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  • Sun TV security clearance review sought; two channels’ cancellation stayed

    Sun TV security clearance review sought; two channels’ cancellation stayed

    NEW DELHI: A review has been sought by the information and broadcasting ministry from the home ministry about security clearance to Sun TV Network Ltd in view of the amended guidelines of that ministry. Union minister M Venkaiah Naidu told the Parliament yesterday that no reply had been received so far from the home ministry.

    However, he said renewal of permission has been granted to the channels which have been given security clearance. Of the 33 TV channels of M/s Sun TV Network Ltd., four TV channels are due for renewal of permission after 10 years. To a question, he said no case was pending in any court against any of the 33 channels.

    Naidu said in reply to a question that the Ministry had issued show-cause notices to nine companies having 26 TV channels after denial of security clearance by MHA.

    These include six channels of Positive TV Private Ltd, five channels of Mahua Media Pvt Ltd, four channels of Maa Television,four channels of STV Enterprises Ltd; two channels of Lemon Entertainment Ltd, Permission was cancelled in all these cases. One channel each of Indira TV Ltd, Madhyamam Broadcasting Ltd, and Lamhas Entertainment Ltd were refused permission but the ministry is considering their replies.

    Meanwhile, the cancellation of two channels of Entertainment Television Network Pvt. Ltd was challenged in court of law, and has been stayed.

    The Minister said in reply to another question that the Ministry was not aware of any such other seven similarly placed companies having 23 TV channels.

  • Super Singer Jr: Star Vijay ropes in five advertisers; title sponsorship open

    Super Singer Jr: Star Vijay ropes in five advertisers; title sponsorship open

    BENGALURU: Star India’s Tamil general entertainment channel has roped in five sponsors for season 5 of Super Singer Junior – three ‘Powered by’ sponsors and two co-presenting sponsors. Negotiations are on for the title sponsorship, says a source at Star Vijay unwilling to reveal with whom. In all, there have been nine seasons of Super Singer – five for seniors and four for juniors. Super Singer Junior will be the tenth time that the channel will search for singing talent in Tamil Nadu.

    Airtel has been associated with Super Singer from day one i.e. 2006. Mechanical and civil engineering and hospitality group Arun Excello has been constantly associated with the show for more than six years now.

    Apart from Sunflower oil brand Gold Winner, health clinic brand V Care, Sunland Sunflower Oil, Chennai’s retail store chain Saravana Stores Thanganagai Maligai have been associated with the show consistently.

    Super Singer Junior Season 5 will be aired from 26 November every Saturday and Sunday at 7 pm. Each episode will run through 90 minutes including 18 minutes of advertisements. For season 5 of Super Singer Junior, the channel has roped in sanitaryware brand Cera, apparel wear brand Twin Birds and Gold Winner are the ‘Powered by’ sponsors. The co-presenting sponsors are Arun Excello and Prisma

    While the channel has not disclosed the number of episodes that the fifth season of Super Singer Junior will air for, Super Singer season 5 for seniors crossed 200 episodes, while Super Singer Junior season 4 ran through 235 episodes. The team of judges include melody queen, Chithra, singer Subha and singer Mano. Ananth Vaithyanathan will train the young voices during their musical journey.

    Star Vijay plans to market the show through various media platforms including print, radio and outdoor in Chennai with posters, malls, bus shelters, hoardings, wall graphics, centre median, barricade branding and also through trade media portals for effective reach.

    Contestants were selected through direct on-ground audition for the kids aged between 6-14 years of age in Chennai, Coimbatore and Trichy few weeks ago. The channel says that the stars of super singer show have sung for movies with prominent music composers in the industry like A R Rahman, Illayaraja, Imman and Anirudh Ravichander. Previous seasons have unearthed many a young talent that has blossomed into a passionate singer. To name a few – Krishnamoorthy, Alka Ajith, Aajeedh Khalique, Spoorthi are title winners of Super Singer Junior the seasons. Other promising talents from the show such as Pragathi, Yazhini and many more have got a chance in playback singing.

  • Super Singer Jr: Star Vijay ropes in five advertisers; title sponsorship open

    Super Singer Jr: Star Vijay ropes in five advertisers; title sponsorship open

    BENGALURU: Star India’s Tamil general entertainment channel has roped in five sponsors for season 5 of Super Singer Junior – three ‘Powered by’ sponsors and two co-presenting sponsors. Negotiations are on for the title sponsorship, says a source at Star Vijay unwilling to reveal with whom. In all, there have been nine seasons of Super Singer – five for seniors and four for juniors. Super Singer Junior will be the tenth time that the channel will search for singing talent in Tamil Nadu.

    Airtel has been associated with Super Singer from day one i.e. 2006. Mechanical and civil engineering and hospitality group Arun Excello has been constantly associated with the show for more than six years now.

    Apart from Sunflower oil brand Gold Winner, health clinic brand V Care, Sunland Sunflower Oil, Chennai’s retail store chain Saravana Stores Thanganagai Maligai have been associated with the show consistently.

    Super Singer Junior Season 5 will be aired from 26 November every Saturday and Sunday at 7 pm. Each episode will run through 90 minutes including 18 minutes of advertisements. For season 5 of Super Singer Junior, the channel has roped in sanitaryware brand Cera, apparel wear brand Twin Birds and Gold Winner are the ‘Powered by’ sponsors. The co-presenting sponsors are Arun Excello and Prisma

    While the channel has not disclosed the number of episodes that the fifth season of Super Singer Junior will air for, Super Singer season 5 for seniors crossed 200 episodes, while Super Singer Junior season 4 ran through 235 episodes. The team of judges include melody queen, Chithra, singer Subha and singer Mano. Ananth Vaithyanathan will train the young voices during their musical journey.

    Star Vijay plans to market the show through various media platforms including print, radio and outdoor in Chennai with posters, malls, bus shelters, hoardings, wall graphics, centre median, barricade branding and also through trade media portals for effective reach.

    Contestants were selected through direct on-ground audition for the kids aged between 6-14 years of age in Chennai, Coimbatore and Trichy few weeks ago. The channel says that the stars of super singer show have sung for movies with prominent music composers in the industry like A R Rahman, Illayaraja, Imman and Anirudh Ravichander. Previous seasons have unearthed many a young talent that has blossomed into a passionate singer. To name a few – Krishnamoorthy, Alka Ajith, Aajeedh Khalique, Spoorthi are title winners of Super Singer Junior the seasons. Other promising talents from the show such as Pragathi, Yazhini and many more have got a chance in playback singing.

  • Sun TV posts improved y-o-y numbers for Q2-17

    Sun TV posts improved y-o-y numbers for Q2-17

    BENGALURU: Sun TV Network Limited (Sun TV) reported improved numbers across all important parameters for the quarter ended 30 September 2016 (Q2-17, current quarter) as compared to the corresponding year ago quarter (Q2-16).

    Sun TV reported 10.4 per cent higher year-over-year (y-o-y) revenue in the current quarter at Rs 625.49 crore as compared to Rs 567.55 crore in Q2-16.

    Revenue growth in Q2-17 was led by a 17 per cent y-o-y increase in subscription revenue at Rs 228.55 crore from Rs 195.32 crore, and a two per cent y-o-y increase in advertisement revenue at Rs 309.43 crore as compared to Rs 302.93 crore.

    The company’s Profit after tax or PAT improved 21.7 per cent y-o-y to Rs 270.35 crore (43.2 per cent margin) as compared to Rs 222.07 crore (39.1 per cent margin).

    Sun TV EBIDTA in the current quarter was Rs 466.32 crore (74.6 per cent EBIDTA margin), 8.3 per cent higher as compared to Rs 430.52 crore (75.9 per cent EBIDTA margin) in Q2-16.

    Total Expenditure (TE) in the current quarter increased 3 per cent to Rs 262.20 crore (41.9 per cent of TIO) as compared to Rs 254.61 crore (44.9 per cent of TIO) in the corresponding quarter of the previous year.

    Employee Remuneration and Benefits Expense (EBE) in Q2-17 increased 21.2 per cent to Rs 71.83 crore (11.5 per cent of TIO) as compared to Rs 59.27 crore (10.4 per cent of TIO) in Q2-16.

    Other expenses (OE) in the Q1-17 was 9.7 per cent higher at Rs 36.01 crore (5.8 per cent of TIO) as compared to Rs 32.83 crore (5.8 per cent of TIO) in the corresponding quarter of the previous year.

    IPL Franchisee Sun Risers Hyderabad

    Sun TV has paid franchisee fees for its IPL team SunRisers Hyderabad (SRH) of Rs 85.48 crore in Q1-17 as compared to Rs 85.05 crore in the first quarter of FY-16.

    The results of the half year ended 30 September 2016 (HY1-17) include IPL revenue of Rs 143.90 crore as compared to Rs 96.5 crore in HY1-16 and expenses of Rs 175.02 crore and Rs 143.25 crore for HY1-17 and HY-16 respectively.

    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.

  • Sun TV posts improved y-o-y numbers for Q2-17

    Sun TV posts improved y-o-y numbers for Q2-17

    BENGALURU: Sun TV Network Limited (Sun TV) reported improved numbers across all important parameters for the quarter ended 30 September 2016 (Q2-17, current quarter) as compared to the corresponding year ago quarter (Q2-16).

    Sun TV reported 10.4 per cent higher year-over-year (y-o-y) revenue in the current quarter at Rs 625.49 crore as compared to Rs 567.55 crore in Q2-16.

    Revenue growth in Q2-17 was led by a 17 per cent y-o-y increase in subscription revenue at Rs 228.55 crore from Rs 195.32 crore, and a two per cent y-o-y increase in advertisement revenue at Rs 309.43 crore as compared to Rs 302.93 crore.

    The company’s Profit after tax or PAT improved 21.7 per cent y-o-y to Rs 270.35 crore (43.2 per cent margin) as compared to Rs 222.07 crore (39.1 per cent margin).

    Sun TV EBIDTA in the current quarter was Rs 466.32 crore (74.6 per cent EBIDTA margin), 8.3 per cent higher as compared to Rs 430.52 crore (75.9 per cent EBIDTA margin) in Q2-16.

    Total Expenditure (TE) in the current quarter increased 3 per cent to Rs 262.20 crore (41.9 per cent of TIO) as compared to Rs 254.61 crore (44.9 per cent of TIO) in the corresponding quarter of the previous year.

    Employee Remuneration and Benefits Expense (EBE) in Q2-17 increased 21.2 per cent to Rs 71.83 crore (11.5 per cent of TIO) as compared to Rs 59.27 crore (10.4 per cent of TIO) in Q2-16.

    Other expenses (OE) in the Q1-17 was 9.7 per cent higher at Rs 36.01 crore (5.8 per cent of TIO) as compared to Rs 32.83 crore (5.8 per cent of TIO) in the corresponding quarter of the previous year.

    IPL Franchisee Sun Risers Hyderabad

    Sun TV has paid franchisee fees for its IPL team SunRisers Hyderabad (SRH) of Rs 85.48 crore in Q1-17 as compared to Rs 85.05 crore in the first quarter of FY-16.

    The results of the half year ended 30 September 2016 (HY1-17) include IPL revenue of Rs 143.90 crore as compared to Rs 96.5 crore in HY1-16 and expenses of Rs 175.02 crore and Rs 143.25 crore for HY1-17 and HY-16 respectively.

    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.

  • Big Ganga available on Tata Sky now

    Big Ganga available on Tata Sky now

    MUMBAI: Big Ganga has strengthened its distribution with DTH service provider Tata Sky.

    With Tata Sky, Big Ganga will now be available for discerning viewers across metros, semi urban and rural markets with enhanced reach. Big Ganga is available from 26 October 2016 on Tata Sky Channel No. 1116.

    This announcement enables Tata Sky to offer pure Bhojpuri entertainment to its viewers, uplifting and nurturing a sense of pride amongst the aspirational audience pool of the region. On Big Ganga, Tata Sky subscribers can enjoy watching over five hours of original programming content which taps into the insights of Religion (Devotion & Bhakti); Reality (Game Shows, Social), Family Movies and Fiction.

    A Big Ganga spokesperson said, “Availability on Tata Sky allows Big Ganga to expand its reach across the country. We are confident that our content will be thoroughly enjoyed by the new audience, further enhancing our reach and position. Strengthening our distribution is a strategic move which will not only widen our audience base and popularity but will also give better value to our advertisers.”

    With popular shows such as Big Memsaab, Hindustan Ka BIG Star, blockbuster movies every weekend, along with upcoming devotional shows Jai Chatti Mayi, reality show Birha Muqabla; BIG Ganga offers exquisite and dynamic content for family viewing which resonates well with the masses. With additional unique shows in the pipeline, BIG Ganga is poised to engage, enrich and entertain new audience across the country.

    Big Ganga is extensively distributed across all cable operators in the state of Bihar, Jharkhand and UP and spread across Den Networks, Darsh Digital, Manthan and Siti Maurya, amongst other DTH players, Ganga is available on DD Direct, Airtel, Dish TV, Videocon d2h, and Reliance Digital TV.

  • Big Ganga available on Tata Sky now

    Big Ganga available on Tata Sky now

    MUMBAI: Big Ganga has strengthened its distribution with DTH service provider Tata Sky.

    With Tata Sky, Big Ganga will now be available for discerning viewers across metros, semi urban and rural markets with enhanced reach. Big Ganga is available from 26 October 2016 on Tata Sky Channel No. 1116.

    This announcement enables Tata Sky to offer pure Bhojpuri entertainment to its viewers, uplifting and nurturing a sense of pride amongst the aspirational audience pool of the region. On Big Ganga, Tata Sky subscribers can enjoy watching over five hours of original programming content which taps into the insights of Religion (Devotion & Bhakti); Reality (Game Shows, Social), Family Movies and Fiction.

    A Big Ganga spokesperson said, “Availability on Tata Sky allows Big Ganga to expand its reach across the country. We are confident that our content will be thoroughly enjoyed by the new audience, further enhancing our reach and position. Strengthening our distribution is a strategic move which will not only widen our audience base and popularity but will also give better value to our advertisers.”

    With popular shows such as Big Memsaab, Hindustan Ka BIG Star, blockbuster movies every weekend, along with upcoming devotional shows Jai Chatti Mayi, reality show Birha Muqabla; BIG Ganga offers exquisite and dynamic content for family viewing which resonates well with the masses. With additional unique shows in the pipeline, BIG Ganga is poised to engage, enrich and entertain new audience across the country.

    Big Ganga is extensively distributed across all cable operators in the state of Bihar, Jharkhand and UP and spread across Den Networks, Darsh Digital, Manthan and Siti Maurya, amongst other DTH players, Ganga is available on DD Direct, Airtel, Dish TV, Videocon d2h, and Reliance Digital TV.

  • Chiranjeevi’s first-ever TV show ‘MeeloEvaruKoteeswarudu’s CFE till 18 October

    Chiranjeevi’s first-ever TV show ‘MeeloEvaruKoteeswarudu’s CFE till 18 October

    MUMBAI: Maa TV is all set to launch MeeloEvaruKoteeswarudu (MEK) with the Telugu megastar Chiranjeevi as the host.

    MEK, one of the most popular programs in the Telugu TV entertainment space, has witnessed phenomenal reach and success as the official Telugu adaptation of the internationally-renowned game show format Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? and Hindi game show Kaun Banega Crorepati (KBC).

    Being the first launch of this property after Star acquired the Maa business, the game show is all set to become even bigger with the megastar Chiranjeevi hosting a show on the TV for the first time ever. This season the MEK theme revolves around “Making the dreams win”

    “MEK is a highly popular and proven show in the Telugu market, as much as it is in various international and India markets. It is the first big show being launched after Star TV took over MaA TV and we are pleased to be associated with mega star Chiranjeevi as the host of the show,” said Star India South CEO Kevin Vaz.

    In an illustrious film career spanning 37 years, Chiranjeevi has amassed a huge fan following in Telugu-speaking states and he is known for his connect with the common people. The charisma and persona of Chiranjeevi, the bonding and the love he enjoys with the Telugu people is all set to take MEK show to the newer heights. This show aims to reach and empower people from 2 Telugu States (Andhra Pradesh & Telengana)

    “MEK has always created great excitement among Telugu people. With this season we are all set to take MEK to the next level with multiple new things. I am sure that MEK, this season, will enthral the TV audience in both states of AP and Telangana”, added Maa TV business head Alok Jain.

    MEK promises to bring Maa TV viewers an unparalleled opportunity to participate in the game and win cash prize of up to Rs. 1 Crore by answering questions correctly. Besides being a knowledge-based game show, MEK is the ultimate exhibition of human spirit and opportunity. MEK empowers common men to realize their big dreams by reaching the ‘hot seat’ and playing the game successfully with Chiranjeevi.

    The Call for Entries (CFE) for the program will run till 18 October, wherein participants throughout the Telugu states can register themselves to take part in the game show by answering questions through SMS.

  • Chiranjeevi’s first-ever TV show ‘MeeloEvaruKoteeswarudu’s CFE till 18 October

    Chiranjeevi’s first-ever TV show ‘MeeloEvaruKoteeswarudu’s CFE till 18 October

    MUMBAI: Maa TV is all set to launch MeeloEvaruKoteeswarudu (MEK) with the Telugu megastar Chiranjeevi as the host.

    MEK, one of the most popular programs in the Telugu TV entertainment space, has witnessed phenomenal reach and success as the official Telugu adaptation of the internationally-renowned game show format Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? and Hindi game show Kaun Banega Crorepati (KBC).

    Being the first launch of this property after Star acquired the Maa business, the game show is all set to become even bigger with the megastar Chiranjeevi hosting a show on the TV for the first time ever. This season the MEK theme revolves around “Making the dreams win”

    “MEK is a highly popular and proven show in the Telugu market, as much as it is in various international and India markets. It is the first big show being launched after Star TV took over MaA TV and we are pleased to be associated with mega star Chiranjeevi as the host of the show,” said Star India South CEO Kevin Vaz.

    In an illustrious film career spanning 37 years, Chiranjeevi has amassed a huge fan following in Telugu-speaking states and he is known for his connect with the common people. The charisma and persona of Chiranjeevi, the bonding and the love he enjoys with the Telugu people is all set to take MEK show to the newer heights. This show aims to reach and empower people from 2 Telugu States (Andhra Pradesh & Telengana)

    “MEK has always created great excitement among Telugu people. With this season we are all set to take MEK to the next level with multiple new things. I am sure that MEK, this season, will enthral the TV audience in both states of AP and Telangana”, added Maa TV business head Alok Jain.

    MEK promises to bring Maa TV viewers an unparalleled opportunity to participate in the game and win cash prize of up to Rs. 1 Crore by answering questions correctly. Besides being a knowledge-based game show, MEK is the ultimate exhibition of human spirit and opportunity. MEK empowers common men to realize their big dreams by reaching the ‘hot seat’ and playing the game successfully with Chiranjeevi.

    The Call for Entries (CFE) for the program will run till 18 October, wherein participants throughout the Telugu states can register themselves to take part in the game show by answering questions through SMS.

  • Rs 3 crore up for grabs on Colors Marathi KBC 3 from 3 Oct

    Rs 3 crore up for grabs on Colors Marathi KBC 3 from 3 Oct

    MUMBAI: Inspiration from the US game show “Who wants to be a Millionnaire” in India 16 years ago has worked wonders for the countrymen and television viewers as well as the broadcasters. “Kaun Banega Crorepati” has got the viewers sticky eyeballs and surely showcased some of life’s most inspiring real-life heroes. The television audience immediately felt a connect with the show and got involved and addicted to a programme that was entertaining, knowledge disseminator as well as potentially held some prizes for the actually winners as well as the viewers and participants.

    KBC, launched amid much frenzy and fanfare, changed the course of destiny for the celebrated host Amitabh Bachchan too. Since he was not at the peak of his career, the show brought him closer to his fans and masses. KBC also made fortunes of laymen as their own intelligence and knowledge gained them instant recognition and big fat money.

    On 3 July in 2000, KBC was launched in India. Star Plus brought in the format and gave a marquee show to Indian television. It was hosted by the megastar in his inimitable style. The Indian adaptation of the US show immediately caught the viewers’ imagination.

    Rights of telecasting the popular were, over the years, acquired by regional channels too. In the Marathi television genre, Colors Marathi has planned bring the show for audience again. Popular Marathi actor Swapnil Joshi plays the younger avataar of Amitabh Bachchan on the show.

    Combined with an enhanced jackpot of Rs 3 crore and a unique “group chat” lifeline being pioneered by India, Colors is confident of a freshened new season of “Kon Hoeel Marathi Crorepati.”

    Produced by Big Synergy, “Kon Hoeel Marathi Crorepati”, the magnum opus is set to again usher in happy times with a high decibel Season 3, a season that promises another chance at bringing alive their dreams, aspirations and ambitions with an unmatched winning opportunity of a whopping Rs 3 crore.

    The show will be aired from 3 October 2016, on Monday to Wednesday in the 9.00 pm time band.

    Rin is the presenting sponsor of the show. Jio, Kesari Travels and Saraswat Bank are the associate sponsors.

    Speaking about “Kon Hoeel Marathi crorepati”s reach and impact, Colors Marathi head Anuj Poddar said, “In its first two years, “Kon Hoeel Marathi Crorepati” had transformed lives – both in terms of the prize money and as a format adapted for the Marathi-speaking audience. So, this year, we decided to set new standards – that is, the largest-ever prize money in the history of Marathi television.”

    “Also,” he said, “for the first time in the world, a chat lifeline has been incorporated in the format. The Marathi audience today is brimming with an infectious energy, is contemporary while being culturally disposed and is raring to embrace every opportunity at success and happiness. This year, with KHMC3, we are providing a platform for all our Marathi viewers to embrace this new identity,” Podar said.

    The channel has introduced some new elements in the show such as the music therapy where participants can seek music therapy to distress them. Another factor the show has brouhgt in is the live chat box.

    Talking about the “Kon Hoeel Marathi Crorepati”s popularity and host, Big Synergy’s Siddhartha Basu said, “This year, with a youthful new host, who is a versatile and much loved star of the big and small screen, the show is skewing younger and is broadening its appeal.” “The host of the show Swapnil”, he said, “is witty, spontaneous, charming and is able to build an electric connect with the contestants and the viewers alike.