Th start of festive season brings cheer to TV; ad volumes during Onam week increase by 22% than previous week, reveals ...
Sep 24, 2021, 15:51 IST
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August 2021 witnessed the highest number of active advertisers and brands for 2021: BARC
Sep 24, 2021, 15:51 IST
Th start of festive season brings cheer to TV; ad volumes during Onam week increase by 22% than previous week, reveals ...
- Number of Advertisers & Brands in August’21 higher than the previous two years.
- BFSI, E-Commerce & Corporate Brand Image register exponential growth.
“As we kickstarted India’s festive season with Onam, we have seen growth in Ad Volumes in
Ad Volumes of the Top 10 advertisers grew by 29% while the next 40 saw 19% growth and the remainder, 22% growth in August 2021, versus the same period for 2019. FMCG continued to dominate with the highest share with 92.9 mn seconds of Ad Volumes and has grown by 22% over August 2019. With 4.4. mn seconds of Ad Volumes for Corporate and Brand Image, the sector witnessed a staggering growth of 570% over August 2019 where it had recorded 0.7 mn seconds.
E-commerce and BFSI sectors grew by 109% and 110% in August 2021 versus August 2019. FMCG, E-commerce, Building, Industrial & Land Materials/Equipments, Corporate and Brand Image and Auto, are the top 5 sectors to dominate by share.
Ad volumes for Bhojpuri language channels grew by 113% in August 2021, recording the highest growth across languages over August 2019 followed by Punjabi with 47%, Marathi with 32% and Hindi and Tamil at 28% each. Hindi language channels however continue to dominate share with 49 mn seconds followed by Tamil and Telugu with 17 mn seconds and 13 mn seconds. Onam Week 2021 recorded 2.23 mn seconds of Ad Volumes, 13% higher than 2019. Ad Volumes during Onam Week 2021 for Malayalam Channels also increased by 22% compared to the previous 4 weeks, reaffirming a strong start to the festive season.
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