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UK TV Reach: Republic Bharat beats all news channels for first time

Republic Bharat emerged as the No.1 South Asian news channel in latest weekly reach figures, according to BARB data for week ending Sunday 9th August 2020.

The channel that has consistently been performing well over the recent few months, registered a reach of 338,000 viewers – leaving its competitors behind. Aaj Tak was at No.2 with 297,000 viewers, while the Urdu news channel New Vision TV slid to No.3 with 294,000 viewers.

Republic Bharat has been riding high on the back of its ongoing coverage of the Sushant Singh Rajput death investigation and the Indo-China tensions recently.

Rankings of UK Asian News channels (weekly reach)
Week ending Sunday 9th August 2020

1. Republic Bharat – 338,000 viewers
2. Aaj Tak – 297,000 viewers
3. New Vision TV – 294,000 viewers
4. NDTV 24×7 – 261,000 viewers
5. Geo News – 155,000 viewers
6. Dunya News – 99,000 viewers
7. Hum News – 97,000 viewers
8. Samaa TV – 89,000 viewers
9. 92 News – 44,000 viewers
10. UK 44 – 6,000 viewers