saw movement, a new entry and an exit. Star Utsav moved up a place to sixth from last week’s seventh. Zee Anmol exited the list. Maa TV entered the list at tenth place, with its peer in the Telugu space Zee Telugu moving up to eighth place from the tenth place it held in the previous week. The list covers the top 10 channels across all genres.

    Placed at the top slot, Sun TV reported higher ratings in week 21 at 965644 Impression (000s) as compared to 950618 Impression (000s) in week 20. Sony Max with a score of 884251 Impression (000s) as compared to 881515 Impression (000s) week 20 retained second position.

    Star Plus also retained the number three slot in week 21 with a slightly lower 701975Impression (000s) in week 21 as compared t0 702036 Impression (000s) in the previous week. Colors also retained fourth place with 679907 Impressions (000s) as compared with 668837 Impressions in week 20 

    Zee TV also retained fifth space in week 21 with lower ratings of 570091 Impressions (000s) as compared to 627367 Impressions (000s) in the previous week. 

    Star Utsav moved up to sixth place with 478993 Impressions (000’s) , while Sony Pal slid down one position to seventh place  with 467806 Impressions (000’s) as compared to last week’s 497247 Impressions (000s)

    ZeeTelugu   moved up two places to eighth place in week 21 with 458926 Impressions (000s) as compared to last week’s 432613 Impressions (000s)

    Life OK also slid down a place to ninth spot with 435353 Impressions (000s) as compared to last week’s 456716 Impressions (000s).

    Maa TV entered the list at tenth place with 412453 Impressions (000s) with the exit of Zee Anmol.

  • FY-16: Sun TV revenue up 7.3 percent, PAT up 16.8 percent

    FY-16: Sun TV revenue up 7.3 percent, PAT up 16.8 percent

    BENGALURU: Sun TV Network Limited (Sun TV) reported 7.3 per cent growth in consolidated Total Income from Operations (TIO) and 16.8 percent growth in profit after tax (PAT) for the period ended 31 March 2016 (FY-16, current year) as compared to fiscal FY-15. TIO in FY-16 was Rs 2,569.79 crore as compared to Rs 2,395.38 crore in FY-15. The company’s PAT in the current year was Rs 913.38 crore (35.5 percent PAT margin) in FY-16 and was Rs 782.04 crore (32.6 percent PAT margin) in the previous year.

    Note: The unit of currency in this report is the Indian rupee – Rs (also conventionally represented by INR).The Indian numbering system or the Vedic numbering system has been used to denote money values. The basic conversion to the international norm would be:
    (a) 100,00,000 = 100 lakh = 10,000,000 = 10 million = 1 crore.
    (b) 10,000 lakh = 100 crore = 1 arab = 1 billion.

    Sun TV consolidated EBIDTA in the current year was Rs 1,774.19 crore (69 percent EBIDTA margin) 5.8 percent higher as compared to Rs 1677.03 crore (70 percent EBIDTA margin) in FY-15.

    Consolidated Total Expenditure (TE) in the current year declined 2.5 percent to Rs 1,300.53 crore (50.6 percent of TIO) as compared to Rs 1,333.45 crore in the previous year.

    Employee Benefits Expense (EBE) in FY-16 increased 15.5 percent to Rs 271.63 crore (10.6 percent of TIO) as compared to Rs 235.08 crore (9.8 percent of TIO) in FY-15.

    Other expenses (OE) in the FY-16 was 13.6 percent higher in FY-16 at Rs 222.07 crore (8.6 percent of TIO) as compared to Rs 195.56 crore (8.2 percent of TIO) in the previous year.

    Standalone quarterly numbers

    For the quarter ended 31 March 2016 (Q4-16, current quarter) Sun TV standalone TIO increased 4 percent year-over-year (y-o-y) to Rs 570.68 crore from Rs 548.58 crore, but declined 0.6 percent quarter-over-quarter (q-o-q) from Rs 574.12 crore.

    Standalone PAT in Q4-16 increased 16.3 percent y-o-y to Rs 236 crore (41.4 percent PAT margin) as compared to Rs 548.48 crore (37 percent PAT margin) and increased 9.5 percent q-o-q from Rs 215.59 crore (37.6 percent PAT margin)

    Standalone EBIDTA in the current quarter increased 0.8 percent y-o-y to Rs 426.58 crore (74.7 percent EBIDTA margin) from Rs 423.26 crore (77.2 percent EBIDTA margin), but declined 3.1 percent q-o-q from Rs 440.44 crore.

    Standalone TE in Q4-16 declined 7.2 percent y-o-y to Rs 244.76 crore (42.9 percent of TIO) from Rs 263.74 crore (48.1 percent of TIO) and declined 8.8 percent q-o-q from Rs 268.43 crore (46.8 percent of TIO).

    Standalone EBE in the current quarter increased 20.8 percent y-o-y to Rs 63.02 crore (11 percent of TIO) from Rs 52.16 crore (9.5 percent of TIO) and increased 7.3 percent q-o-q from Rs 58.73 crore (10.2 percent of TIO)

    Standalone OE in Q4-16 increased 23 percent y-o-y to Rs 34.77 crore (6.1 percent of TIO) from Rs 28.26 crore (5.2 percent of TIO) but declined 1.1 percent q-o-q from Rs 35.16 crore (6.1 percent of TIO).

    Sun TV has paid franchisee fees for its IPL team SunRisers Hyderabad (SRH) of Rs 85.05 crore in FY-15 and FY-16.

  • FY-16: Sun TV revenue up 7.3 percent, PAT up 16.8 percent

    FY-16: Sun TV revenue up 7.3 percent, PAT up 16.8 percent

    BENGALURU: Sun TV Network Limited (Sun TV) reported 7.3 per cent growth in consolidated Total Income from Operations (TIO) and 16.8 percent growth in profit after tax (PAT) for the period ended 31 March 2016 (FY-16, current year) as compared to fiscal FY-15. TIO in FY-16 was Rs 2,569.79 crore as compared to Rs 2,395.38 crore in FY-15. The company’s PAT in the current year was Rs 913.38 crore (35.5 percent PAT margin) in FY-16 and was Rs 782.04 crore (32.6 percent PAT margin) in the previous year.

    Note: The unit of currency in this report is the Indian rupee – Rs (also conventionally represented by INR).The Indian numbering system or the Vedic numbering system has been used to denote money values. The basic conversion to the international norm would be:
    (a) 100,00,000 = 100 lakh = 10,000,000 = 10 million = 1 crore.
    (b) 10,000 lakh = 100 crore = 1 arab = 1 billion.

    Sun TV consolidated EBIDTA in the current year was Rs 1,774.19 crore (69 percent EBIDTA margin) 5.8 percent higher as compared to Rs 1677.03 crore (70 percent EBIDTA margin) in FY-15.

    Consolidated Total Expenditure (TE) in the current year declined 2.5 percent to Rs 1,300.53 crore (50.6 percent of TIO) as compared to Rs 1,333.45 crore in the previous year.

    Employee Benefits Expense (EBE) in FY-16 increased 15.5 percent to Rs 271.63 crore (10.6 percent of TIO) as compared to Rs 235.08 crore (9.8 percent of TIO) in FY-15.

    Other expenses (OE) in the FY-16 was 13.6 percent higher in FY-16 at Rs 222.07 crore (8.6 percent of TIO) as compared to Rs 195.56 crore (8.2 percent of TIO) in the previous year.

    Standalone quarterly numbers

    For the quarter ended 31 March 2016 (Q4-16, current quarter) Sun TV standalone TIO increased 4 percent year-over-year (y-o-y) to Rs 570.68 crore from Rs 548.58 crore, but declined 0.6 percent quarter-over-quarter (q-o-q) from Rs 574.12 crore.

    Standalone PAT in Q4-16 increased 16.3 percent y-o-y to Rs 236 crore (41.4 percent PAT margin) as compared to Rs 548.48 crore (37 percent PAT margin) and increased 9.5 percent q-o-q from Rs 215.59 crore (37.6 percent PAT margin)

    Standalone EBIDTA in the current quarter increased 0.8 percent y-o-y to Rs 426.58 crore (74.7 percent EBIDTA margin) from Rs 423.26 crore (77.2 percent EBIDTA margin), but declined 3.1 percent q-o-q from Rs 440.44 crore.

    Standalone TE in Q4-16 declined 7.2 percent y-o-y to Rs 244.76 crore (42.9 percent of TIO) from Rs 263.74 crore (48.1 percent of TIO) and declined 8.8 percent q-o-q from Rs 268.43 crore (46.8 percent of TIO).

    Standalone EBE in the current quarter increased 20.8 percent y-o-y to Rs 63.02 crore (11 percent of TIO) from Rs 52.16 crore (9.5 percent of TIO) and increased 7.3 percent q-o-q from Rs 58.73 crore (10.2 percent of TIO)

    Standalone OE in Q4-16 increased 23 percent y-o-y to Rs 34.77 crore (6.1 percent of TIO) from Rs 28.26 crore (5.2 percent of TIO) but declined 1.1 percent q-o-q from Rs 35.16 crore (6.1 percent of TIO).

    Sun TV has paid franchisee fees for its IPL team SunRisers Hyderabad (SRH) of Rs 85.05 crore in FY-15 and FY-16.

  • BARC week 20: News Live 24×7 toppled Rang; no major change in the genre leaders

    BARC week 20: News Live 24×7 toppled Rang; no major change in the genre leaders

    MUMBAI: According to Broadcast Audience Research Council (BARC) India data, week 20 saw News Live 24×7 toppling Rang in the Assamese genre while Star Jalsha, Big Magic Ganga, Colors Kannada, Asianet, Sarthak TV, Zee Marathi, Sun TV, Zee Telugu, Colors Gujarati sustained  dominance in their respective spaces.

    Assamese GECs

    News Live 24×7 took the number one position with 17295 Impressions (‘000s) followed by Rang in the second place with 11557 Impressions (‘000s).  Pratidin Time with 9517 Impressions (‘000s) and DY 365 with 9391 Impressions (‘000s) held the third and fourth places respectively. Prag News was fifth in line with 6912 Impressions (‘000s).

    Bangla GECs

    Star Jalsha stood at the number one position with 183623 Impressions (‘000s) followed by Zee Bangla in the second place with 128836 Impressions (‘000s). Jalsha Movies with 51863 Impressions (‘000s) and ABP Ananda with 50688 Impressions (‘000s) held on to the third and fourth places respectively. Aakaash Aath grabbed the fifth position with 32727 Impressions (‘000s).

    Bhojpuri GECs

    Big Magic Ganga took the first position with 22950 Impressions (‘000s) followed by Bhojpuri Cinema with 9145 Impressions (‘000s) in the second place. Dabangg grabbed the third spot with 6706 Impressions (‘000s) while Dangal TV bagged the fourth place with 4674 Impressions (‘000s). ETV Bihar Jharkhand took the fifth spot with 2051 Impressions (‘000s).

    Kannada GECs

    Colors Kanada took the first spot with 225583 Impressions (‘000s). Zee Kannada was in the second spot with 190600 Impressions (‘000s). Udaya Movies claimed the third spot with 164294 Impressions (‘000s). Suvarna stood at fourth place with 140283 Impressions  (‘000s) while Udaya TV grabbed the  fifth position with 135644 (‘000s).

    Malayalam GECs

    Asianet held the top slot with 253446 Impressions (‘000s) followed by Mazhavil Manorama with 108554 Impressions (‘000s) in the second place. Flowers TV maintained its place at number three with 65847 Impressions (‘000s).  Surya TV with 59524 (‘000s) stood at number four and Asianet News with 56732 (‘000s) was at number five.

    Oriya GECs

    Sarthak TV took the first position with 77249 Impressions (‘000s) followed by Tarang TV with 54446 Impressions(‘000s).  Colors Oriya took the third berth with 14741Impressions (‘000s) whereas Odisha TV grabbed the fourth position with 14233 Impressions (‘000s) followed by Alankar with 8181Impressions (‘000s) in fifth place.

    Marathi GECs

    Zee Marathi maintained its pole position with 128817 Impressions (‘000s) followed by Colors Marathi with 96591 Impressions (‘000s). Zee Talkies bagged the third position with 50639 Impressions (‘000s) followed by Maiboli in the fourth spot with 40849 (000s). 9X Jhakaas stood in the fifth position with 36042 (000s).

    Tamil GECs

    Sun TV remained the undisputed leader in the Tamil space with 888302 Impressions (‘000s). KTV was at number two with 275660 Impressions (‘000s), whereas Star Vijay held the third spot with 167929 Impressions (‘000s). Zee Tamil took the fourth place with 104383 Impressions (‘000s), while Polimer stood at number five with 79393Impressions (‘000s).

    Telugu GECs

    Zee Telugu lead the genre with 418203 Impressions (‘000s) followed by ETV Telugu with 375976 Impressions (‘000s). Maa TV took the  third spot with 368090 Impressions (‘000s), whereas Gemini TV stood at the fourth position with 328225 Impressions (‘000s). Gemini Movies with 172197 Impressions (‘000s) grabbed the fifth position.

    Gujarati GECs

    Colors Gujarati dominated the space with 8283 Impressions (000’s) followed by TV 9 Gujarati with 5992 Impressions (000’s).  ETV News Gujarati grabbed the third spot with 2058 Impressions (000’s). DD Girnar with 1775 Impressions (000’s) and Sandesh News with 1461 Impressions (000’s) bagged the fourth and fifth spot respectively.

  • BARC week 20: News Live 24×7 toppled Rang; no major change in the genre leaders

    BARC week 20: News Live 24×7 toppled Rang; no major change in the genre leaders

    MUMBAI: According to Broadcast Audience Research Council (BARC) India data, week 20 saw News Live 24×7 toppling Rang in the Assamese genre while Star Jalsha, Big Magic Ganga, Colors Kannada, Asianet, Sarthak TV, Zee Marathi, Sun TV, Zee Telugu, Colors Gujarati sustained  dominance in their respective spaces.

    Assamese GECs

    News Live 24×7 took the number one position with 17295 Impressions (‘000s) followed by Rang in the second place with 11557 Impressions (‘000s).  Pratidin Time with 9517 Impressions (‘000s) and DY 365 with 9391 Impressions (‘000s) held the third and fourth places respectively. Prag News was fifth in line with 6912 Impressions (‘000s).

    Bangla GECs

    Star Jalsha stood at the number one position with 183623 Impressions (‘000s) followed by Zee Bangla in the second place with 128836 Impressions (‘000s). Jalsha Movies with 51863 Impressions (‘000s) and ABP Ananda with 50688 Impressions (‘000s) held on to the third and fourth places respectively. Aakaash Aath grabbed the fifth position with 32727 Impressions (‘000s).

    Bhojpuri GECs

    Big Magic Ganga took the first position with 22950 Impressions (‘000s) followed by Bhojpuri Cinema with 9145 Impressions (‘000s) in the second place. Dabangg grabbed the third spot with 6706 Impressions (‘000s) while Dangal TV bagged the fourth place with 4674 Impressions (‘000s). ETV Bihar Jharkhand took the fifth spot with 2051 Impressions (‘000s).

    Kannada GECs

    Colors Kanada took the first spot with 225583 Impressions (‘000s). Zee Kannada was in the second spot with 190600 Impressions (‘000s). Udaya Movies claimed the third spot with 164294 Impressions (‘000s). Suvarna stood at fourth place with 140283 Impressions  (‘000s) while Udaya TV grabbed the  fifth position with 135644 (‘000s).

    Malayalam GECs

    Asianet held the top slot with 253446 Impressions (‘000s) followed by Mazhavil Manorama with 108554 Impressions (‘000s) in the second place. Flowers TV maintained its place at number three with 65847 Impressions (‘000s).  Surya TV with 59524 (‘000s) stood at number four and Asianet News with 56732 (‘000s) was at number five.

    Oriya GECs

    Sarthak TV took the first position with 77249 Impressions (‘000s) followed by Tarang TV with 54446 Impressions(‘000s).  Colors Oriya took the third berth with 14741Impressions (‘000s) whereas Odisha TV grabbed the fourth position with 14233 Impressions (‘000s) followed by Alankar with 8181Impressions (‘000s) in fifth place.

    Marathi GECs

    Zee Marathi maintained its pole position with 128817 Impressions (‘000s) followed by Colors Marathi with 96591 Impressions (‘000s). Zee Talkies bagged the third position with 50639 Impressions (‘000s) followed by Maiboli in the fourth spot with 40849 (000s). 9X Jhakaas stood in the fifth position with 36042 (000s).

    Tamil GECs

    Sun TV remained the undisputed leader in the Tamil space with 888302 Impressions (‘000s). KTV was at number two with 275660 Impressions (‘000s), whereas Star Vijay held the third spot with 167929 Impressions (‘000s). Zee Tamil took the fourth place with 104383 Impressions (‘000s), while Polimer stood at number five with 79393Impressions (‘000s).

    Telugu GECs

    Zee Telugu lead the genre with 418203 Impressions (‘000s) followed by ETV Telugu with 375976 Impressions (‘000s). Maa TV took the  third spot with 368090 Impressions (‘000s), whereas Gemini TV stood at the fourth position with 328225 Impressions (‘000s). Gemini Movies with 172197 Impressions (‘000s) grabbed the fifth position.

    Gujarati GECs

    Colors Gujarati dominated the space with 8283 Impressions (000’s) followed by TV 9 Gujarati with 5992 Impressions (000’s).  ETV News Gujarati grabbed the third spot with 2058 Impressions (000’s). DD Girnar with 1775 Impressions (000’s) and Sandesh News with 1461 Impressions (000’s) bagged the fourth and fifth spot respectively.

  • BARC week 20: Sun TV back to pole position again across genres

    BARC week 20: Sun TV back to pole position again across genres

    MUMBAI: Week 20 of Broadcast Audience Research Council (BARC) All India data has been seeing the pendulum shift back and forth as the IPL season 9 backed Sony Max was again relegated to second spot by Sun TV and by a substantial margin at that. Star Utsav moved up to seventh from the tenth position in week 19, while Zee Telugu, the only other regional channel among the top 10, returned to tenth place from the previous week’s ninth slot. The list covers the top 10 channels across all genres.

    Returning to the top slot once again, Sun TV reported 950618 Impression (000s) in week 20 as compared to 944626 Impression (000s) in week 19. Sony Max lost ratings with a score of 881515 Impression (000s) from 944851 Impression (000s) in week 19 to fall back to second place.

    In the ding dong battle between third and fourth spots, Star Plus once again climbed to number three in week 20 with 702036 Impression (000s) as compared to 664177 Impressions (000s) in week 19. Colors was fourth with 668837 Impressions (000s) as compared to 703707 Impression (000s) in week 19

    Zee TV retained fifth space in week 20 with lower ratings of 627367 Impressions (000s) as compared to 639647 Impressions (000s) in the previous week. Sony Pal remained at number six with 497247 Impressions (000s) as compared to 503774 Impressions (000s) to the previous weeks ratings

    Star Utsav moved up to seventh place while pushing down Zee Anmol in week 20, with 461430 Impressions (000’s) as compared to 453454 Impressions (000’s) in week 19

    Life OK also retained eighth spot with 456716 Impressions (000s) as compared to the previous week’s 471354 Impressions (000s).

    Zee Anmol moved down two places to ninth place in week 20 with 451646 Impressions (000s) as compared to 500101 Impressions (000s) in week 19.

    The only other regional channel in the list of top ten channels across genres, Zee Telugu, returned back to tenth spot in week 20 with 432613 Impressions (000s) as compared to 46866 Impressions (000s) in week 19.