In ICC CWC season, Budget 2019 dominates news in Week 28

For Indians, the workings of the country’s economy and how the Budget proposals of the Government will impact them made more news sense even as the ICC Cricket World Cup was on in Week 28 of 2019.

Chrome News Track, from Chrome Data Analytics and Media, has been conducting study on News Content aired across India by choosing the "Most Aired, Most Watched and Most Discussed News of the week".

The survey conducted is an outcome of the data collected from 34,000 Chrome DM panel homes across India. It analyses the effectiveness of the News aired on television every week and categorises it through three broad segments namely Most Aired, Most Watched and Most Discussed.

Most Aired News in Week 28

According to the Chrome News Track data for the Week 28 - 2019, “Budget 2019” was the most Aired News this week, followed by News About “Heavy Rain in Mumbai”. The News about “Team India Loses World Cup 2019 Semi Final” stood at the 3^rd spot, the News about “Rahul Gandhi Resignation” was next in the list. News about “Tension in Old Delhi Over Clash Between Groups” managed to take the fifth and the last spot.

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Most Watched News in Week 28

The survey also reveals that “Budget 2019” was the most watched news for the week, grabbing maximum eyeballs, followed by “Team India Loses World Cup 2019 Semi Final”. The news about “Rahul Gandhi Resignation”, “Tension in Old Delhi Over Clash Between Groups” and “PM Modi Condemn’s Akash Vijayvargiya’s Bat Attack” also generated interests amongst viewers and are placed at 3^rd, 4^th and 5^th positions, respectively, in the list.

Most Discussed News in Week 28

On the other hand, taking a closer view of the Most Discussed News category of the survey, the news about “Budget 2019” has been the talk of the nation, making it the most discussed news, whereas the News about “Team India Loses World Cup 2019 Semi Final” happens to be the 2^nd most discussed news as per the survey. “Tension in Old Delhi Over Clash Between Groups” became the 3^rd most discussed news among the masses. “PM Modi Condemn’s Akash Vijayvargiya’s Bat Attack” and “Rahul Gandhi Resignation” are placed at 4^th and 5^th positions, respectively, in the list.