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  • Comedy Central, Movies Now, Discovery, Living Foodz ruled in BARC week 37

    Comedy Central, Movies Now, Discovery, Living Foodz ruled in BARC week 37

    MUMBAI: The English entertainment genre was dominated by Comedy Central whereas Movie Now retained the top position in the English movies’ genre. According to the week 37 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 stands at the number one position with 499 Impressions (‘000s) followed by Zee Cafe with 303 Impressions (‘000s) in the second place. The third position is secured by AXN HD with 209 Impressions (‘000s) while AXN holds the fourth position with 155 Impressions (‘000s). Star World takes the fifth spot with 108 Impressions (‘000s).

    English Movies

    Movies Now continues to stay in the first place with 3383 Impressions (‘000s) followed by Star Movies with 2626 Impressions (‘000s). Sony Pix with 2452 Impressions (‘000s) grabbed the third positions. HBO secured the fourth position with 1774 Impressions (‘000s) followed be Zee Studio with 1509 Impressions (‘000s) in the fifth place.

    Infotainment

    Discovery Channel dominated the space with 5869 Impressions (‘000s) followed by Animal Planet at the second spot with 4247 Impressions (‘000s). History TV18 with 4104 Impressions (‘000s) and Nat Geo Wild with 3496 Impressions (‘000s) took the third and fourth position respectively. National Geographic channel stood at the fifth position with 3232 Impressions (‘000s).

    Lifestyle

    Living Foodz grabbed the number one position with 1936 Impressions (‘000s). Food Food took the second berth with 1098 Impressions (‘000s) followed by Fox Life with 964 Impressions (‘000s). TLC with 569 Impressions (‘000s) and NDTV Good Times with 405 Impressions (‘000s) bagged the fourth and fifth position respectively. 

  • AXN brings season 11 of ‘The Voice’

    AXN brings season 11 of ‘The Voice’

    MUMBAI: The singing reality show The Voice is returning with a new season to its home channel, AXN. With some of the strongest vocalists from across the country, the new season will begin from 24 September and will be aired every Saturday and Sunday at 8 pm.

    The Voice season 11 format features five stages of competition: the blind auditions, the battle rounds, the knockouts, the live playoffs and, finally, the live performance shows.

    Singing sensations Miley Cyrus and Alicia Keys join judges Adam Levine and Blake Shelton this season.

    The judges will also be supported by a new panel of mentors. Shelton will get help from Bette Midler whereas Levine’s team will be working with Sammy Haggar. Cyrus will get tips from Joan Jett and Keys will be assisted by Charlie Puth to aid her team.

    Created by John de Mol and directed by Alan Carter, the show has won several accolades in the past.

  • AXN brings season 11 of ‘The Voice’

    AXN brings season 11 of ‘The Voice’

    MUMBAI: The singing reality show The Voice is returning with a new season to its home channel, AXN. With some of the strongest vocalists from across the country, the new season will begin from 24 September and will be aired every Saturday and Sunday at 8 pm.

    The Voice season 11 format features five stages of competition: the blind auditions, the battle rounds, the knockouts, the live playoffs and, finally, the live performance shows.

    Singing sensations Miley Cyrus and Alicia Keys join judges Adam Levine and Blake Shelton this season.

    The judges will also be supported by a new panel of mentors. Shelton will get help from Bette Midler whereas Levine’s team will be working with Sammy Haggar. Cyrus will get tips from Joan Jett and Keys will be assisted by Charlie Puth to aid her team.

    Created by John de Mol and directed by Alan Carter, the show has won several accolades in the past.

  • AXN to air action series ‘Scorpion’

    AXN to air action series ‘Scorpion’

    MUMBAI: AXN is all set to bring back the nerdy action series Scorpion. The series starts from 22 August and will be aired every Monday to Friday at 10 pm.

    The show is based on the true story of Walter O’Brien, a businessman and an information technologist with an IQ of 197, higher than that of Einstein.

    The story revolves around Walter and his team of genius misfits, who belong to the U.S Department of Homeland Security’s new think tank. Walter’s team includes Toby Curtis, an expert behaviourist who can read anyone; Happy Quinn, a mechanical prodigy; Sylvester Dodd, a statistics guru. By pooling their extensive technological knowledge to solve mind-boggling predicaments, they amaze federal agent Cabe Gallo, who shared a harrowing history with Walter O’Brien.

    However, while this socially awkward group is comfortable with each other’s humour and quirks, life outside their circle confounds them. So they rely on Paige Dineen, who has a young and gifted son, to translate the world for them. At last, these quirky masterminds have found the perfect job: a place where they can apply their exceptional brainpower to solve the nation’s crisis, while also helping each other learn how to fit in.

  • AXN to air action series ‘Scorpion’

    AXN to air action series ‘Scorpion’

    MUMBAI: AXN is all set to bring back the nerdy action series Scorpion. The series starts from 22 August and will be aired every Monday to Friday at 10 pm.

    The show is based on the true story of Walter O’Brien, a businessman and an information technologist with an IQ of 197, higher than that of Einstein.

    The story revolves around Walter and his team of genius misfits, who belong to the U.S Department of Homeland Security’s new think tank. Walter’s team includes Toby Curtis, an expert behaviourist who can read anyone; Happy Quinn, a mechanical prodigy; Sylvester Dodd, a statistics guru. By pooling their extensive technological knowledge to solve mind-boggling predicaments, they amaze federal agent Cabe Gallo, who shared a harrowing history with Walter O’Brien.

    However, while this socially awkward group is comfortable with each other’s humour and quirks, life outside their circle confounds them. So they rely on Paige Dineen, who has a young and gifted son, to translate the world for them. At last, these quirky masterminds have found the perfect job: a place where they can apply their exceptional brainpower to solve the nation’s crisis, while also helping each other learn how to fit in.

  • SPN India TV ad revenue & subscriber numbers rise: Sony Corp

    SPN India TV ad revenue & subscriber numbers rise: Sony Corp

    MUMBAI: Sony Pictures Networks (SPN) India – led by CEO NP Singh – is doing well, if one goes by the numbers its Japanese parent Sony Corp announced last weekend.

    For one the Sony Corp presentation around its financial results for the quarter ending 30 June 2016 clearly states that it has been seeing “higher advertising revenues in Latin America and India” which has helped boost its media networks business in the period.

    Then SPN India’s subscriber numbers too are on the up, according to Sony Corp.

    It states in its notes to the financials that the India channel cluster (consisting of SET, MAX, SAB, Pix, Aatth, Mix, Six, AXN, PAL, MAX2, Sony ESPN, Wah and Animax India) has increased its subscriber number from 650.4 million on 30 June 2015 to 690.4 million on 30 June 2016 – a growth of about 6 per cent.

    The channels which are distributed over India, North America, Europe, the Pacific, South east Asia, Australia, west Asia and Africa reported an increase in international subscribers from 2 million to 2.3 million an increase of 15 per cent in the same period.

    Sony Pictures worldwide media network business – which covers all its TV channels – did a revenue of $588.418 million in the same period as compared to $576.04 million in Q1-2015. It clearly shows that business is on upswing.

    Sony Corp’s Pictures segment (including media networks revenue and theatrical box office income) reported a revenue of 183.3 million Japanese Yen ($1.8 billion) and an operating loss of 10.6 billion Japanese Yen ($103.84 million) in the quarter to 30 June 2016. In terms of the Japanese currency that tots up to a 6.9 per cent increase in revenues (Q1 2015 – 171.5 billion Japanese yen), and a 1 billion Japanese Yen reduction in its operating loss (11.7 billion Japanese yen in Q1 2015).

    Meanwhile, sales and operating revenue of the mother company Sony Corp decreased by 10.8 per cent compared to the same quarter of the previous fiscal year (year-on-year) to 1,613.2 billion yen ($15,662 million).

    This significant decrease was mainly due to the impact of foreign exchange rates, a decrease in Mobile Communications segment sales reflecting a significant decrease in smartphone unit sales, a decrease in revenues in the Financial Services segment due to the deterioration in investment performance in the separate account at Sony Life Insurance Co Ltd as well as decreases in sales in the Semiconductors and Imaging Products & Solutions segments due to the impact of the earthquakes in the Kumamoto region in 2016. This decrease was partially offset by an increase in Game & Network Services segment sales reflecting increases in PlayStation 4 software sales. On a constant currency basis, sales decreased 3 per cent year-on-year.

  • SPN India TV ad revenue & subscriber numbers rise: Sony Corp

    SPN India TV ad revenue & subscriber numbers rise: Sony Corp

    MUMBAI: Sony Pictures Networks (SPN) India – led by CEO NP Singh – is doing well, if one goes by the numbers its Japanese parent Sony Corp announced last weekend.

    For one the Sony Corp presentation around its financial results for the quarter ending 30 June 2016 clearly states that it has been seeing “higher advertising revenues in Latin America and India” which has helped boost its media networks business in the period.

    Then SPN India’s subscriber numbers too are on the up, according to Sony Corp.

    It states in its notes to the financials that the India channel cluster (consisting of SET, MAX, SAB, Pix, Aatth, Mix, Six, AXN, PAL, MAX2, Sony ESPN, Wah and Animax India) has increased its subscriber number from 650.4 million on 30 June 2015 to 690.4 million on 30 June 2016 – a growth of about 6 per cent.

    The channels which are distributed over India, North America, Europe, the Pacific, South east Asia, Australia, west Asia and Africa reported an increase in international subscribers from 2 million to 2.3 million an increase of 15 per cent in the same period.

    Sony Pictures worldwide media network business – which covers all its TV channels – did a revenue of $588.418 million in the same period as compared to $576.04 million in Q1-2015. It clearly shows that business is on upswing.

    Sony Corp’s Pictures segment (including media networks revenue and theatrical box office income) reported a revenue of 183.3 million Japanese Yen ($1.8 billion) and an operating loss of 10.6 billion Japanese Yen ($103.84 million) in the quarter to 30 June 2016. In terms of the Japanese currency that tots up to a 6.9 per cent increase in revenues (Q1 2015 – 171.5 billion Japanese yen), and a 1 billion Japanese Yen reduction in its operating loss (11.7 billion Japanese yen in Q1 2015).

    Meanwhile, sales and operating revenue of the mother company Sony Corp decreased by 10.8 per cent compared to the same quarter of the previous fiscal year (year-on-year) to 1,613.2 billion yen ($15,662 million).

    This significant decrease was mainly due to the impact of foreign exchange rates, a decrease in Mobile Communications segment sales reflecting a significant decrease in smartphone unit sales, a decrease in revenues in the Financial Services segment due to the deterioration in investment performance in the separate account at Sony Life Insurance Co Ltd as well as decreases in sales in the Semiconductors and Imaging Products & Solutions segments due to the impact of the earthquakes in the Kumamoto region in 2016. This decrease was partially offset by an increase in Game & Network Services segment sales reflecting increases in PlayStation 4 software sales. On a constant currency basis, sales decreased 3 per cent year-on-year.

  • AXN presents back to back seasons of Orphan Black

    AXN presents back to back seasons of Orphan Black

    MUMBAI: It’s time to put on our thinking caps and get mind rushed as one of the most entertaining and popular sci-fi drama Orphan Black is back, right from the beginning. Orphan Black, a highly innovative and imaginative sci-fi TV show returns on AXN starting Season 1 every weeknights at 11 PM.

    The series focuses on Sarah Manning, a street smart orphan and a con artist who gets pulled in a compelling conspiracy after witnessing the suicide of a girl who looks just like her. Sarah assumes that girl’s identity, expecting to solve all her problems by cleaning out the dead woman’s savings. Sarah is instead driven into a kaleidoscopic mystery as she realizes – she and the dead woman are clones. Critic’s Choice Television Award winner and Emmy and Golden Globe nominated actress Tatiana Maslany essays the role of the protagonist.

    Tatiana Maslany became a household name not just for her character of Sarah Manning but also for having done the impossible – playing all the different clones that feature across various seasons which is no mean feat to achieve.

    Sarah also discovers that she has many ‘sister’ clones spread throughout North America and Europe, and that someone is plotting to kill them and her. The show thus also traces through the lives of the multiple clones – Alison, Helena, Cosima, Racheal and many others. All of whom were planted in unsuspecting birth parents and nurtured in completely different circumstances. Two institutions – the Dyad Group (a biotech corporation) and the Proletheans (a secret religious group) takes the story forward as they threat the existence of the clone club.

    Every twist and turn leads to a new enemy, a new ally, a new clone and always a new question. Audience’s astounding response to the show’s unique plot and the tremendous performance by Tatiana Maslany have made the show a huge success and Indian audiences are all set to witness back to back seasons of Orphan Black, weeknights at 11 pm exclusively on AXN.

  • AXN presents back to back seasons of Orphan Black

    AXN presents back to back seasons of Orphan Black

    MUMBAI: It’s time to put on our thinking caps and get mind rushed as one of the most entertaining and popular sci-fi drama Orphan Black is back, right from the beginning. Orphan Black, a highly innovative and imaginative sci-fi TV show returns on AXN starting Season 1 every weeknights at 11 PM.

    The series focuses on Sarah Manning, a street smart orphan and a con artist who gets pulled in a compelling conspiracy after witnessing the suicide of a girl who looks just like her. Sarah assumes that girl’s identity, expecting to solve all her problems by cleaning out the dead woman’s savings. Sarah is instead driven into a kaleidoscopic mystery as she realizes – she and the dead woman are clones. Critic’s Choice Television Award winner and Emmy and Golden Globe nominated actress Tatiana Maslany essays the role of the protagonist.

    Tatiana Maslany became a household name not just for her character of Sarah Manning but also for having done the impossible – playing all the different clones that feature across various seasons which is no mean feat to achieve.

    Sarah also discovers that she has many ‘sister’ clones spread throughout North America and Europe, and that someone is plotting to kill them and her. The show thus also traces through the lives of the multiple clones – Alison, Helena, Cosima, Racheal and many others. All of whom were planted in unsuspecting birth parents and nurtured in completely different circumstances. Two institutions – the Dyad Group (a biotech corporation) and the Proletheans (a secret religious group) takes the story forward as they threat the existence of the clone club.

    Every twist and turn leads to a new enemy, a new ally, a new clone and always a new question. Audience’s astounding response to the show’s unique plot and the tremendous performance by Tatiana Maslany have made the show a huge success and Indian audiences are all set to witness back to back seasons of Orphan Black, weeknights at 11 pm exclusively on AXN.

  • Shuffling in English Entertainment genre: BARC 26

    Shuffling in English Entertainment genre: BARC 26

    MUMBAI: According to week 26 of BARC India, 6 Mega Cities : NCCS AB : 4+ Individuals rating, Zee Café sustained its top position in the English entertainment space. Meanwhile, Star Movies got back to its top spot, pushing Movies Now to second spot in the English movies genre. 
    Discovery, Living Foodz continued to dominate Infotainment and Lifestyle genre respectively.
    English Entertainment
    Zee Café sustained its number one position with a decline in rating from 296 Impressions (000s) to 228 Impressions (000s). Star World took the second spot with 201 Impressions (000s). Comedy Central with 148 Impressions (000s) grabbed third position.
    AXN with 116 Impressions (000s) and Colors Infinity SD with 81 Impressions (000s) took fourth and fifth positions respectively.
    English Movies
    Star Movies repossessed its top position replacing Movies Now with 3012 Impressions (000s). Movies Now dropped a rank with second spot scoring 2472 Impressions (000s). Sony Pix secured third spot with 2373 Impressions (000s). Zee Studio grabbed fourth position with 1594 Impressions (000s) and HBO got fifth spot with 1096 Impressions (000s).

    Infotainment
    The infotainment space continued to be topped by Discovery India with 4560 Impressions (000s), followed by History TV 18 with 3450 Impressions (000s) in BARC week 26.
    National Geographic Channel took third spot with 3363 Impressions (000s), Animal Planet with 3020 Impressions (000s) and Nat Geo Wild with 2299 Impressions (000s) were fourth and fifth place respectively. 
    Lifestyle
    Living Foodz was on number one position with 1826 Impressions (000s) in BARC week 26. Fox Life secured second place with 881 Impressions (000s), followed by Home Shop 18 on third spot with 763 Impressions (000s). Shop CJ was on fifth spot with 545 Impressions (000s). TLC took the last spot with 476 Impressions (000s).