NEW DELHI: The growth in India's television viewership has slowed down and smartphone usage has stabilised in the seventh week of the lockdown that has mandated people to stay at home.
TV viewership grew 29% in the seventh week, compared with the pre-covid period, the third weekly consecutive drop after achieving 31% in week six and 40% in the fifth.
The overall reach and average time spent has also dropped by 1% as compared to last week. Currently, 46% of all viewers watch television seven days of the week.
However, prime-time and non-prime time slots have fallen by 1% and 4%, respectively, against in week six of the disruption. The findings are part of the seventh report by television viewership monitoring agency BARC (Broadcast Audience