MUMBAI: BARC India has transitioned from using the term ‘Impressions’ to ‘Average Minute Audience’, abbreviated as ‘AMA’, in cognizance with the Technical Committee. Data releases via the BARC India website for Week 47 (Saturday, November 21, 2020) onwards will reflect AMA. The change in terminology started reflecting on YUMI Analytics for BARC India subscribers from December 1 onwards.
“As a measurement body, BARC India is determined to evolve to keep up with changing times and provide the industry with metrics that are clear, match global standards, and that are a true representation of What India Watches,” the company said in a statement.
Average Minute Audience (AMA) is defined as the number of individuals of a target audience who viewed an “Event”, averaged across minutes. The methodology for the calculation of AMA will continue to remain the same as that of Impressions.
Derrick Gray, chief, measurement science and business analytics, BARC India, said: “At BARC India, it is our constant endeavor to ensure that our subscribers are provided with a currency which is a true representation of What India Watches.
“At the same time, we are determined to provide our stakeholders with technology that is at par with global standards as well as clear metrics that match up to global metrics. We recently completed our transition to YUMI Analytics and as a step forward will move on to using AMA across data releases.
“We will continue to introduce world class practices and standards for our clients while evolving as a robust measurement body.”
BARC India is registered with the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (MIB) as a self-regulated, not-for-profit joint industry body that provides the most authentic audience estimates of What India Watches to broadcasters, advertisers and advertising agencies. The big data driven insights generated by BARC India, powers efficient media spends and content decisions in a highly dynamic and growing television sector.
