According to Chrome LIVE Week 37’22 data, English Movies genre became the top gainer of the week as it grew by 2.86 pc in 6 Metros. Movies Now channel gained the highest OTS with 52.5 pc followed by Romedy Now with 52.3 pc and MNX with 52.0 pc at third position.

Hindi Movies genre stood at second position by gaining 0.86 pc in HSM excluding <1 lakh market. Sony Wah garnered the highest OTS with 94.1 pc followed by Zee Anmol Cinema with 93.1 pc at the second position and Star Utsav Movies with 92.7 pc at the third position.

BARC India released its Week 37 data for South GEC markets including Tamil, Kannada, Telugu and Malayalam. The positions in the top five list changed for some GEC markets.

Tamil (Tamil Nadu/Pondicherry)

In the Tamil speaking market, the positions in the chart remained same compared to last week. Sun TV continued its lead with 2150.19 (000) AMA followed by Star Vijay with 1348.46 (000) AMA at 2nd spot and Zee Tamil at 3rd spot with 827.37 (000) AMA. KTV retained its 4th spot with 727.13 (000) AMA followed by Star Vijay Super with 382.29 (000) AMA at 5th spot.

In Week 37 of Broadcast Audience Research Council (BARC) India Data Report, Sun TV continued its lead with 2374.45 (000) AMA in the across genre category. Star Plus moved one spot up and claimed the 2nd position with 2269.48 (000) AMA. Star Maa slipped one spot down and stood at 3rd position with 2212.66 (000) AMA. Dangal moved one spot up and claimed the 4th position with 2076.15 (000) AMA followed by Goldmines at 5th position with 2047.02 (000) AMA. Star Pravah entered the chart with 1649.99 (000) AMA and claimed the 6th spot. Sony Sab shifted one spot up and stood at 7th position with 1588.95 (000) AMA. Colors slipped one spot down and stood at 8th position with 1587.46 (000) AMA. Zee TV entered the chart with 1491.7 (000) AMA and claimed the 9th spot. Zee Telugu retained its 10th spot with 1441.52 (000) AMA. 

According to Chrome LIVE Week 36’22 data, Hindi News genre continued to be the top gainer of the week as it grew by 1.09 pc in HSM excluding <1 lakh market. DD News and ABP News garnered the highest OTS with 99.9 pc at first and second position respectively followed by India TV with 99.7 pc at the third position. 

Music genre secured the second position and grew by 0.48 pc in HSM excluding <1 lakh market. MTV Beats gained the highest OTS with 91.9 pc followed by Mastiii at second position with 90.5 pc and 9X M with 79.9 pc at third position.

Religious genre stood at third position by gaining 0.27 pc in HSM excluding <1 lakh market. Sanskar channel garnered the highest OTS with 99.8 pc followed by Aastha with 97.7 pc at second position and Zee Salaam with 92.6 pc at the third position.

Infotainment genre claimed the fourth position by gaining 0.07 pc in All India 1 Lakh+ market. History TV 18 secured the highest OTS with 89.0 pc followed by Animal Planet with 85.9 pc at second position and Discovery with 85.6 pc at the third position.

OTS is the actual census based, percentage connectivity of a channel spread across 76.16 million homes, reported by Chrome Data Analytics & Media, spread across Analog Cable, Digital Cable and DTH.

According to Chrome LIVE Week 33’22 data, Kids genre became the top gainer of the week as it grew by 1.29 pc in All India 1 Lakh+ market. Sony YAY! gained the highest OTS with 90.1 pc followed by Discovery Kids with 83.0 pc at the second position and Nickelodeon Junior with 82.4 pc at the third position.

Religious genre secured the second position by gaining 0.67 pc in HSM excluding <1 lakh market. Sanskar channel garnered the highest OTS with 99.8 pc followed by Aastha with 97.9 pc at second position and Zee Salaam with 92.6 pc at the third position.

Music genre stood at third position and grew by 0.14 pc in HSM excluding <1 lakh market. MTV Beats gained the highest OTS with 91.9 pc followed by Mastiii at second position with 89.4 pc and 9X M with 79.3 pc at third position.

In Week 32 of Broadcast Audience Research Council (BARC) India Data Report, Sun TV continued its lead with 2567.21 (000) AMA in the across genre category followed by Star Maa at 2nd spot with 2169.44 (000) AMA. Goldmines shifted one spot up and claimed the 3rd position with 2127.63 (000) AMA compared to last week. Star Plus dropped one spot down and stood at 4th position with 2033.82 (000) AMA. Dangal retained its 5th spot with 1744.75 (000) AMA followed by Sony Sab at 6th spot with 1671.19 (000) AMA. Star Vijay moved one spot up and claimed the 7th position with 1575.27 (000) AMA. Colors slipped one spot down and stood at 8th position with 1534.04 (000) AMA. Star Pravah retained its 9th spot with 1523.61 (000) AMA followed by Zee Kannada at 10th spot with 1425.57 (000) AMA.

BARC India released its Week 32 data for South GEC markets including Tamil, Kannada, Telugu and Malayalam. The positions in the top five list remained same for all the markets.

Union Minister for Information & Broadcasting and Sports & Youth Affairs Anurag Thakur officially launched the new National Hindi News Channel, Bharat24 on August 14. At the simple and heartfelt ceremony Anurag Thakur launched the channel and wished all the best to the team. 

News18 Network has launched News18 Jammu/Kashmir/Ladakh/Himachal on the 75th anniversary of India’s Independence.

With the launch of this channel, News18 Network is now available in 18 languages, with the addition of Dogri, Kashmiri and Ladakh to its bouquet.

In Week 31 of Broadcast Audience Research Council (BARC) India Data Report, Sun TV continued its lead with 2473.53 (000) AMA in the across genre category followed by Star Maa at 2nd spot with 2229.54 (000) AMA. Star Plus shifted one spot up and claimed the 3rd position with 2133.09 (000) AMA compared to last week. Goldmines dropped one spot down and stood at 4th position with 2041.4 (000) AMA. Dangal retained its 5th spot with 1812.02 (000) AMA. Sony Sab shifted one spot up and claimed the 6th position with 1665.9 (000) AMA. Colors slipped one spot down and stood at 7th position with 1602.35 (000) AMA. Star Vijay retained its 8th spot with 1553.88 (000) AMA. Star Pravah moved one spot up and claimed the 9th position with 1514.69 (000) AMA. Zee Kannada dropped one spot down and stood at 10th position with 1424.03 (000) AMA.