UK TV Reach: Star Plus increases lead over No.2 player, Sony TV
The fight for the No.1 position this week was a little less intense after Star Plus took a big leap at No.1 over its close rival, Sony Entertainment Television at No.2.
According to BARB data for week ending Sunday 19th May 2019, Star Plus was the clear leader in the UK market, while Sony TV remained distant from other channels at No.2.
Rankings of UK Asian Entertainment TV channels (weekly reach)
Week ending Sunday 19th May 2019
1. Star Plus – 645,000 viewers (last week 524,000 viewers)
2. Sony TV – 444,000 viewers
3. ZEE TV – 273,000 viewers
4. Hum TV – 269,000 viewers
5. Colors – 263,000 viewers
6. Star Bharat – 250,000 viewers
7. Hum Masala – 244,000 viewers
8. Geo TV – 208,000 viewers
9. Sony SAB TV – 177,000 viewers
10. Zing – 172,000 viewers
11. Colors Rishtey – 165,000 viewers
12. PTC Punjabi – 161,000 viewers
13. PTV Global – 140,000 viewers
14. ATN Bangla – 126,000 viewers
15. &TV – 124,000 viewers
16. Geo Kahani – 111,000 viewers
17. Living Foodz – 109,000 viewers
18. A1TV – 99,000 viewers
19. Venus TV – 74,000 viewers
20. B4U Plus – 51,000 viewers
21. Akaal Channel – 35,000 viewers
Rankings of UK Asian Movie channels (weekly reach)
Week ending Sunday 19th May 2019
1. Sony MAX – 265,000 viewers
2. Star Gold – 227,000 viewers
3. ZEE Cinema – 211,000 viewers
4. Colors Cineplex – 195,000 viewers
5. B4U Movies – 194,000 viewers
6. Sony MAX 2 – 108,000 viewers
Rankings of UK Asian Music channels (weekly reach)
Week ending Sunday 19th May 2019
1. B4U Music – 192,000 viewers
2. BritAsia TV – 173,000 viewers
3. MTV Beats – 113,000 viewers
Rankings of UK Asian News channels (weekly reach)
Week ending Sunday 19th May 2019
1. New Vision TV – 236,000 viewers
2. Geo News – 181,000 viewers
3. NDTV 24×7 – 178,000 viewers
4. Samaa TV – 173,000 viewers
5. ABP News – 138,000 viewers
6. Aaj Tak – 136,000 viewers
7. Dunya News – 107,000 viewers
8. 92 News – 102,000 viewers
9. News18 – 70,000 viewers
10. UK 44 – 59,000 viewers
11. Hum News – 43,000 viewers
