According to the Indian Readership Survey topline findings for 2014, readership of India‘s top ten dailies grew by around 5 percent, thanks to the general elections. Dainik Jagran retained its top spot as the most widely read publication while Times of India remains the largest English daily.
After suspension of nearly 7 months, the Media Research User's Council (MRUC) announced last week that the voluntary abeyance on the 2013 Indian Readership Survey has been lifted. Released in January, IRS 2013 had drawn criticism from various print media groups for alleged anomalies in the data.
Less than a month after its introduction, the hotly contested findings of the new-look of Indian Readership Survey (IRS) have been suspended till March 31. A process for re-validation of the study will be developed and recommendations will be incorporated in to the future architecture of the IRS.
Nearly a year after it was suspended, the Media Research Users Council or MRUC finally unveiled the new Indian Readership Survey (IRS) on Tuesday.
As high quality TV inventory shrinks, advertisers will maintain and, in some cases, increase spends on leading newspapers and websites.