Tag: AXN

  • Movies Now 2 replaces HBO; Discovery rules again

    Movies Now 2 replaces HBO; Discovery rules again

    MUMBAI: HBO made an exit this week making way for Movies Now 2 in the English Movies genre. Movies Now sustained its number one position in the English movies’ space. The channels in the English entertainment genre witnessed mixed ratings with Comedy Central dominating the space.

    According to the week 49 ratings data of Broadcast Audience Research Council (BARC) India, Discovery Channel, after several weeks, jumped up to the number one position replacing History TV18 in the infotainment space.

    Living Foodz stood at the number one position in the lifestyle genre. Apart from FYI TV18, all the rest players observed a decline in the ratings this week.

    English Entertainment

    Comedy Central with a decrease in its ratings dominated the genre with 342 Impressions (‘000s) as compared to 366 Impressions (‘000s) in week 48. AXN jumped to the number two slot with 214 Impressions (‘000s) followed by Star World with 198 Impressions (‘000s). Zee Café was at the fourth position with 168 Impressions (‘000s) while Colors Infinity SD sustained at the fifth spot with 103 Impressions (‘000s).

    English Movies

    Movies Now toppled Star Movies taking the number one position with 2857 Impressions (‘000s). Star Movies with 2724 Impressions (‘000s) stood at the number two position. Sony Pix with 2663 Impressions (‘000s) grabbed the third position followed byZee Studio at the fourth position with 1922 Impressions (‘000s). Movies Now 2 took the fifth place with 1353 Impressions (‘000s).

    Infotainment

    Discovery Channel toppled History TV18 to dominate the genre with 5177 Impressions (‘000s). History TV18 stood at the second spot with 5149 Impressions (‘000s). National Geographic with 2552 Impressions (‘000s) and Animal Planet with 2494 Impressions (‘000s) took the third and fourth position respectively. Nat Geo Wild stood at the fifth position with 2110 Impressions (‘000s).

    Lifestyle

    Living Foodz grabbed the number one position with decreased ratings from 1754 Impressions (‘000s) in week 48 to 1680 Impressions (‘000s) this week. Food Food took the second berth with 798 Impressions (‘000s) followed by Fox Life with 736 Impressions (‘000s). TLC with 505 Impressions (‘000s) and FYI TV18 with 492 Impressions (‘000s) bagged the fourth and fifth position, respectively.

  • AXN to air s1-6 of ‘Californication’

    AXN to air s1-6 of ‘Californication’

    MUMBAI: Novelists are nerds, some say so but there was this one who broke all the stereotypes unabashedly. He was stylish, charming and could flatter almost anyone with his good looks and wit. Does it ring a bell? Yes, we are talking about the much loved TV character, Hank Moody. Get ready for debauchery, comedy and loads of entertainment as the most preferred destination for English Entertainment; AXN brings the hit TV series Californication from 5 December.

    After creating magic on screen for almost a decade, AXN decides to pay this sensational show a tribute by airing all the seasons back-to-back. Airing every Monday to Friday at 11 pm, this Emmy Award winning show takes you on a journey of a fast-living novelist Hank Moody who leaves the literary haunts of New York for the pleasure seeking splendours of L.A. But now his personal life is in shambles, his career is on the brink of self-destruction and he still just can’t stop yielding to every temptation.

    Created by Tom Kapinos, this American comedy drama series stars Natascha McElhone, Madeleine Martin, Evan Handler and Pamela Adlon and features a host of notable guest appearances including Maggie Grace, Judy Greer, etc.

  • AXN to air s1-6 of ‘Californication’

    AXN to air s1-6 of ‘Californication’

    MUMBAI: Novelists are nerds, some say so but there was this one who broke all the stereotypes unabashedly. He was stylish, charming and could flatter almost anyone with his good looks and wit. Does it ring a bell? Yes, we are talking about the much loved TV character, Hank Moody. Get ready for debauchery, comedy and loads of entertainment as the most preferred destination for English Entertainment; AXN brings the hit TV series Californication from 5 December.

    After creating magic on screen for almost a decade, AXN decides to pay this sensational show a tribute by airing all the seasons back-to-back. Airing every Monday to Friday at 11 pm, this Emmy Award winning show takes you on a journey of a fast-living novelist Hank Moody who leaves the literary haunts of New York for the pleasure seeking splendours of L.A. But now his personal life is in shambles, his career is on the brink of self-destruction and he still just can’t stop yielding to every temptation.

    Created by Tom Kapinos, this American comedy drama series stars Natascha McElhone, Madeleine Martin, Evan Handler and Pamela Adlon and features a host of notable guest appearances including Maggie Grace, Judy Greer, etc.

  • History TV18 dominates infotainment genre: BARC week 47

    History TV18 dominates infotainment genre: BARC week 47

    MUMBAI: The English entertainment genre was dominated by Comedy Central whereas Star Movies replaced Movies Now taking the number one position in the English movies’ genre.

    According to the week 47 ratings data of Broadcast Audience Research Council (BARC) India, History TV18 continued to rule the infotainment space. Living Foodz stood at the number one position in the lifestyle genre.

    English Entertainment
    Comedy Central stood at the number one position with 332 Impressions (‘000s) followed by Zee Cafe with 171 Impressions (‘000s) in the second place. The third position was secured by AXN with 147 Impressions (‘000s) while Star World held the fourth position with 134 Impressions (‘000s). Colors Infinity SD took the fifth spot with 67 Impressions (‘000s).

    English Movies

    Star Movies continued to stay in the first place with 2549 Impressions (‘000s) followed by Movies Now with 2443 Impressions (‘000s). Sony Pix with 2339 Impressions (‘000s) grabbed the third position. Zee Studio secured the fourth position with 1785 Impressions (‘000s) whereas HBO with 1569 Impressions (‘000s) was at the fifth place.

    Infotainment
    History TV18 sustained its number one position with 5402 Impressions (‘000s) followed by Discovery Channel at the second spot with 4725 Impressions (‘000s). Animal Planet with 2699 Impressions (‘000s) and Nat Geo Wild with 2332 Impressions (‘000s) took the third and fourth position respectively. National Geographic stood at the fifth position with 2296 Impressions (‘000s).

    Lifestyle
    Living Foodz grabbed the number one position with 1698 Impressions (‘000s). Food Food took the second berth with 1026 Impressions (‘000s) followed by Fox Life with 867 Impressions (‘000s). FYI TV18 with 496 Impressions (‘000s) and TLC with 438 Impressions (‘000s) bagged the fourth and fifth position, respectively. 

  • History TV18 dominates infotainment genre: BARC week 47

    History TV18 dominates infotainment genre: BARC week 47

    MUMBAI: The English entertainment genre was dominated by Comedy Central whereas Star Movies replaced Movies Now taking the number one position in the English movies’ genre.

    According to the week 47 ratings data of Broadcast Audience Research Council (BARC) India, History TV18 continued to rule the infotainment space. Living Foodz stood at the number one position in the lifestyle genre.

    English Entertainment
    Comedy Central stood at the number one position with 332 Impressions (‘000s) followed by Zee Cafe with 171 Impressions (‘000s) in the second place. The third position was secured by AXN with 147 Impressions (‘000s) while Star World held the fourth position with 134 Impressions (‘000s). Colors Infinity SD took the fifth spot with 67 Impressions (‘000s).

    English Movies

    Star Movies continued to stay in the first place with 2549 Impressions (‘000s) followed by Movies Now with 2443 Impressions (‘000s). Sony Pix with 2339 Impressions (‘000s) grabbed the third position. Zee Studio secured the fourth position with 1785 Impressions (‘000s) whereas HBO with 1569 Impressions (‘000s) was at the fifth place.

    Infotainment
    History TV18 sustained its number one position with 5402 Impressions (‘000s) followed by Discovery Channel at the second spot with 4725 Impressions (‘000s). Animal Planet with 2699 Impressions (‘000s) and Nat Geo Wild with 2332 Impressions (‘000s) took the third and fourth position respectively. National Geographic stood at the fifth position with 2296 Impressions (‘000s).

    Lifestyle
    Living Foodz grabbed the number one position with 1698 Impressions (‘000s). Food Food took the second berth with 1026 Impressions (‘000s) followed by Fox Life with 867 Impressions (‘000s). FYI TV18 with 496 Impressions (‘000s) and TLC with 438 Impressions (‘000s) bagged the fourth and fifth position, respectively. 

  • FYI TV18 enters lifestyle genre; Sony Pix rules English movies space

    FYI TV18 enters lifestyle genre; Sony Pix rules English movies space

    MUMBAI: FYI TV18 has made an entry in the Top 5 lifestyles channel list due to the exit of Travel XP HD. In the English Entertainment genre, all the channels except Comedy Central witnessed an increase in ratings. According to the week 45 ratings data of Broadcast Audience Research Data (BARC) India, Sony Pix toppled Star Movies thus dominating the English movies space. 

    The channels in both, factual entertainment and lifestyle genre observed mixed ratings. The genres continued to be dominated by Discovery and Living Foodz, respectively.

    English Entertainment  
    Comedy Central with a decrease in the ratings continued at stood the number one position with 378 Impressions (‘000s) as compared to 398 Impressions (‘000s) in week 44. Star World sustained the second spot with 314 Impressions (‘000s) followed by Zee Cafe with 159 Impressions (‘000s) in the third place. The fourth position was secured by AXN with 146 Impressions (‘000s) while FX held the fifth position with 93 Impressions (‘000s). 

    English Movies

    Sony Pix dominated the space with 2979 Impressions (‘000s) followed by Star Movies at the number two position with 2943 Impressions (‘000s). Movies Now stood at the third position with 2770 Impressions (‘000s). HBO with 1516 Impressions (‘000s) and Zee Studio with 1229 Impressions (‘000s) took the number four and five position respectively.

    Infotainment 

    Discovery channel continued to dominate the space with a hike in ratings from 4769 Impressions (‘000s) in  week 44 as to 5027 Impressions (‘000s) this week.  History TV 18 sustained at the second spot with 4917 Impressions (‘000s). Animal Planet with 2855 Impressions (‘000s) and National Geographic channel with 2567 Impressions (‘000s) took the third and fourth position respectively. Nat Geo Wild stood at the fifth position with 2533 Impressions (‘000s).

    Lifestyle 

    Living Foodz with increased ratings continued at the number one position with 1656 Impressions (‘000s) as compared to 1333 Impressions (‘000s) last week. Fox Life took  the second berth with 740 Impressions (‘000s) followed by Food Food  with 682 Impressions (‘000s). TLC with 579 Impressions (‘000s) stood at the fourth position. FYI TV18 entered the list at the fifth position with 342 Impressions (‘000s).

  • FYI TV18 enters lifestyle genre; Sony Pix rules English movies space

    FYI TV18 enters lifestyle genre; Sony Pix rules English movies space

    MUMBAI: FYI TV18 has made an entry in the Top 5 lifestyles channel list due to the exit of Travel XP HD. In the English Entertainment genre, all the channels except Comedy Central witnessed an increase in ratings. According to the week 45 ratings data of Broadcast Audience Research Data (BARC) India, Sony Pix toppled Star Movies thus dominating the English movies space. 

    The channels in both, factual entertainment and lifestyle genre observed mixed ratings. The genres continued to be dominated by Discovery and Living Foodz, respectively.

    English Entertainment  
    Comedy Central with a decrease in the ratings continued at stood the number one position with 378 Impressions (‘000s) as compared to 398 Impressions (‘000s) in week 44. Star World sustained the second spot with 314 Impressions (‘000s) followed by Zee Cafe with 159 Impressions (‘000s) in the third place. The fourth position was secured by AXN with 146 Impressions (‘000s) while FX held the fifth position with 93 Impressions (‘000s). 

    English Movies

    Sony Pix dominated the space with 2979 Impressions (‘000s) followed by Star Movies at the number two position with 2943 Impressions (‘000s). Movies Now stood at the third position with 2770 Impressions (‘000s). HBO with 1516 Impressions (‘000s) and Zee Studio with 1229 Impressions (‘000s) took the number four and five position respectively.

    Infotainment 

    Discovery channel continued to dominate the space with a hike in ratings from 4769 Impressions (‘000s) in  week 44 as to 5027 Impressions (‘000s) this week.  History TV 18 sustained at the second spot with 4917 Impressions (‘000s). Animal Planet with 2855 Impressions (‘000s) and National Geographic channel with 2567 Impressions (‘000s) took the third and fourth position respectively. Nat Geo Wild stood at the fifth position with 2533 Impressions (‘000s).

    Lifestyle 

    Living Foodz with increased ratings continued at the number one position with 1656 Impressions (‘000s) as compared to 1333 Impressions (‘000s) last week. Fox Life took  the second berth with 740 Impressions (‘000s) followed by Food Food  with 682 Impressions (‘000s). TLC with 579 Impressions (‘000s) stood at the fourth position. FYI TV18 entered the list at the fifth position with 342 Impressions (‘000s).

  • Star World returns; Colors Infinity departs: BARC week 44

    Star World returns; Colors Infinity departs: BARC week 44

    MUMBAI: Star World made a comeback in the English entertainment Top 5 channels’ list whereas Colors Infinity made an exit. The English entertainment genre witnessed a decline in the ratings this week. According to the week 44 ratings data of Broadcast Audience Research Data (BARC) India, Star Movies dominated the English movies space while Discovery channel continued to rule the infotainment space. 

    The factual entertainment space also observed an increase in the ratings. Living Foodz stood at the number one position in the lifestyle genre though with a decline in the rating. NDTV Good Times made an exit from this genre, according to this week’s data.
    English Entertainment 
    Comedy Central with an increase in the ratings continued at stood the number one position with 398 Impressions (‘000s) as compared to 325 Impressions (‘000s) in week 43. Star World grabbed the second spot with 228 Impressions (‘000s) followed by Zee Cafe with 120 Impressions (‘000s) in the third place. The fourth position was secured by AXN with 108 Impressions (‘000s) while FX held the fifth position with 89 Impressions (‘000s). 

    English Movies

    Star Movies dominated the space with 2876 Impressions (‘000s) followed by Sony Pix at the second position with 2555 Impressions (‘000s). Movies Now took the third place with 2504 Impressions (‘000s). HBO with 1559 Impressions (‘000s) and Zee Studio with 1398 Impressions (‘000s) stood at the number four and five position, respectively.

    Infotainment increase
    Discovery channel continued to dominate the space with a hike in ratings from 4582 Impressions (‘000s) in week 43 to 4769 Impressions (‘000s) this week.  History TV 18 was at the second spot with 4501 Impressions (‘000s). Animal Planet with 3127 Impressions (‘000s) and Nat Geo Wild with 2779 Impressions (‘000s) took the third and fourth position respectively. National Geographic channel stood at the fifth position with 2767 Impressions (‘000s).

    Lifestyle
    Living Foodz witnessed a decline in the ratings continued at the number one position with 1333 Impressions (‘000s) in this week as compared to 2037 Impressions (‘000s). Food Food took the second berth with 801 Impressions (‘000s) followed by Fox Life with 644 Impressions (‘000s). TLC with 476 Impressions (‘000s) and Travel XP HD with 324 Impressions (‘000s) bagged the fourth and fifth position, respectively. 

  • Star World returns; Colors Infinity departs: BARC week 44

    Star World returns; Colors Infinity departs: BARC week 44

    MUMBAI: Star World made a comeback in the English entertainment Top 5 channels’ list whereas Colors Infinity made an exit. The English entertainment genre witnessed a decline in the ratings this week. According to the week 44 ratings data of Broadcast Audience Research Data (BARC) India, Star Movies dominated the English movies space while Discovery channel continued to rule the infotainment space. 

    The factual entertainment space also observed an increase in the ratings. Living Foodz stood at the number one position in the lifestyle genre though with a decline in the rating. NDTV Good Times made an exit from this genre, according to this week’s data.
    English Entertainment 
    Comedy Central with an increase in the ratings continued at stood the number one position with 398 Impressions (‘000s) as compared to 325 Impressions (‘000s) in week 43. Star World grabbed the second spot with 228 Impressions (‘000s) followed by Zee Cafe with 120 Impressions (‘000s) in the third place. The fourth position was secured by AXN with 108 Impressions (‘000s) while FX held the fifth position with 89 Impressions (‘000s). 

    English Movies

    Star Movies dominated the space with 2876 Impressions (‘000s) followed by Sony Pix at the second position with 2555 Impressions (‘000s). Movies Now took the third place with 2504 Impressions (‘000s). HBO with 1559 Impressions (‘000s) and Zee Studio with 1398 Impressions (‘000s) stood at the number four and five position, respectively.

    Infotainment increase
    Discovery channel continued to dominate the space with a hike in ratings from 4582 Impressions (‘000s) in week 43 to 4769 Impressions (‘000s) this week.  History TV 18 was at the second spot with 4501 Impressions (‘000s). Animal Planet with 3127 Impressions (‘000s) and Nat Geo Wild with 2779 Impressions (‘000s) took the third and fourth position respectively. National Geographic channel stood at the fifth position with 2767 Impressions (‘000s).

    Lifestyle
    Living Foodz witnessed a decline in the ratings continued at the number one position with 1333 Impressions (‘000s) in this week as compared to 2037 Impressions (‘000s). Food Food took the second berth with 801 Impressions (‘000s) followed by Fox Life with 644 Impressions (‘000s). TLC with 476 Impressions (‘000s) and Travel XP HD with 324 Impressions (‘000s) bagged the fourth and fifth position, respectively. 

  • BARC week 43: Genre leaders continue to lead

    BARC week 43: Genre leaders continue to lead

    MUMBAI: The English entertainment genre was dominated by Comedy Central whereas Movie Now stayed put in the top position in the English movies’ genre. FX made an entry in the list of Top 5 channels this week. 

    According to the week 43 ratings data of Broadcast Audience Research Data (BARC) India, Discovery channel continued to rule the infotainment space. Living Foodz stood at the number one position in the lifestyle genre.
    English Entertainment
    Comedy Central stood at the number one position with 325 Impressions (‘000s) followed by Zee Cafe with 240 Impressions (‘000s) in the second place. The third position was secured by AXN with 142 Impressions (‘000s) while FX held the fourth position with 100 Impressions (‘000s). Colors Infinity SD took the fifth spot with 86 Impressions (‘000s).

    English Movies

    Movies Now continued to stay in the first place with 3468 Impressions (‘000s) followed by Sony Pix with 3336 Impressions (‘000s). Star Movies with 2378 Impressions (‘000s) grabbed the third position. HBO secured the fourth position with 1774 Impressions (‘000s) whereas Zee Studio with 1531 Impressions (‘000s) was at the fifth place.

    Infotainment
    Discovery Channel dominated the space with 4582 Impressions (‘000s) followed by History TV 18 at the second spot with 4025 Impressions (‘000s). Animal Planet with 2825 Impressions (‘000s) and National Geographic channel with 2559 Impressions (‘000s) took the third and fourth position respectively. Nat Geo Wild stood at the fifth position with 1972 Impressions (‘000s).

    Lifestyle
    Living Foodz grabbed the number one position with 2037 Impressions (‘000s). Food Food took the second berth with 1038 Impressions (‘000s) followed by Fox Life with 786 Impressions (‘000s). TLC with 613 Impressions (‘000s) and NDTV Good Times with 278 Impressions (‘000s) bagged the fourth and fifth position, respectively.