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  • Eros stock gains even as it denies being privy to parent’s talks with Apple or Netflix

    MUMBAI: Shares of Eros International gained 4.5 per cent on Monday even as it clarified that it was not privy to any strategic discussion that its NYSE-listed parent Eros International PLC may be having with various potential partners.

    There were speculative reports that the Mumbai-based film production house Eros was in talks with the tech giant Apple to sell its 3,000-plus film and music library including ‘Bajrangi Bhaijaan’, ‘Dabangg’ and ‘Bajirao Mastani’ for around $1 billion (Rs 63.7 billion).

    The unconfirmed potential deal, for which Eros reportedly started exploring six months ago, could include Eros Now — Eros’ digital OTT platform. Discussions were also reportedly being held with competitors — Netflix and Amazon. Eros Now, having 55 million global users, has rights to over 5,000 movies in 10 Indian languages and over 250,000 audio tracks from 13 Indian music labels.

    Eros’ parent, which is facing a class-action lawsuit for allegedly overstating Eros Now’s subscriber base, had attempted engaged with broadcasters including Sony, Viacom, 21st Century Fox’s Star India and Zee to sell the library, it was reported.

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  • &TV’s Agnifera — a tale of 2 ‘dabangg’ wives, from Mon

    MUMBAI: Agra till now was known for its unprecedented beauty, love, romance and Taj… but from 20 March, it will also be known for two Dabangg Dulhans – Shrishti and Ragini who will set your television screens ablaze. With a quirky family drama of two unconventional brides and one helpless groom entangled in a marital quandary, &TV launches its new fiction show – Agnifera, Monday-Friday at 8.00 pm.

    The show that draws inspiration from the heartland of Uttar Pradesh in terms of the flavour and dialect brings together actors Ankit Gera, Yukti Kapoor and Simran Kaur in lead roles.

    Produced by Roshan Lal & Ravi Raj Creations, the show highlights the lives of Anurag Singh (Ankit Gera), Ragini Singh (Yukti Kapoor) and Shristi Singh (Simran Kaur) as their paths cross in an unusual manner. Anurag, a highly qualified MBA graduate from London, is the most eligible bachelor in town is caught in the cross fire of two marriage proposals. His bridal candidates are the Dabangg Dulhans – the daring Ragini who is known for her bandook ki goli and the virtuous Shristi who swears by kanoon ki boli. Both, courageous, brave, and strong-headed wish to become Anurag’s wife but who will end up as his bride?

    Speaking about the show, the good-looking Ankit Gera shares, “The concept of Agnifera is unusual, and different from what we have seen on television so far. It’s an offbeat family drama where I play Anurag, an NRI who is extremely pampered by his family. He is stubborn by nature and used to having his own way in most situations. The show follows his plight of choosing the right bride for the sake of his family. I am confident the viewers will like me in my latest avatar.”

    Yukti Kapoor who plays Ragini says, “I have always played shy and girl-next-door characters till now but Ragini is a complete make-over from all those roles. She is a firebrand who has her own way of getting out of situations, sometimes which involves using guns. She is rough and tough by nature but has her own quirks which makes her lovable.”

    Speaking about her character of Srishti, Simran Kaur said, “Agnifera is my debut show and I am really excited to play a strong character like Shristi’s. She is the perfect combination of traditional values and ethics who uses her education to ensure justice for everyone around. Since she is a lawyer, she goes by the rule. In many ways I identify with my character and I hope I am able to do complete justice to it.”

  • BARC Week 3: Bhojpuri Cinema claims lead in Bhojpuri GEC genre

    BARC Week 3: Bhojpuri Cinema claims lead in Bhojpuri GEC genre

    MUMBAI: The third week of Broadcast Audience Research Council (BARC) all India data witnessed Bhojpuri Cinema claiming its leadership position back from Big Magic Ganga, which was the leader in the Bhojpuri GEC genre in week 2. 

     

    On the other hand, other regional channel leaders continued to dominate their respective genres.

     

    Bangala GECs
     

    Star Jalsha remained in the first position with 245951 (‘000s) followed by Zee Bangla in the second place with 147074 (‘000s). Jalsha Movies stayed on the third pole with 66295 (‘000s). Zee Bangla Cinema with 41069 (‘000s) and Colors Bangla with 33826 (‘000s) stood at the fourth and fifth position respectively. 

     

    Bhojpuri GECs

     

    In this week’s data, Bhojpuri Cinema emerged as the number one channel with 20844 (‘000s) followed in the second rung by Big Magic Ganga with 10430 (‘000s), which was in the first slot last week, Dabangg retained its third position with 9327 (‘000s), while Dangal TV with 6703 (‘000s) grabbed the fourth spot. ETV Bihar Jharkhand with 3565 (‘000s) stood in the fifth slot.

     

    Kannada GECs

     

    Colors Kannada retained its leadership position with 298660 (‘000s). Udaya Movies stood at the number two position with 151706 (‘000s) followed by Suvarna with 150918 (‘000s) in third place. While Udaya TV stood in the fourth position with 141511 (‘000s), while Zee Kannada bagged the fifth spot with 137970 (‘000s).

     

    Marathi GECs

     

    In week 3, Zee Marathi maintained its top position with 177406 (‘000s). Colors Marathi grabbed the second slot with 95476 (‘000s) and Zee Talkies stood at number three with 59153 (‘000s). Star Pravah garnered the fourth slot with 45468 (‘000s) and Maiboli was at number five with 22994 (‘000s).

     

    Malayalam GECs

     

    Asianet secured the leadership position in the genre with 375213 (‘000s) followed by Mazhavil Manorama in the second spot with 98950 (‘000s). Following it was Flowers TV with 76016 (‘000s) in the third rung. Asianet Movies came in fourth with 59365 (‘000s), whereas Surya TV with 52931 (‘000s) stood on the fifth berth.

     

    Oriya GECs

     

    Sarthak TV secured the leadership position in the genre with 106117 (‘000s) followed by Tarang TV in the second spot with 53934 (‘000s), while Colors Oriya came third with 20239 (‘000s). Odisha TV bagged the fourth spot with 13923 (‘000s) and Prameya News 7 with 9129 (‘000s) took the fifth berth.

     

    Tamil GECs

    Sun TV retained its leadership position with 969791 (‘000s), while KTV followed in the second position with 282331 (‘000s). Star Vijay stood third with 210192 (‘000s), whereas Polimer with 97732 (‘000s) was in the fourth position. Kalaignar TV bagged the fifth spot with 83628 (‘000s).

     

    Telugu GECs

     

    ETV Telugu emerged as the number one channel in the Telugu GEC genre and grabbed number one position with 400566 (‘000s) followed by Zee Telugu in second place with 388443 (‘000s) and Gemini TV in the third spot with 365872 (‘000s). Maa TV with 352350 (‘000s) bagged the fourth place, while Gemini Movies with 194995 (‘000s) stood at number five.

  • BARC Week 3: Bhojpuri Cinema claims lead in Bhojpuri GEC genre

    BARC Week 3: Bhojpuri Cinema claims lead in Bhojpuri GEC genre

    MUMBAI: The third week of Broadcast Audience Research Council (BARC) all India data witnessed Bhojpuri Cinema claiming its leadership position back from Big Magic Ganga, which was the leader in the Bhojpuri GEC genre in week 2. 

     

    On the other hand, other regional channel leaders continued to dominate their respective genres.

     

    Bangala GECs
     

    Star Jalsha remained in the first position with 245951 (‘000s) followed by Zee Bangla in the second place with 147074 (‘000s). Jalsha Movies stayed on the third pole with 66295 (‘000s). Zee Bangla Cinema with 41069 (‘000s) and Colors Bangla with 33826 (‘000s) stood at the fourth and fifth position respectively. 

     

    Bhojpuri GECs

     

    In this week’s data, Bhojpuri Cinema emerged as the number one channel with 20844 (‘000s) followed in the second rung by Big Magic Ganga with 10430 (‘000s), which was in the first slot last week, Dabangg retained its third position with 9327 (‘000s), while Dangal TV with 6703 (‘000s) grabbed the fourth spot. ETV Bihar Jharkhand with 3565 (‘000s) stood in the fifth slot.

     

    Kannada GECs

     

    Colors Kannada retained its leadership position with 298660 (‘000s). Udaya Movies stood at the number two position with 151706 (‘000s) followed by Suvarna with 150918 (‘000s) in third place. While Udaya TV stood in the fourth position with 141511 (‘000s), while Zee Kannada bagged the fifth spot with 137970 (‘000s).

     

    Marathi GECs

     

    In week 3, Zee Marathi maintained its top position with 177406 (‘000s). Colors Marathi grabbed the second slot with 95476 (‘000s) and Zee Talkies stood at number three with 59153 (‘000s). Star Pravah garnered the fourth slot with 45468 (‘000s) and Maiboli was at number five with 22994 (‘000s).

     

    Malayalam GECs

     

    Asianet secured the leadership position in the genre with 375213 (‘000s) followed by Mazhavil Manorama in the second spot with 98950 (‘000s). Following it was Flowers TV with 76016 (‘000s) in the third rung. Asianet Movies came in fourth with 59365 (‘000s), whereas Surya TV with 52931 (‘000s) stood on the fifth berth.

     

    Oriya GECs

     

    Sarthak TV secured the leadership position in the genre with 106117 (‘000s) followed by Tarang TV in the second spot with 53934 (‘000s), while Colors Oriya came third with 20239 (‘000s). Odisha TV bagged the fourth spot with 13923 (‘000s) and Prameya News 7 with 9129 (‘000s) took the fifth berth.

     

    Tamil GECs

    Sun TV retained its leadership position with 969791 (‘000s), while KTV followed in the second position with 282331 (‘000s). Star Vijay stood third with 210192 (‘000s), whereas Polimer with 97732 (‘000s) was in the fourth position. Kalaignar TV bagged the fifth spot with 83628 (‘000s).

     

    Telugu GECs

     

    ETV Telugu emerged as the number one channel in the Telugu GEC genre and grabbed number one position with 400566 (‘000s) followed by Zee Telugu in second place with 388443 (‘000s) and Gemini TV in the third spot with 365872 (‘000s). Maa TV with 352350 (‘000s) bagged the fourth place, while Gemini Movies with 194995 (‘000s) stood at number five.

  • BARC Week 49: Regional channels’ pecking order

    BARC Week 49: Regional channels’ pecking order

    MUMBAI: Star India’s regional channel Star Jalsha maintained its numero uno position in the Bangla regional genre, whereas amongst Bhojpuri regional channels Bhojpuri Cinema secured the leadership position.

     

    Colors Kannada led the Kannada regional channels genre, while Asianet bagged the first spot in the Malayalam regional channels genre.

     

    On the other hand, Zee Marathi continued to lead the genre, while ETV Telugu and Sarthak TV continued to dominate their respective genres in week 49 of Broadcast Audience Research Council (BARC) India, all India (U + R) data.

     

    Bangla GECs

     

    Star Jalsha continued to lead the genre and secured the first position with 228859 (000Sums) followed by Zee Bangla in the second berth with 162105 (000Sums) and Jalsha Movies on the third spot with 68361 (000 Sums). Colors Bangla with 37549 (000Sums) and Zee Bangla Cinema with 31155 (000Sums) bagged the fourth and fifth places respectively.

     

    Bhojpuri GECs

     

    Bhojpuri Cinema led the Bhojpuri genre with 20488 (000Sums) followed by Big Magic Ganga in the second spot with 17196 (000Sums), whereas Dangal TV was perched on the third spot with 9517 (000Sums). Dabangg with 5728 (000Sums) and ETV Bihar Jharkhand with 3201 (000Sums) were placed at the fourth and fifth spots respectively.

     

    Kannada GECs

     

    Colors Kannada continued to lead the genre and took its place in the first position with 302974 (000Sums) followed by Suvarna in the second spot with 1541271 (000Sums) and Udaya Movies in the third berth with 130501 (000Sums). Zee Kannada grabbed the fourth place with 125042 (000Sums) while Udaya TV bagged the fifth place with 118442 (000Sums).

     

    Marathi GECs

     

    Zee Marathi continued to lead the genre with 145301 (000Sums) followed by Colors Marathi in the second place with 80690 (000Sums) with Zee Talkies placed in the third position with 57811 (000Sums). Star Pravah with 41435 (000Sums) and DD Sahyadri with 19008 (000Sums) grabbed the fourth and fifth slots respectively.

     

    Oriya GECs

     

    Sarthak TV secured the leadership position in the genre with 113465 (000Sums) followed by Tarang TV in the second spot with 58075 (000Sums) and Colors Oriya in the third place with 20289 (000Sums). Odisha TV with 15850(000Sums) and Prarthana with 12351 (000Sums) grabbed the fourth and fifth berths respectively.

     

    Telugu GECs

     

    ETV Telugu secured the leadership position with 420239 (000Sums) followed by Zee Telugu in the second spot with 340131 (000Sums), while Maa TV was on the third spot with 339978 (000Sums). On the other hand, Gemini TV with 255875 (000Sums) and Gemini Movies with 180736 (000Sums) grabbed the fourth and fifth berths respectively.

     

    Malayalam GECs

     

    In week 49, Asianet continued to lead the genre with 376542 (000Sums) followed by Mazhavil Manorama in the second place with 99395 (000Sums) and Surya TV was placed third with 80013 (000Sums). Flowers TV with 68404 (000Sums) and Asianet Movies with 53985 (000Sums) grabbed the fourth and fifth slots respectively.

  • Sonam Kapoor to work opposite SRK in ‘Raees’?

    Sonam Kapoor to work opposite SRK in ‘Raees’?

    MUMBAI: After working with Fawad Khan in her last film Khoobsurat, Sonam Kapoor is set to work with the Khans of Bollywood.

     

    While she has already been finalised for Sooraj Barjatya’s Prem Ratan Dhan Payo, opposite Salman Khan, it is rumoured that the actress will also be working with the king of Bollywood Shah Rukh Khan in his upcoming movie Raees.

     

    According to media reports, the 29-year old actress has been signed to play the lead opposite Shah Rukh Khan in Raees.

     

    Directed by Rahul Dholakia, Raees is Khan’s third movie with Farhan Akhtar. An action drama set in Gujarat, the film also stars Farhan Akhtar. Reportedly, while Khan plays the role of a bootlegger, Akhtar will be playing a cop.

     

    As per the reports, talking about Salman Khan, Kapoor said, “its double dhamaal with Salman since he is in double role. I am super excited to work with him. I am not allowed to talk about it. You will see. He is looking good in the film.”

     

    Sonam first shared the screen with the Dabangg star in her debut movie Saawariya in 2009.

     

    “I am living a dream right now. The shooting of the movie has started. Salman is so handsome and such a fantastic and amazing person to work with. I am on cloud nine,” she added while talking to the media.

  • STAR Gold to ‘KICK-START’ a pioneering programming event

    STAR Gold to ‘KICK-START’ a pioneering programming event

    MUMBAI: Star Gold, the home of Bollywood premieres, has initiated a first-of-its-kind content driven campaign for Salman Khan’s upcoming film KICK! With the much- awaited blockbuster film hitting theatres on 25th July 2014, Star Gold has taken an innovative marketing route by associating with the film before its theatrical release and this initiative is a first amongst any Hindi movie channel.

     

    Star Gold presents KICK Start, a unique event conceptualized and created exclusively for the viewers of Star Gold in association with the release of the movie KICK. Superstar Salman Khan, along with his co-stars Jacqueline Fernandes and Nargis Fakhri will entertain viewers with their splendid performances on stage. The special programming will also include actors Varun Dhawan, Aditya Roy Kapoor and Arjun Kapoor along with Mika and Himesh adding in to the entertainment quotient.

     

    Announcing this unique initiative, Hemal Jhaveri, Executive Vice President, Star Gold, said “Movie associations in the past have always taken place during a TV premiere, much after the theatrical release. This unique association with KICK helps us build engagement with special content around the movie much earlier on. While this definitely drives viewership, it also provides a promotion platform for the movie release resulting in a win-win for everyone.

     

    Apart from the event, the celebrations continue with a weeklong movie fest featuring Salman Khan movies Dabangg, Jai Ho, Garv, Ready and Wanted in the channel’s prime-time slot at 8pm.

     

    Early 2014, Star India network had announced its movie acquisitions for the year comprising of 18 highly anticipated Bollywood films. With its high profile movie acquisitions list for 2014 and maximum number of 100 crore Bollywood films being premiered on the channel, Star Gold can definitely be called the Home of Bollywood Premieres for all Hindi movie buffs.

     

    KICK START premieres on Sunday, 27th July, 2014 at 1pm, only on STAR GOLD.

  • First hit of 2014, Yaariyan set for World TV Premiere on Star GOLD

    First hit of 2014, Yaariyan set for World TV Premiere on Star GOLD

    MUMBAI: The first blockbuster hit of 2014, Yaariyan is all set for its World Television Premiere on Star Gold, the Home of Bollywood Blockbusters, on Saturday, 22nd March 2014 at 8 pm. Produced by Bhushan Kumar and directed by Divya Kumar, the coming-of-age romantic film features newcomers Himansh Kohli, Nicole Faria, Rakul Preet Singh and others in lead roles, with scintillating music by Yo Yo Honey Singh 

     

    Announcing the premiere, Hemal Jhaveri, Executive Vice President, Star Gold said, “We have always focused on offering a mix of varied movie genres to our audiences, with entertaining content. Being a youth centric film, Yaariyan has connected very will the younger generation &with the music yet being very popular among the audience we are positive of receiving a good response for the premiere”

     

    Star Gold has been entertaining the ardent movie buffs showcasing the best of Bollywood entertainers such as Dabangg, Singham, Bodyguard, Ra.One, Housefull 2, Bol Bachchan, Son of Sardaar, Dabangg 2, Bhaag Milkha Bhaag, Bullet Raja and others. As a one stop destination for the latest Hindi blockbuster releases, the channel is all set to recreate a youthful entertaining experience for its viewers with the premiere of Yaariyan

     

    World TV Premiere of Yaariyan on Star GOLD, Saturday 22nd March 2014 at 8pm

  • Karans back with hot Koffee

    Karans back with hot Koffee

    MUMBAI: Those who missed their weekly fix of caffeine for the past two years, fret not! A certain brand of ‘Koffee’, served hot with dollops of sugar, spice and all things Bollywood, is about to return to a television screen near you.

     

    Starting 1 December, a brand new season of Koffee with Karan will air on Star World India every Sunday at 9.00pm.

     

    Hosted by filmmaker Karan Johar (KJo), the chat show, made popular by a slew of Bollywood celebrities, not to mention all the inside gossip and drama apart from standard KJo-isms, debuted on the channel back in 2004, with the third season ending in 2011.

     

    Season 4 promises to be bigger, better and juicier, what with a tagline that reads: ‘Behind the Scenes, Beneath the Sheets’. While the makers have retained the basic format along with popular elements like ‘Rapid Fire’ and ‘Koffee Hamper’, the guest list includes the likes of Salman ‘Dabangg’ Khan, who will appear in the first episode for the first time ever.

     

    Other invitees include Kareena Kapoor Khan and Ranbir Kapoor, Juhi Chawla and Madhuri Dixit, Deepika Padukone and Priyanka Chopra, the three leads of Student of the Year (Alia Bhatt, Varun Dhawan and Siddharth Malhotra) and Zaheer Khan and Arjun Kapoor.

     

    Johar sums it up when he says: “The new season is going to be the most exciting yet, with a host of new guests, a fantastic set and some great conversations.”

     

    Asked for details, Star India, English Channels, vice president marketing Pallavi Tibrewal simply says: “The basic format of the show is the same, but we are not divulging too much. I urge you guys to come and see the first episode, and I am sure it will leave you breathless. I am confident, with the kind of concept; the show will shape up quite well.”

     

    Exults Star India English Channels general manager Kevin Vaz: “Koffee with Karan is the only show where Bollywood’s biggest celebrities are willing to give viewers an insight into their lives. As he returns with his fourth season to Star World, Karan has taken it up a notch higher and he will be seen talking to several new faces on the show. Karan is an extremely engaging host and his show has proven to be one of the most entertaining ones on television till date.”

     

    But why didn’t the show return earlier? “It went through a lot of consultation with Karan Johar. Plus, Bollywood has also changed so we thought this is the right time to have juicy and full of entertainment content available for the episodes,” says Tibrewal.

     

    About the saucy new tagline she says: “As you know, it’s a Bollywood thing; celebrities will share their own views about what they think about behind the scenes. So that is what it came from and it has always been a nice, chatty and exciting show. Thus, we wanted to keep the tagline also interesting and related to the concept.”
    His show has proven to be one of the most entertaining ones on television till date, says Kevin Vaz

     

    Season 4 will air for nearly four to five months and three to four episodes have already been canned. With Star World India aired on both Standard Definition (SD) and High Definition (HD) mediums, there are separate sponsors on board.

     

    On SD, Idea is the show’s presenting sponsors and it is powered by Sensodyne whereas on SD, Forest Essentials is the presenting sponsor and the show is powered by both Sensodyne and Idea.

     

    Coming to marketing of the show, most of you may already have seen Johar’s moves in the special Broadway-style promo that went on air earlier this month. The promo was made public on YouTube as well and got over 1.9 lakh views in less than a week. It will be telecast on all English channels and the entire Star Network.

     

    Elaborates Tibrewal: “It’s a very exciting promo we shot with Karan. For the first time, he danced and that has got us very good interest levels; it has really built up the show because Karan has never danced like this. It is very true to the kind of promo. And that is what we have really focused on and that has built up the show really very well.”

     

    She goes on to add: “We have quite an exciting marketing plan, but as you know Koffee with Karan does not need much awareness, people already know about it, they are just waiting for the show.”

     

    On the digital front, Star World India is churning out web exclusives, images and lots of innovations on Twitter. While there is no official page for the show, the channel is promoting it on its official page on Facebook. “Our Facebook pages have a lot of koffee information. Koffee with Karan does not need any introduction or building up with the celebrities or anyone. That is the reason we have not launched any official page,” reasons Tibrewal.

     

    Interestingly, on Twitter, hashtags such as #KWKRapidFire and #KWKFirstGuest trended nationally on 24 November; #KWKcrossword trended nationally on 25 November; #KWKUnscramble trended in Mumbai on 26 November; #KWKMovieQuote trended in Mumbai on 27 November and #KWKTranslate trended number two in India on 28 November plus #KWKFirstGuest trended again in Mumbai and other cities.

     

     “It is already an established property. Through promotions, we are just building excitement once again among the people and getting it there. We have exciting things coming up on digital exclusively,” Tibrewal signs off.

  • Shahid, Sonakshi entertain viewers at R Rajkumars music launch

    Shahid, Sonakshi entertain viewers at R Rajkumars music launch

    MUMBAI: The music launch of the movie R…Rajkumar in the city recently turned out to be a high energy affair. The director and actors broke in to a jig as soon as the music from the film started playing. So while it was Prabhu Deva, the director of the film and Shahid Kapoor, the lead actor, who started the high-octane performance, Sonakshi too joined in as soon as the chart-bursting Sari Ke Fall Se… started.

     

    Sonkashi, who looked pretty in a black sari with fushia and florescent border, seemed to share a really comfortable bond with Shahid. The two actors not just shared few interesting anecdotes from the shoot but also enacted a few scenes.

     

    At one point, Shahid jokingly even remarked that Sonakshi “ko thappad se toh darr lagta nahi..” referring to her now famous dialogue from Dabangg. However, he was talking about a new term “thappi” that they have coined in the film. “The word is a combination of thappad and pappi and has been used in the film,” he shared, as the two even gave the audience a live demo of a thappi.

     

    While at the launch, the magic of the two lead actors worked really well, let’s see if the pairing even works on-screen!