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  • etc bounces back to claim top ratings among music channels

    etc bounces back to claim top ratings among music channels

    MUMBAI: While there still may not be a clear leader among the music channels, etc continues to hold sway, although not always with its music shows. Emediaplan’s latest data on music channels shows that the channel’s astrology show Kahani Kismat Ki took the top five spots for the week starting 21 March C&S homes 4+.

    In all, the channel bagged eight out of the top ten shows. In addition to the two etc channels, the data surveyed B4U Music, Channel [V], CMM, Fortune Music, Lashkara, MTV, SS Music and Zee Music. etc’s astrology show also managed a top TVR of 0.43.

    The picture for February, however, was quite different. For the week starting 8 February, [V] had the top four spots with shows like Sunday Stack and (V) SMS. For March Channel [V] figures just once for its show Request No. One. MTV has fared much better. Its spoof show Fully Faltoo was at number seven while Bakra was at number nine. SS Music, Laskhara, CMM and Fortune Music are nowhere to be seen in both February and March. The radical change at the top is quite a contrast from the regular ratings where Star Plus dominates with monotonous regularity.

    Speaking to Indiantelevision.com, ETC Networks CEO Jagjit Singh kohli said, ” Kahani Kismat Ki has always been at the top. For us, this is not new news. Over the past several years, it has performed strongly on a consistent basis.” When asked about the change at the top Kohli said that each week there would be changes. “However if you take the yearly average you will have no doubt that etc is the number one music channel.”

    Interestingly, Zee Music, which has recently relaunched in a new avatar, and is managed by one of etc’s promoters, Yogesh Radhakrishnan, is yet to leave its mark on the ratings. While Zee Music was absent from the top 20 shows in February, it has appeared once in March. Whether it gathers enough steam to upset etc’s dream run, remains to be seen.

  • HTMT posts Rs 203 m profit for Q2 ’03

    MUMBAI: New BPO clients and resource optimisation have helped Hinduja TMT post net profit of Rs 203 million for the quarter ended 30 September, 2003, 18 per cent up from the earlier quarter.
    According to a company statement, HTMT reported an increase of 45 per cent in its total income at Rs 410 for the second quarter, as against an income of Rs 282 million in the same period last year. In the first half of the year, the company has posted an increase of 44 per cent year on year, with a total income of Rs 760 million, while net profit increased by 25 per cent to Rs 375 million. Profit after tax to total income in H1 was 49 per cent, the company claims.
    Meanwhile, HTMT, which has been ranked the second largest healthcare BPO company in India by Business World magazine recently, has also acquired controlling interest and management control in c3, a call centre in Manilla, Philippines. This was disclosed at the HTMT board meeting today. The board has approved the acquisition controlling interest in c3 against a purchase consideration of USD 3.9 million, a notice to the BSE says.
    HTMT’s claim processing business for a US health insurance company which started at Bangalore with 23 processors in August 2000 has now grown into a business of around 600 processors handling about 1.8 mn claims per month. A disaster recovery center for the business of the above client is being set up at Mumbai in the premises owned by HTMT’s subsidiary – InNetwork.
    Dataquest, IDC’s employees’ satisfaction survey 2003, the first ever of its kind in the country, has ranked HTMT second after GE Capital among the top 15 BPO companies in India. The company has also started the execution of a new Call Centre contract from a broadband communication company from August 2003 with 54 Customer Service Representatives for order administration, technical help desk etc. The staff strength now at 172 CSRs, is likely to go up to 350 CSRs by 31 March, 2004, the company says.
    The IT services wing of HTMT has recently received CMM Level-4 certification for software development and maintenance signifying its process maturity and control, the company statement says. The company has recently taken on lease premises admeasuring 80,000 sq.ft. for building 1400 seat capacity at Bangalore to meet the expanding requirements of existing clients and the needs of customers in the pipeline. This is in addition to the existing capacity of 1050 seat 52,000 sq. ft. off-shore development center at Bangalore, now fully occupied.

  • CMM to take the talent search route too

    PUNE: It may not figure in the top recall music channels bracket, but CMM is trying to revamp its image.

    The music channel is following in Channel V’s footsteps with the announcement of a national level talent competition. Kal Ke Sitare is a contest that CMM will hold in association with Mahavir Audio & Visuals, a music company.

    According to an official release, the one of a kind national level talent competition is aimed at promoting young talent in the field of singing, dancing and dramatics, with Pune being the epicenter of the exercise.

    The categories in the competition include singing (pop and classical), dancing (Indian and western), playing various musical instruments, dramatics and modeling, with no age or language bar. The preliminary rounds will be held in Pune at various locations.

    Outstanding participants will get an opportunity to showcase their talent in over 20 music albums, both audio and video, besides a chance to feature in films and tele serials. The entire event will be aired on CMM for more than two months including pre and post event promotions, a la Popstars that showcased the making of VIVA on Channel V and sister Star channels.

    The pre-promotional publicity of the competition is already being aired on CMM every hour. This raw talent will be promoted by MAV in all its forthcoming ventures. Mahavir Productions (of MAV Group), a Pune based production house is a co-venture between Manoj Palrecha and Ankush Mehta. MAV founder Palrecha claims commitment from Bollywood Directors to promote the talent discovered at the competition. From the wings of MAV have come hits like Zindagi (The Life), a pop music album, Koncept, trance music and many devotional albums, claims the release.

  • CMM Broadcasting posts slim profits for JQ 2002-3, shifts to PAS-10, reaches the UK

    CMM Broadcasting posts slim profits for JQ 2002-3, shifts to PAS-10, reaches the UK

    MUMBAI: CMM Broadcasting Network, the company that runs the CMM music channel and faith channel Aastha, has declared a net profit of Rs 2,97,000 for the JQ 2002-3, up a whopping 37 per cent from the figure of Rs 2,17,000 for the corresponding period last year.

    Net sales from operations have increased 8 per cent to Rs 12.57 million up from Rs 11.58 million, total income has gone up marginally by 1 per cent from Rs 18.07 million to Rs 17.88 million. The company’s staff costs have risen considerably, from Rs 4,62,000 last year to Rs 7,73,000 in the quarter just ended. But tight control over other expenditure has enabled it to show a rise in its net.

    CMM, the company’s digital free to air music channel and Aastha have recently shifted to PAS 10, says the company. Earlier available in 156 countries globally, Aastha and CMM are now available in an additional four countries, the important addition being UK, home probably the largest Indian diaspora. 

    The changeover will enable CMM Broadcasting Network to fulfill the longstanding demands of Indian-descent UK residents, says the management. Though available as a free-to-air channel there currently, it is slated to become a pay service over time. 

    PanAmSat’s fleet of spacecraft will also enable Aastha reach viewers in the USA too shortly, says the channel.