HOW ARE MEDIA HABITS CHANGING AS INDIA ENTERS 5TH WEEK OF LOCKDOWN - EDITION 6 30TH APRIL 2020
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AGENDA TV Consumption Smartphone Consumption 1. Global Landscape 1. A look at Global Trends 2. Indian TV Landscape: Week 16 2. India Smartphone Behaviour 3. Audiences: Deep Dive Into Content 3. In the Spotlight & Viewing ➢ - Evolution of Gaming ➢ - Megacities VS Rural Consumption ➢ - Sports Enthusiasts - Doordarshan : Change in Ramayan Series ➢ - What are IPL viewers watching 4. What’s Happening in the Video Streaming ➢ - OTT Shows on TV Space 5. Advertising on Digital 4. Advertising Trends & Deep Dive
GLOBAL LANDSCAPE Based on consumer survey by Mindshare 1,000 person per market survey across 10 global markets (China, US, Germany, UK, Mexico, India, Source: Nielsen, Kantar, BARB, Mediametrie, OzTAM, Mindshare
CUSTOMER SENTIMENT POINTS TOWARDS OPTIMISM AND 4 RECOVERY IN A 12-MONTH TIMEFRAME ➢ Due to progress on flattening the curve across the globe, 48% respondents were optimistic about recovery within 6 months from the COVID-19 crisis while 70% felt optimistic about a 12-month recovery period Pessimistic Neutral/Not Sure Optimistic 40% 39% 38% 39% 36% 46% 43% 48% 50% 48% 76% 75% 21% 23% 23% 24% 19% 22% 30% 22% 22% 26% 37% 40% 38% 41% 14% 14% 35% 35% 30% 30% 31% 24% 10% 11% OVERALL CHINA INDIA NORWAY UNITED SPAIN FRANCE NETHERLANDS ITALY SWEDEN GERMANY UNITED STATES KINGDOM Consumer sentiment about recovery in the next six months – by country Source: Capgemini Research Institute, Consumer Behavior Survey, April 4–8, 2020, N=11,281 consumers
CULTURAL DIFFERENCES ARE IMPORTANT IN CONTEXT OF THE LOCKDOWN Q.HOW DO YOU FEEL ABOUT CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19)? *UK SENTIMENT DATA IS AN AMALGAMATION OF THREE QUESTIONS SO ISN’T DIRECTLY COMPARABLE VS OTHER MARKETS SOURCE:MINDSHARE NEW NORMAL TRACKER (This Report contains data from Wave 1 w/c 30th March and Wave 2 w/c 13th April 2020 and includes data for the following markets:China, US, Germany, UK, Mexico, India, Singapore, France, Spain, Italy With a 1,000 sample per market
6 THE TELEVISION VIEWERSHIP CONTINUES TO GROW ACROSS THE GLOBE United Kingdom Total TV average daily minutes grew by India 4.4% in W16’20 over the previous week The TOTAL TV viewership on TV was and grew by 18% vis-à-vis pre-COVID 31% higher than the Pre-COVID days. period France USA The time spent on television in France increased by 25% in Bangladesh Total TV usage was higher by W16’20 w.r.t. pre-COVID TV viewership increased 21% in W16’20 w.r.t. pre- period (W10’20) 52% (W16’20 vs W11’20) COVID period (W10’20) Sri Lanka Despite monsoon rains and heavy lightnings in the evening hours, TV viewership during the nationwide curfew has increased by 49% (W16’20 vs W’10’20 Australia BVOD minutes viewed (both live and on- demand (‘VOD’)) dipped slightly during W16’20 but are still up almost 36% on the same time last year. Sources: BARB, Nielsen, OzTAM, Mediametrie, Kantar
7 CHANGES IN MEDIA CONSUMPTION Q.COMPARING YOUR BEHAVIOURS BEFORE THE CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19)OUTBREAK TO NOW, HAVE YOU SPENT MORE TIME DOING THE FOLLOWING? Q.ARE WE FEELING CORONAVIRUS OVERLOAD? DELIBERATELY CHOOSING MEDIA TO RELAX 55% I HAVE LIMITED MY TIME ON MEDIA(E.G. ONLINE) BECAUSE I DON’T WANT TO READ ANY MORE NEWS ABOUT CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19) 29% SOURCE:MINDSHARE NEW NORMAL TRACKER (This Report contains data from Wave 1 w/c 30th March and Wave 2 w/c 13th April 2020 and includes data for the following markets:China, US, Germany, UK, Mexico, India, Singapore, France, Spain, Italy With a 1,000 sample per market
8 THE SCOPE OF OUR ANALYSIS: INDIA Television Behavior Smartphone Behaviour Market Coverage Urban 1 Lakh+, Market Coverage NCCS ABC, 15-44 Years, All India (Urban + Rural) Android Smartphone Users 2+ years Passive Panel, 12000 user base Aligned to Smartphone Universe Time Period: Time Period: Pre COVID-19: 11th Jan’20 - 31st Jan’20 Pre COVID-19: 13th Jan’20 - 2nd Feb’20 COVID Disruption: COVID Disruption: Edition 6: 18th Apr’20-24th Apr’20 Edition 6: 18th Apr’20-24th Apr’20 Frequency: Weekly Frequency: Weekly We refer to Jan 2020 as the Pre Covid-19 period and compare it with recent weeks.
10 TOTAL TV VIEWERSHIP STOOD AT 1.16 TRILLION VIEWING MINUTES IN WEEK 16 ➢ The drop in week 16 compared to last week is driven by Rural India (Summer Impact) & South India (week 15 was a festive week) +31% +11% +18% 887 1239 1161 560 627 619 03:46 04:42 04:28 Pre COVID-19 Week 15 Week 16 Pre COVID-19 Week 15 Week 16 Pre COVID-19 Week 15 Week 16 -6% -1% -5% WEEKLY VIEWING MINUTES IN BN AVG. DAILY REACH IN MN DAILY ATS/VIEWER (HH:MM) Week 16 (week starting 18 April) & Week 15 (week starting 11 April) data as compared to Pre COVID-19 i.e. Week 2 to Week 4 (11 Jan to 31 Jan )
11 VIEWERS WATCHING TV ALL 7 DAYS IN A WEEK STANDS AT 46% IN WEEK 16 +14% +33% 32% 48% 46% 16 22 21 Pre COVID-19 Week 15 Week 16 Pre COVID-19 Week 15 Week 16 WATCH 7 DAYS IN A WEEK NUMBER OF CHANNELS WATCHED/ PER VIEWER/WEEK Week 16 (week starting 18 April) & Week 15 (week starting 11 April) data as compared to Pre COVID-19 i.e. Week 2 to Week 4 (11 Jan to 31 Jan )
TOTAL TV CONSUMPTION INCREASED BY 31% AT ALL INDIA IN 12 WEEK 16 ➢ Growth in Odisha is the lowest due to Hail and Thunderstorm last week which impacted TV viewership UP/Uttarakhand Pun / Har / Cha / 39% Bihar/Jharkhand 40% MP/ HP / J&K Chhattisgarh 43% 48% Growth in Week 16 Region Rajasthan over Pre COVID-19 62% 21% India 31% 31% Assam/ HSM 37% NE/Sikkim Guj / 42% 23% D&D / DNH India South 21% West Bengal 10% Mah / Goa 34% Odisha 13% Karnataka 17% AP / Telangana TN/Pondicherry Growth based on Viewing Minutes Kerala Week 16 (week starting 18 April) data as compared to 27% 32% Pre COVID-19 i.e.Week 2 to Week 4 (11 Jan to 31 Jan )
13 WEEK 16 OPERATED AT LOWER LEVELS THAN LAST WEEK ➢ Prime-Time has shown growth in HSM while Non Prime-Time still shows strength across India 140 120 100 Non Prime Prime All Day 80 Time Time India 31% 67% 0% 60 HSM 37% 81% 3% 40 South 21% 48% -7% 20 Growth in Week 16 (During COVID-19) 0 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 data as compared to Week 2 to Week 4 to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to (Pre COVID-19) 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 Pre COVID-19 wk 15 wk 16 Viewing Minutes Mn, India, 2+, Week 16 (week starting 18 April), Week 15 (week starting 11 April), Pre Covid i.e. Week 2 to Week 4 (11 Jan to 31 Jan )
14 ALL INDIA: NEWS & MOVIES DRIVING THE GROWTH ➢ At HSM Urban, GEC growth is higher as compared to All India level NEWS BUSINESS NEWS MOVIES 164% 85% 61% YOUTH KIDS INFOTAINMENT 54% 43% 41% LIFESTYLE GEC Hindi GEC grew by 28% 7% 31% in HSM Urban The analysis is based on Channel Genres Week 16 (week starting 18 April) data as compared to Pre COVID-19 i.e.Week 2 to Week 4 (11 Jan to 31 Jan )
15 GENRE-WISE SHARE : NEWS & MOVIES SHARE STARTED TO TAPER FROM WEEK 12- STILL CONTINUE TO OPERATE AT 2X SHARE COMPARED TO PRE COVID 60% 52% 49% 50% 44% 43% 39% 40% 40% 40% 29% 29% 27% 28% 30% 26% 23% 24% 21% 18% 17% 20% 16% 15% 11% 10% 7% 7% 7% 7% 7% 7% 7% 8% 0% wk 2 to 4 wk 11 wk 12 wk 13 wk14 wk 15 wk 16 GEC Movies News Kids All India, 2+ Week 16 (week starting 18 April) ; Pre COVID-19 i.e.Week 2 to Week 4 (11 Jan to 31 Jan )
Showcases the TV Viewership of affluent homes in 6 Megacities Further, we also look at how OTT shows have performed on TV In these PrimaVU homes
17 GROWTH OF 49% RECORDED IN MEGACITIES IN WEEK 16 ➢ Individual viewership: Megacities grew by 41% in Currency Panel ➢ HD viewership is higher among Premium Audiences in PrimaVU HD/SD Viewership Split 60% 53%54% 55% 49% 50% 51% 50% 47% 41% 38% 39% 40% 30% 30% 87% 30% 26% 96% 21% 20% 10% 0% Mega Delhi Mumbai Chennai Bangalore Hyderabad Kolkata Cities Currency Panel *Premium Panel Currency Panel *Premium Panel HD channels SD channels HD/SD Split bases on Viewing Minutes, Megacities, 2+, Week 16 *Premium Panel Growth is from BARC’s Product PrimaVU Individual data (measuring top 3% of Socio Economic Strata in 6 Megacities at 2+) Currency Panel is at NCCS A, Megacities Growth in Week 16 (week starting 18 April) data as compared to Pre COVID-19 i.e. Week 2 to Week 4 (11 Jan to 31 Jan )
18 GENRE-WISE SHARE: NEWS ENJOYS HIGHER SHARE IN MEGACITIES IN WEEK 16 IN THE PREMIUM PANEL ➢ Comparable share of Kids and other Genres 6% 6% 7% 7% GEC 37% 42% News 21% 24% Currency Panel Movies *Premium Panel Kids Others 21% 29% *Premium Panel Growth is from BARC’s Product PrimaVU Individual data (measuring top 3% of Socio Economic Strata in 6 Megacities at 2+) Currency Panel is at NCCS A, Megacities Week 16 (week starting 18 April) data; Share of Viewing Minutes, Megacities, 2+
AUDIENCES : CONTENT & VIEWING A Deep Dive Into Megacities VS Rural Consumption Doordarshan : Change in Ramayan Series What are IPL viewers watching OTT Shows on TV
VIEWERSHIP GROWTH IN MEGACITIES IS HIGHER THAN RURAL 20 ➢ This is driven by higher Time spent ➢ In Prime-Time, Reach growth in Megacities is 2x of Rural ➢ ATS has declined in Prime-Time in Rural Non Prime-Time 68% Full Day 57% 36% 33% 30% 26% 21% 27% 24% 15% India Rural Mega Cities 11% 10% Prime-Time 14% 13% 6% 1% India Rural Mega Cities -6% Viewing Minutes Reach ATS -11% India Rural Mega Cities Viewing Minutes Reach ATS Week 16 (week starting 18 April) data as compared to Pre COVID-19 i.e.Week 2 to Week 4 (11 Jan to 31 Jan )
21 NEWS & MOVIES GROW HIGHER IN MEGACITIES vs THE RURAL MARKET ➢ In Non Prime-Time, Rural growth is higher in GEC and Kids as compared to Mega Cities Non Prime-Time Full Day 203% 165% 109% 100% 199% 73% 58% 35% 38% 141% India Rural Mega Cities 81% 55% 55% Prime-Time 32% 200% 5% 3% 117% 58% India Rural Mega Cities 17% 12% 16% GEC Kids Movies News -20% -25% India Rural Mega Cities GEC Kids Movies News Week 16 (week starting 18 April) data as compared to Pre COVID-19 i.e.Week 2 to Week 4 (11 Jan to 31 Jan )
0 120 140 160 100 20 40 60 80 06 - 06:30 07 - 07:30 2+/Avg. Imp in Mn 08 - 08:30 09 - 09:30 10 - 10:30 11 - 11:30 12 - 12:30 13 - 13:30 RURAL MARKET Pre COVID-19 14 - 14:30 15 - 15:30 16 - 16:30 India Rural 17 - 17:30 18 - 18:30 Week 16 19 - 19:30 20 - 20:30 21 - 21:30 ➢ Rural Market sleeps earlier than Megacities Week 16 (week starting 18 April), Pre Covid i.e. Week 2 to Week 4 (11 Jan to 31 Jan ) 22 - 22:30 23 - 23:30 0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 06 - 06:30 07 - 07:30 08 - 08:30 09 - 09:30 10 - 10:30 11 - 11:30 12 - 12:30 13 - 13:30 14 - 14:30 Pre COVID-19 15 - 15:30 16 - 16:30 PRIME-TIME OPERATED AT LOWER LEVEL IN WEEK 16 IN Mega Cities 17 - 17:30 18 - 18:30 19 - 19:30 Week 16 20 - 20:30 21 - 21:30 22 - 22:30 23 - 23:30 22 22
23 NEWS: VIEWERSHIP DURING PRIME-TIME ACROSS MEGACITIES IS AT HIGHER ➢ In Rural market, time-band 08:00PM-09:00PM is at significantly higher levels than Pre Covid ➢ The drop post 09:00 PM in Rural is due to movement of viewers to Ramayan and then early wrap up of the day News : Rural News : Mega Cities 25 7 6 20 5 15 4 10 3 2 5 1 0 0 Pre COVID-19 Week 16 Pre COVID-19 Week 16 2+/Avg. Imp in Mn Week 16 (week starting 18 April), Pre Covid i.e. Week 2 to Week 4 (11 Jan to 31 Jan )
24 MOVIES & GEC: VIEWERSHIP FOR MOVIES DURING PRIME-TIME IN MEGA CITIES IS OPERATING AT HIGHER LEVELS THAN PRE-COVID PERIOD ➢ IN GEC, Mahabharat has performed better in Mega cities than in Rural Movies: Rural Movies: Mega Cities 50 10 40 8 30 6 20 4 10 2 0 0 GEC : Rural GEC : Mega Cities 100 20 80 15 60 10 40 5 20 0 0 2+/Avg. Imp in Mn Week 16 (week starting 18 April), Pre Covid i.e. Week 2 to Week 4 (11 Jan to 31 Jan )
RAMAYAN’S TRANSITION TO UTTAR RAMAYAN 9 PM: Final episode of Ramayan Week 16:Sat Week Week 13:Sat 16:Sun 9 AM: Launch 9 PM: Launch of of Ramayan *Uttar Ramayan A BARC India product which provides actionable insights using advanced methods to Powered ADVANCED analyze data and provide insights similar to what respondent level data would give. The product aims to do a deep dive to understand viewing behavior of audience and provide By ANALYTICS competitive advantage to decision makers *Uttar Ramayan has 1 original airing a day at 9PM unlike Ramayan with 2 original airings at 9AM & 9PM
DROP OBSERVED AS RAMAYAN TRANSITIONED TO ADVANCED ANALYTICS UTTAR RAMAYAN ➢ The 9 AM drop in Week 16 is due to repeat of Uttar Ramayan Repeat of morning episode aired in evening 80 Start of 70 Uttar Ramayan 60 50 40 30 20 9 AM (morning) airing 9 PM (evening) airing 10 0 W15-Mon W13-Sat W13-Mon W13-Wed W14-Sat W14-Mon W14-Wed W15-Sat W15-Wed W16-Sat W16-Mon W16-Wed W13-Sun W13-Fri W14-Sun W14-Fri W15-Sun W15-Fri W16-Sun W16-Fri W15-Thu W13-Tue W13-Thu W14-Tue W14-Thu W15-Tue W16-Tue W16-Thu Market: HSM, TG: 2+/Imp’Mn Week 16 (week starting 18 April), Week 15 (week starting 11 April), Week 14 (week starting 4 April), Week 13 (week starting 28 March)
VIEWERSHIP HAS DROPPED BY 46% AS RAMAYAN ADVANCED ANALYTICS TRANSITIONED TO UTTAR RAMAYAN IN WEEK 16 Morning 0900-1000 Imp'000 (Avg) Morning 0900-1000 hrs 54,657 2,021 New 18,493 Viewers -36,164 -8,259 -8,973 Shifted TV Off Ramayan Uttar Ramayan -20,952 Viewers Common WK15 (Mon - Fri) WK16 (Mon - Fri) Viewers -36,164.16 Total DIff Prime Time 2100-2200 Prime Time 2100-2200 hrs Imp'000 (Avg) 4,717 68,407 48,553 New Viewers -6,690 -19,853 -5,031 -12,849 Shifted TV Off Common Viewers -19,853.98 Viewers Total DIff Ramayan Uttar Ramayan WK15 (Mon - Fri) WK16 (Mon - Fri) Source: BARC Advanced Analytics || Channel Deep Viewing HSM/2+
MORNING VIEWERS MOVED TO NEWS, KIDS & MUSIC ADVANCED ANALYTICS WHILE EVENING VIEWERS MOVED TO OTHER GEC & MOVIES GEC Movies News 38.6% 32.9% 23.1% 26.0% 20.6% 23.7% Morning Prime Time Morning Prime Time Morning Prime Time 0900-1000 2100-2200 0900-1000 2100-2200 0900-1000 2100-2200 Kids Music In the morning time band viewers tuned into News, Kids and Music 12.1% 11.4% In the Prime-Time, viewers preferred more GEC 3.6% and Movies. Most viewers who shifted to other 1.5% GEC channels preferred Mythological dramas Morning Prime Time Morning Prime Time 0900-1000 2100-2200 0900-1000 2100-2200 Source: BARC Advanced Analytics || Channel Deep Viewing
VIEWING BEHAVIOUR OF THE *HEAVY VIEWERS OF ADVANCED ANALYTICS IPL 2019 ➢ During week 13-16, IPL core viewers had 20% viewership contribution from Sports Channels which reduced to 2% in 2020 ➢ Their viewership largely shifted to GEC, Movies and News 1% 1% 1% 4% 3% 1% Core Viewers of IPL-12 GEC ATS on TV 6% 6% Movies 05:28 9% Sports 04:48 38% 19% 40% News W13-16 2019 Kids W13-16 2020 20% Music 2% Infotainment W13-16' IPL 2019 W13-16' CoVID 2020 21% Others 28% *Heavy Viewers : Top 33% audiences for the entire IPL season SMH Analysis to find the heavy viewers of IPL-12 season, Advanced analytics to compare viewing behaviour in current COVID period and last year same period India/2+
3030 “CHHOTA BHEEM” ON DD NATIONAL IMPROVES SLOT VIEWERSHIP ➢ Kids (2-14 years) contributed 38% of the slot viewership 11x 20x 1729 34 662 154 Pre COVID-19 Pre COVID-19 Week 16 Week 16 HSM/2-14 yrs HSM/2+ HSM / Imp’000 {Avg}/All days at 14:00-14:30 Week 16 (week starting 18 April), Pre Covid i.e. Week 2 to Week 4 (11 Jan to 31 Jan )
IS OTT AUDIENCE DIFFERENT THAN TV
3232 PERFORMANCE OF WEB ORIGINALS IN HINDI GEC:HSM URBAN ➢ Web Originals have not worked well among HSM Urban Audiences ➢ All shows have dropped compared to immediate week as well as Pre COVID period Star Plus Zee TV 6650 7293 837 2987 547 255 Pre Week 14 Week 15-16 Pre Week 11 Week 12-16 COVID-19 COVID-19 3898 3859 750 1654 2228 497 Zee TV Zee TV Pre Pre Week 11 Week 12-16 Week 11 Week 12-15 COVID-19 COVID-19 HSM Urban / 2+/ Imp’000 {Avg}; Pre Covid i.e. Week 2 to Week 4 (11 Jan to 31 Jan) Hostages:2230-2300 ; Karrle Tu Bhi Mohabbat: 2100-2200; Baarish: 2200-2230; Kehne ko Humsafar hain: 2230-2300
3333 PERFORMANCE OF WEB ORIGINALS IN HINDI GEC:PRIMAVU ➢ Web Originals have been able to perform well among Premium Audiences ➢ Largely all shows have increased compared to previous week Star Plus Zee TV 19 4 7 25 24 16 Pre Week 14 Week 15-16 Pre Week 11 Week 12-16 COVID-19 COVID-19 2 10 13 11 13 18 Zee TV Zee TV Pre Week 11 Week 12-16 Pre COVID-19 COVID-19 Week 11 Week 12-15 PrimaVU/ HSM/ Megacities/ 2+/ Imp’000 {Avg}; Pre Covid i.e. Week 2 to Week 4 (11 Jan to 31 Jan) Hostages:2230-2300 ; Karrle Tu Bhi Mohabbat: 2100-2200; Baarish: 2200-2230; Kehne ko Humsafar hain: 2230-2300
ADVERTISING TRENDS
35 OVERALL FCT: AD VOLUME LARGELY STABLE IN THIS WEEK 253 7% -1% 221 219 207 Week 13 Week 14 Week 15 Week 16 FCT in Lacs Week 14 (week starting 4 April); Week 15 (week starting 11 April); Week 16 (week starting 18 April)
36 AD VOLUME BY GENRE: MOST OF THE GENRES ARE STABLE ➢ Movies increase FCT in Week 16 Week 14 Week 15 Week 16 100 86 82 84 80 FCT in Lacs 60 49 49 48 42 44 40 36 20 14 16 16 5 6 6 3 3 2 2 2 2 0 News GEC Movies Music Kids Infotainment Business News *Only a few Genres mentioned above FCT in Lacs Week 14 (week starting 4 April); Week 15 (week starting 11 April); Week 16 (week starting 18 April)
37 AD VOLUME IN NEWS BY LANGUAGE: OVERALL NEWS GENRE GROW VS PRE-COVID PERIOD ➢ Highest growth in Hindi, English, Gujarati Oriya 45 38 38 40 35 35 W 2-4 W 14 W 15 W 16 32 30 FCT in Lacs 25 20 15 8.7 8.0 7.2 6.6 6.6 10 6.0 5.9 5.7 5.6 5.6 5.5 5.5 5.5 5.3 5.0 4.9 4.9 4.5 4.3 4.3 4.1 4.1 4.0 4.0 3.9 3.8 3.7 3.6 3.5 3.5 3.4 3.1 3.0 2.9 2.9 2.8 2.7 2.6 2.6 2.4 2.3 2.0 1.9 1.8 5 0.7 0.5 0.4 0.1 0 FCT in Lacs Pre Covid i.e. Week 2 to Week 4 (11 Jan to 31 Jan); Week 14 (week starting 4 April); Week 15 (week starting 11 April); Week 16 (week starting 18 April)
FILLS PER HOUR IN 8:00 – 24:00 Top Standard Definition Channels
39 *GEC FILL LEVELS: HINDI AND TAMIL GEC DECLINED LESSER DECLINE AS COMPARED TO PRE COVID PERIOD Fills in Mins/ Hr 11.6 11.8 10.8 10.3 9.9 6.7 5.2 4.5 4.2 4.5 Hindi GEC Kannada GEC Malayalam GEC Tamil GEC Telugu GEC Wk 2-4 WK 16 Time Band : 08:00-24:00 *Hindi GEC:-Top 8 Channels basis viewership & DD National and DD Bharathi considered Rest regional GEC:- Top 5 channels considered Pre Covid i.e. Week 2 to Week 4 compared against Week 16
40 NEWS FILL LEVELS: MARGINAL DECLINE IN HINDI & ENGLISH NEWS 12.6 12.0 Fills in Mins/ Hr 10.5 9.6 9.2 9.0 6.3 5.9 5.8 5.6 5.3 4.1 English News Hindi News Kannada News Malayalam News Tamil News Telugu News Wk 2-4 WK 16 Time Band: 08:00-24:00 Only top 5 channels basis viewership considered Pre Covid i.e. Week 2 to Week 4 compared against Week 16
41 MOVIES FILL LEVELS: HINDI MOVIES HAS LESSER DROP Fills in Mins/ Hr 12.0 11.1 10.2 9.6 9.8 8.2 7.1 7.3 6.4 5.1 Hindi Movies Kannada Movies Malayalam Movies Tamil Movies Telugu Movies Wk 2-4 WK 16 Time Band: 08:00-24:00 Only top 5 channels basis viewership considered Pre Covid i.e. Week 2 to Week 4 compared against Week 16
42 INVENTORY LEVELS TOP 10 AND NEXT 40 (WEEK 16 VS WEEK 15) ➢ Top 10 Advertiser inventory drops marginally by 4% ➢ While Next 40 drops by 10% 60 Wk 14 Wk 15 Wk 16 51 50 46 46 40 29 30 27 26 20 20 19 13 10 9 10 7 4 5 6 5 5 6 5 4 4 3 3 3 4 4 4 3 2 1 1 1 1 0 HUL RB GOVT OF Colgate GSK GCMMF ITC LTD WIPRO GOVT OF P&G Next 40 INDIA MADHYA GSK – includes Horlicks & Boost Brands PRADESH Top 10 Advertisers basis Week 16 FCT in lacs Week 14 (week starting 4 April); Week 15 (week starting 11 April); Week 16 (week starting 18 April)
43 TOP ADVERTISERS: GEC GENRE ➢ GSK, ITC & Colgate have increase FCT compared to last week Week 15 Week 16 12.0 10.8 10.3 10.0 8.0 FCT in Lacs 6.0 4.0 3.6 3.4 3.3 3.0 2.6 2.0 1.8 2.0 1.4 0.8 1.1 0.9 1.1 0.4 0.4 0.6 0.4 0.2 0.4 0.0 HUL RECKITT GOVT OF INDIA GSK WIPRO (G) ITC LTD COLGATE ABBOTT (G) NATIONAL RBI INFORMATICS CENTRE FCT in Lacs (Excluding Broadcaster inventory) GSK – includes Horlicks & Boost Brands Week 15 (week starting 11 April); Week 16 (week starting 18 April)
44 TOP ADVERTISERS: NEWS GENRE ➢ Reckitt, HUL, National Informatics Centre increase FCT Week 15 Week 16 4.0 3.7 3.5 3.2 2.9 3.0 3.0 2.8 2.7 2.5 FCT in Lacs 1.9 2.0 1.8 1.9 1.9 2.0 1.8 1.6 1.4 1.5 1.4 1.5 1.3 1.0 1.0 0.6 0.5 0.4 0.0 RECKITT GOVT OF MP GCMMF HUL PICCADILY GOVT OF NATIONAL COLGATE LIC INDIA AMAZON AGRO DELHI INFORMATICS ONLINE INDUSTRIES CENTRE LTD FCT in Lacs (Excluding Broadcaster inventory) GSK – includes Horlicks & Boost Brands Week 15 (week starting 11 April); Week 16 (week starting 18 April)
45 TOP ADVERTISERS: MOVIE GENRE ➢ GSK, Colgate & Amazon have increased their FCT Week 15 Week 16 12.0 9.8 9.7 10.0 8.0 FCT in Lacs 6.3 6.0 5.2 4.0 2.1 2.0 1.7 1.5 1.8 1.7 1.7 2.0 1.4 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.1 1.0 1.2 0.8 0.9 0.0 HUL RECKITT GSK COLGATE GOVT OF AMAZON ITC LTD NETFLIX INTL GCMMF WIPRO INDIA ONLINE FCT in Lacs (Excluding Broadcaster inventory) GSK – includes Horlicks & Boost Brands Week 15 (week starting 11 April); Week 16 (week starting 18 April)
46 TOP ADVERTISERS: KIDS GENRE ➢ ABBOTT, Flipkart and Think & Learn increase their FCT Week 15 Week 16 1.4 1.2 1.2 1.0 0.9 0.9 0.9 FCT in Lacs 0.8 0.6 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.0 RECKITT HUL COLGATE ABBOTT (G) ITC LTD GSK FLIPKART GCMMF THINK & LEARN P&G PVT LTD FCT in Lacs (Excluding Broadcaster inventory) GSK – includes Horlicks & Boost Brands Week 15 (week starting 11 April); Week 16 (week starting 18 April)
47 FCT CONSUMPTION FOR WK 16: ESSENTIAL AND SOCIAL CONTRIBUTE TO ABOUT 77% OF THE OVERALL INVENTORY IN WEEK 16 Week 15 FCT % Week 16 FCT % 20 Lacs 20 Lacs 9% 9% 30 Lacs 101 Lacs 99 Lacs 29 Lacs 13% 14% 46% 45% 32% 32% 70 Lacs 70 Lacs *Essential Products considered from current scenario: Banking/Finance/Investment, Food & Beverages, Household Products, Personal Care/Personal Hygiene, Personal Healthcare, Telecom etc. Week 16 FCT %
48 TOTAL BRANDS ON TV: MARGINAL DROP IN WEEK 16 vs PREVIOUS WEEKS Wk 2-4 Week 14 Week 15 Week 16 3206 3500 3000 2500 2051 2013 1947 Count of Brands 2000 1500 1000 500 0 Brand Count Week wise Pre Covid i.e. Week 2 to Week 4 (11 Jan to 31 Jan); Week 14 (week starting 4 April); Week 15 (week starting 11 April); Week 16 (week starting 18 April)
49 NEW BRANDS WEEK ON WEEK: MARGINAL DECLINE IN NEW BRANDS THIS WEEK Wk 14 Wk 15 Wk 16 280 300 265 258 250 200 Count of Brands 150 100 50 0 New Brands – Brands present in Current week and not in previous week Brand Count Week wise Week 14 (week starting 4 April); Week 15 (week starting 11 April); Week 16 (week starting 18 April)
INVENTORY LEVELS OF ‘SUMMER SKEWED’ CATEGORIES 50 ➢ Most of the categories sustained FCT levels in Week 16 ➢ Soft Drinks & Squashes have marginally grown 2019 Wk 14-16 Wk 14 Wk 15 Wk 16 4.0 3.5 3.5 3.2 2.9 3.0 2.5 2.0 1.9 2.0 2.0 1.6 1.5 1.5 1.2 0.8 0.50 0.47 0.47 0.46 1.0 0.37 0.33 0.25 0.24 0.22 0.17 0.15 0.15 0.13 0.12 0.10 0.2 0.06 0.06 0.06 0.04 0.04 0.04 0.04 0.04 0.02 0.02 0.02 0.01 0.5 0.2 0.1 0.0 MINERAL WATER FANS AIR CONDITIONERS SOFT DRINK NON AERATED ELECTRONICS/DURABLES POWDERS/LOTIONS SOFT DRINK AERATED ICE CREAM/FROZEN DESSERTS SQUASHES/CORDIALS/SYRUPS CONSUMER DURABLES/HOME PRICKLY HEAT RETAIL OUTLETS- APPLIANCES *Only a few Categories mentioned above FCT in lacs Week 14– 16 2019 Avg FCT Excluding IPL compared with Week 14 (week starting 4 April); Week 15 (week starting 11 April); Week 16 (week starting 18 April)
SMARTPHONE CONSUMPTION LANDSCAPE
SMARTPHONE HIGHLIGHTS FROM TODAY’S SESSION 1. Covid saliency in search waning, Down to 32% now, in Top 100 Google Searches.. 2. From the Peak increase of 3 hrs 48 mins/ day in W3 on their Smartphone, W6 saw 3 hrs 41 mins /day 3. Gaming, Education & Video Conference apps , the Biggest Gainers during Covid lockdown. 4. Covid Lockdown leads Audiences to their interests - Increase for Cooking Apps / Fitness / Self Dev Apps 5. News Continues to evoke Massive Interest among Audiences. 6. SMARTPHONE BEHAVIOUR Strong gains for Movies & Original Series within OTTs continue. 7. Social Media continues to ride High on a large user base. 8. Lack of Sports pushes the Sports Audiences to more Virtual Connectedness & Gaming Apps. 9. Digital Video Ad Spends (select platforms studied) - Between W 3/4/5 > W5 was the lowest across most catg. 52
A LOOK AT SOME TRENDS SEEN GLOBALLY
54 US : STREAMING TIME ON CONNECTED TELEVISION SEES A MASSIVE SPURT Om 121% WEEKLY VS. YEAR AGO 168.7 131% Weekly,Persons 2+, Percent of Total Streaming Minutes OTHERS 161.4 YOUTUBE 28% 29% Total Streaming Minutes P2+ NETFLIX HULU 76.4 69.8 21% AMAZON 19% (Billions) 23% 24% 19% % Increase v/s 21% 32% 33% same period in 2019 35% 34% 12% 15% 12% 12% 9% 8% 7% 7% 2019 WEEK OF... 2020 WEEK OF... Source: Nielsen, Custom Streaming Meter Report, Sum of Daily Streaming Minutes (weighted), P2+, Total Day, Others calculated as the difference between total streaming and the sum of the major 4 digital publishers
55 INCREASES ALL OVER, SPECIALLY NEWS. COVID-19 AND THE STATE OF MEDIA IN THAILAND ZERO COVID PROPERTY ADS
56 OVERALL EXPANSION OF TV VIEWING SOME INCREASE IN TRUST FOR ONLINE NEWS IN MALAYSIA MALAYSIA PHILIPPINES
INDIA SMARTPHONE BEHAVIOR 57
58 COVID RELATED SEARCHES SEEN TO WANE IN WEEK 6 Om TOP GOOGLE SEARCHES OVER THE WEEKS 39% 37% 32% 8% COVID RELATED SEARCH TERMS WEEK 4 WEEK 5 WEEK 6 PRE COVID-WEEK 1 4th April 11th April 18th April COVID-19 Disruption Top 100 Google Searches by Frequency are considered for above Based on Nielsen Android Smartphone Panel representing 1L+, NCCS ABC, 15-44
59 FROM A 12% INCREASE SEEN IN WEEK 3, THE INCREASE VERSUS PRECOVID IS NOW DOWN TO 9% SHARE OF TIME SPENT ON VARIOUS ACTIVITIES ON THE SMARTPHONE-COVID DISRUPTION IN Pre COVID-19 COVID-19 Disruption WEEK 6 Week 4 Week 5 Week 6 Others Daily Time Spent 16.1 18.1 17.8 17.7 11% Chat & VOIP on smartphone Billion mins Billion mins Billion mins Billion mins 18% Browsing 6% Gaming 10% 3 HRS 41 MINS Social +9% per day Networking 15% +9% Calling 9% Data Consumption per Utility & 1 GB 1.19 GB 1.16 GB 1.16 GB Video day per user Phone (in GB) Streaming Features 14% 16% Others includes-Offline Multimedia, BFSI/Payment, E-Commerce, News Apps, Education, Health, .Astrology, Dating Apps, Mobile Coupons,etc. Based on Nielsen Android Smartphone Panel representing 1L+, NCCS ABC, 15-44
THE WATERFALL OF INCREASE : SOCIAL NETWORKING CONTRIBUTION IN 60 INCREASE STAYS STRONG, GAMING A HUGE CONTRIBUTOR ! Week 3 Vs Pre-COVID Week 5+6 Vs Pre COVID Daily Avg. Time/Consumers 3 hrs 48 mins 3 hrs 42 mins Increase in Daily Avg Time +12.4% +9.8% % CONTRIBUTION OF VARIOUS ACTIVITIES IN INCREASE Chat & VOIP 34% 28% Social Networking 28% 27% Gaming 22% 30% VOD 10% 8% Others 5% 8% Based on Nielsen Android Smartphone Panel representing 1L+, NCCS ABC, 15-44
61 DIFFERENT STROKES IN DIFFERENT AUDIENCE GROUPS !! SPURT OF INCREASE FOR FEMALES IN GAMING & EDUCATION LARGELY ON ACCOUNT OF OLDER FEMALES % CHANGE IN TIME SPENT PER USER PER Premium All Smartphone WEEK BY CATEGORIES Male Females Audiences Users (WEEK 6 VS PRE COVID) (Metros,NCCS A1) SOCIAL NETWORKING +36% +39% +32% +37% GAMES +49% +48% +55% +52% NEWS APPS +27% +31% +21% +90% CHAT & VOIP +28% +27% +28% +36% EDUCATION +38% +30% +53% +27% VIDEO STREAMING +7% +9% +5% +27% VIDEO CONFERENCING +427% +363% +494% +266% Virtual Drives include: Google Drive app, OneDrive, EasyShare app, MEGA, Dropbox, Samsung Cloud, JioCloud, Slideshare presentation app, MyAppSharer app, ASUS web storage, etc Education includes: Doubtnut,Google Classroom,Unacademy Learning App,Udemy,GradeUp,Byjus,etc. Based on Nielsen Android Smartphone Panel representing 1L+, NCCS ABC, 15-44 COVID Disruption W6 as compared to Pre COVID-19
PEOPLE SEEN TO BE USING THE LOCKDOWN PERIOD TO HONE NEW 62 SKILLS, WORK ON THEIR HEALTH & WELLNESS AND EXPLORE OTHER INTERESTS! Analysis Done For - Premium Audiences - Metros NCCS A1 TIME SPENT ON FITNESS = 1.4X TIMES TIME SPENT ON COOKING RECIPES = 2.7X TIMES TIME SPENT ON SELF HELP = 2.8X TIMES TIME SPENT ON OTHER INTERESTS = 2.6X TIMES OTHER INTERESTS: READING,CODING,SKETCHING,PLAYING MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS,ETC. Basis Apps and Top 100 YouTube channels Based on Nielsen Android Smartphone Panel representing 1L+, NCCS ABC, 15-44 COVID Disruption W6 as compared to Pre COVID-19
COVID-19 INDUCED VOLATILITY RESULTS IN INCREASED CONSUMPTION OF 63 TRADING APPS OBSERVED DURING CORE TRADING TIME AND AROUND MARKET CLOSURE % USERS/WEEK TIME SPENT/USER/WEEK(Min) TRADING APPS 4% +31% 57 mins +1% STOCK MARKET BEARS & BULLS 13% +19% 1 hr 52 mins +19% Stock Market Bears & Bulls - NCCS A Working Males over 25+ coming from Metros SHARE OF TIME SPENT BY DAYPARTS FOR THE STOCK MARKET BEARS & BULLS 5% 58% 56% PRE COVID COVID DISRUPTION (WEEK 4-6) 18% 18% 25% 33% 40% 9% 20% 4% 7% 6% 4% 3% 5% 5% 4% 3% PRE MARKET MARKET OPEN TRADING TIME MARKET CLOSURE EVENING NIGHT LATE HOURS OPEN (9:00 AM-10:00 AM) (10:00 AM-3:00 PM) (3:00 PM-4:00 PM) (4:00 PM-8:00 PM) (8:00 PM-11:00 PM) (11:00 PM-4:00 AM) (4:00 AM-9:00 AM) Trading Apps included:Olymp Trade,Angel Broking,IQ Option,Expert Option-Binary Options,Kite 3 by Zerodha,5Paisa Trading & Robo Advisory,Binomo,Moneycontrol,ShareMobile Pro,MCX Live by Market Pulse,etc. Based on Nielsen Android Smartphone Panel representing 1L+, NCCS ABC, 15-44
64 NEWS CONTINUES TO EVOKE MASSIVE INTEREST NUMBER OF % USERS/WEEK VIEWS/WEEK/USER TOTAL NEWS 46% +22% 20 +38% (APPS+WEBSITES+VIDEO) NUMBER OF NUMBER OF % USERS/WEEK VIEWSWEEK/USER % USERS/WEEK VIEWS/WEEK/USER NEWS APPS 21% +11% 16 +21% NEWS WEBSITES 14% +20% 24 +51% News Apps includes all types of apps like aggregators, Hindi, Websites includes top 50 news websites English, Regional. Examples of apps are Dailyhunt, Newspoint, Dainik Bhaskar, Aaj Tak # News Pre Week Channels COVID 5+6 NUMBER OF % USERS/WEEK VIEWS/WEEK/USER Average 2.2 2.6 Share of Users VIDEO NEWS 26% +52% 10 +41% 1 53% 42% 2 20% 22% Video News includes TV news channels streamed on YouTube, JioTV, Hotstar, MX Player & Zee5 >3 27% 35% Based on Nielsen Android Smartphone Panel representing 1L+, NCCS ABC, 15-44 COVID Disruption W5+W6 as compared to Pre COVID-19
Based on COVID Weeks 4,5,6 (4th Apr - 24th Apr) 65 TOP VIDEO NEWS CHANNELS IN COVID TIMES ON SMARTPHONE VIDEO NEWS 26% +52% 10 +41% Ranked in order of gross consumption (time spent on a content aggregated across all users who watched that content) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 India TV Zee News TV9 Telugu NDTV India TV9 Marathi ABP Ananda V6 News ABP Majha Aaj Tak ABP News Ranked in order of % unique users who watched the content 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Rajasthan Aaj Tak India TV Zee News Patrika NDTV India TV9 Telugu BBC News Hindi NTV Telugu India Today ABP News Based on TV news channels streamed on YouTube, JioTV, Hotstar, MX Player & Zee5 Based on Nielsen Android Smartphone Panel representing 1L+, NCCS ABC, 15-44
IN THE SPOTLIGHT : - EVOLUTION OF GAMING - SPORTS ENTHUSIASTS 66
GAMING HAS SEEN A CONTINUAL INCREASE OVER THE WEEKS ON BOTH 67 REACH & TIME SPENT, A MIX OF BOTH ADULTS & KIDS AT HOMES, GAMING % USERS/WEEK TIME SPENT/USER/WEEK(Min) GAMING 72% +20% 3 hrs 45 mins +49% HOW REACH FOR GAMING HAS MOVED W-O-W COMPARED TO PRE- HOW HAS TIME SPENT ON GAMING MOVED W-O-W COMPARED TO COVID? PRE-COVID? 20% 3 hrs 45 mins 72% 60% 2 hrs 31 mins PRE COVID WEEK 1 WEEK 2 WEEK 3 WEEK 4 WEEK 5 WEEK 6 PRE COVID WEEK 1 WEEK 2 WEEK 3 WEEK 4 WEEK 5 WEEK 6 COVID Disruption as compared to Pre COVID-19 Based on Nielsen Android Smartphone Panel representing 1L+, NCCS ABC, 15-44
68 GAMING SHOWS DYNAMIC EVOLUTION WITH SHIFTS IN TOP RANKING PLAYERS AND SOME NEW ENTRANTS INTO THE TOP 30! % USERS/WEEK TIME SPENT/USER/WEEK(Min) GAMING 72% +20% 3 hrs 45 mins +49% SORTED BASIS % USERS/WEEK COVID DISRUPTION PRE COVID WEEK 6 PUBG LUDO KING NEW ENTRANTS IN THE TOP 30 CANDY CRUSH SAGA PUBG FREE FIRE CANDY CRUSH SAGA Mini Joy Lite Ludo Club DREAM 11 FREE FIRE Dr Driving Call Break LUDO KING CARROM POOL Rummy Circle MPL-MOBILE CARROM POOL PREMIER LEAGUE Ace2Three Rummy Bubble Shooter GOLD QUIZ PUBG LITE PUBG LITE BULB SMASH Based on Nielsen Android Smartphone Panel representing 1L+, NCCS ABC, 15-44
LACK OF SPORTS PUSHES THE ENTHUSIASTIC AUDIENCES TO 69 GREATER VIRTUAL CONNECTEDNESS & ALSO TO GAMING APPS ! GOING INTO THE LOCKDOWN ENTHUSIASTS Analysis Done For - Sports Enthusiasts WERE 12% HIGHER ON THEIR SMARTPHONE CONSUMPTION.. NOW THEY ARE AT PARITY % CHANGE IN TIME SHARE ON COVID PRE-COVID CATEGORIES DISRUPTION DIFFERENCE SHARE (WEEK 4-6 VS PRE COVID) SHARE COVID PRE COVID DISRUPTION WEEK 6 SPORTS APPS 10% 1% -9% VIDEO STREAMING 15% 14% -1% 3 Hrs +9% 3 Hrs Time Spent SHOPPING 2% 1% -1% day/user 24 Mins 41 Mins (All Users) SOCIAL NETWORKING 10% 14% +4% CHAT & VOIP 12% 15% +4% GAMING (EXCL SPORTS APPS) 5% 9% +4% Time Spent/day/ BROWSER 6% 6% 0% user -3% (Sports 3 Hrs 3 Hrs MOBILE PAYMENT 2% 2% 0% Enthusiasts) 48 Mins 42 Mins NEWS 1% 1% 0% SEARCH 1% 1% 0% OTHERS 36% 35% -1% Sports Enthusiasts who were heavy on Sports Apps or Sports Streaming on Hotstar or Both Sports Apps includes Fantasy Sports Apps like Dream11, Halaplay and Live Score Apps like Cricbuzz Based on Nielsen Android Smartphone Panel representing 1L+, NCCS ABC, 15-44
WHAT’S HAPPENING IN THE VIDEO STREAMING SPACE 70
COVID PERIOD VIEWING RESULTS IN A VERY STRONG GROWTH ACROSS 71 ALL SEGMENTS OF OTTs % USERS/WEEK TIME SPENT/USER/WEEK(Min) VOD 96% - 3 hrs 48 mins +7% VOD= Video Streaming Platforms,including Youtube Below Table : YT Not included, OTT Apps included below are : Amazon Prime, Hotstar, MX Player online, Netflix, Voot, Zee5 CHANGE IN TIME CHANGE IN % USERS/WEEK SPENT/USER/WEEK LIVE TV +4% +59% MOVIES +42% +82% ORIGINAL SERIES +115% +57% SYNDICATED SERIES -44% -10% SPORTS -97% -99% Syndicated Shows - Includes shows from parent brand, which were not originally created for the OTT platform Original Series- Content that is tagged as original or exclusive on the platform Based on Nielsen Android Smartphone Panel representing 1L+, NCCS ABC, 15-44 COVID Disruption W6 as compared to Pre COVID-19 Data
Based on COVID Weeks 4,5,6 (4th Apr - 24th Apr) 72 TOP MOVIES IN COVID TIMES ON SMARTPHONE Ranked in order of gross consumption (time spent on a content aggregated across all users who watched that content) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Angrezi Medium, Mission Mangal, The Lion King, Housefull 4, Avengers Bala, Aladdin, Shubh Mangal India’s Most Hit Disney+ Hotstar Disney+ Hotstar Disney+ Hotstar Disney+ Hotstar Endgame, Disney+ Hotstar Disney+ Hotstar Zyada Saavdhan, Wanted, (The First Case), Disney+ Hotstar APV Disney+ Hotstar APV Ranked in order of % unique users who watched the content 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Aladdin, Avengers Tanhaji, Housefull 4, Bala, Captain Marvel, Frozen, The Lion King, Angrezi Medium, Frozen II, Disney+ Hotstar Endgame, Disney+ Hotstar Disney+ Hotstar Disney+ Hotstar Disney+ Hotstar Disney+ Hotstar Disney+ Hotstar Disney+ Hotstar Disney+ Hotstar Disney+ Hotstar Content based on: Amazon Prime, Hotstar, MX Player (online), Netflix, Voot, Zee5 Based on Nielsen Android Smartphone Panel representing 1L+, NCCS ABC, 15-44
ADVERTISING ON DIGITAL SMARTPHONE BEHAVIOUR 73
DIGITAL VIDEO**: WEEK 5 SHARE WAS THE LOWEST FOR MOST CATEGORIES. 74 CORPORATE /BRAND IMAGE WAS AN EXCEPTION AS IT SAW THE HIGHEST SHARES MEDIA EDUCATION BFSI AUTO WEEK OF WEEK OF WEEK OF 28TH MARCH 4TH APRIL 11TH APRIL FOOD & CORPORATE / RETAIL BRAND IMAGE GAMING BEVERAGES Unique video creatives for Hotstar & YouTube (Pre roll & Mid roll) and TikTok ** : Current capability of Ad Scanning covers Video Ads, Above Data covers Youtube/ Hotstar / TikTok largely Based on Nielsen Android Smartphone Panel representing 1L+, NCCS ABC, 15-44
SUMMARIZING THE KEY POINTS FROM TODAY’S SESSION 75
76 SUMMARY 1. “CORONA Virus” searches now waning - down to 32% among Top 100 Google searches 2. TV consumption seems to be stabilising now - at 1.16 Trillion minutes this week, a drop from last week but growth of 31% over pre-COVID period - Growth in Mega Cities is higher than growth in Rural 3. The new normal of around 3 hrs, 40 minutes spent per day on Smartphone seems to have set in 4. News and Movies on TV have started to taper off as compared to last few weeks but continue to operate at 2X levels over the pre-COVID period 5. News franchise on Smartphone continues to evoke massive interest among Audiences 6. Hindi GEC in Urban HSM grew by 31% over the pre-COVID period whereas strong gains for Movies and Original Series on OTT platforms continue on the Smartphone 7. Drop observed in viewership as Ramayan transitioned to Uttar Ramayan 8. Heavy viewers of last year’s IPL watched just 2% of sports in the last 4 weeks (down from 20% last year) - viewership shifted to GEC, MOvies, News 9. Lack of Sports pushes the Sports Audiences to more Virtual Connectedness & Gaming Apps 10. FCT on TV stable this week whereas Digital Video Ad spends (select platforms) at the lowest among last three weeks across most categories
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