news-ratings
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
AIDCF has already filed its counter submissions opposing the Centre's plea seeking vacation of the interim order granted by the court
Imran Fazal Jun 19, 2026 3:00 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 government allowed unrolling of the viewership data last week after BARC sought its approval
Naziya Alvi Rahman Nov 21, 2023 6:11 PM
Most stakeholders in the industry are sceptical of BARC ratings, with the widespread perception being that the system is still not foolproof
exchange4media Staff Jun 2, 2022 8:48 AM
We have been thoroughly vindicated by the latest viewership ratings released by BARC, said Republic Media
exchange4media Staff Mar 17, 2022 5:07 PM
Commenting on the news ratings released today, MK Anand, MD & CEO, Times Network, also said two of the top three HNCs being non-legacy players is an indicator that the Hindi news viewer wants change
exchange4media Staff Mar 17, 2022 4:08 PM
Most of the annual deals of news channels are done in the March-April period and so a lot is riding on the ratings
Sonam Saini & Javed Farooqui Mar 17, 2022 8:28 AM
NDTV Group President Suparna Singh said the broadcaster doesn't find it feasible to subscribe to BARC India's rating system till it is reconfigured
exchange4media Staff Mar 5, 2022 12:47 PM
A few channels already have and some more are planning to petition BARC
Javed Farooqui Feb 22, 2022 8:23 AM
At a webinar held by BARC, CEO Nakul Chopra said unlike unrolled data, which cannot be used publicly, the broadcasters can use the CERs for social/marketing communications and sharing with trade/media
exchange4media Staff Feb 19, 2022 8:16 AM
The CEO of the audience measurement body said the opt-in and opt-out options for availing the preceding three months' data has been taken following representations from subscribers
exchange4media Staff Feb 18, 2022 8:35 AM
Only four-week rolling average data will be provided to channels for past 13 weeks
exchange4media Staff Feb 10, 2022 8:21 AM
According to a veteran media and advertising executive, BARC has to follow certain procedures before reporting the news data
exchange4media Staff Jan 17, 2022 8:53 AM
Shashi Shekhar Vempati, who is also on the board of BARC India as a Prasar Bharati representative, said that there is no reason to delay the resumption of news ratings further
exchange4media Staff Jan 14, 2022 4:26 PM
A statement released by the body also notes that “there is still room to make systems more transparent, robust and reliable”
exchange4media Staff Jan 13, 2022 6:46 PM
The Chairman & MD of SAB group said the decision to restart the ratings is democratic and fair
exchange4media Staff Jan 13, 2022 3:29 PM
In an order released today, MIB has asked BARC to release news genre ratings with immediate effect and also sought last three months' data to be released along side
I&B minister Anurag Thakur had sought comments from TV broadcasting bodies on the recommendations submitted by the committee to review guidelines for TV rating agencies
exchange4media Staff Dec 2, 2021 4:42 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 2:43 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
We bring you a roundup of the news that made headlines this past week
exchange4media Staff Jul 10, 2021 8:31 AM
Industry heads assert that contrary to apprehensions, the genre recorded better numbers this festive season than last year
Tasmayee Laha Roy Nov 27, 2020 9:19 AM