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  • Swati Shetty’s & Grant Kessman’s prodco Bridge7 acquires Slumdog Millionaire sequel rights

    Swati Shetty’s & Grant Kessman’s prodco Bridge7 acquires Slumdog Millionaire sequel rights

    MUMBAI: For those who know Swati Shetty, they will always commend her for her never-say-die spirit. The Los Angeles-based former Netflix director international originals & acquisitions and  producer of Umrika has got together with former CAA agent Grant Kessman to set up a production outfit Birdge7.

    And amongst the first transactions it has done is acquiring the film sequel and television series rights of the Oscar winning, Danny Boyle-directed Celador produced Slumdog Millionaire.

    This is what the duo had to say after striking the deal with Celador: “Some stories stay with us long after the credits roll and ‘Slumdog Millionaire’ is undoubtedly one of them. Its narrative is universal, cutting across cultural and geograpahical lines and it embodies the kind of stories we love — ones that bridge entertainment with profound human experiences. What makes ‘Slumdog Millionaire’ extraordinary is not only its cinematic brilliance — spanning storytelling, music and its remarkable accolades, but also how it brought together talent from across the world to make a global winning team.”

    Celador International chairman Paul Smith expressed his confidence in the duo acquiring the rights and said the studio was looking forward to working with Bridge7. 
     

  • I&B ministry warns TV channels against airing content inciting violence

    I&B ministry warns TV channels against airing content inciting violence

    MUMBAI: In the wake of the ongoing CAA protests and Delhi riots, the ministry of information and broadcasting has issued an advisory to all private and satellite channels to be cautious with content which is likely to encourage or incite violence or contain anything against the maintenance of law and order or which promotes "anti-national attitudes".

    TV channels are also advised to be cautious about airing content which contains attacks on religions or communities or visuals or words contemptuous of religious groups or which promotes communal attitudes.

    The broadcaster must be careful before airing content which contains anything defamatory, deliberate, false or suggestive innuendos and half-truth.

    The ministry has asked channels to ensure strict compliance of code and also ensure that no content is telecast which violate the programming and  advertising code. 

    This is the second such advisory sent out by the ministry with the last one coming out in January. 

  • English News viewership decline continues in week 3 of 2020

    English News viewership decline continues in week 3 of 2020

    BENGALURU: Viewership of English News channels continued a downward spiral in in week 3 of 2020 (Saturday, 18 January 2020 to Friday, 24 January 2020, week under review). Analysis of Broadcast Audience Research Council of India (BARC) data of 44 weeks between week 13 of 2019 and week 3 of 2020 reveals that the four week combined average viewership of the top 5 English News channels declined 23 percent for week 53 of 2019 and week 3 of 2020  (4 week period under review) to 1.724 million weekly impressions as compared to the average combined viewership of the 44 week period of 2.235 million weekly impressions. Viewership during the period under review declined 15.1 percent from 2.032 million weekly impressions calculated for the immediate trailing 4 week period (week 49 to week 52 of 2019).

    The last few weeks have been reasonably eventful. Among the newsworthy happenings include the fact that the fall out of the Citizenship Amendment Act is still unfolding, not only in India but in other geographies as well. Further, assembly elections for the state of Delhi have been announced, the lawyers of the condemned Nirbhaya rapists managed to delay their executions to the first of February. Please refer to the figure below for the four week average of combined ratings of top 5 English News channels between weeks 13 of 2019 and 3 of 2020.

    It must be noted that BARC had stopped publishing data in the public domain between weeks 6 and 12 of 2019 to allow for ratings to stabilize after the implementation of Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) New Tariff Order (NTO), hence data between weeks 13 of 2019 and 3 of 2020 has been considered in this paper. Though the combined ratings of the top 5 English News channels in week 3 of 2020 were slightly higher than those of the immediate trailing week (week 2 of 2020), they were 24 percent lower than the 44 week average.

    The figure below shows that combined ratings of the top 5 English News channels between week 13 of 2019 and week 3 of 2020.

    Week 3 of 2020

    Ranks 1, 2  and were held by the same channels in week 3 of 2020 as in the previous week – Republic TV, Times Now and India Today TV retained places 1, 2 and 3 respectively. DD India pushed its way to fourth rank from fifth rank in week 3 of 2020,  while CNN News18 dropped to fifth place from fourth. Please refer to the figure below: 

    Two channels lost viewership in week 3 of 2020 – CNN News18 and Republic TV as compared to the previous week, while the other 3 made slight gains. Arnab Goswami’sfirst placed Republic TV saw viewership decline by 5 percent to 0.568 million weekly impressions from 0.598 million. At rank two, Times Now saw viewership climb 11 percent to 0.472 million weekly impressions from 0.425 million weekly impressions. Third ranked India Today Television saw  viewership increase 4.3 percent to 0.265 million weekly impressions in week 3 of 2020 from 0.254 million weekly impressions in week 2. At rank 4, DD India saw viewership rise 7.3 percent to 0.207 million weekly impressions in week 3 of 2020 from 0.193 million weekly impressions in the previous week. CNN News18 saw ratings decline 12.3 percent to 0.186 million weekly impressions  in week 3 of 2020 from 0.212 million weekly impressions in week 2.

    Please refer to the figure below:


     

  • JNU incident raises English News ratings afterslump in last week of 2019

    JNU incident raises English News ratings afterslump in last week of 2019

    BENGALURU: After an expected slump in viewership in the last BARC week of 2019 – week 53 (Saturday 28 December 2019 to Friday, 3 January 2020), the combined viewership of top 5 English News channels increased 9.2 percent to 1.835 million weekly impressions in week 1 of 2020 (Wy01 of 2020) from 1.681 million. Viewership was also boosted by the happenings at the Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) on January 5 and their subsequent fall out.

    There was a small change in Broadcast Audience Research Council of India (BARC) weekly list of top 5 English News channels in week 1 of 2019 (Saturday, 4 January 2020 to Friday 10 January 2020) – pubcaster network Doordarshan’sEnglish News channels DD India exited the list to be replaced by the Pronnoy and Radhika Roy led NDTV 24×7 which re-entered BARC’s weekly list after a short hiatus of two weeks. Earlier NDTV 24×7 had re-entered BARC’s weekly list of top 5 English News channels in week 51 of 2019 for the first time since BARC Recommenced publication of viewership data in the public domain in week 13 of 2019. BARC had stopped publication of weekly data in the public domain between weeks 6 and 12 of 2019 to enable  stabilisation of viewership after the implementation of Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) New Tariff Order.

    Please refer to the figure below:

    As has become the norm, the top 2 channels in BARC’s weekly list of top 5 English News channels in week 1 of 2020 were same – the Arnab Goswami led Republic TV and his previous employer – Times Now. India Today Television moved up a place to rank 3 in week 1 of 2020 from rank 4 in week 53 of 2019. CNN News India also moved up a place to rank 4 during the week under consideration from rank 5 in the previous week. As mentioned above, NDTV 24×7 re-entered the list at rank five.

    Please refer to the figure below:

    Republic TV saw its ratings climb 8.1 percent to 0.615 million impressions in week 1 of 2020 from 0.569 million in the previous week. Times Now saw its viewership climb 14 percent in week 1 0f 2020 to 0.481 million weekly impressions from 0.422 million weekly impressions in week 53 of 2019. The India Today group’s India Today Television saw ratings jump 27.7 percent in week 1 of 2020 to 0.327 million weekly impressions from 0.256 million.

    CNN News18 saw viewership climb 26.6 percent to 0.224 million weekly impressions from 0.177 million weekly impressions. NDTV 24×7 entered the list with 0.188 million weekly impressions in week 1 of 2020.

    Please refer to the figure below

  • ABP News stands at first position during Shikhar Sammelan

    ABP News stands at first position during Shikhar Sammelan

    MUMBAI: ABP News, India’s most trusted Hindi news channel, acquired the first position on 02 January 2020 between 15:00 and 22:00 hrs in TG ABC 15+ at HSM level owing to its flagship show Shikhar Sammelan in Delhi.

    The renowned show was attended by the honourable home minister Amit Shah, who gave his first interview of 2020 on ABP News. Shah kept the viewers on their toes as he deliberated on critical issues such as CAA, NRC, and NPR as well as events in Maharashtra, Haryana and Jharkhand.

    Furthermore, considering the time band of between 8 and 9 PM, ABP News also witnessed 80 per cent more viewership than the nearest competitor.

    To make the summit highly informative, Shikhar Sammelan also hosted dignitaries such as BJP national spokesperson Sambit Patra, Congress spokesperson Abhay Dubey, union minister of minority affairs Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi, Uttar Pradesh deputy chief minister Keshav Prasad Maurya, BJP national spokesperson Sudhanshu Trivedi, Congress national spokesperson Gaurav Vallabh, journalist and author Tarek Fatah, former union minister of information and broadcasting Manish Tewari and union law minister Ravi Shankar Prasad.

    Keeping the viewers apprised about the latest happenings, the knowledge-sharing platform highlighted various views and discourses on the government, the upcoming Delhi elections, and other national imperatives such as CAA (Citizenship Amendment Act), NRC (National Register of Citizens), NPR (National Population Register) and the happenings in J&K.

    With the on-going political upheaval in the country, the channel has been able to successfully encapsulate the views of the masses by providing minute-to-minute updates of the key developments.

    ABP News Network chief executive officer Avinash Pandey said, “We are absolutely delighted to mark the beginning of 2020 with this eminent touchstone. As per BARC data, ABP News acquired the highest market share of 18 per cent during Shikhar Sammelan in Delhi on 02 Jan 2020. This statistic has re-established our venerable position in the industry as the leader of the Hindi news genre. Shikhar Sammelan has always been a noteworthy show in our portfolio with an overarching intention of keeping the viewers aware of the intricacies of the nation’s pressing issues. Here onwards, our goal is to keep the momentum going through such special programming initiatives and empower our viewers through dedicated content. ”

  • CAA protests helped English News ratings spurt in weeks 51 and 52

    CAA protests helped English News ratings spurt in weeks 51 and 52

    BENGALURU: Anti and pro CAA protests helped bump up English News viewership in weeks 51 and 52 of 2019 as compared to the previous week according to Broadcast
    Audience Research Council of India (BARC) weekly data. BARC data of top 5 English News channels for weeks 51 and 52 saw viewership jump 22.68 percent and 16.99 percent respectively for weeks 51 and 52 as compared to week 50 of 2019. Viewership of Top 5 English News channels in week 52 declined 4.63 percent as compared to week 51 of 2019.Combined viewership of top 5 English News channels in weeks 50, 51 and 52 was 1.883 million, 2.310 million and 2.203 million weekly impressions respectively.

    Week 50 = Saturday, 7 December 2019 to Friday, 13 December 2019
    Week 51 = Saturday, 14 December 2019 to Friday, 20 December 2019
    Week 52 = Saturday, 21 December 2019 to Friday, 27 December 2019

    It must be noted that (1) BARC released viewership data in the public domain for weeks 51 and 52 of 2019 on 3 January 2020 due to problems in collection of data from a number of states that faced protests for and against the CAA. Also BARC has reverted to an older method of considering data starting week 23 of 2019.

    Please refer to the chart below for combined ratings of top 5 English News channels
    between weeks 13 and 52 of 2019.

    Ratings of top 5 English News channels

    Please refer to the figure below for ratings of top 5 English News channels between weeks 13 and 52 of 2019. It must be noted that NDTV 24×7 was present for only week – week 51 of 2019 during the 40 week period in the figure below:

    Week 51 saw the entry of Prannoy and Radhika Roy-run NDTV 24×7 in BARC’s weekly list of top 5 English News channels after a long hiatus at the cost of pub-caster’s English News channel DD India. However, NDTV 24×7 entry was short-lived – it exited BARC’s weekly list of top 5 English News channels in week 52 with the return of DD India. The other 4 channels in BARC’s weekly lists were same during the three weeks under consideration in this paper. Please refer to the figure below for the ranking of top 5 channels between weeks 13 and 52 of 2019.

    As has been the norm in general, the Arnab Goswami-headed Republic TV was ranked one during all the three weeks under consideration. Republic TV scored 0.589 million,
    0.806 million and 0.748 million weekly impressions in weeks 50, 51 and 52 respectively. Times Now was also ranked second during all the three weeks under consideration with 0.508 million, 0.618 million and 0.569 million weekly impressions in weeks 50, 51 and 52
    of 2019.

    In week 50, DD India was ranked third with 0.313 million weekly impressions. In weeks 51 and 52, it was the India Today Group’s India Today Television that was ranked third with 0.362 million and 0.371 million weekly impressions respectively. India Today Television was at rank 4 in week 50 with 0.265 million weekly impressions. As mentioned above, NDTV 24×7 entered the list in week 51 with 0.269 million weekly impressions, while in week 52 it was DD India at rank 4 with 0.291 million weekly impressions.

    Network18’s CNN News18 was ranked fifth during all the three weeks under consideration. The channel scored 0.208 million, 0.255 million and 0.224 million weekly impressions in weeks 50, 51 and 52 of 2019 respectively.

  • India stands with ZEE News

    India stands with ZEE News

    MUMBAI: The Zee News Missed CallCampaign to create awareness among the people about the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA), 2019, made history as a colossal number of over one crore people have supported the initiative. Owing to immense public support, the Zee News campaign has become the biggest-ever digital initiative in the country.

    After the announcement of Citizenship Amendment Act, various states and cities in India went into a state of chaos. Even after the getting majority votes in both the houses (Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha), people came out on roads to protest against the bill. While the whole media focused on the coverage of the protests, we went a step ahead and tried to determine that what does the rest of the India want.

    Our quest to determine the opinion of India revealed that there were just a handful of people, as compared to India’s total population, who came out on the roads protesting against the bill. Thus, to know the other side of the story, we initiated a nation-wide campaign – “The Missed Call Campaign”. The aim was to determine that what do the Indians sitting inside their houses and offices think about the bill.

    The campaign urged the people who supported CAB/CAA to just give a missed call to ZEE News. 1 Crore (10 Million) missed calls and still counting, the number itself explains the verdict of India. While the protesters were bringing chaos to the nation and damage to the government properties, ZEE News brought all the supporters of CAA/CAB on one stage just through a missed call. With this first-of-its-kind campaign, ZEE News proved it yet again that when it comes to the nerve of India, we know it the best.

    ZEE News claims that this can be a record-breaking number of responses that any news channel has ever received in the form of missed calls. We took the initiative to break the myths and bust the rumors and the people of India made it a non-violent revolution.

    Here is a glimpse: Click here

  • Scott Cooper replacing Ben Affleck as director of Stephen King’s ‘The Stand’

    Scott Cooper replacing Ben Affleck as director of Stephen King’s ‘The Stand’

    MUMBAI: Warner Bros has set Scott Cooper to re-write and direct The Stand, the seminal post-apocalyptic Stephen King novel. That means that while the studio has roped in Ben Affleck as its new Caped Crusader for Batman vs Superman, Affleck has withdrawn from The Stand. He had been set in late 2011 to write the script and helm the project. Affleck is busy directing and starring in his scripted adaptation of Dennis Lehane’s Live By Night for Warner Bros.

    Warner Bros is teamed on the project with CBS Films, which is co-producing and co-presenting and possibly financing the project together. Dave Kajganich scribed the first draft. Published in 1978, the mammoth novel covered a biological apocalyptic disaster that decimated the population. The survivors then had to try and piece together a new form of humanity and it became a good vs evil struggle, with elements of the supernatural thrown in for good measure. King was at his best, both in creating depictions of the demise of civilization and in the arcs of characters good and bad who became important in a new order.

    Roy Lee and Mosaic are producing for Warners and Jon Berg is the studio exec. Cooper is currently developing Creek with Leonardo DiCaprio, and his next film, Out Of The Furnace, is set to release 6 December. That one was produced by Appian Way and Scott Free. Cooper, the actor-turned-filmmaker who made his breakthrough with the Jeff Bridges-starrer Crazy Heart, is represented by CAA and attorney Darren Trattner.

  • CAA signs New Girl star Zooey Deschanel

    CAA signs New Girl star Zooey Deschanel

    MUMBAI: The popular TV star has gone back to CAA after being with UTA for seven months. She has also moved on from long-time manager Sarah Jackson but has not yet signed up a new manager.

     

    Deschanel has won an Emmy and two Golden Globe nominations. She is also a singer and songwriter and has been nominated in the Grammy awards.

     

    She shot to fame with the TV show New Girl that has done well with the viewers. Ex-manager Jackson’s Seven Summits still continues to represent clients like Homeland’s Morena Baccarin and comedian Russel Peters.

  • Meryl Streep to star in ‘The Giver’

    Meryl Streep to star in ‘The Giver’

    MUMBAI: The famous Devil Wears Prada actress will be playing Chief Elder in the film – The Giver. The movie is an adaptation of the Lois Lowry novel of the same name that will be directed by Phil Noyce.

    A co-production between the Weinstein Company and Walden media, it will start shooting in South Africa in eight weeks. Streep will play the Elder, who is the authoritarian in charge of keeping order in a society that seems utopian. The trouble begins when the man who receives the ‘memories of life‘ brings out a rebel in him.

    The book had won the Newbery medal in 1994. The movie is being produced by Bridges and Nikki Silver. Streep is repped by CAA.