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Netflix has posted operating income of $4.2 billion, up 11% from a year earlier
e4m Staff Jul 17, 2026 3:21 PM
With TRPs suspended at the start of the crucial festive planning cycle, advertisers may divert budgets to digital platforms where campaign performance can be measured in real time
Industry executives argue that while licence renewals are a regulatory process, stopping ongoing operations before the process is completed creates uncertainty for the entire sector
With TRPs suspended at the start of the crucial festive planning cycle, advertisers may divert budgets to digital platforms where campaign performance can be measured in real time
e4m Staff Jul 7, 2026 11:55 AM
TRP row also puts the spotlight on news-licensed channels carrying general entertainment and sports programming
e4m Staff Jul 3, 2026 12:56 PM
Advertisers, broadcasters, agencies and investors face an unprecedented measurement vacuum; industry warns prolonged suspension could reshape media buying and TV economics
With TRPs suspended at the start of the crucial festive planning cycle, advertisers may divert budgets to digital platforms where campaign performance can be measured in real time
Industry executives argue that while licence renewals are a regulatory process, stopping ongoing operations before the process is completed creates uncertainty for the entire sector
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
The move also raises questions about the extent of governmental involvement in the operational and commercial functioning of BARC
As per sources, the watermark-based identification will make a clear distinction between normal broadcast feeds and landing page feeds
Nitin Reporter Nov 11, 2025 2:44 PM
Prior to this, Mohit Dhanjal was with Reliance Retail as Chief Revenue Officer - Reliance Beauty
Since affluent audiences are shifting towards OTT, entertainment channels are concerned that they might lose ratings in the new system, say industry sources
Kanchan Srivastava Jul 11, 2024 8:42 AM
Posting content on YouTube is a common practice for broadcasters, but usually, it is either small clips or teasers. However, Sony has been uploading full episodes of most of its TV shows on YouTube
Aditi Gupta Jul 5, 2024 9:09 AM
TAM’s application for a licence to start broadcast ratings is pending at the MIB for over a year now, sources say
Kanchan Srivastava Jun 28, 2024 8:27 AM
Marketers and advertisers shared that a system of multiple rating agencies was likely to create confusion, and the focus needs to be on creating a robust process
Aditi Gupta & Sohini Ganguly Jun 26, 2024 8:45 AM
Authority recommends revamping existing audience measurement system to establish a transparent and credible rating system for television, radio and OTT broadcasting services
e4m Staff Jun 21, 2024 8:58 AM
At the TRAI open house on National Broadcast Policy, IBDF said that more rating agencies would dilute currency, while news and digital reps pointed out issues in accuracy, seeking more competition
Aditi Gupta May 16, 2024 8:37 AM
Experts debating whether 'India needs multiple TV ratings providers' differed on many points, but largely agreed on the fact that issues in the current system should be fixed
Aditi Gupta May 3, 2024 8:15 AM
At e4m Media Debate on ‘Does India need multiple TV ratings providers?’, Rajiv Dubey, Senior General Manager and Head of Media for Dabur, spoke against the motion
e4m Staff Apr 25, 2024 4:31 PM
Industry players discussed the authority of the current ratings system and whether having multiple agencies will cause increased complexities, discrepancies and expenses
e4m Staff Apr 25, 2024 9:07 AM
TRAI, in its CP for National Broadcast Policy, has recommended the idea of multiple rating agencies for broadcast sector. We ask experts if the industry really needs to think beyond BARC
Sonam Saini Apr 4, 2024 9:12 AM
In the consultation paper for National Broadcast Policy, TRAI expressed concerns about sole reliance on BARC for ratings
At the Pitch Madison Advertising Report 2024 launch, Vikram Sakhuja, Partner & CEO, Madison Media & OOH, spoke about television ratings, cross-media measurement, digital ratings and much more
Ritika Raj Feb 16, 2024 8:36 AM
TV18’s subscription revenue saw a jump of 8% Y-o-Y in Q3 FY24; TV18’s News Business saw 23% revenue jump in Q3FY24
e4m Staff Jan 17, 2024 7:58 AM
Ends year with 6 of India’s Top15 most viewed shows, as per BARC ratings
Experts say it is not just the smaller number of meters but also the slow pace of installation of these meters that makes the whole purpose insignificant
Aditi Gupta Jan 8, 2024 8:30 AM
As per the channel, Aaj Tak has secured the leading spot in rating charts for week 49; 13% share in the Hindi Speaking Market and 12.6% in rural
e4m Staff Dec 13, 2023 8:58 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
The Secretary for the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting spoke exclusively with exchange4media on news channels’ complaints about the lack of data and transparency and other key issues
Kanchan Srivastava Oct 25, 2023 8:43 AM
In September 2022, the news broadcaster pulled out of the TV audience measurement system, citing landing page issues
e4m Staff Sep 26, 2023 8:39 AM
As reported by e4m, BARC had asked MIB to clarify if it is supposed to provide broadcasters Respondent Level Data or Raw Level Data
e4m Staff Sep 15, 2023 9:22 AM
At the e4m NewsNext Summit, industry leaders came together to deliberate on the alternate revenue streams for news channels
exchange4media Staff Aug 28, 2023 2:44 PM
Experts shared that having access to the Raw Level Data would increase transparency and help broadcasters understand trends and patterns better
Naziya Alvi Rahman & Sonam Saini Aug 23, 2023 8:37 PM
The NBF has written a letter to the MIB claiming that a group of broadcasters are attempting ‘to impede the ongoing transparent process of publishing weekly ratings for the news genre’
Naziya Alvi Rahman Aug 10, 2023 8:41 AM
Manoj Dobhal to assume charge as Chief Executive Officer, replacing Anil Dua
exchange4media Staff Aug 9, 2023 9:31 AM
The ministry has said Chrome Data Analytics and Media is releasing and commercially utilising rating data for TV channels without being registered as a rating agency
exchange4media Staff Aug 1, 2023 9:57 AM
CRISIL Ratings says that the print media sector may grow on the back of higher corporate and government ad spend
Sonam Saini Jul 12, 2023 8:13 AM
According to BARC data, in Week 25, the channel in TN and Pondicherry—both urban and rural markets—recorded 1100 GRPs among the MF15+ target audience
exchange4media Staff Jul 3, 2023 3:35 PM
Gupta has been associated with the brand since 2018 as its President Alliance
exchange4media Staff Jun 20, 2023 3:28 PM
The group’s advertisement revenues saw an increase of 13%, circulation revenues up 6%
exchange4media Staff May 31, 2023 8:32 AM
The channel was on the top in both ‘TV-only’ and ‘TV + OOH’ data for Week 15
exchange4media Staff Apr 20, 2023 3:37 PM
Guest Column: Markand Adhikari, Chairman & Managing Director of SAB Network, questions the imbalance in BARC ratings
Markand Adhikari Apr 10, 2023 6:51 PM
Vaz, Disney Star Head – Network Entertainment Channels, spoke to e4m on Star Plus completing 150 weeks in the leadership position, the Sunday programming strategy, advertisers’ response and more
Sonam Saini Apr 6, 2023 8:31 AM