A survey on Malaysians and their media consumption during the COVID-19 Movement Control Order (MCO) period found that 56 percent of respondents watched action programs during that time. Action, followed by comedy and horror were the top three genres watched by Malaysians during the MCO. Malaysia introduced the MCO on March 18 to slow down the spread of COVID-19. The MCO was extended for the third time till May 12.
Most-watched genres of media consumed during the COVID-19 Movement Control Order (MCO) period in Malaysia as at April 2020
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Vase.ai. (April 10, 2020). Most-watched genres of media consumed during the COVID-19 Movement Control Order (MCO) period in Malaysia as at April 2020 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved September 24, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1112671/malaysia-most-watched-media-genre-during-covid-19-mco/
Vase.ai. "Most-watched genres of media consumed during the COVID-19 Movement Control Order (MCO) period in Malaysia as at April 2020." Chart. April 10, 2020. Statista. Accessed September 24, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1112671/malaysia-most-watched-media-genre-during-covid-19-mco/
Vase.ai. (2020). Most-watched genres of media consumed during the COVID-19 Movement Control Order (MCO) period in Malaysia as at April 2020. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: September 24, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1112671/malaysia-most-watched-media-genre-during-covid-19-mco/
Vase.ai. "Most-watched Genres of Media Consumed during The Covid-19 Movement Control Order (Mco) Period in Malaysia as at April 2020." Statista, Statista Inc., 10 Apr 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1112671/malaysia-most-watched-media-genre-during-covid-19-mco/
Vase.ai, Most-watched genres of media consumed during the COVID-19 Movement Control Order (MCO) period in Malaysia as at April 2020 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1112671/malaysia-most-watched-media-genre-during-covid-19-mco/ (last visited September 24, 2023)
Most-watched genres of media consumed during the COVID-19 Movement Control Order (MCO) period in Malaysia as at April 2020 [Graph], Vase.ai, April 10, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1112671/malaysia-most-watched-media-genre-during-covid-19-mco/