BARC India has resumed the ratings for individual news channels with the release of data based on a four-week rolling average, from this week. We break down the 'Augmented Data Reporting Standards' in this special report
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Television audience measurement body Broadcast Audience Research Council (BARC) India has released the ratings for the news genre after 17 months. The ratings were released today for the period of Week 7 to Week 10.
BARC India is calling it ‘Augmented Data Reporting Standards for News and Special Interest genres’.
What are BARC India’s Augmented Data Reporting Standards?
Under the guidance and approvals from the TechComm, BARC India will be reporting TV audience estimates on a four-week rolling average basis for all channels classified under a News or Special Interest genre, effective Week 10, 2022 (i.e., data released on Thursday March 17th, 2022). The resultant audience estimates will be based on an average of the past four weeks same day data for every data point reported in YUMI. Data will continue to be released weekly as per the existing cadence and all data will be presented under a single YUMI log-in.
No BARC committee member came forward to explain the new reporting standards but a press release sent by BARC says, "This is statistically sound and effective solution which works in the interest of the entire ecosystem."