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  • No changes in Bengali, Bhojpuri, Kannada, Marathi, Tamil markets in BARC data week 42

    No changes in Bengali, Bhojpuri, Kannada, Marathi, Tamil markets in BARC data week 42

    MUMBAI: No changes were observed in the Bengali, Bhojpuri, Kannada, Marathi and Tamil markets in BARC data week 42. Mazhavil Manorama climbed to the second position from fourth position as compared to the last week in the Malayalam segment. Moreover, in the Telugu space, Zee Telugu and ETV Telugu interchanged their third and fourth positions.

    Bangla

    No changes were observed in this space. Zee Bangla, Star Jalsha, Jasha Movies, Colors Bangla and Sony Aath continued to be on the first, second, third, fourth and fifth positions respectively with 327197 impressions '000s, 288997 impressions '000s, 63477 impressions '000s, 62105 impressions '000s and 55104 impressions '000s.

    Bhojpuri

    This week, no changes were in this sector too. Big Ganga, Bhojpuri Cinema, Bhojpuri Dhamaka Dishum, Housefull Action and Oscar Movies Bhojpuri retained their first, second, third, fourth and fifth positions with 60594 impressions '000s, 54137 impressions '000s, 16174 impressions '000s, 6034 impressions '000s and 4591 impressions '000s respectively.

    Kannada

    No changes were observed in this segment. Colors Kannada and Zee Kannada continued to be at first and second positions with 443615 impressions '000s and 411711 impressions '000s respectively. Udaya TV, Udaya Movies and Star Suvarna also retained their third, fourth and fifth positions with 254080 impressions '000s, 211542 impressions '000s and 157136 impressions '000s respectively.

    Malayalam

    Asianet, the Malayalam general entertainment channel from Star TV retained its first position this week as well with 306584 impressions '000s. Mazhavil Manorama climbed to the second position from fourth position as compared to the last week with 109101 impressions '000s. Surya TV, Flowers TV and Asianet Movies stood at third, fourth and fifth positions respectively with 98928 impressions '000s, 90778 impressions '000s and 65889 impressions '000s.

    Marathi

    No changes were observed in the Marathi market. Zee Marathi, Star Pravah, Colors Marathi, Zee Talkies and Zee Yuva retained their first, second, third, fourth and fifth positions respectively with 336449 impressions '000s, 143735 impressions '000s, 133325 impressions '000s, 96659 impressions '000s and 54648 impressions '000s.

    Tamil

    Sun TV retained its first position with 1045876 impressions '000s. Zee Tamil, Star Vijay, KTV and Sun Life also continued to be at second, third, fourth and fifth positions with 542190 impressions '000s, 524513 impressions '000s, 313189 impressions '000s and 86600 impressions '000s respectively.

    Telugu

    Star Maa and Gemini TV held on to first and second positions respectively with 777657 impressions '000s and 506944 impressions '000s. Zee Telugu and ETV Telugu interchanged their third and fourth positions respectively with 455374 impressions '000s and 447884 impressions '000s. Gemini Movies retained its fifth position with 213101 impressions '000s.

  • Bhojpuri GEC Dishum launched, targets 65 mln C&S homes

    MUMBAI: It’s hoping to make a big impact on Indians love for everything Bhojpuri. Mumbai-based Dishum Broadcasting flagged off the free-to-air Bhojpuri TV GEC  Dishum just as India entered its seventy-first year of becoming independent.

    Branded Bhojpuri Dhamaka- Dishum, it is expected to have the majority of its audience in Uttar Pradesh and Bihar and Jharkand, apart from the millions of Biharis/Jharkandis spread all over India and the world.

    The company’s management is working on making Dishum available on major Indian DTH and cable TV platforms such  as Tata Sky, Airtel, Den UP, Siti Maurya, Dash Digital and other local MSOs.  The goal: to reach a cumulative  65 million C&S homes. The international rollout will follow later.

    The channel has a slate of programmes covering both, fiction and non-fiction at different  time slots covering devotional, bhakti, mythological, drama, movies and music.

    Dishum has launched in a cluttered Bhojpuri TV space crowded with the likes of BIG Magic (now owned by Zee), Dabangg, Dhamaal, and movie channels like Oscar Movies Bhojpuri,  Bhojpuri Cinema TV, apart from other DD channels and news services.

    However, the company’s director Vishal Gurnani is undaunted by the competition and is quite focused on pole-vaulting the new launch into the second position amongst Bhojpuri channels in the next six months.

    Says he: “We are here to bridge the void left behind by Mahuaa, and are looking forward to bringing world class content, packaging and production values to the large Bhojpuri audience spread across UP, Bihar, Jharkhand, West Bengal and the migrant Bhojpuri audience across India and the world. We are working with the best production houses and the research agencies to understand the audience better.”

    Observers are of the view that Dishum will have its task cut out. Recently, the Bhojpuri cinema ecosystem saw investments being upped in production of movies.

    “However, the challenge has been in collection at the box office; the theatres simply refuse to pay up for a successful movie,” says a media observer. “While this does not directly affect Dishum, it shows the lack of transparency in that ecosystem. Dishum, being free to air, will have to depend on advertising. And, advertising spends from local brands; not just the national FMCG brands from the likes of Levers, P&G, Patanjali, Dabur etc. The latter will give it loose change in terms of ad spends. However, if it does manage to nurture and collect from local advertisers, it could have a good future.”

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  • Dishum plans to break even in 3 yrs & a network soon, says Vishal Gurnani

    MUMBAI: Vishal Gurnani-owned Dishum Broadcasting has announced the launch of its first Bhojpuri general entertainment channel Dishum. The channel will go live on 15 August.

    “To cater to 220 million population in India which understands and speaks Bhojpuri, there is only one GEC channel, that is Big Ganga. Other channels are not considered as GEC channels as they mostly air movies,” Gurnani said.

    “There is a clear need gap for great content to be delivered to this large audience base. Hence, there was an opportunity to have a GEC channel in that market,” said Dishum Broadcasting director Vishal Gurnani.

    Dishum will be a free-to-air channel. “We don’t believe that audience should pay for content,” said Gurnani.

    The channel will have a mix of fiction and non- fiction content which will have programmes across genres such as mythology, horror, drama, kids shows, etc. catering to all members of a family.  “We plan to have a 150 hours per month of original content. Focused primarily on reality and non-fiction shows, we will also telecast blockbuster Bhojpuri movies seven days a week,” informed Gurnani.

    The channel has acquired exclusive telecast rights of the Yashi Films property IBFA which is scheduled to take place in London on 30 July, 2017. The channel is also working with Keylight Production for shows although it is also looking to produce shows in-house.

    Although the channel’s prime time will be 6pm – 10pm, it will also be airing shows in the morning time band of 6.30am- 10am — which will include mythological shows.

    The channel will be available across platforms including DTH and major MSOs. “We will be targeting 65 million households from the first day,” Gurnani said.

    About the response from advertisers, he said, without disclosing names, “The response has been great.  All the major and marquee FMCG, healthcare brands, telecom and pan masala brands are keen to associate with us.”

    Industry estimates that Dishum Broadcasting would be investing around Rs 100 crore over the next two years towards programming and distribution costs. A 10-sec ad rate slot for prime time is be put at Rs 600-1000.

    “Generally, every channel takes three years to break even, and we too are looking at a similar plan. At present, our focus will be on the Bhojpuri channel, but, going forward, we are planning to have a network of channels across genres,” asserted Gurnani.

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    Big Ganga shows now available on ZEEL’s OZee

    “Our aim is to get into the Top 5 this year”: Tarun Katial

  • ‘Baal Krishna’ to strengthen mythological shows in Bhojpuri on Big Ganga

    ‘Baal Krishna’ to strengthen mythological shows in Bhojpuri on Big Ganga

    MUMBAI: After the successful launch of mythological show Baal Krishna on Big Magic, Big Ganga is gearing up to launch the show in Bhojpuri. Baal Krishna in Bhojpuri will premiere from25 April from Monday to Friday at 7.30 pm.

    Produced by Swastik Productions, the show will take viewers back to the grandeur and royalty of Dwapar Yug, bringing age-old stories back to life.

    Big Ganga’s programming strategy is built on local insights with a deep cultural connect and has shows pegged on devotion and festivities. For Big Ganga audiences, this is another mythological show in Bhojpuri, in addition to Devo Ke Dev Mahadev.

    Viewers will get a chance to witness Lord Krishna’s journey starting from his ‘Natkhat’ childhood, and learn of the logical reasoning behind why he did what he did. From picking up the Govardhan Parvat to killing Putna, Lord Krishna’s narrations will offer a whole new perspective by touching upon various known and lesser known stories from his life. 

  • ‘Baal Krishna’ to strengthen mythological shows in Bhojpuri on Big Ganga

    ‘Baal Krishna’ to strengthen mythological shows in Bhojpuri on Big Ganga

    MUMBAI: After the successful launch of mythological show Baal Krishna on Big Magic, Big Ganga is gearing up to launch the show in Bhojpuri. Baal Krishna in Bhojpuri will premiere from25 April from Monday to Friday at 7.30 pm.

    Produced by Swastik Productions, the show will take viewers back to the grandeur and royalty of Dwapar Yug, bringing age-old stories back to life.

    Big Ganga’s programming strategy is built on local insights with a deep cultural connect and has shows pegged on devotion and festivities. For Big Ganga audiences, this is another mythological show in Bhojpuri, in addition to Devo Ke Dev Mahadev.

    Viewers will get a chance to witness Lord Krishna’s journey starting from his ‘Natkhat’ childhood, and learn of the logical reasoning behind why he did what he did. From picking up the Govardhan Parvat to killing Putna, Lord Krishna’s narrations will offer a whole new perspective by touching upon various known and lesser known stories from his life. 

  • BARC week 5: Big Ganga is No. 1 in Bhojpuri genre; no leadership change in other regional genres

    BARC week 5: Big Ganga is No. 1 in Bhojpuri genre; no leadership change in other regional genres

     

    MUMBAI: While there were not many changes in the regional channels space in week 5, the prominent gainer was Big Ganga, which climbed up to the first spot in the Bhojpuri channels’ space.

     

    Additionally, there was also a new entrant each in the Oriya and Tamil language regional channels Top 5 list in week 5 of BARC ratings in Alankar and J Movie respectively.

     

    Regional channel leaders in the Bangla, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Oriya, Tamil and Telugu space continued to maintain a stranglehold on the top slot.

     

    Bangla GECs

     

    Star Jalsa retained the top position with 243019 (‘000s) followed by Zee Bangla in the second place with 138047 (‘000s). Jalsa Movies held on to its third position with 69803 (‘000s). Zee Bangla Cinema with 34628 (‘000s) climbed up one place to perch at the fourth spot, while Colors Bangla dropped one place to take the fifth place with 31471 (‘000s) in week 5 of BARC data in West Bengal (U+R): NCCS All : 4+ Individuals.

     

    Bhojpuri GECs

     

    Even as it witnessed a fall in ratings, Big Ganga climbed up to the top position in week 5 with 10365 (‘000s). On the other hand, Bhojpuri Cinema forfeited its leadership slot and dropped down to the second place with a considerable drop in ratings at 9727 (‘000s) as compared to 17459 (‘000s) in week 4.

     

    Dabangg retained its third place but yet again with a drop in ratings at 5707 (‘000s). Dangal TV too saw a drop in ratings but maintained its fourth place with 4613. ETV Bihar Jharkhand too held its fifth spot with 2591 (‘000s) in the Bihar (U+R) : NCCS All : 4+ Individuals according to BARC India.

     

    Kannada GECs

     

    Colors Kanada stood firm in the first spot even in week 5 with a drop in ratings at 261277 (‘000s). Zee Kannada in the second spot witnessed a rise in ratings with 159937 (‘000s) as compared to 145618 (‘000s) in week 4. Udaya Movies pipped Suvarna to claim the third spot in week 5 with 159785 (‘000s). On the other hand, Suvarna dropped to the fourth slot with 139413 (‘000s). Udaya TV maintained its place in the fifth position with 111309 (‘000s) in Karnataka (U+R) : NCCS All : 4+ Individuals.

     

    Malayalam GECs

     

    Asianet continued to hold the top slot with 330282 (‘000s) followed by Mazhavil Manorama with 97830 (‘000s) in the second place. Flowers TV maintained its place at number three with 88167 (‘000s). Asianet Movies with with 50598 (‘000s) climbed up one place to stand at number four, while Surya TV dropped one place at number five with 49294 (‘000s) in the Kerala (U+R) : NCCS All : 4+ Individuals market in week 5.

     

    Marathi GECs

     

    With no change in the Top 5 channels’ pecking order in the Marathi genre, Zee Marathi retained its numero uno position with 152180 (‘000s). Following it was Colors Marathi with 96885 (‘000s), whereas Zee Talkies maintained its place in the third spot with 63998 (‘000s). Star Pravah in the fourth slot was with 50095 (‘000s), whereas Maiboli stood in the fifth slot with 20489 (‘000s) in the Maharashtra / Goa (U+R) : NCCS All : 4+ Individuals market.

     

    Oriya GECs

     

    Sarthak TV maintained its place on top with 105782 (‘000s) and was followed by Tarang TV with 23447 (‘000s) in the second spot. Colors Oriya was in the third position with 23447 (‘000s), whereas Odisha TV retained its fourth position with 15420 (‘000s). Prarthana bowed out of the Top 5 list, paving the way for Alankar, which made an entry in week 5 at the fifth spot with 8948 (‘000s) in the Odisha (U+R) : NCCS All : 4+ Individuals market.

     

    Tamil GECs

     

    Sun TV remained the undisputed leader in the Tamil space with a spike in ratings at 962670 (‘000s). KTV was at number two with 280055 (‘000s) whereas Star Vijay continued to hold its third spot with 196249 (‘000s). Polimer climbed up one place to take the fourth place with 80166 (‘000s), whereas a new channel J Movie with 79722 (‘000s) made its presence felt in the fifth place. In week 5, Zee Tamil, which was in the fourth position last week, dropped out of the charts in the Tamil Nadu/ Puducherry (U+R) : NCCS All : 4+ Individuals market.

     

    Telugu GECs

     

    The Telugu genre too saw no change in the pecking order from last week. ETV Telugu continued to lead the genre with 426874 (‘000s) followed by Zee Telugu with 370362 (‘000s). Maa TV was in third spot with 364618 (‘000s), whereas Gemini TV retained its place in the fourth rung with 268420 (‘000s). Gemini Movies with 194587 (‘000s) stood in the fifth position in week 5 in the Andhra Pradesh – Telangana (U+R) : NCCS All : 4+ Individuals market.

  • BARC week 5: Big Ganga is No. 1 in Bhojpuri genre; no leadership change in other regional genres

    BARC week 5: Big Ganga is No. 1 in Bhojpuri genre; no leadership change in other regional genres

     

    MUMBAI: While there were not many changes in the regional channels space in week 5, the prominent gainer was Big Ganga, which climbed up to the first spot in the Bhojpuri channels’ space.

     

    Additionally, there was also a new entrant each in the Oriya and Tamil language regional channels Top 5 list in week 5 of BARC ratings in Alankar and J Movie respectively.

     

    Regional channel leaders in the Bangla, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Oriya, Tamil and Telugu space continued to maintain a stranglehold on the top slot.

     

    Bangla GECs

     

    Star Jalsa retained the top position with 243019 (‘000s) followed by Zee Bangla in the second place with 138047 (‘000s). Jalsa Movies held on to its third position with 69803 (‘000s). Zee Bangla Cinema with 34628 (‘000s) climbed up one place to perch at the fourth spot, while Colors Bangla dropped one place to take the fifth place with 31471 (‘000s) in week 5 of BARC data in West Bengal (U+R): NCCS All : 4+ Individuals.

     

    Bhojpuri GECs

     

    Even as it witnessed a fall in ratings, Big Ganga climbed up to the top position in week 5 with 10365 (‘000s). On the other hand, Bhojpuri Cinema forfeited its leadership slot and dropped down to the second place with a considerable drop in ratings at 9727 (‘000s) as compared to 17459 (‘000s) in week 4.

     

    Dabangg retained its third place but yet again with a drop in ratings at 5707 (‘000s). Dangal TV too saw a drop in ratings but maintained its fourth place with 4613. ETV Bihar Jharkhand too held its fifth spot with 2591 (‘000s) in the Bihar (U+R) : NCCS All : 4+ Individuals according to BARC India.

     

    Kannada GECs

     

    Colors Kanada stood firm in the first spot even in week 5 with a drop in ratings at 261277 (‘000s). Zee Kannada in the second spot witnessed a rise in ratings with 159937 (‘000s) as compared to 145618 (‘000s) in week 4. Udaya Movies pipped Suvarna to claim the third spot in week 5 with 159785 (‘000s). On the other hand, Suvarna dropped to the fourth slot with 139413 (‘000s). Udaya TV maintained its place in the fifth position with 111309 (‘000s) in Karnataka (U+R) : NCCS All : 4+ Individuals.

     

    Malayalam GECs

     

    Asianet continued to hold the top slot with 330282 (‘000s) followed by Mazhavil Manorama with 97830 (‘000s) in the second place. Flowers TV maintained its place at number three with 88167 (‘000s). Asianet Movies with with 50598 (‘000s) climbed up one place to stand at number four, while Surya TV dropped one place at number five with 49294 (‘000s) in the Kerala (U+R) : NCCS All : 4+ Individuals market in week 5.

     

    Marathi GECs

     

    With no change in the Top 5 channels’ pecking order in the Marathi genre, Zee Marathi retained its numero uno position with 152180 (‘000s). Following it was Colors Marathi with 96885 (‘000s), whereas Zee Talkies maintained its place in the third spot with 63998 (‘000s). Star Pravah in the fourth slot was with 50095 (‘000s), whereas Maiboli stood in the fifth slot with 20489 (‘000s) in the Maharashtra / Goa (U+R) : NCCS All : 4+ Individuals market.

     

    Oriya GECs

     

    Sarthak TV maintained its place on top with 105782 (‘000s) and was followed by Tarang TV with 23447 (‘000s) in the second spot. Colors Oriya was in the third position with 23447 (‘000s), whereas Odisha TV retained its fourth position with 15420 (‘000s). Prarthana bowed out of the Top 5 list, paving the way for Alankar, which made an entry in week 5 at the fifth spot with 8948 (‘000s) in the Odisha (U+R) : NCCS All : 4+ Individuals market.

     

    Tamil GECs

     

    Sun TV remained the undisputed leader in the Tamil space with a spike in ratings at 962670 (‘000s). KTV was at number two with 280055 (‘000s) whereas Star Vijay continued to hold its third spot with 196249 (‘000s). Polimer climbed up one place to take the fourth place with 80166 (‘000s), whereas a new channel J Movie with 79722 (‘000s) made its presence felt in the fifth place. In week 5, Zee Tamil, which was in the fourth position last week, dropped out of the charts in the Tamil Nadu/ Puducherry (U+R) : NCCS All : 4+ Individuals market.

     

    Telugu GECs

     

    The Telugu genre too saw no change in the pecking order from last week. ETV Telugu continued to lead the genre with 426874 (‘000s) followed by Zee Telugu with 370362 (‘000s). Maa TV was in third spot with 364618 (‘000s), whereas Gemini TV retained its place in the fourth rung with 268420 (‘000s). Gemini Movies with 194587 (‘000s) stood in the fifth position in week 5 in the Andhra Pradesh – Telangana (U+R) : NCCS All : 4+ Individuals market.

  • ETV Telugu emerges as No.1 channel in Telugu genre: BARC week 52

    ETV Telugu emerges as No.1 channel in Telugu genre: BARC week 52

    MUMBAI: In the concluding week of the year 2015, ETV Telugu emerged as the number one channel in the Telugu genre replacing Maa TV in the first position.

     

    On the other hand, Star Jalsha, Bhojpuri Cinema, Colors Kannada, Asianet, Zee Marathi, Sarthak TV and Sun TV continued to dominate their respective genres in week 52, according to Broadcast Audience Research Council (BARC) All India ratings.

     

    Bangala GECs

     

    Star Jalsha grabbed the first slot with 265939 (000Sums) followed by Zee Bangla in the second place with 154896 (000Sums) and Jalsha Movies on the third rung with 79222 (000Sums). Zee Bangla Cinema grabbed the fourth berth with 33609 (000Sums), whereas Colors Bangla with 30202 (000Sums) stood at number five.

     

    Bhojpuri GECs

     

    Bhojpuri Cinema led the Bhojpuri genre with 20509 (000Sums) followed by Big Magic Ganga in the number two position with 15521 (000Sums) and Dabangg at number three with 10951 (000Sums). Dangal TV with 7388 (000Sums) and ETV Bihar Jharkhand with 2531(000Sums) grabbed the fourth and fifth slots respectively. 

     

    Kannada GECs

     

    Though Colors Kannada saw a marginal fall in ratings, it continued to lead the Kannada GECs genre and was in the first position with 271592 (000Sums) as against 268806 (000Sums) in week 51. In the second position was Udaya TV with 153369 (000Sums), while Zee Kannada stood in the third position with 143926 (000Sums).
     
    Udaya Movies bagged the fourth position with 141649 (000Sums) and Suvarna stood at number five with 130064 (000Sums).

     

    Malayalam GECs

     

    Witnessing a rise in ratings, Asianet led the genre and came out on top with 327333 (000Sums) against 273833 (000Sums) in last week followed by Mazhavil Manorama in the second position with 120415 (000Sums) and Surya TV in the third spot with 86283 (000Sums). Flower TV grabbed the fourth spot with 83082 (000Sums), whereas Kiran TV stood at the fifth position with 53475 (000Sums).

     

    Marathi GECs

     

    In week 52, Zee Marathi maintained its top position with 184804 (000Sums) with a rise in ratings. Colors Marathi grabbed the second slot with 79672 (000Sums) and Zee Talkies stood at number three with 65794 (000Sums). Star Pravah garnered the fourth slot with 42428 (000Sums) and DD Sayadri was at number five with 20962 (000Sums).

     

    Oriya GECs

     

    Sarthak TV saw a downfall in ratings but secured the leadership position in the genre with 94391 (000Sums) as against 111015 (000Sums) in week 51 followed by Tarang TV in the second spot with 70655 (000Sums). On the other hand, Odisha TV came third with 15537 (000Sums), while Colors Oriya with 14535 (000Sums) grabbed the fourth berth. Prarthana with 9311 (000Sums) stood in the fifth spot.

     

    Tamil GECs

     

    In week 52, Sun TV led the Tamil regional genre but saw a fall in ratings. The channel grabbed pole position with 986826 (000Sums) as against 1042599 (000Sums) in the previous week. In second position was KTV with 317028 (000Sums), while Star Vijay with 213309 (000Sums) stood in the third spot. Polimer grabbed the fourth position with 101129 (000Sums), whereas Kalaignar TV with 83220 (000Sums) grabbed the fifth spot.

     

    Telugu GECs

     

    In week 52, ETV Telugu emerged as the number one channel in the Telugu GEC genre and was perched on the number one position with 446626 (000Sums) followed by Maa TV in the second spot with 377473 (000Sums). Zee Telugu came in third with 350163 (000Sums), while Gemini TV with 313185 (000Sums) bagged fourth place. On the other hand, Gemini Movies with 213079 (000Sums) stood at the fifth position.

  • BARC week 41: Regional channels’ pecking order

    BARC week 41: Regional channels’ pecking order

    MUMBAI: With the introduction of the rural ratings data by the Broadcast Audience Research Council (BARC) India in week 41, the number one slot across various regional channels has remained more or less the same with the exception of Telugu and Bhojpuri language channels.

     

    While in the Telugu channels genre, ETV Telugu emerged as the No. 1 channel in week 41, in the Bhojpuri genre, Dangal TV pipped Big Magic Ganga to become the numero uno channel.

     

    Here’s a look at the pecking order of channels across the Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, Kannada, Marathi, Bangla, Oriya and Bhojpuri languages in the All India (Urban + Rural) market in week 41.

     

    TAMIL

     

    Sun TV continued to rule the roost amongst the Tamil channels with 1092231 (oooSums) in the All India (U+R) market. Incidentally, Sun TV also became the No 1 channel on All India basis ahead of Star Plus and Colors. Second in line amongst the Tamil channels was KTV with 337657 (oooSums) followed by Star Vijay with 183451 (oooSums). On fourth and fifth position were Polimer and Jaya TV with 95731 (oooSums) and 69870 (oooSums) respectively.

     

    TELUGU

     

    ETV Telugu emerged as the no. 1 channel in the Telugu GEC market with 424252 (000Sums). Second in line was Maa TV with 370706 (000Sums), followed by Zee Telugu with 316913 (000Sums). In the fourth spot stood Gemini TV with 255329 (000Sums), whereas Gemini Movies was in the fifth position with 178486 (000Sums).

     

    MALAYALAM

     

    In the Malayalam GEC genre, Asianet topped the chart with 413385 (oooSums), followed by Mazhavil Manorama with 85146 (oooSums) in the second spot. Followers TV with 77976 (oooSums) stood in the third rung, whereas Surya TV with 75531 (oooSums) and Asianet Movies with 74399 (oooSums) were at the fourth and fifth spot respectively.

     

    KANNADA

     

    In the Kannada GEC genre, Colors Kannada maintained its ranking order with 211268 (oooSums). In second spot was Udaya TV with 154276 (oooSums) followed by Suvarna with 153873 (oooSums) in the third spot in the All India (U+R) market in week 41. Zee Kannada, which was in second spot in C&S 1Lac+ marker in week 40, surfaced at the fifth spot in the All India (U+R) market in week 41 with 114845 (oooSums).

     

    MARATHI

     

    Zee Marathi with 116598 Rat (oooSums) leads the Marathi GEC genre followed by Colors Marathi with 73520 (oooSums) in the second spot. Zee Talkies was in the third spot with 55350 (oooSums). Star Pravah with 36992 (oooSums) and Maiboli with 23975 (oooSums) were in the fourth and fifth spot respectively.

     

    BANGLA

     

    Star Jalsha topped the Bengali GEC space with 241463 (000Sums). In second spot was Zee Bangla with 160222 (000Sums) and Jalsha Movies with 57045 (000Sums) stood in the third rung. Colors Bangla with 40571 (000Sums) was in the fourth spot, where Zee Bangla Cinema with 31173 (000Sums) came in fifth.

     

    ORIYA

     

    In the Oriya channels market, Sarthak TV led with 86337 (000Sums), followed by Tarang TV with 52529 (000Sums) in the second spot. Colors Oriya came up in the third spot with 19247 (000Sums), whereas Odisha TV with 18141 (000Sums) and Alankar with 11600 (000Sums) were in the fourth and fifth spot respectively.

     

    BHOJPURI

     

    Dangal TV with 12650 (000Sums) led the pack by a large margin in the Bihar & Jharkhand NCCS All: Individuals: All India (U+R) data. On second spot was Big Magic Ganga with 8138 (000Sums), followed by ETV Bihar Jharkhand with 5961 (000Sums) in the third slot. The fourth and fifth positions were occupied by DD Bihar and Anjan TV respectively. While DD Bihar scored 3130 (000Sums), Anjan TV totted 2667 (000Sums).

  • Big Magic Ganga to air ‘Har Mushkil Ka Hal Akbar Birbal’ in Bhojpuri

    Big Magic Ganga to air ‘Har Mushkil Ka Hal Akbar Birbal’ in Bhojpuri

    MUMBAI: With a view to reach out to a larger audience base, Reliance Broadcast Network will be dubbing its Hindi language historical comedy show Har Mushkil Ka Hal Akbar Birbal in Bhojpuri.

     

    The show, which is currently aired on the Hindi channel Big Magic, will now also be showcased on the network’s regional channel Big Magic Ganga in Bhojpuri, from Monday to Friday at 5:30 pm, with a repeat at 9:30 pm.

     

    The channel hopes that the step towards extending its Hindi shows to a regional audience in their language, will bring in larger affinity supported by widespread distribution of Big Magic Ganga.

     

    Akbar Birbal is a fresh comic take on the childhood folktales of Akbar and Birbal that have never been showcased on television before.

     

    Reliance Broadcast Network executive vice president and business head Ashwin Padmanabhan said, “With over 50 per cent market share, as per BARC ratings, Big Magic Ganga is the number one regional channel of Bihar and Jharkhand. The national audience loves Har Mushkil Ka Hal Akbar Birbal and we are sure it will garner a loyal viewership in Bhojpuri as well.”