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Category: Music and Youth

  • Channel V launches ‘Only On V’, ties up with Sanam

    MUMBAI: In a step to further strengthen its position as a music channel, Star India’s Channel V has launched Only On V. The platform plans to offer differentiated content akin to the tastes of the new generation which enjoys both Indian and international music.

    Through Only on V, the channel aims to bring to its viewer’s exclusive music videos from Indian and International artists, international music festivals and concerts.

    “When we launched last year we promised to give a unique music television experience to the new generation, Only on V is our effort to do something new in the category by bringing fresh content to the mass medium of television. We will continue to curate more exclusive music content for growing viewers,” a Star India spokesperson said.

    Sanam will be the first big offering under the umbrella of Only on V which is launching on 1 April. The property also marks the band’s original compositions debut on television. Commented the band, “This is the first time that our original compositions will be aired on television. Channel V is known to be disruptive when it comes to its programming, and the viewing experience is completely surreal. We are looking forward to reach out to the TV audience and bring to them our original music.”

    Television’s outreach is extensive and Channel V aims to tap into this wide audience by bringing to them quality music content making the viewing experience more enjoyable.

  • MTV to broadcast UCypher eSports tournament in April

    MUMBAI: 2017 looks to be promising for the Indian eSports scenario. We recently saw one of India’s biggest names in game publishing delve into the eSports sector, as Nazara Games announced their very own eSports league. However, before that, another league of a large scale was announced by USports. Titled ‘UCypher’, the league is the brain child of businessman, Ronnie Screwvala and promises the Indian players with a formidable platform to showcase their talent.

    Now, the first set of operational details has been revealed by the company in a meet with the players where USports, CEO, Supratik Sen and Screwvala addressed the gathering.

    The tournament is set to kick off next month, which is April. As revealed earlier, the event will have two seasons per year, at least for the initial years. Around 66 gamers from around the country have been shortlisted for the tournament which will sport a prize pool of Rs 50 lakh.

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  • ‘Big F’ to go bolder in Season 2 on MTV and Voot

    MUMBAI: The second season of Big F is all set to premiere on MTV and delves deeper into the psyche of Indian women to explore their hidden desires and gives them the confidence to break free from societal taboos and claim their desires and their bodies.

    Actor Randeep Hooda is to host Big F Season 2 launching on 12 March at 7 pm. Hooda will be making his television debut with the show, which will also be available for viewers on Viacom18’s online platform Voot from 13 March 2017.

    Viacom18 head youth and English Entertainment Ferzad Palia said, “With MTV Big F Season 1 we took a very bold step with stories of sexual liberation that we showcased and were appreciated for it. What we realized was, as a custodian of youth culture in the country, that MTV had immense power to bring about change – however small – in the way people thought about these things. Season 2 practically wrote itself. The society we live in is known for suppressing the voice of women, more so if they are talking about their desires. Through MTV Big F Season 2 we want to give more power to women and their desires. I am sure, through this season we will be able to change the way the society looks at women and their right to express their sexuality.”

    MTV Big F season 2 will be give a voice to female sexuality, a beast that has long been silenced. It will be bring these sexually- liberating tales through tasteful representation on Indian television.

  • ENIL revenue up in third quarter of 2017

    BENGALURU: Indian private FM player Entertainment Network (India) Limited (ENIL), which runs the Mirchi brand radio network in India,  reported 4.9 percent increase in Total Income from Operations (TIO) for the quarter ended 31 December 2016 (Q3-17, current quarter). The company reported consolidated revenue of Rs 150.65 crore for the current quarter as compared to Rs 143.57 crore in the corresponding quarter of the previous fiscal. Quarter-on-quarter (q-o-q), revenue in Q3-17 also increased 16.2 percent from Rs 129.65 crore in Q2-17.

    The company’s consolidated profit after tax (PAT) in Q3-17 declined by 43.1 percent year-over-year (y-o-y) to Rs 16.42 crore (10.9 percent margin) as compared to Rs 28.86 crore (20.1 percent margin) and more than doubled (increased 2.18 times) q-o-q from Rs 8.05 crore (6.2 percent margin).

    Company Speak

    Commenting on the results, ENIL managing director and chief executive officer, Prashant Panday said, “We are poised on the cusp of a strong growth curve with the Love Network – 8 ‘Mirchi Love’ channels of our own and 3 ‘Ishq FM’ channels of TV Today – now fully operational. This network, along with the original ‘Mirchi’ network, now comprising 42 channels, offer advertisers the widest coverage across the country. With the government soon to announce the results of the second batch of auctions held recently, we will grow even bigger. These are exciting times!”

    Let us look at the other numbers reported by ENIL

    ENIL’s consolidated Earnings before Interest, Depreciation, Taxes and Amortisation (EBIDTA, operating profit) for Q3-17 declined 18.5 percent y-o-y to Rs 38.13 crore (25.3 percent margin)  from Rs 46.78 crore (32.6 percent margin) but increased 64.9 percent q-o-q from Rs 23.13 crore (26.6 percent margin) in the immediate trailing quarter.

    ENIL total expense (TE) in Q3-17 increased 20.5 percent y-o-y to Rs 127.26 crore (84.5 percent of TIO) from Rs 105.64 crore (73.6 percent of TIO), and increased 5.6 percent q-o-q from Rs 120.50 crore (92.9 percent of TIO).

    Programming and royalty expenses in the current quarter increased 43.6 percent y-o-y to Rs 6.85 crore (4.5 percent of TIO) from Rs 4.77 crore (3.3 percent of TIO and increased 13.7 percent q-o-q from Rs 6.03 crore (4.6 percent of TIO).

    License fee in Q3-17 increased 28.4 percent y-o-y to Rs 8.82 crore (5.9 percent of TIO) from Rs 6.87 crore (4.8 percent of TIO) and increased 6.1 percent q-o-q from Rs 8.31 crore (6.4 percent of TIO).

    Employee Benefit Expense (EBE) in Q3-17 at Rs 28.76 crore (19.1 percent of TIO) increased 13.9 percent y-o-y from Rs 25.5 crore (17.6 percent of TIO) and increased 7 percent q-o-q from Rs 26.86 crore (20.7 percent of TIO).

    Marketing expense in Q3-17 at Rs 33.95 crore (22.5 percent of TIO) increased 6.8 percent y-o-y from Rs 31.78 crore (22.1 percent of TIO) and increased 4.2 percent q-o-q from Rs 32.58 crore (25.1 percent of TIO).

    Other expenses in Q3-17 at Rs 34.14 crore (22.7 percent of TIO) increased 21.4 percent y-o-y from Rs 31.78 crore (19.6 percent of TIO) and increased 4.3 percent q-o-q from Rs 32.73 crore (25.3 percent of TIO).

    ENIL won 17 stations in Phase 3 auctions. The company launched three new radio channels during the quarter viz. Lucknow, Pune and Kanpur. ENIL says that it intends to start operations at three out of the remaining six Phase III radio channels before the end of the financial year 2016-17.

    Note: The unit of currency in this report is the Indian rupee – Rs (also conventionally represented by INR). The Indian numbering system or the Vedic numbering system has been used to denote money values. The basic conversion to the international norm would be:
    (a) 100,00,000 = 100 lakh = 10,000,000 = 10 million = 1 crore.
    (b) 10,000 lakh = 100 crore = 1 arab = 1 billion.

  • Shemaroo wins ‘social media’ gold for #FilmigaaneAntakshri

    MUMBAI: Shemaroo Entertainment Ltd, one of the leading content houses in the country wins a “Gold Award” for #FilmigaaneAntakshri at the 7TH India Digital Awards organized by IAMAI in the category of Social Media Marketing. IAMAI had around 300 entries from leading brands and five among them were nominated for the award namely Coca Cola India, IDFC Bank, Woodland Worldwide, Nutralite and Shemaroo Entertainment Ltd.

    Prior to this #FilmigaaneAntakshri also entered the Limca Book of Records for hosting the longest running Antakshari on Twitter. #FilmiGaaneAntakshari, an initiative by Shemaroo’s Filmigaane, is the first of its kind digital campaign that ran on Twitter for 7 continuous days, 24 hours from 26th September’16 to 3rd October’16, a total of 168 hours. The campaign was designed to make people re-live the beautiful retro era. During the course of this campaign, on an average one winner was selected in every 5 minute and total of 2016 winners selected in 168 hours. A Grand prize worth Rs. 10,000 was announced for the person who showed the maximum participation during the campaign. The campaign created a stir amongst the twitter users and went viral for days. Shortly radio and news portals also started speaking about it.

    Shemaroo Entertainment director Jai Maroo said, “It is an exciting moment for us. We are thankful to the IAMAI for the prestigious award. In last few months we have redefined our social media strategy and gone a step further to bring twist and turn in the rules of entertainment on social media. People believed that twitter is more youth oriented platform and a retro Antakhri on the platform is not a great idea. However, we decided to challenge the thoughts and we created history. This award speaks out loud that we are on the right track and I believe this is just the beginning and many more stories will be told.”

    Shemaroo director Hiren Gada shared his thoughts on the occasion, “We are excited and overwhelmed at receiving this award. We are also thankful to IAMAI and the jury members for the recognition they have given to our initiative. Our social media team consists of a group of enthusiastic, young and vibrant people who have strive to gather a deep understanding of consumer preferences. They keep coming up with fresh and innovative initiatives to entertain and engage the populace on the platform. With this award, it feels that our efforts are being recognized by the industry.”

    The Internet & Mobile Association of India (IAMAI) is a not-for-profit industry body that has the mandate to expand and enhance the online and mobile value added services sectors. It is dedicated to presenting a unified voice of the businesses it represents to the government, investors, consumers and other stakeholders. The association addresses the issues, concerns and challenges of the Internet and Mobile economy and takes a leading role in its development.

  • Vh1 to air Grammys, Beyoncé leads: pub screenings in 12 cities

    MUMBAI: This February, Vh1, India’s leading international music channel, continues the award fever in India with a month long celebration of the 59th Annual Grammy Awards, on air and on ground. The biggest names in the industry will unite to recognize and celebrate the best of 2016 at Staples Center, Los Angeles on 13 February 7:30am onwards with a primetime repeat at 9pm. The viewers will get to watch the most anticipated performances and inspiring victory speeches exclusively on Vh1, India’s preferred destination for International music & pop culture.

    This year, Beyoncé leads the pack with nine nominations, making it a total of 62 Grammy nominations across her career in the music industry, and with 20 wins already in her pocket! Drake, Rihanna, and Kanye West follow soon after, with eight nominations each, trailed by Chance the Rapper with seven and Adele and Twenty One Pilots with five nods each. This year also marks Demi Lovato’s debut in the race to win the coveted award with her first-ever Grammy nomination.

    The awards, this year, will be compered by James Corden, host of the Late Late Show, following the legacy of his predecessors, LL Cool J, Queen Latifah, and the likes.

    In addition to the exclusive telecast, you can also catch the Grammys across 12 cities at Vh1 screenings at popular pubs, bars and restaurants along with special screenings at JCB and Golds Gym.

    Even the millennials are in for a treat as Vh1 is organizing special Grammy breakfast parties just for them. The celebrations don’t end there, as Vh1 and NEXA Music Lounge have given one of Vh1’s many viewers a chance to attend the ceremony live in Los Angeles through the Nexa Music Lounge presents Vh1 Grammy’s Super Access.

    Commenting on the telecast of the Annual Grammy Awards, Viacom18 programming head – English entertainment Hashim D’souza shared, “We are excited and proud to be the Nation’s premier destination for international Pop culture, and with the Annual Grammy Awards we aim to reiterate our stand as India’s go-to destination for international music and entertainment. Along with bringing quality international content to India, we are also excited to provide a money can’t buy experience by sending one lucky winner to attend the Grammys like a VIP. This year our awards season kicked off with a phenomenal response to the Golden Globe Awards and with 2017 Grammys we hope to take it up a notch by integrating live viewer reactions on-air.”

    The annual Grammy Awards are a part of an extravagant award show line-up that airs exclusively on Vh1 which includes the Annual Billboard Music Awards, the American Music Awards, the Golden Globe Awards, Video Music Awards and Europe Music Awards. This stellar line-up follows the successful live telecast of the Global Citizen Festival in Mumbai last year, reiterating Vh1’s unchallenged leadership and innovation benchmark in the country.

  • Disney India’s goal is to create a content omni-bus, says Subramaniam

    Disney India’s goal is to create a content omni-bus, says Subramaniam

    MUMBAI: Bindass’ maiden web series Girl in the City – a story of a girl who steps into the bustling city of Mumbai to fulfil her dream of being in the fashion industry – has turned out to be a huge success for the channel. According to the channel, it has garnered 53 million views including all the micro-content, episodes, and live interactions with the cast. After 13 triumphant episodes, the channel is all geared up to launch the second installment.

    The channel is also launching another show next month.

    “The first season has done stupendously well for us. It was one of the most talked about series in its first chapter. I am very happy to say that the success of the first chapter has made us launch the second chapter,” said Disney India VP Media Networks Vijay Subramaniam.

    Girl in the City chapter two will go live with its first episode in March following a omni platform strategy wherein it will launch on all the platforms at the same time (YouTube and TV). This year too, Castrol Activ Scooter is back on board as the presenting sponsor with Titan (Tanishq Mia) and Zydus (Everyuth) as associate sponsors.

    “The biggest validation is that the title sponsor has come back for the second season clearly indicating that the show has exceeded their expectations. We don’t take too many advertisers because this content effectively works for brands as we are able to seamlessly integrate them into our story telling. In order to do that, we tend to restrict the number of brands we work with and it also gives us time to crate very interesting integrations that are within the story and don’t look forced,” asserted the VP.

    The story builds on the first season and moves in a very interesting direction full of surprises. It moves ahead from where it ended last season. This chapter of her life will chronicle Meera’s journey of self-discovery as she comes of age through. Through this journey of realizing her dreams and fulfilling her aspirations, she comes across Kiran (Karanvir Sharma), Areem (Preetika Chawla) along with Kartik (Rajat Barmecha) who play a pivotal role in helping Meera move a step closer to her ultimate goal.

    Girl in the City season two is directed by Samar Shaikh, written by Sanyukta Shaikh and is produced by Still and Still Moving Pictures.

    The marketing strategy of the show is on the similar grounds like its previous season. It will be conversational and will go wherever the viewers already are. “When we look back at the success of Girl In The City, the whole social engagement that we created by putting Meera Sehgal on Facebook and getting live updates about what is happening in her world was a huge hit. So, we are going to do something similar to help spread the buzz about season two. We are seeing a lot of demand already,” added Subramaniam.

    He said further, “We are pretty confident that it will beat all the metrics, every benchmark it has set with the season one. That is my expectation. We believe that it will do better than the first one. Our goal is to create a content omni-bus, which is truly a reflector of the world of millennial and is related to them. It should also have a unique bindass take on the story. We will perceive omni content strategy for consumption,” concluded Subramaniam.

    Bindass’ other web-series, The Trip, has also received a tremendous response from the viewers with around 20 million views. Though, the channel has not yet decided on launching a second season.

  • IRAA Awards starts accepting nominations

    IRAA Awards starts accepting nominations

    MUMBAI: In its 11th consecutive year, the Indian Recording Arts Academy Awards (IRAA) 2017 will be held at Bombay Exhibition Centre on 3 June and will be hosted alongside PALM Expo 2017. It takes the opportunity to recognize exceptional skills in music, soundtrack recording and mixing in Indian music for albums and movies.

    With an aim to honor the distinctive talent, IRAA Awards are now accepting nominations. The entries for the esteemed awards can be submitted for consideration at iraa.in/register The soundtracks and albums released between January 1- December 31, 2016 are eligible for nominations and the list of categories which include Film as well as Non-film, are available on the IRAA website – www.iraa.in

    Audio files accompanying the entries can be submitted to a dropbox link provided on the website. The entry deadline is 15 April, 2017. Appreciating innovation in music composition and tracks that define independent and popular music culture, the awards take cognisance of the talent and worth of studios and engineers.

    It also keeps an eye on the skill in adopting new technology, trends and proving expertise in the use of new methods. Gaining aspirational value through the years, the awards reflect industry’s credibility.

  • IRAA Awards starts accepting nominations

    IRAA Awards starts accepting nominations

    MUMBAI: In its 11th consecutive year, the Indian Recording Arts Academy Awards (IRAA) 2017 will be held at Bombay Exhibition Centre on 3 June and will be hosted alongside PALM Expo 2017. It takes the opportunity to recognize exceptional skills in music, soundtrack recording and mixing in Indian music for albums and movies.

    With an aim to honor the distinctive talent, IRAA Awards are now accepting nominations. The entries for the esteemed awards can be submitted for consideration at iraa.in/register The soundtracks and albums released between January 1- December 31, 2016 are eligible for nominations and the list of categories which include Film as well as Non-film, are available on the IRAA website – www.iraa.in

    Audio files accompanying the entries can be submitted to a dropbox link provided on the website. The entry deadline is 15 April, 2017. Appreciating innovation in music composition and tracks that define independent and popular music culture, the awards take cognisance of the talent and worth of studios and engineers.

    It also keeps an eye on the skill in adopting new technology, trends and proving expertise in the use of new methods. Gaining aspirational value through the years, the awards reflect industry’s credibility.