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  • Colors Infinity takes Mr. Robot across 12 countries via Facebook Live

    Colors Infinity takes Mr. Robot across 12 countries via Facebook Live

    MUMBAI: This week on Facebook Live, fans of the award-winning series MR. ROBOT witnessed a widespread global marketing stunt courtesy Colors Intinity. For the unique, coordinated campaign, the show’s iconic fsociety “hacked” the MR. ROBOT Facebook page between 1.30AM IST and 7.30PM IST on July 8, to issue a global message against Evil Corp and deliver rants from “fsociety members,” who subscribe to the group’s tenets and mission.

    The international movement kicked off in the United States and then rolled out across 12 countries including the U.K., Argentina, Colombia, Mexico, Canada, Philippines, Indonesia, Thailand, Australia, Hong Kong, Malaysia and India — all of which will premiere Mr. Robot’s second season next week.

    While the distinct rants are tonally and thematically similar, each propaganda message was customized by country and delivered in the region’s native tongue. All rants began with the same declaration: “Brothers and sisters, we are fsociety,” an expression of their unified mission — and closed with their hope for the future, “Together we can build a new world where we are finally free.”

    Following each Facebook Live rant, a two minute clip from the series’ July 14 Season 2 premiere was unveiled to fans. The clip featured a flashback of stars Rami Malek and Martin Wallström minutes before their characters, Elliot and Tyrell Wellick, executed the five/nine hack on Evil Corp.

    Viacom18 programming head of English entertainment Hashim D’Souza said, “Passionate fans around the globe have embraced the spirit of MR. ROBOT, and we were excited to have India as part of this phenomenon. The fan fervor and interest in the show inspired us to be part of this coordinated global campaign around the second season premiere. Adding to the excitement, week-on-week fans in India will get to watch their favorite show immediately after its US telecast through Instant Premiere on the channel starting with a 2-hour special premiere episode.”

    The multiple award-winning and critically acclaimed drama MR. ROBOT was one of the most buzzed about series of 2015. The second season of Mr. Robot is all set to premiere with two back-to-back episodes on Thursday, July 14 at 12 noon only on Colors Infinity.

  • Colors Infinity takes Mr. Robot across 12 countries via Facebook Live

    Colors Infinity takes Mr. Robot across 12 countries via Facebook Live

    MUMBAI: This week on Facebook Live, fans of the award-winning series MR. ROBOT witnessed a widespread global marketing stunt courtesy Colors Intinity. For the unique, coordinated campaign, the show’s iconic fsociety “hacked” the MR. ROBOT Facebook page between 1.30AM IST and 7.30PM IST on July 8, to issue a global message against Evil Corp and deliver rants from “fsociety members,” who subscribe to the group’s tenets and mission.

    The international movement kicked off in the United States and then rolled out across 12 countries including the U.K., Argentina, Colombia, Mexico, Canada, Philippines, Indonesia, Thailand, Australia, Hong Kong, Malaysia and India — all of which will premiere Mr. Robot’s second season next week.

    While the distinct rants are tonally and thematically similar, each propaganda message was customized by country and delivered in the region’s native tongue. All rants began with the same declaration: “Brothers and sisters, we are fsociety,” an expression of their unified mission — and closed with their hope for the future, “Together we can build a new world where we are finally free.”

    Following each Facebook Live rant, a two minute clip from the series’ July 14 Season 2 premiere was unveiled to fans. The clip featured a flashback of stars Rami Malek and Martin Wallström minutes before their characters, Elliot and Tyrell Wellick, executed the five/nine hack on Evil Corp.

    Viacom18 programming head of English entertainment Hashim D’Souza said, “Passionate fans around the globe have embraced the spirit of MR. ROBOT, and we were excited to have India as part of this phenomenon. The fan fervor and interest in the show inspired us to be part of this coordinated global campaign around the second season premiere. Adding to the excitement, week-on-week fans in India will get to watch their favorite show immediately after its US telecast through Instant Premiere on the channel starting with a 2-hour special premiere episode.”

    The multiple award-winning and critically acclaimed drama MR. ROBOT was one of the most buzzed about series of 2015. The second season of Mr. Robot is all set to premiere with two back-to-back episodes on Thursday, July 14 at 12 noon only on Colors Infinity.

  • Shuffling in English Entertainment genre: BARC 26

    Shuffling in English Entertainment genre: BARC 26

    MUMBAI: According to week 26 of BARC India, 6 Mega Cities : NCCS AB : 4+ Individuals rating, Zee Café sustained its top position in the English entertainment space. Meanwhile, Star Movies got back to its top spot, pushing Movies Now to second spot in the English movies genre. 
    Discovery, Living Foodz continued to dominate Infotainment and Lifestyle genre respectively.
    English Entertainment
    Zee Café sustained its number one position with a decline in rating from 296 Impressions (000s) to 228 Impressions (000s). Star World took the second spot with 201 Impressions (000s). Comedy Central with 148 Impressions (000s) grabbed third position.
    AXN with 116 Impressions (000s) and Colors Infinity SD with 81 Impressions (000s) took fourth and fifth positions respectively.
    English Movies
    Star Movies repossessed its top position replacing Movies Now with 3012 Impressions (000s). Movies Now dropped a rank with second spot scoring 2472 Impressions (000s). Sony Pix secured third spot with 2373 Impressions (000s). Zee Studio grabbed fourth position with 1594 Impressions (000s) and HBO got fifth spot with 1096 Impressions (000s).

    Infotainment
    The infotainment space continued to be topped by Discovery India with 4560 Impressions (000s), followed by History TV 18 with 3450 Impressions (000s) in BARC week 26.
    National Geographic Channel took third spot with 3363 Impressions (000s), Animal Planet with 3020 Impressions (000s) and Nat Geo Wild with 2299 Impressions (000s) were fourth and fifth place respectively. 
    Lifestyle
    Living Foodz was on number one position with 1826 Impressions (000s) in BARC week 26. Fox Life secured second place with 881 Impressions (000s), followed by Home Shop 18 on third spot with 763 Impressions (000s). Shop CJ was on fifth spot with 545 Impressions (000s). TLC took the last spot with 476 Impressions (000s).

  • Shuffling in English Entertainment genre: BARC 26

    Shuffling in English Entertainment genre: BARC 26

    MUMBAI: According to week 26 of BARC India, 6 Mega Cities : NCCS AB : 4+ Individuals rating, Zee Café sustained its top position in the English entertainment space. Meanwhile, Star Movies got back to its top spot, pushing Movies Now to second spot in the English movies genre. 
    Discovery, Living Foodz continued to dominate Infotainment and Lifestyle genre respectively.
    English Entertainment
    Zee Café sustained its number one position with a decline in rating from 296 Impressions (000s) to 228 Impressions (000s). Star World took the second spot with 201 Impressions (000s). Comedy Central with 148 Impressions (000s) grabbed third position.
    AXN with 116 Impressions (000s) and Colors Infinity SD with 81 Impressions (000s) took fourth and fifth positions respectively.
    English Movies
    Star Movies repossessed its top position replacing Movies Now with 3012 Impressions (000s). Movies Now dropped a rank with second spot scoring 2472 Impressions (000s). Sony Pix secured third spot with 2373 Impressions (000s). Zee Studio grabbed fourth position with 1594 Impressions (000s) and HBO got fifth spot with 1096 Impressions (000s).

    Infotainment
    The infotainment space continued to be topped by Discovery India with 4560 Impressions (000s), followed by History TV 18 with 3450 Impressions (000s) in BARC week 26.
    National Geographic Channel took third spot with 3363 Impressions (000s), Animal Planet with 3020 Impressions (000s) and Nat Geo Wild with 2299 Impressions (000s) were fourth and fifth place respectively. 
    Lifestyle
    Living Foodz was on number one position with 1826 Impressions (000s) in BARC week 26. Fox Life secured second place with 881 Impressions (000s), followed by Home Shop 18 on third spot with 763 Impressions (000s). Shop CJ was on fifth spot with 545 Impressions (000s). TLC took the last spot with 476 Impressions (000s).

  • BARC 25: Zee Cafe, Movies Now, Discovery and Living Foodz lead respective genres

    BARC 25: Zee Cafe, Movies Now, Discovery and Living Foodz lead respective genres

    MUMBAI: According to week 25 of BARC India, 6 Mega Cities : NCCS AB : 4+ Individuals rating, the English entertainment space was lead by Zee cafe. Movies Now topped English Movies. Discovery and Living Foodz continued their leadership in their respective genres.
    English Entertainment
    Zee Cafe claimed top position with 296 Impressions (000s) Comedy Central secured second spot with 250 Impressions (000s). Star World took third spot with 208 Impressions (000s). AXN climbed up to fourth position with 109 Impressions (000s), followed by Colors Infinity SD on fifth position with 89 Impressions (000s).
    English Movies
    Movies Now held number one position with 2901 Impressions (000s). Star Movies grabbed second spot with 2901 Impressions (000s). Sony Pix held third spot with 2317 Impressions (000s), followed by Zee Studio on fourth spot with 1546 Impressions (000s). HBO took the fifth spot with 1247 Impressions (000s).
    Infotainment 
    Discovery retained top position with 3797 Impressions (000s) in week 25. History TV18 with 3389 Impressions (000s) held second spot. Animal Planet held third spot with 2986 Impressions (000s) while National Geographic held on fourth position with 2911 Impressions (000s). Nat Geo Wild with 2709 Impressions (000s) held fifth position.
    Lifestyle
    Living Foodz maintained its first position in week 25 with 1709 Impressions (000s), Fox Life with 801 Impressions (000s) held second spot. Home Shop 18 with 795 Impressions (000s) followed on third spot. TLC with 518 Impressions (000s) and Food Food with 516 Impressions (000s) held fourth and fifth positions respectively.

     

  • BARC 25: Zee Cafe, Movies Now, Discovery and Living Foodz lead respective genres

    BARC 25: Zee Cafe, Movies Now, Discovery and Living Foodz lead respective genres

    MUMBAI: According to week 25 of BARC India, 6 Mega Cities : NCCS AB : 4+ Individuals rating, the English entertainment space was lead by Zee cafe. Movies Now topped English Movies. Discovery and Living Foodz continued their leadership in their respective genres.
    English Entertainment
    Zee Cafe claimed top position with 296 Impressions (000s) Comedy Central secured second spot with 250 Impressions (000s). Star World took third spot with 208 Impressions (000s). AXN climbed up to fourth position with 109 Impressions (000s), followed by Colors Infinity SD on fifth position with 89 Impressions (000s).
    English Movies
    Movies Now held number one position with 2901 Impressions (000s). Star Movies grabbed second spot with 2901 Impressions (000s). Sony Pix held third spot with 2317 Impressions (000s), followed by Zee Studio on fourth spot with 1546 Impressions (000s). HBO took the fifth spot with 1247 Impressions (000s).
    Infotainment 
    Discovery retained top position with 3797 Impressions (000s) in week 25. History TV18 with 3389 Impressions (000s) held second spot. Animal Planet held third spot with 2986 Impressions (000s) while National Geographic held on fourth position with 2911 Impressions (000s). Nat Geo Wild with 2709 Impressions (000s) held fifth position.
    Lifestyle
    Living Foodz maintained its first position in week 25 with 1709 Impressions (000s), Fox Life with 801 Impressions (000s) held second spot. Home Shop 18 with 795 Impressions (000s) followed on third spot. TLC with 518 Impressions (000s) and Food Food with 516 Impressions (000s) held fourth and fifth positions respectively.

     

  • English entertainment cast who can sing in real life too

    English entertainment cast who can sing in real life too

    MUMBAI: A lot of TV series which show the actors sing, lose out on authenticity if the performers are not up to snuff or if there is a mismatch between the singers’ voice and actors’ personality. So, the success mantra of TV shows, especially the ones with music as the essence, lies in casting actors who amaze the viewer’s not just with their spectacular performance onscreen but also with their singing ability.

    Here’s a list of TV series where actors do not just lip sync the songs featured on the show because they can sing in real life too:

     

     

    Empire

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    The American musical drama television series that centers on a hip hop music company has a cast of actual hip hop musicians and actors who can sing. Right from Terence Howard who has produced his own music album to Taraji Henson who has even won an Oscar for one of her songs, the series with its perfect musical cast never fails to fulfill its promise of being a seriously entertaining one. And the best part of the series is that the musical aspect is very reality based where performances come with the organic development of the characters as artists. Empire season 1 and 2 has started airing on  weekdays from 19th May, 2016 at 10pm on Star World and Star World HD          

    Nashville

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    The stars of the American musical drama Nashville sing and not just for the show! The entire cast sings the songs for real and breathes life into lyrics that can keep the audience hooked. While the Stella sisters sang their way to stardom through Nashville, Connie Britton and Hayden Panettiere are the award winning actresses the show owes its success to.

    Smash

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    The runner up of the fifth season of American Idol, Katherine McPhee gained her fame in Smash, the musical drama which revolves around the creation of a new Broadway musical. And that’s not all; the other character Ivy Lynn who also competes to be Monroe on the show has been played by Megan Kathleen who has gained prominence due to her several roles in Broadway musicals.

    Glee

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    Another musical dramedy which centers its plot on the high school glee club earned its fans primarily because the cast put together performance after performance with great vocals and stellar choreography. In fact, Matthew Morrison was cast after Murphy spent three months observing actors on Broadway. Chris Colfer and Jayma Mays are also singers who have contributed towards the numerous songs which have been a commercial success.

    Crazy Ex-Girlfriend

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    A show without which the list will definitely be incomplete is the series that has changed the viewers’ perception about musical shows, by featuring two to three songs in each episode to narrate the plot musically is Crazy Ex-Girlfriend. The backbone of the show is undoubtedly the Golden Globe award winning actress, Rachel Bloom, who is not just a comedian or writer but also a fabulous musician. Crazy Ex-Girlfriend has been renewed for season 2.

     

  • English entertainment cast who can sing in real life too

    English entertainment cast who can sing in real life too

    MUMBAI: A lot of TV series which show the actors sing, lose out on authenticity if the performers are not up to snuff or if there is a mismatch between the singers’ voice and actors’ personality. So, the success mantra of TV shows, especially the ones with music as the essence, lies in casting actors who amaze the viewer’s not just with their spectacular performance onscreen but also with their singing ability.

    Here’s a list of TV series where actors do not just lip sync the songs featured on the show because they can sing in real life too:

     

     

    Empire

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    The American musical drama television series that centers on a hip hop music company has a cast of actual hip hop musicians and actors who can sing. Right from Terence Howard who has produced his own music album to Taraji Henson who has even won an Oscar for one of her songs, the series with its perfect musical cast never fails to fulfill its promise of being a seriously entertaining one. And the best part of the series is that the musical aspect is very reality based where performances come with the organic development of the characters as artists. Empire season 1 and 2 has started airing on  weekdays from 19th May, 2016 at 10pm on Star World and Star World HD          

    Nashville

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    The stars of the American musical drama Nashville sing and not just for the show! The entire cast sings the songs for real and breathes life into lyrics that can keep the audience hooked. While the Stella sisters sang their way to stardom through Nashville, Connie Britton and Hayden Panettiere are the award winning actresses the show owes its success to.

    Smash

    public://04_0.jpg

    The runner up of the fifth season of American Idol, Katherine McPhee gained her fame in Smash, the musical drama which revolves around the creation of a new Broadway musical. And that’s not all; the other character Ivy Lynn who also competes to be Monroe on the show has been played by Megan Kathleen who has gained prominence due to her several roles in Broadway musicals.

    Glee

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    Another musical dramedy which centers its plot on the high school glee club earned its fans primarily because the cast put together performance after performance with great vocals and stellar choreography. In fact, Matthew Morrison was cast after Murphy spent three months observing actors on Broadway. Chris Colfer and Jayma Mays are also singers who have contributed towards the numerous songs which have been a commercial success.

    Crazy Ex-Girlfriend

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    A show without which the list will definitely be incomplete is the series that has changed the viewers’ perception about musical shows, by featuring two to three songs in each episode to narrate the plot musically is Crazy Ex-Girlfriend. The backbone of the show is undoubtedly the Golden Globe award winning actress, Rachel Bloom, who is not just a comedian or writer but also a fabulous musician. Crazy Ex-Girlfriend has been renewed for season 2.

     

  • BARC week 22: Movies Now back on no 1 position

    BARC week 22: Movies Now back on no 1 position

    MUMBAI: According to week 21 of BARC India, 6 Mega Cities : NCCS AB : 4+ Individuals rating ,  Zee Café sustained its number one position with improved ratings in the English entertainment space whereas Movies Now continued to dominate the English movies genre. 
    The English entertainment space observed increase in its ratings except for Colors Infinity while the English movies genre observed a substantial increase in its viewership data this week. 
    English Entertainment
    Zee Café dominated the genre witnessing an increase in ratings from 222 Impressions (000s) in week 21 to 301 Impressions (000s) this week. Comedy Central sustained its second spot with 284 Impressions (000s) followed by AXN with 181 Impressions (000s). Star World climbed the row grabbing the fourth position with 141 Impressions (000s).
    Colors Infinity SD witnessed a decline in the and took the fifth berth with 114 Impressions (000s).
    English Movies
    Movies Now bagged the number one slot with 3586 Impressions (000s) followed by Star Movies at the second place with 3168 Impressions (000s). Sony Pix secured the third position with 2396 Impressions (000s). Zee Studio grabbed fourth position with 1897 Impressions (000s) and HBO took the fifth spot with 1821 Impressions (000s).

     

  • BARC week 22: Movies Now back on no 1 position

    BARC week 22: Movies Now back on no 1 position

    MUMBAI: According to week 21 of BARC India, 6 Mega Cities : NCCS AB : 4+ Individuals rating ,  Zee Café sustained its number one position with improved ratings in the English entertainment space whereas Movies Now continued to dominate the English movies genre. 
    The English entertainment space observed increase in its ratings except for Colors Infinity while the English movies genre observed a substantial increase in its viewership data this week. 
    English Entertainment
    Zee Café dominated the genre witnessing an increase in ratings from 222 Impressions (000s) in week 21 to 301 Impressions (000s) this week. Comedy Central sustained its second spot with 284 Impressions (000s) followed by AXN with 181 Impressions (000s). Star World climbed the row grabbing the fourth position with 141 Impressions (000s).
    Colors Infinity SD witnessed a decline in the and took the fifth berth with 114 Impressions (000s).
    English Movies
    Movies Now bagged the number one slot with 3586 Impressions (000s) followed by Star Movies at the second place with 3168 Impressions (000s). Sony Pix secured the third position with 2396 Impressions (000s). Zee Studio grabbed fourth position with 1897 Impressions (000s) and HBO took the fifth spot with 1821 Impressions (000s).