Business Standard

Sunday, January 19, 2025 | 11:39 AM ISTEN Hindi

Notification Icon
userprofile IconSearch

Viewers lap up sports and news TV channels despite new tariff order

Key news events in 2019 saw huge viewership - 4.9 billion impressions during the Pulwama and Balakot attacks - surpassed the 4.8 billion impressions during the general elections

TV
Premium

Besides sports, news and marquee TV properties, viewers made a choice when it came to their daily dose of general entertainment too

Sohini Das Mumbai
The year 2019 saw growth in viewership for marquee television properties despite the sector regulator bringing in a new tariff order (NTO), data from the Broadcast Audience Research Council (BARC) shows. 

News and sports, in particular, grabbed attention, with consumption being high during the year for these genres. Industry sources say the trend can continue into the New Year with the T20 World Cup, Delhi elections and National Population Register implementation on the cards. 

Romil Ramgarhia, chief operating officer at BARC India, says, “2019 saw big-ticket sports events like the Indian Premier League (IPL) and the Cricket World Cup. But the year

What you get on BS Premium?

  • Unlock 30+ premium stories daily hand-picked by our editors, across devices on browser and app.
  • Pick your 5 favourite companies, get a daily email with all news updates on them.
  • Full access to our intuitive epaper - clip, save, share articles from any device; newspaper archives from 2006.
  • Preferential invites to Business Standard events.
  • Curated newsletters on markets, personal finance, policy & politics, start-ups, technology, and more.
VIEW ALL FAQs

Need More Information - write to us at assist@bsmail.in