Amid the pivotal counting day for assembly elections in Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh and Telangana, News18 Rajasthan, and News18 Madhya Pradesh-Chhattisgarh achieved ground-breaking live concurrent viewership on their YouTube platforms, setting remarkable records in digital news coverage.
During the crucial morning hours from 9 am to 12 noon, News18 Rajasthan‘s live YouTube stream commanded an exceptional 706k concurrent views. In stark contrast, competitors like First India News peaked at 82k, and Zee Rajasthan reached 50k concurrent views, clearly indicating News18 Rajasthan’s dominance in this critical time slot, News18 said in a press release.
The statement added that the source of the data quoted was from Playboard live concurrent on YouTube, December 3, 9 am to 12 pm, peak-concurrent numbers.
Simultaneously, News18 MP-Chhattisgarh emerged as the front-runner in state election coverage on YouTube, amassing a staggering 130k concurrent views during the decisive counting hours. Competitors like IBC 24 trailed at 128k views, followed by MP Tak at 26k views, and Zee MP Chhattisgarh at 22k views. (Source: Playboard live concurrent on YouTube, Dec 3, 11.30 am.)
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