MUMBAI: When all the private news broadcasters are contesting for the pole position in English news genre, pubcaster DD India has made a surprise entry in the third week of BARC India rating at second position. Zee News and News18 India saw some movement in their position in both Hindi News (U+R) and urban market.
English news
With the entry of DD India, all players, except Republic TV that maintained its top spot, moved down a slot which resulted in NDTV 24x7's exit from the top 5 list.
Week 3: Saturday, 12th January 2019 to Friday, 18th January 2019
English business news
The English business news genre saw no changes as always.
Hindi news (U+R)
Zee News dropped two slots to the fourth position compared to last week. News18 India and ABP News climbed a slot to second and third positions respectively.
Hindi news rural
The Hindi news (rural) genre saw no changes compared to previous week.
Hindi news urban
News18 India climbed two slots to the second position, whereas Zee News and India TV dropped to third and fourth spot respectively.