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  • BARC week 23: Hindi GECs’ order remains unmoved

    BARC week 23: Hindi GECs’ order remains unmoved

     

    MUMBAI: Week 23 of Broadcast Audience Research Council (BARC) ratings saw no change in the pecking order of Hindi general entertainment channels (GECs). Star Plus continued to stay on top with 366096 (000’s sum) followed by Colors with 328096 (000’s sum).

     

    Zee TV stood at number three with 237242 (000’s sum), whereas Life OK occupied the fourth spot with 232292 (000’s sum). Sab maintained its fifth position with 186421 (000’s sum).

     

    Amongst the top three programs, Star Plus’s Saath Nibhaana Saathiya continued to rule the chart with 6566 (000’s sum) followed by Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai with 4465 (000’s sum). Colors’ Sasural Simar Ka secured the third position with 4421 (000’s sum).

     

    Sports category witnessed new winners this week. Though Ten Sports continued to hold the number one spot with 46541 (000’s sum), Star Sports 3 and Star Sports 1 were perched at the second and third spot with 15794 (000’s sum) and 15158 (000’s sum) respectively.

     

    In the Hindi news broadcasting space, Aaj Tak continued its stranglehold on its pole position with 28366 (000’s sum). India TV claimed the second spot with 27514 (000’s sum) followed by ABP News at number three with 27074 (000’s sum).

     

    In the English Business news genre, CNBC TV18 topped the category with 182 (000’s sum) followed by ET Now with 153 (000’s sum) at number two. NDTV Profit and NDTV Prime at number three scored 22 (000’s sum).

     

    In the Hindi Business news space, CNBC Awaaz garnered 984 (000’s sum) followed by Zee Business with 451 (000’s sum).

  • Chrome Data: English Entertainment channel genre sees growth in OTS

    Chrome Data: English Entertainment channel genre sees growth in OTS

    MUMBAI: Week 15 of opportunity to see (OTS) collated by Chrome Data Analytics & Media, observed a spike in English Entertainment channels genre in the eight metros. With 1.1 per cent growth, the genre was topped by Comedy Central with 52.5 per cent OTS.

     

    This was followed by the Business News channels genre in the eight metros with 0.9 per cent growth and CNBC Awaaz led the category with 76.9 per cent OTS. Infotainment genre too witnessed a hike in all India with Discovery at number one spot with 82.1 per cent OTS.

     

    English News channels genre in the eight metros saw a growth of 0.4 per cent. Times Now topped the space with 73.7 per cent OTS.

     

    Talking about the losers this week, English Movies in the eight genre dropped by 1.4 per cent with Romedy Now being affected the most with 62.4 per cent OTS. 

     

    Hindi News in the Hindi Speaking Markets (HSM) observed a drop of 0.8 per cent. ABP News topped the category with 94.8 per cent OTS.

     

    Next in the list was Sports in all India, which saw a dip of 0.6 per cent. Last but not the least, Hindi general entertainment channels (GECs) in the HSM markets dropped by 0.2 per cent. Star Plus was affected the most with 96.9 per cent OTS.

  • Chrome data: English News channels the only losers

    Chrome data: English News channels the only losers

    MUMBAI: In week 10 of opportunity to see (OTS) collated by Chrome Data Analytics & Media, English News channels in the eight metros was the only genre to witness a loss. It saw a drop of 0.5 per cent. Times Now topped the category with 77.1 OTS.

     

    As for the gainers, Business News channels across the eight metros gained the maximum. With 4.3 per cent growth, the genre saw CNBC Awaaz leading the chart with 81.4 OTS.

     

    On the other hand, English Movie channels across the eight metros gained 3.4 per cent with Movies Now topping the space with 67.8 OTS.

     

    Next in the line were English Entertainment channels across the eight metros, which gained 3.3 per cent. Comedy Central was the chart leader with 56.2 OTS.

     

    Lastly, Kids channels across all India too registered a two per cent gain. Cartoon Network noted maximum with 81.4 OTS

  • Chrome Data: English Entertainment channels gain in week 9

    Chrome Data: English Entertainment channels gain in week 9

    MUMBAI: In week nine of opportunity to see (OTS) collated by Chrome Data Analytics & Media, English Entertainment channels in the eight metros gained the maximum.

     

    With 6.2 per cent growth, the genre saw AXN leading the chart with 56.2 per cent OTS.

     

    On the other hand, English Movie channels across eight metros gained 1.7 per cent. Romedy Now topped the chart with 65.8 per cent OTS.

     

    Next in the line were Sports channels across India with 0.6 per cent jump and Kids channels across India with 0.4 per cent jump. Cartoon Network was the chart leader in the kids category with 81 per cent OTS.

     

    As for the losers, Business News channels across eight metros saw the maximum drop of 2.9 per cent followed by Religious channels in Hindi Speaking Markets (HSM) with 1.1 per cent drop.

     

    CNBC Awaaz with 77.0 per cent OTS and Aastha with 94.9 per cent OTS topped in their respective genres.

     

    Last but not the least, Hindi News channels and Music channels in HSM markets too witnessed a fall of one per cent and 0.9 per cent respectively.

     

    ABP News topped the chart with 93.5 per cent OTS, while 9XM in the music category noted 90.4 per cent OTS.

  • Chrome Data: English News channels continue to gain in week 8

    Chrome Data: English News channels continue to gain in week 8

    MUMBAI: In week eight of opportunity to see (OTS) collated by Chrome Data Analytics & Media, English News channels in the eight metros gained the maximum.

     

    With 3.4 per cent growth, the genre saw Times Now retaining its supremacy with 79.1 per cent OTS. 

     

    Sports channels across India gained 3.2 per cent. 

     

    Next in the line were Business News channels in the eight metros with 2.2 per cent jump and Music channels in the Hindi speaking market (HSM) with 0.7 per cent. CNBC Awaaz with 80.6 per cent OTS and 9XM with 90.6 per cent OTS topped in their respective genres. 

     

    As for the losers, English Entertainment channels in eight metros saw the maximum drop of 4.9 per cent. Comedy Central with 52.5 per cent OTS topped the category. 

     

    Kids channels across India and Hindi movie channels in HSM markets saw a drop of 0.9 per cent and 0.7 per cent respectively. Cartoon Network with 79.9 per cent OTS and Max with 95.5 per cent OTS scored the maximum in their respective genre. 

     

    Last but not the least, English Movies in the eight metros observed a fall of 0.5 per cent. Movies Now topped the chart with 67.1 per cent OTS.

  • Chrome Data: English entertainment channels gain big in week 42

    Chrome Data: English entertainment channels gain big in week 42

    MUMBAI: The week 42 of opportunity to see (OTS) report collated by Chrome Data Analytics and Media has seen a complete shift from its previous week. The top gainer this week is the English entertainment genre in the eight metros, followed by English news and Business news.

    While the English entertainment genre recorded a jump of 2.3 per cent in its OTS, English news and Business news saw a slight jump of 1.3 per cent and 0.9 per cent in the eight metros respectively.

    In the English entertainment space, AXN ruled the roost with 68 per cent OTS, closely followed by Comedy Central which recorded 63.7 per cent OTS. Amongst the business news channels, CNBC Awaaz gained the maximum with 78.7 per cent OTS, followed by Zee Business which saw 73.4 per cent OTS.

    In the Hindi GEC space in HSM, Star Plus recorded the highest OTS of 98 per cent, followed by Sab with 97.7 per cent.

    Music channels in the HSM with 1 per cent OTS and Hindi news channels with 0.6 per cent OTS saw a negative turn this week.  9XM with 88.6 per cent OTS and ABP News with 94.8 per cent OTS topped in their respective genres.  
     

     

  • Chrome Data: Business News gains most in week 38

    Chrome Data: Business News gains most in week 38

    MUMBAI: In week 38 of opportunity to see (OTS) collated by Chrome Data Analytics and Media, Business News channels in the eight metros saw the highest jump.

     

    The genre grew by 1.1 per cent with CNBC Awaaz ranking on top with 78.9 per cent OTS. Infotainment channels across India closely followed with 1 per cent jump. National Geographic Channel with 86.8 per cent OTS gained the most in the genre.

     

    English Movie channels in the eight metros in 0.6 per cent and Music channels in the Hindi Speaking Markets (HSM) gained 0.6 per cent and 0.4 per cent, respectively. Pix with 74.5 per cent OTS and Mix with 88.5 per cent OTS topped their respective genres.

     

    As for the downward turn, sports channels across the country fell by 0.4 per cent. However, Ten Sports with 73.3 per cent scored the most in the category.

     

    Religious channels in the HSM and English news in the eight metros dropped by 0.3 per cent, each. Aastha with 96.9 per cent OTS and Times Now with 85.7 per cent OTS continued their reign in their respective genres.

     

    Hindi GECs in the HSM too saw a drop of 0.2 per cent with Star Plus topping the chart with 97.1 per cent OTS.

     

  • Gautam Bhanot joins NewsX as national revenue head

    Gautam Bhanot joins NewsX as national revenue head

    MUMBAI: ITV Network, which runs news channels NewsX and India News, has roped in Gautam Bhanot as the national revenue head for its English channel. He will be responsible for the overall sales and revenue generation of NewsX.

    He will focus on growing the top line while also looking at creating new revenue streams and opportunities. Bhanot has 16 years of experience with his last sting being at Network18 where he was national sales head for CNN-IBN for nine years.

    Prior to this, he was with CNN-IBN, CNBC-TV18 and CNBC Awaaz as VP sales for north region. He’s also worked with The Times of India, Economic Times and Tej Bandhu Group.

    ITV Network MD Kartikeya Sharma said, “Gautam brings with him a wealth of knowledge and expertise that will be invaluable in unlocking the potential value of brand NewsX. I am confident that Gautam with his in depth understanding of media sales combined with his dynamism and leadership as a sales professional will be a great asset to the organisation.”

    ITV Network group CEO RK Arora said, “We are delighted to have Gautam on board at this exciting time of growth and expansion at ITV Network. We are certain that his experience and understanding of the business will benefit NewsX as we strive to continue to be the market leader in English news genre, in line with ITV Network’s objective of becoming India’s profitable and largest TV news network.”

    Bhanot said, “I believe the industry is going through a transformational phase wherein programming formats, news consumption patterns, technology platforms all are evolving and hence the opportunity to learn and contribute is immense. My agenda will be to enhance the offerings of NewsX and partner with new and existing clients, to deliver delight and grow the revenue stream.”

  • Chrome Data: No drop in OTS in week 35

    Chrome Data: No drop in OTS in week 35

    MUMBAI: The week 35 belonged to the eight metros as various genres saw a rise in opportunity to see (OTS) collated by Chrome Data Analytics & Media.

     

    The highest peak was witnessed by Business News. The genre hiked 2.3 per cent with CNBC Awaaz topping the category with 78.5 per cent OTS.

     

    English Entertainment followed closely with 2.1 per cent. Star World with 67.6 per cent OTS gaining the most in the genre.

     

    English Movies jumped 1.4 per cent. Movies Now with 72.5 per cent OTS topped the chart. English News garnered 1 per cent hike. In the genre Times Now continued its reign with 86.3 per cent OTS.

     

    The week didn’t drop in genres.

  • IndiaCast issues disconnection notice to IMCL

    IndiaCast issues disconnection notice to IMCL

    MUMBAI: Three weeks from now, viewers with cable connection of IndusInd Media and Communications (IMCL) might not be able to view a number of channels.

     

    IndiaCast has issued a public notice against the MSO regarding various channels of TV18, Eenadu Television and UTV Entertainment Television, for whom it acts as an agent. The notice reads that consumers in DAS notified areas of Delhi, Mumbai, Thane, Navi Mumbai, Ahmedabad, Baroda, Surat, Rajkot, Nasik, Nagpur, Pune, Bengaluru, Mysore, Hyderabad, Faridabad, Ghaziabad, Pimpri Chinchwad and Agra that all or some of the channels from the Indiacast group are likely to be disconnected. The notice was published in leading dailies across cities on 19 August.

     

    The reasons for the disconnection are that the MSO has failed to execute the reference interconnection offer, not paid dues to the broadcaster, demanding illegal and high carriage fees and have failed to furnish subscriber reports.

     

    According to a source, the agreement between IMCL and IndiaCast had expired on 31 March, post which the MSO did not execute a fresh agreement. It also stopped giving subscription revenues and subscriber report from April onwards.

     

    IMCL currently enjoys about 2 million digital subscribers in DAS I and DAS II areas. However, the source adds that the subscriber base is not in its best operational health and is yet demanding excessive carriage fees. While the earlier deal between the two had been on carriage fees, the source adds that it is revisiting its proposition now.

     

    The channels that will be disconnected include all of Network 18’s channels such as Colors, CNBC-TV18, CNBC Awaaz, CNN-IBN, IBN7, CNBC Bajaar, CNBC TV18 Prime HD, History TV19, History TV 18 HD, IBN Lokmat, MTV, MTV Indies, Rishtey, Nick, Vh1, Sonic, Comedy Central, Nick Junior, Colors HD, ETV Gujarati, ETV Marathi, ETV Bangla, ETV Kannada, ETV Oriya, ETV Uttar Pradesh Uttarakhand, ETV MP Chattishgarh, ETV Rajasthan, ETV Urdu, ETV News Kannada, ETV Bihar Jharkhand, ETV, ETV Andhra Pradesh, UTV Movies, UTV Stars, UTV World Movies, Disney Channel and Disney XD.

     

    Earlier this month, the MSO had put a scroll on its home page regarding disconnection of NDTV channels. Even then, a senior NDTV official had said that the MSO was demanding high carriage fees for a small subscriber base.