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  • Hulu signs deal with Walt Disney & Fox

    Hulu signs deal with Walt Disney & Fox

    MUMBAI: Hulu has announced pacts with The Walt Disney Company and 21st Century Fox. This deal means that Hulu will offer content from Fox, ABC, FX, FXX, Freeform, Disney Channel, Fox News, Fox Sports 1 and ESPN, making more than 35 networks available to stream live and watch on-demand through its new streaming service, set to debut in early 2017.

    It has already signed a deal with Time Warner, which will bring TNT, TBS, Cartoon Network and CNN to the service as well.

    Though the date of the launch is not yet announced, Hulu CEO Mike Hopkins has stated that there are additional partners to come.

    Hopkins and the team plans to build a service that can offer subscribers good quality programming on TV. With these two new deals in place, Hulu plans to provide TV fans of all ages live and on-demand access to their favourite programs in a whole new, more flexible, highly personalized way.

    Only time can say whether this service proves to become a threat to the cable companies.

  • John Rood appointed as Disney SVP marketing

    John Rood appointed as Disney SVP marketing

    MUMBAI: Walt Disney has got a new marketing head. John Rood is returning to the company as the senior VP-marketing succeeding Richard Loomis, a nine-year Disney Channels veteran who will step down next month.

    Rood will report to Disney Channels Worldwide president and chief creative officer Gary Marsh and will be overseeing creative marketing for a portfolio that includes Disney Channel, Disney XD and Disney Junior. Loomis joined Disney Channels in 2007 and was named SVP and chief marketing officer in 2012.

    Marsh said that Rood was a maker and a builder, with a rare combination of creative and strategic leadership skills and an innate understanding of the Disney brand. He had the unique capacity to transform how large teams address viewers’ evolving needs in a complex, multi-platform portfolio.

    Rood, who has been consulting with Disney for the past 10 months, served as the executive vice president, DC Entertainment, from 2010 to 2014. Prior to that, he spent 10 years at Disney, the last six as SVP of marketing for ABC Family.

  • John Rood appointed as Disney SVP marketing

    John Rood appointed as Disney SVP marketing

    MUMBAI: Walt Disney has got a new marketing head. John Rood is returning to the company as the senior VP-marketing succeeding Richard Loomis, a nine-year Disney Channels veteran who will step down next month.

    Rood will report to Disney Channels Worldwide president and chief creative officer Gary Marsh and will be overseeing creative marketing for a portfolio that includes Disney Channel, Disney XD and Disney Junior. Loomis joined Disney Channels in 2007 and was named SVP and chief marketing officer in 2012.

    Marsh said that Rood was a maker and a builder, with a rare combination of creative and strategic leadership skills and an innate understanding of the Disney brand. He had the unique capacity to transform how large teams address viewers’ evolving needs in a complex, multi-platform portfolio.

    Rood, who has been consulting with Disney for the past 10 months, served as the executive vice president, DC Entertainment, from 2010 to 2014. Prior to that, he spent 10 years at Disney, the last six as SVP of marketing for ABC Family.

  • BARC week 26: Nick leads kids genre with Motu Patlu

    BARC week 26: Nick leads kids genre with Motu Patlu

    MUMBAI: Viacom 18’s Nick continued to retain its top position according to Broadcast Audience Research Council (BARC) India’s all India (U+R) data for week 25 in NCCS All 4-14 Individuals category.

    The channel has bagged 86062 (000s sums) impressions, followed by Disney Channel with 61691 (000s sums) and Hungama at the third spot with 58528 (000s sums) ratings.

    Turner International’s Cartoon Network was at the fourth spot with 48093 (000s sums) last week, while its sister channel Pogo TV was the fifth most watched channel in the genre with a rating of 44091(000s sums). It had recovered its viewership ratings marginally.

    Among the top five most watched programs in the genre, Nick’s Motu Patlu In Double Trouble lead the chart with 1160(000s sums), followed by Disney Channel’s Doraemon Movie: Galaxy Super Express with 778(000s sums) impressions making it a far second.

    Motu Patlu Deep Sea Adventure secured the third spot with 759 (000s sums) followed by more from the franchise at fourth and fifth spot. Motu Patlu In Alien World – Part I at fourth on the list with 683(000s sums) impressions and Motu Patlu Mission Moon at the fifth spot with 623 (000s sums) impressions.

  • BARC week 26: Nick leads kids genre with Motu Patlu

    BARC week 26: Nick leads kids genre with Motu Patlu

    MUMBAI: Viacom 18’s Nick continued to retain its top position according to Broadcast Audience Research Council (BARC) India’s all India (U+R) data for week 25 in NCCS All 4-14 Individuals category.

    The channel has bagged 86062 (000s sums) impressions, followed by Disney Channel with 61691 (000s sums) and Hungama at the third spot with 58528 (000s sums) ratings.

    Turner International’s Cartoon Network was at the fourth spot with 48093 (000s sums) last week, while its sister channel Pogo TV was the fifth most watched channel in the genre with a rating of 44091(000s sums). It had recovered its viewership ratings marginally.

    Among the top five most watched programs in the genre, Nick’s Motu Patlu In Double Trouble lead the chart with 1160(000s sums), followed by Disney Channel’s Doraemon Movie: Galaxy Super Express with 778(000s sums) impressions making it a far second.

    Motu Patlu Deep Sea Adventure secured the third spot with 759 (000s sums) followed by more from the franchise at fourth and fifth spot. Motu Patlu In Alien World – Part I at fourth on the list with 683(000s sums) impressions and Motu Patlu Mission Moon at the fifth spot with 623 (000s sums) impressions.

  • BARC week 23: Nick continues to lead the kids genre with Motu Patlu

    BARC week 23: Nick continues to lead the kids genre with Motu Patlu

    MUMBAI: Week 23 saw Viacom 18’s Nick staying strong in its top position as per Broadcast Audience Research Council (BARC) India’s all India (U+R) data in NCCS All 4-14 Individuals category.

    The channel has bagged a 95275 (000s sums) ratings, followed by Hungama with 71679 (000s sums) and Disney Channel on the third spot with 70307 (000s sums) ratings.

    Turner International’s Pogo TV was on the fourth spot with a viewership rating of 55133(000s sums), while its sister channel Cartoon network came last amongst the five most watched channels in the genre with a rating of 33996 (000s sums).

    When it comes to top five programs in the kids genre, Nick’s Motu Patlu was the uncontested ruler with all the top five positions taken by Nick’s flagship characters, and the trend seems to have continued for the past couple of weeks.

    While Motu Patlu In Alien World – Part I secured top spot with 1101( 000s sums) ratings, Motu Patlu In Carnival Island was second in the list with 1000(000s sums), followed by Motu Patlu 36 Ghantey Race Against Time with 934(000s sums) viewership ratings.

    Motu Patlu Mission Moon and Motu Patlu Deep Sea Adventure were fourth and fifth in the list with 929 (000s sums) and 807 (000s sums) respectively.

  • BARC week 23: Nick continues to lead the kids genre with Motu Patlu

    BARC week 23: Nick continues to lead the kids genre with Motu Patlu

    MUMBAI: Week 23 saw Viacom 18’s Nick staying strong in its top position as per Broadcast Audience Research Council (BARC) India’s all India (U+R) data in NCCS All 4-14 Individuals category.

    The channel has bagged a 95275 (000s sums) ratings, followed by Hungama with 71679 (000s sums) and Disney Channel on the third spot with 70307 (000s sums) ratings.

    Turner International’s Pogo TV was on the fourth spot with a viewership rating of 55133(000s sums), while its sister channel Cartoon network came last amongst the five most watched channels in the genre with a rating of 33996 (000s sums).

    When it comes to top five programs in the kids genre, Nick’s Motu Patlu was the uncontested ruler with all the top five positions taken by Nick’s flagship characters, and the trend seems to have continued for the past couple of weeks.

    While Motu Patlu In Alien World – Part I secured top spot with 1101( 000s sums) ratings, Motu Patlu In Carnival Island was second in the list with 1000(000s sums), followed by Motu Patlu 36 Ghantey Race Against Time with 934(000s sums) viewership ratings.

    Motu Patlu Mission Moon and Motu Patlu Deep Sea Adventure were fourth and fifth in the list with 929 (000s sums) and 807 (000s sums) respectively.

  • Nick back as number one kids channel : BARC Week 19

    Nick back as number one kids channel : BARC Week 19

    MUMBAI: After a brief slip from the top position last week, Viacom 18’s Nick jumped back to leading the kids genre in week 19 as per  Broadcast Audience Research Council (BARC) India’s all India (U+R) data in NCCS All 4-14 Individuals category. It jumped on the top spot with 89053 (000’s sums) viewership ratings leading the genre, which is a slight raise from last week’s 88475 Impressions (000’s).

    Nick was followed by Turner International’s Pogo TV in the second spot with 86107(000s sums) ratings, which has fallen from its top position last week with 95257 Impressions (000’s).

    Hungama moved up the list to take the third spot with 71677 impressions (000’s), followed by  Disney Channel in fourth spot after it bagged 66158 impressions (000’ sums). Cartoon Network took the fifth spot with 63751 impressions (000’s).

    When it came to the top five programs in the category, Nick’s Motu Patlu 36 Ghantey Race Against Time  dominated the airtimes with 959(000s sums), followed by Doraemon Movie: Galaxy Super Express on Hungama with 584 (000s sums) ratings.

    Disney Channel’s Doraemon: Movie Gadget Museum Ka Rahasya too did well for the network, and bagged 575(000s sums).making it the third most watched program in the kids genre.

    Nick’s Motu Patlu Kungfu King Returns was the fourth most watched show with 574(000s sums), and  Disney Channel Doraemon The Movie : Toofani Adventure  was the fifth most watched show with 566(000s sums).

  • Nick back as number one kids channel : BARC Week 19

    Nick back as number one kids channel : BARC Week 19

    MUMBAI: After a brief slip from the top position last week, Viacom 18’s Nick jumped back to leading the kids genre in week 19 as per  Broadcast Audience Research Council (BARC) India’s all India (U+R) data in NCCS All 4-14 Individuals category. It jumped on the top spot with 89053 (000’s sums) viewership ratings leading the genre, which is a slight raise from last week’s 88475 Impressions (000’s).

    Nick was followed by Turner International’s Pogo TV in the second spot with 86107(000s sums) ratings, which has fallen from its top position last week with 95257 Impressions (000’s).

    Hungama moved up the list to take the third spot with 71677 impressions (000’s), followed by  Disney Channel in fourth spot after it bagged 66158 impressions (000’ sums). Cartoon Network took the fifth spot with 63751 impressions (000’s).

    When it came to the top five programs in the category, Nick’s Motu Patlu 36 Ghantey Race Against Time  dominated the airtimes with 959(000s sums), followed by Doraemon Movie: Galaxy Super Express on Hungama with 584 (000s sums) ratings.

    Disney Channel’s Doraemon: Movie Gadget Museum Ka Rahasya too did well for the network, and bagged 575(000s sums).making it the third most watched program in the kids genre.

    Nick’s Motu Patlu Kungfu King Returns was the fourth most watched show with 574(000s sums), and  Disney Channel Doraemon The Movie : Toofani Adventure  was the fifth most watched show with 566(000s sums).

  • BARC Week 11: Nick continues to dominate genre, while Doraemon on top of program list

    BARC Week 11: Nick continues to dominate genre, while Doraemon on top of program list

    MUMBAI: Viacom 18’s Nick held firm to the top position in week 11 as per Broadcast Audience Research Council (BARC) India’s all India (U+R) data in NCCS All 4-14 Individuals category. Two of Doraemon shows climbed to the top two positions in the top five program list.

    Nick bagged 81322 (000s sums) ratings, which is a considerable jump from the previous week’s 77946(000s sums). Nick was followed by Turner International’s Pogo TV with 78603 (000s sums). Disney Channel came third in the list with a viewership rating of 64638 (000s sums) ratings.

    Turner’s Cartoon Network maintained its fourth spot with a viewership rating of 56542 (000s sums), while Hungama continued to be the fifth in the list of most watched channels in the genre with a rating of 54574 (000s sums).

    Program wise, it was Disney Channel’s Doraemon Movie: Galaxy Super Express [1996 – Animated] that took up the lead spot with a viewership rating of 803(000s sums), followed by the same channel’s Doraemon The Movie : Toofani Adventure [2003 – Animated] with 799 (000s sums). The usual genre lead, Motu Patlu, more specifically Motu Patlu Mission Moon (2013) took the third spot in the list with 779(000s sums) while Pogo TV’s Chhota Bheem: Dholakpur Ka Bodyguard was fourth in the list with 721(000s sums) ratings.

    Last among the top five most watched shows in week 11 was Motu Patlu in Wonderland [2013 – Animated] with 671(000s sums). Overall the week saw improvement in terms of viewership in the genre.