The Sun TV channel has seen its gross rating points (GRPs) rise to 1,600 in the Pongal festival in January, from less than 1,000 in June 2019
Key news events in 2019 saw huge viewership - 4.9 billion impressions during the Pulwama and Balakot attacks - surpassed the 4.8 billion impressions during the general elections
Broadcasters estimate that, from 950 billion minutes of viewership on TV per week, the number will go up by over 47% in five years to hit 1,400 billion minutes a
Trai's new tariff order has ushered in transparency and plugged leakages, bringing in better revenues for the industry. But it has made it more expensive to watch TV
South India generates a viewership of around 12 billion impressions every week
Broadcast India 2018 survey conducted by joint industry body BARC India reveals that the five southern states - Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Telangana have 259 million TV owners
The show's popularity among the urban audiences, and more specifically, in the affluent audience segments, makes it a lucrative option for advertisers looking to advertise on GEC's during the weekends
TV viewing more than halves as viewers switch to smaller screens to watch favourite sitcoms, sports