Quote of the Day by Oprah Winfrey: 'The challenge of life, I have found, is to build a…'—Inspiring quotes by the incredible philanthropistQuote of the Day: Oprah Winfrey's quote highlights life's true challenge. It is about building a resume of character and personal growth. T...
07 May, 2026, 07.09 PM IST
TRP reporting for TV news channels withheld for another 4 weeksThe government has extended its order to withhold Television Rating Points for TV news channels. This measure aims to curb sensational and ...
06 May, 2026, 08.28 PM IST
‘Fungus and Iron’ manga to end with volume 10 as anime adaptation nearsAyaka Katayama's acclaimed dystopian manga 'Fungus and Iron' is set to conclude with its 10th collected volume. The series, which began ser...
19 Apr, 2026, 11.56 AM IST
MIB asks BARC to withhold publishing news channels' TRPs amid Iran warThe Ministry of Information and Broadcasting has instructed BARC to halt reporting TRPs for news channels for four weeks. This measure aims...
07 Apr, 2026, 10.07 AM IST
YouTube TV launches more affordable subscription plans — here’s what they costYouTube TV introduces new subscription plans. These plans offer more control and lower prices for viewers. Subscribers can now choose packa...
14 Mar, 2026, 12.18 AM IST
Raising the curtain: Media industry and the changing landscapeWith the changing digital landscape in India, the news channels are expanding their reach from television screens through DTH to mobile pho...
27 Jun, 2022, 11.29 PM IST
News broadcasters raise concerns over anomalies in BARC's viewership ratingsLast week, the lobby group representing the top national news broadcasters made a presentation to BARC India, raising concerns about the sa...
17 Apr, 2022, 11.52 PM IST
BARC India to resume publishing of news genre viewership data starting March 17“BARC India and the industry at large, welcomes the MIB’s directive to resume the release of data for individual news channels. The data wi...
07 Feb, 2022, 04.54 PM IST
TV News genre sees 5% rise in average ad volumes per day in 2020Initially, the Covid-19 pandemic had resulted in a 16% drop in ad volumes in the second quarter — from 303 hours per day in the January-Mar...
07 Jan, 2021, 08.56 AM IST
BARC suspends news channels’ TV ratings for up to 12 weeks , NBA welcomes the moveSunil Lulla, CEO, BARC India, said that besides augmenting current protocols and benchmarking them with global standards, BARC is actively ...
15 Oct, 2020, 03.19 PM IST
TV viewership: Sports’ loss is news genre’s gain in first-half of 2020As per the latest BARC India report, the news genre viewership was up 43% during the first 26 weeks this year, compared to the correspondin...
09 Jul, 2020, 08.11 PM IST
TV ad volumes drop 26% in 3rd week of lockdown, viewership dips 3%The consumption during the week was at 1.22 trillion minutes, still 38% higher than pre-Covid19 time (January 11-31). Last week, the total ...
16 Apr, 2020, 05.01 PM IST
Covid-19 impact: TV consumption reached a historic high of 1.2 trillion minutes in a weekDuring March 21st-27th (week 12) the first week of the lockdown, India’s total TV consumption grew by 37% to cross 1.21 trillion minutes, h...
02 Apr, 2020, 07.58 PM IST
Republic Bharat flouting Trai broadcast rules: News broadcastersRepublic is flouting regulations by putting the Hindi news channel on the landing pages of close to 100 distribution platforms and also pla...
18 Feb, 2019, 07.57 AM IST
News Broadcasters’ Association questions BARC’s viewership dataNBA had alleged that the data for the new English news channel Republic TV was defective and that discrepancies have been noticed across ma...
26 May, 2017, 01.23 PM IST
PM Narendra Modi's New Year's eve speech boosts viewership of news channelsThe credit for the spike in the viewership goes to Prime Minister Narendra Modi who kept Indians glued to their television sets on new year...
30 Jan, 2017, 12.45 AM IST
- Now, firms devise advertising strategies to push men's products
Media planners say that since news has a skew mainly towards a male audience, the trend is visible amongst advertisers as well. New brand e...
13 Aug, 2008, 08.00 AM IST