The phenomenal growth registered by Hindi news channels in Week 12 slowed down in Week 13 as the hunger for news settled down in the second week of the nationwide lockdown, says BARC data.
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Aaj Tak retained its top position followed by ABP News, Zee News, India TV and Republic Bharat. While Aaj Tak registered a maximum drop of 19.21% among the top-5 Hindi news channels over the previous week, Republic Bharat held its viewership numbers.
Gross Imp’000s/HSM /15+
|
Channel
|
WK12'20
|
WK13'20
|
Growth
|
Aaj Tak
|
532102
|
429900
|
-19.21%
|
ABP News
|
340659
|
311382
|
-8.59%
|
Zee News
|
337359
|
300324
|
-10.98%
|
India TV
|
296305
|
282228
|
-4.75%
|
Republic Bharat
|
280257
|
280219
|
-0.01%
|
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