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DD shares BRICS football telecast with Star

NEW DELHI: Doordarshan, which has the exclusive rights to cover the first BRICS Under 17 Football Cup tournament now being held in India, is sharing its signals with Star Sports to telecast the India Brazil match positional match apart from the final match.

A DD official told indiantelevision.com that the signal was being shared without any monetary arrangement. Furthermore, Star Sports was not doing any marketing, which was being handled by Doordarshan itself.

The BRICS Under 17 Football Cup, which has been given great importance with the official government website pib.nic.in giving daily results and DD Sports covering it live, is being shown on DD North East with commentary in English and Hindi and on DD Malayalam with commentary in that language.

Brazil is so far the only unbeaten team and may go on to win the BRICS U 17 Football Cup, being held in Goa at the initiative of the prime minister Narendra Modi.

DD Sports hopes through expers to analyse the takeaways for India which has had three consecutive defeats, particularly as the tournament will again be hosted by India next year.

The repeat telecast of the matches can be seen next day on DD Sports. The final match of the tournament and closing ceremony scheduled on 15 October can be watched on DD National, which claims to be the largest terrestrial platform of the world.

DD has deployed a 60-member team comprising production and engineering staff for the smooth coverage of the tournament.

Favourites Brazil is the only unbeaten team thus far with nine points from three outings. Russia is placed second with six points from three fixtures, while both South Africa and China have four points each. India has suffered identical solitary goal losses to Russia, South Africa and China.

Those who will miss out can follow the DD social media platforms for results and updates. The best of the matches will also be available on the You Tube platform of DD Sports.

Details of the DD Sports social media platforms:-

Twitter – https://twitter.com/ddsportschannel
Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/Doordarshansports/
Youtube – https://www.youtube.com/user/doordarshansports
Instagram- https://www.instagram.com/dd.sports/

Also read: Goafirst BRICS U17 live telecast on DD Sports today

October 13, 2016
Music and religious genres the only gainers: Chrome week 40

MUMBAI: The music genre in Hindi-speaking market (HSM) led the pack with a growth of 0.4 per cent with Sony Mix at the top of the chart with 90.8 per cent opportunity to see (OTS) in week 40 reported by Chrome Data Analytics and Media. Second on the list is the religious HSM, which witnessed 0.2 per cent growth. Aastha bagged the pole position in the section with 98.6 per cent OTS.

Amongst the losers this week were — sports, English movies, kids and Hindi news genres. The sports section across India witnessed a drop of 2.4 per cent with DD sports securing the first position with 90.9 per cent OTS. English movies in six metros dropped by 2.1 per cent with Movies Now securing the top slot with 49.1 per cent OTS.

The kids genre across India dropped by 1.2 per cent. Cartoon Network with 81.3 emerged as the most affected channel in the genre. This was followed by the Hindi news genre, which saw a fall of 0.8 per cent and bagged the fourth berth with India TV leading the tally with 98.3 OTS.

October 10, 2016
Music and religious genres the only gainers: Chrome week 40

MUMBAI: The music genre in Hindi-speaking market (HSM) led the pack with a growth of 0.4 per cent with Sony Mix at the top of the chart with 90.8 per cent opportunity to see (OTS) in week 40 reported by Chrome Data Analytics and Media. Second on the list is the religious HSM, which witnessed 0.2 per cent growth. Aastha bagged the pole position in the section with 98.6 per cent OTS.

Amongst the losers this week were — sports, English movies, kids and Hindi news genres. The sports section across India witnessed a drop of 2.4 per cent with DD sports securing the first position with 90.9 per cent OTS. English movies in six metros dropped by 2.1 per cent with Movies Now securing the top slot with 49.1 per cent OTS.

The kids genre across India dropped by 1.2 per cent. Cartoon Network with 81.3 emerged as the most affected channel in the genre. This was followed by the Hindi news genre, which saw a fall of 0.8 per cent and bagged the fourth berth with India TV leading the tally with 98.3 OTS.

October 10, 2016
Goafirst BRICS U17 live telecast on DD Sports today

NEW DELHI: The first-ever BRICS U-17 Football Tournament, being held in Goa this month, will be telecast live by DD Sports.

The tournament kick-starts in Goa on 5 October and will see Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa in the challenge for the trophy. India will play Russia in the opener at the GMC Stadium, Bambolim, today.

The tournament will witness two matches every alternate day which will be telecast live on DD Sports Channel.

Doordarshan has made elaborate arrangements to telecast the tournament for its viewers on DD Sports. Around 60 officials have been drafted for a seamless broadcast. Doordarshan has deployed its high-tech OB vans to ensure crystal clear quality for its viewers.

For the first time, Doordarshan has tied up with the local Kendras to broadcast the event in four languages (English, Hindi, Malayalam and Bangla).

Apart from this, an added feature would be that viewers can watch free mobile TV using DVB-T2 dongles in OTG-enabled smart phones and tablets, Wi-Fi dongles for moving vehicles, besides the TV sets having built-in DVB-T2 tuner which are called Integrated Digital TV (iDTV).

Earlier last week, the prime minister Narendra Modi had unveiled the trophy for BRICS U-17 football tournament. Modi reiterated the nation’s commitment to ‘Sports for All’ and ‘Khelo India’ and taking football to every corner of the country.

The prime minister also wished the tournament a grand success, and said he was confident that it will meet its objective of facilitating greater understanding and friendship amongst all participants.

The tournament aims at taking the ongoing interaction and cohesion among the BRICS nations to a new level of exchange between the youth of these countries in the field of sports.

October 5, 2016
Goafirst BRICS U17 live telecast on DD Sports today

NEW DELHI: The first-ever BRICS U-17 Football Tournament, being held in Goa this month, will be telecast live by DD Sports.

The tournament kick-starts in Goa on 5 October and will see Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa in the challenge for the trophy. India will play Russia in the opener at the GMC Stadium, Bambolim, today.

The tournament will witness two matches every alternate day which will be telecast live on DD Sports Channel.

Doordarshan has made elaborate arrangements to telecast the tournament for its viewers on DD Sports. Around 60 officials have been drafted for a seamless broadcast. Doordarshan has deployed its high-tech OB vans to ensure crystal clear quality for its viewers.

For the first time, Doordarshan has tied up with the local Kendras to broadcast the event in four languages (English, Hindi, Malayalam and Bangla).

Apart from this, an added feature would be that viewers can watch free mobile TV using DVB-T2 dongles in OTG-enabled smart phones and tablets, Wi-Fi dongles for moving vehicles, besides the TV sets having built-in DVB-T2 tuner which are called Integrated Digital TV (iDTV).

Earlier last week, the prime minister Narendra Modi had unveiled the trophy for BRICS U-17 football tournament. Modi reiterated the nation’s commitment to ‘Sports for All’ and ‘Khelo India’ and taking football to every corner of the country.

The prime minister also wished the tournament a grand success, and said he was confident that it will meet its objective of facilitating greater understanding and friendship amongst all participants.

The tournament aims at taking the ongoing interaction and cohesion among the BRICS nations to a new level of exchange between the youth of these countries in the field of sports.

October 5, 2016
Chrome week 38: English movies genre tops chart with 4.8 % OTS

MUMBAI: The English movies genre emerged as the gainer in Chrome’s opportunity to see (OTS) analysis in six metros by registering an increase of 4.8 per cent. Movies Now was the leader with 49.6 per cent OTS in week 38.

Next up, the sports genre with 3.5 per cent gain across India took the second spot in the list of top gainers. DD Sports led the tally with 89.4 per cent OTS.

The English Entertainment’ genre in six metros too noted a growth of 3.2 per cent with Comedy Central emerging as the chart topper with 45.9 per cent OTS.

Last, but not the least, kids genre across India observed a 3.1 per cent rise with Cartoon Network in the number one slot with 80.8 per cent OTS.

Meanwhile, witnessing a drop of 3.0 per cent, the music genre across Hindi speaking market topped the loser category with 9XM TV scoring 90.5 per cent OTS.

On the other hand, with a drop of 0.8 per cent, business news genre in six metros was in the second spot with CNBC Awaaz turned out to be the most affected channel with 82.7 per cent OTS.

Infotainment across India dropped by 0.3 per cent. History TV 18 recorded 84.9 per cent. Religious genre in Hindi-speaking market is the last in the list and registered 0.2 per cent and Sanskar as the top channel with 97. 1 per cent OTS.

September 26, 2016
Chrome week 38: English movies genre tops chart with 4.8 % OTS

MUMBAI: The English movies genre emerged as the gainer in Chrome’s opportunity to see (OTS) analysis in six metros by registering an increase of 4.8 per cent. Movies Now was the leader with 49.6 per cent OTS in week 38.

Next up, the sports genre with 3.5 per cent gain across India took the second spot in the list of top gainers. DD Sports led the tally with 89.4 per cent OTS.

The English Entertainment’ genre in six metros too noted a growth of 3.2 per cent with Comedy Central emerging as the chart topper with 45.9 per cent OTS.

Last, but not the least, kids genre across India observed a 3.1 per cent rise with Cartoon Network in the number one slot with 80.8 per cent OTS.

Meanwhile, witnessing a drop of 3.0 per cent, the music genre across Hindi speaking market topped the loser category with 9XM TV scoring 90.5 per cent OTS.

On the other hand, with a drop of 0.8 per cent, business news genre in six metros was in the second spot with CNBC Awaaz turned out to be the most affected channel with 82.7 per cent OTS.

Infotainment across India dropped by 0.3 per cent. History TV 18 recorded 84.9 per cent. Religious genre in Hindi-speaking market is the last in the list and registered 0.2 per cent and Sanskar as the top channel with 97. 1 per cent OTS.

September 26, 2016
Business news rating dropped by 1.2% in Chrome week 36

MUMBAI: The business news and English movies genres were the only two losers in Chrome’s opportunity to see (OTS) analysis in six metros in week 36. The business news genre witnessed a drop of 1.2 per cent and CNBC Awaaz bagged the first spot in the genre with 83.0 per cent OTS.

Next in the list was the English movie segment that dropped by 1.0 per cent with Movies Now as the most affected category with 46.7. English news, religious infotainment and sports genres were among the gainers of week 36.

English news genre led the pack in the six metros with a growth of 1.6 per cent with Loksabha TV at the top of the chart with 92.6 per cent OTS. Second on the list is the religious genre in Hindi-speaking market (HSM), which witnessed 0.7 per cent growth. Aastha bagged the pole position in the section with 97.7 per cent OTS.

Infotainment genre secured the third berth across India with 0.5 per cent OTS with History TV18 leading the genre with 86.1 per cent OTS.

Sports genre across India grabbed the fourth position with 0.5 per cent, with DD sports topping the list with 88.7 per cent OTS.

September 12, 2016
Business news rating dropped by 1.2% in Chrome week 36

MUMBAI: The business news and English movies genres were the only two losers in Chrome’s opportunity to see (OTS) analysis in six metros in week 36. The business news genre witnessed a drop of 1.2 per cent and CNBC Awaaz bagged the first spot in the genre with 83.0 per cent OTS.

Next in the list was the English movie segment that dropped by 1.0 per cent with Movies Now as the most affected category with 46.7. English news, religious infotainment and sports genres were among the gainers of week 36.

English news genre led the pack in the six metros with a growth of 1.6 per cent with Loksabha TV at the top of the chart with 92.6 per cent OTS. Second on the list is the religious genre in Hindi-speaking market (HSM), which witnessed 0.7 per cent growth. Aastha bagged the pole position in the section with 97.7 per cent OTS.

Infotainment genre secured the third berth across India with 0.5 per cent OTS with History TV18 leading the genre with 86.1 per cent OTS.

Sports genre across India grabbed the fourth position with 0.5 per cent, with DD sports topping the list with 88.7 per cent OTS.

September 12, 2016
DD sets up ‘War Room’ to revitalise programming & revenues

NEW DELHI: Fazed by stagnant viewership and battling a “negative perception”, Doordarshan has set up a strategy ‘War Room’ to look into re-vitalising the pubcaster’s marketing and content acquisition processes with an overall aim to enhance revenues.

The crisis management group, set up under the overall stewardship of DD Director-General Supriya Sahu, is mandated to suggest ways to attract and invite fresh talent for various DD channels in view of depleting manpower, new marketing and programming strategies and shore up the bottomlines via innovative marketing.

Elaborating on the need for a crisis management group, the DG said in an office order: “Dive deep into the issues that are adversely impacting our performance and devise a strategy to re-position ourselves… (hence) it is proposed to set up a strategy ‘War Room’ in the office of Director-General.”

According to Sahu, who has taken over the new role at DD few months back after having done a fruitful stint at Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (MIB), the `War Room’ will study rules and regulations for in-house production and suggest measures to modify them to improve programming for DD National and regional channels.

The office order doesn’t mince words when it goes on to add that new programming strategy should look at revamping how programmes and films are acquired for DD channels— especially for the auction slots — and suggest credible methods to improve viewership (audience measurement) and enhance revenues.

In addition, this group is to deliberate on present marketing initiatives of DD, which experts feel are out-dated, and devise new strategies to revitalise it, apart from suggesting innovative ways to pool resources and synergise efforts for maximising DD’s impact.

Sahu has made it clear that since there cannot be a one-shoe-fits-all approach, the `War Room’ has to come up with programming and marketing strategies that is specific to each channel like DD National, DD Kisan, DD Bharati, DD India (the international channel), DD Urdu, DD Kashir and DD Sports.

Dwelling on the negative perception relating to the overall functioning of DD, especially content acquisition policies and marketing processes, Sahu said in the office order, “We need to change this perception. This would happen through a very strategic thinking, planning, implementation & initiation.”

The `War Room’ would end its work later this month when it is expected to submit a report on ways to reboot DD, which, hopefully, would also resonate with parent Prasar Bharati’s bosses.
Headed by Deputy Director of Programmes G Sajan, the other members of this group include P.K. Srivastava, PEX, DDK-Raipur; Sandeep Sood, ADP, DDK-Pune; Anurag Darshan, Programme Executive (PEX) DD National; Abhishek Dubey, Advisor DD Sports; Ms. Soma Bose, Consultant, Films Division; Sanjeev Rai, Production Assistant, DD Urdu; Tathagat, Creative Editor, DD Bharati; Karmdeep, Senior Content Manager, DD Sports; Birupakhya Goutom Phukan, Senior Programmer and Arjun Mehto, Senior Content Manager.

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