Govt.-appointed panel bats for multiple TV ratings agencies & regulator

An Indian government-appointed committee while batting for multiple TV audience measurement agencies in the country, has also suggested that digital medium too should be measured in a hybrid model and setting up of a ratings agency regulator on the lines of the Media Ratings Council of the United States. “The committee finds that the current […]

General Bipin Rawat to deliver AIR’s Sardar Patel Memorial Lecture 2021

Indian pubcaster All India Radio’s prestigious annual Sardar Patel Memorial Lecture will be delivered this year by India’s Chief of Defence Staff General Bipin Rawat. CDS General Bipin Rawat will talk about ‘Role of Indian Armed Forces in Nation Building’. The lecture will be broadcast on the occasion of Sardar Patel’s birth anniversary on October […]

Millions tune into AIR live-streams in Pune, Bengaluru, Indore

In city-wise monthly listenership measurement of All India Radio live-streams on NewsOnAir app, listenership in Pune, Bengaluru and Indore are in millions, while Patna and Lucknow are just shy of a million. In the latest rankings of top cities in India where All India Radio live-streams are most popular, Mumbai and Kolkata have gained in […]

Disney, Star India head K. Madhavan re-elected IBDF prez

Indian Broadcasting & Digital Foundation (IBDF), an apex body of TV broadcasters and digital streaming platforms in the country, has re-elected Friday K. Madhavan, Country Manager & President, The Walt Disney Company India & Star India, as its President for the second term after the 22nd annual general meeting of the organization company. “I am humbled […]

Million+ DD Chandana subs; pubcaster gets southern digital boost

Riding on the back of quality content and digital first approach, Prasar Bharati’s digital platforms from the southern region of India have come a long way in just over a couple of years. While DD Chandana (Karnataka) has become the first from the region to achieve one million subscribers milestone on YouTube, DD Saptagiri (Andhra […]

Audience data shows AIR Marathi’s morning slots popular

In this edition of NewsOnAir ranking measurements, All India Radio’s Marathi service Asmita Mumbai has also been featured and is popular amongst listeners. Some of the most trending radio shows on Asmita Mumbai are in the morning slot from 7-8 am and include shows like Pradeshik Samachar and Bhavdhara (Sugam Sangeet). In the latest rankings of top cities […]