UK TV Reach: Star Plus ends 2018 at No.1
Despite an intensely competitive year for Star Plus, the channel rounded off 2018 on top, according to official BARB data for week ending Sunday 30th December 2018.
Star Plus’ weekly reach stood at 644,000 viewers, well ahead of Colors, which sat No.2 with 553,000 viewers. However, Colors registered its biggest weekly reach in a number of months.
Rankings of UK Asian Entertainment TV channels (weekly reach)
Week ending Sunday 30th December 2018
1. Star Plus 644,000 viewers (last week 534,000 viewers)
2. Colors – 553,000 viewers
3. Sony Entertainment Television – 514,000 viewers
4. ZEE TV – 320,000 viewers
5. Star Bharat – 318,000 viewers
6. &TV – 291,000 viewers
7. Hum TV – 248,000 viewers
8. Iqra TV – 222,000 viewers
9. Zing – 207,000 viewers
10. Hum Masala – 178,000 viewers
11. Sony SAB TV – 175,000 viewers
12. Akaal Channel – 172,000 viewers
13. Rishtey – 169,000 viewers
14. PTC Punjabi – 164,000 viewers
15. Geo TV – 162,000 viewers
16. Prime TV – 154,000 viewers
17. Venus TV – 141,000 viewers
18. ATN Bangla – 131,000 viewers
19. A1TV – 107,000 viewers
20. Geo Kahani – 97,000 viewers
21. PTV Global – 92,000 viewers
22. ARY Family – 83,000 viewers
23. Living Foodz – 56,000 viewers
Rankings of UK Asian Movie channels (weekly reach)
Week ending Sunday 30th December 2018
1. Rishtey Cineplex – 384,000 viewers
2. Sony MAX – 365,000 viewers
3. ZEE Cinema – 317,000 viewers
4. B4U Movies – 270,000 viewers
5. Star Gold – 242,000 viewers
Rankings of UK Asian Music channels (weekly reach)
Week ending Sunday 30th December 2018
1. B4U Music – 237,000 viewers
2. BritAsia TV – 163,000 viewers
3. Sony Mix – 110,000 viewers
4. MTV Beats – 78,000 viewers
Rankings of UK Asian News channels (weekly reach)
Week ending Sunday 30th December 2018
1. New Vision TV – 380,000 viewers
2. Geo News – 273,000 viewers
3. Samaa TV – 223,000 viewers
4. Dunya News – 213,000 viewers
5. UK 44 – 152,000 viewers
6. 92 News – 142,000 viewers
7. Aaj Tak – 139,000 viewers
8. NDTV 24×7 – 114,000 viewers
9. ABP News – 101,000 viewers
10. Hum News – 64,000 viewers
11. News18 – 39,000 viewers
