UK TV Reach: Star Plus crosses 700k for first time in 2018

Star Plus fought off competition from rivals by delivering its biggest weekly reach of the year so far, according to BARB data for week ending Sunday 2nd September 2018.

Despite the intense rivalry from other broadcasters since the Sky changes last year, Star Plus has held on to the lead in reach figures. Its reach was up from 677,000 viewers to 714,000 viewers.

Rankings of UK Asian Entertainment TV channels (weekly reach)
Week ending Sunday 2nd September 2018

1. Star Plus – 714,000 viewers
2. Colors – 478,000 viewers
3. Sony TV – 395,000 viewers
4. ZEE TV – 310,000 viewers
5. Star Bharat – 258,000 viewers
6. &TV – 245,000 viewers
7. Sony SAB TV – 236,000 viewers
8. Hum TV – 212,000 viewers
9. Zing – 212,000 viewers
10. ATN Bangla – 179,000 viewers
11. Prime TV – 189,000 viewers
12. Hum Masala – 164,000 viewers
13. Geo TV – 157,000 viewers
14. Rishtey – 122,000 viewers
15. PTV Global – 108,000 viewers
16. PTC Punjabi – 89,000 viewers
17. Venus TV – 81,000 viewers
18. ARY Family – 71,000 viewers
19. Geo Kahani – 62,000 viewers
20. Akaal Channel – 53,000 viewers
22. A1TV – 34,000 viewers
23. Living Foodz – 28,000 viewers
24. Urdu1 Europe – Zero

Rankings of UK Asian Movie channels (weekly reach)
Week ending Sunday 2nd September 2018

1. ZEE Cinema – 431,000 viewers
2. Sony MAX – 394,000 viewers
3. B4U Movies – 314,000 viewers
4. Star Gold – 295,000 viewers
5. Rishtey Cineplex – 213,000 viewers

Rankings of UK Asian Music channels (weekly reach)
Week ending Sunday 2nd September 2018

1. B4U Music – 225,000 viewers
2. BritAsia TV – 179,000 viewers
3. Sony Mix – 129,000 viewers
4. MTV Beats – 95,000 viewers