broadcast-audience-research-council
The latest communication comes after industry executives expected news ratings to return this week following the expiry of the four-week suspension period that ended on June 28
Imran Fazal Jul 1, 2026 8:28 PM
BARC also urged the MIB to withdraw its directive barring charges to news broadcasters during the TRP blackout, stating that the ratings suspension should not halt subscription fee collection
Imran Fazal Jul 1, 2026 6:22 PM
The directive, communicated by BARC to its subscribers on Monday, comes less than a month of an earlier order issued in May
Imran Fazal Jun 3, 2026 1:19 PM
The petition contends the blanket exclusion of landing page viewership ignores technological realities & existing safeguards, and said it was neither technically justified nor operationally feasible
Imran Fazal May 26, 2026 8:49 AM
Vempati, who joined the BARC board in 2024, has stepped down citing personal reasons
Imran Fazal Apr 23, 2026 12:15 PM
Hindustan Unilever continued to be the most advertised group on TV this week
exchange4media Staff Apr 1, 2022 8:18 AM
The brand list this week saw several new entrants like Mortein, Thums Up, Colgate Vedshakti, Coca-Cola among others
exchange4media Staff Mar 4, 2022 8:28 AM
Harpic Power Plus 10X Max Clean replaces Rummycircle to become the most advertised brand this week
exchange4media Staff Feb 18, 2022 1:06 PM
Sun TV and Star Plus trailed in second and third spots respectively
exchange4media Staff Oct 29, 2021 8:44 AM
In response to a stakeholder, the ratings agency conveyed that the due compliance and regulatory procedures for the augmented data reporting standards are underway
exchange4media Staff Oct 5, 2021 2:43 PM
In response to a stakeholder, the ratings agency conveyed that the due compliance and regulatory procedures for the augmented data reporting standards are underway
exchange4media Staff Oct 5, 2021 2:17 PM
The federation has requested the ratings agency to resume the release of TRP data to 'save the news broadcast industry from the brink of collapse'
exchange4media Staff Sep 24, 2021 9:59 AM
The federation wrote to BARC CEO Nakul Chopra stating there's no legitimate reason to pause ratings for only the news genre
exchange4media Staff Sep 13, 2021 12:06 PM
Chopra takes office on August 25. His predecessor Sunil Lulla is set to pursue entrepreneurship
exchange4media Staff Aug 20, 2021 8:02 PM
Marico, Ponds India and Lakme Lever entered the top ten list this week
exchange4media Staff Aug 13, 2021 8:06 AM
Star Plus emerged as the most-watched pay channel across genres
exchange4media Staff Jun 24, 2021 2:05 PM
Experts believe that the measurement body doesn't want data to be granular and might want to control its accessibility
Sonam Saini Jun 21, 2021 8:23 AM
Industry leaders weigh in on whether the findings of the BARC TV Universe Estimates 2020 on the kids genre is a positive sign for the category
Sonam Saini Apr 22, 2021 9:07 AM
As per the BARC data for Week 42, there has been a drop in total weekly insertions by both top advertisers and brands
exchange4media Staff Oct 30, 2020 7:56 AM
In the urban market, Star Plus and Sony Sab bagged second and third spots respectively on BARC India’s Week 3 ranking
exchange4media Staff Jan 31, 2020 8:37 AM