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  • Sony Pix introduces new programming property

    Sony Pix introduces new programming property

    MUMBAI: Sony Pix enthralled fans through 2020 with the biggest Hollywood premieres, new programming IPs and innovations so much so that it was audience’s favorite English movie channel. Now entering 2021 with a renewed zest to entertain, Sony Pix is helping viewers keep up the trend of new year, new resolutions by introducing a new programming property – Amazement @9: New Year Resolution. As part of the property, Sony Pix will pick a different theme each week and show the relevant, best of Hollywood movies under each theme.

    ‘Amazement @9: New Year Resolution’ movie property goes live on 11 January and will air movies from Monday to Friday at 9 pm. The theme will vary each week starting with ‘Have No Fear All Year’ under which there’ll be movies like I am Legend and Rampage, ‘Fit Enough To Kickass’ under which there’ll be Cold Pursuit and 300 among other movies, ‘Always Say Yes To Adventure’ which will have movies like How to Train Your Dragon and Fantastic Beasts and lastly, ‘Be A Hero’ under which there’ll be Wonder Woman and Justice League among other movies.

    Additionally, there is the Indian television premiere of King of Thieves on 10 January at 9 pm. The movie has a stellar cast consisting of stalwarts like Michael Caine and Michael Gambon among others. There are also two popular movies airing first time on Sony Pix Kung Fu Panda 3 on 24 January at 1 pm and 9 pm and The Intern on 31 January at 9 pm. And to add to this, there’s a special programming line-up on Republic Day to keep the thrill and amazement alive through the day – there’s Fast & Furious PIXathon on 26 January, 9 am onwards.

    And finally, continuing the legacy of introducing and showing multi-language films on a Hollywood movie channel, Sony Pix will have a special multi-language line-up on the occasion of ‘Pongal’ and ‘Makar Sankranti’ on 14 January, 10 am onwards. This special festival will consist of blockbuster movies like The Dark Knight, Fantastic Beasts and Where To Find Them, How to Train Your Dragon, The Mummy Returns and more.

    Sony Pictures Networks India English cluster business head Tushar Shah said, “We are excited to start the new year with the same, new resolutions as our fans, which includes not to fear, which is with new resolutions which include to not fear, to be adventurous, to be fit and to be a hero when needed the most. We ended last year on a good note, with the love of our fans and we hope the same from this year too – to keep the entertainment and amazement quotient high with the best of Hollywood movies”.

  • Sony Pix establishes itself as the undisputed leader in the English movie category

    Sony Pix establishes itself as the undisputed leader in the English movie category

    MUMBAI: 2020 was a year of many firsts and Sony Pix took this opportunity to continue to innovate and grow backed by many programming and marketing initiatives. From premiering the biggest movies and introducing new programming IPs to being the first in the category to launch an AR filter game and an e-sports gaming event, Sony Pix has truly gone beyond the extraordinary this year and emerged as the most watched channel in India over the last quarter.

    This remarkable growth is reflective of the staggering viewership rise in the English movie category by 24 per cent, this year. Riding on its cluster of offerings, Sony Pix pushed the envelope further in audience engagement and scaled up to number one position in both SD and HD feed with 23 per cent and 29 per cent share in viewership, respectively, over the last 13 weeks average* along with being number one consistently for the last five weeks with 25 per cent share. Not just the leader, Sony Pix is also the fastest growing English movie channel in the category both in terms of viewership and reach in CY 2020 YTD, as compared to CY 2019. It has registered a 1.7x growth in viewership and 1.2x growth in reach for SD and a 2.4x growth in viewership and 1.5x growth in reach for HD. Sony PIX HD has also ensured the maximum reach in the English movie category, not just for the last 13 weeks but also for entire CY 2020 YTD.

    Sony PIX’s constant endeavor to put the consumer first coupled with a strong distribution network, strategic content line-up and robust marketing innovations has resulted in Sony Pix’s unparalleled performance and the perfect victory run to end 2020 on a sweet note.

    *Source: BARC, TG: 15-40 AB, Market: 10L+, Period: WK 36-48’20, Average Weekly AMA, English Movie Channels SD

    *Source: BARC, TG: 15-40 AB, Market: 10L+, Period: WK 36-48’20, Average Weekly AMA, English Movie Channels HD

    *Source: BARC, TG: 15-40 AB, Market: 10L+, Period: WK 44-48’20, Average Weekly AMA, English Movie Channels SD

    *Source: BARC, TG: 15-40 AB, Market: 10L+, Period: WK 1’19-48’20, Average Weekly AMA & Average Weekly Cumulative Reach, English Movie Channels SD

    *Source: BARC, TG: 15-40 AB, Market: 10L+, Period: WK 1’19-48’20, Average Weekly AMA & Average Weekly Cumulative Reach, English Movie Channels HD

    Sony Pictures Networks India English cluster business head Tushar Shah said “We thank the fans for showing their love for Sony PIX and making it the most watched English movie channel in the category. We are glad that Sony PIX provided some great entertainment to our fans during a challenging year like 2020 and look forward to providing more amazement in the new year”.

  • Chrome DM week 45: Youth genre emerges as top gainer

    Chrome DM week 45: Youth genre emerges as top gainer

    NEW DELHI: Youth genre is the top gainer for week 45, 2020 of Chrome Data Analytics and Media data, with marginal growth. The genre has grown by 0.48 per cent.

    In this genre, MTV has gained the highest OTS with 89.3 in the HSM excl < 1 market. OTS is the actual census-based percentage connectivity of a channel spread across 81 million homes, as reported by Chrome DM, across analogue cable, digital cable, and DTH.

    This week, Hindi Movies genre has emerged as a close second on the top gainers list with a marginal growth of 0.15 per cent in the six metros market. In this genre, B4U Kadak has gained the highest OTS with 94.1 per cent.

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    Among other genres, Hindi GEC, Religious, English movies, English news, kids, have grown negligibly.

     

  • Chrome DM week 40: Hindi News emerges as top gainer

    Chrome DM week 40: Hindi News emerges as top gainer

    KOLKATA: Hindi news genre has become the top gainer in week 40, 2020 of Chrome Data Analytics and Media data, albeit with marginal growth. The genre has grown by 0.63 per cent.

    In this genre, ABP News has gained the highest OTS with 99.9 in the HSM excl < 1 market. OTS is the actual census-based percentage connectivity of a channel spread across 81 million homes, as reported by Chrome DM, across analogue cable, digital cable, and DTH.

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    This week, business news has emerged as the distant second on the top gainers list with a growth of 0.19 per cent in the six metros market. In this genre, CNBC Awaz has gained the highest OTS with 81.9 per cent.

    Among other genres, infotainment, English movies, Hindi Movies have grown negligibly by of 0.06, 0.02. 0.01 per cent respectively. 

  • Chrome DM week 39: English Movie emerges as top gainer

    Chrome DM week 39: English Movie emerges as top gainer

    MUMBAI: English Movies genre has become the top gainer in week 39, 2020 of Chrome Data Analytics and Media data with a steep surge. The genre has grown by 5.21 per cent.

    In this genre, Romedy Now has gained the highest OTS with 51.8 in the six metros. OTS is the actual census-based percentage connectivity of a channel spread across 81 million homes, as reported by Chrome DM, across analogue cable, digital cable, and DTH.

    This week, youth as emerged as the distant second on top gainers list with a growth of 1.19 per cent in HSM excl <1L market. In this genre, MTV has gained the highest OTS with 89.6 per cent.

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    Among other genres, Business News, Kids, Hindi News have seen growths of 0.99, 0.85. 0.65 per cent respectively.  

  • English GEC emerges as top gainer in Chrome DM week 38

    English GEC emerges as top gainer in Chrome DM week 38

    MUMBAI: After seeing a noticeable spike in week 37, the television genres have witnessed slight growth in week 38. English GEC genre has become the top gainer in week 38, 2020 of Chrome Data Analytics and Media data. The genre has grown by 0.71 per cent.

    Among English GEC channels, Comedy Central has gained the highest OTS with 43.7 in the six metros. OTS is the actual census-based percentage connectivity of a channel spread across 81 million homes, as reported by Chrome DM, across analogue cable, digital cable, and DTH.

    This week, Sports has acquired the second position on top gainers list with a growth of 0.21 per cent in the all India 1 lakh+ market. In this genre, DD Sports has gained the highest OTS with 97.0 per cent.

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    Among other genres, English Movies, infotainment, Hindi GECs have seen growths of 0.10 per cent, 0.08 per cent, 0.06 per cent respectively.  

  • Chrome DM week 37: English Movie emerges as top gainer

    Chrome DM week 37: English Movie emerges as top gainer

    MUMBAI: After seeing a marginal growth in week 36, various genres in the broadcasting segment have witnessed noticeable growth in week 37. English movie genre has become the top gainer in week 37, 2020 of Chrome Data Analytics and Media data. The genre has grown by 2.57 per cent.

    Among English movie channels, Romedy Now has gained the highest OTS with 48.3 in the six metros market. OTS is the actual census-based percentage connectivity of a channel spread across 81 million homes, as reported by Chrome DM, across the analogue cable, digital cable, and DTH.

    Read more coverage on ChromeDM

    This week, English GEC has acquired the second position on the top gainers list with a growth of 2.14 per cent in the six metros market. In this genre,  Comedy Central has gained the highest OTS with 43.4 per cent.

    Among other genres, English News, Kids-All India, Music have seen growths of 1.02 per cent, 0.99 per cent, 0.62 per cent respectively.  

  • Times Network announces Movies Now 2 launch

    Times Network announces Movies Now 2 launch

    MUMBAI: The Times of India has been hogging the media headlines over the past couple of days. Yesterday, courtesy its joint venture with Vice Media. Today, it announced that it is launching its fourth English movie channel christened Movies Now 2. The differentiator: Movies Now 2  will show films and content which will be targeted at the Indian youth. Viewers can expect a clutch of  new age/offbeat edgy indie and mainline movies to air  on the channel.  

    The Times Network has labelled Movies Now 2 as a channel with  a ‘rebellious’ personality, meaning it will be home to Hollywood’s wild content. .

     

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    Hollywood’s wildchild Movies Now 2 HD to launch by July end

     

     

  • Times Network announces Movies Now 2 launch

    Times Network announces Movies Now 2 launch

    MUMBAI: The Times of India has been hogging the media headlines over the past couple of days. Yesterday, courtesy its joint venture with Vice Media. Today, it announced that it is launching its fourth English movie channel christened Movies Now 2. The differentiator: Movies Now 2  will show films and content which will be targeted at the Indian youth. Viewers can expect a clutch of  new age/offbeat edgy indie and mainline movies to air  on the channel.  

    The Times Network has labelled Movies Now 2 as a channel with  a ‘rebellious’ personality, meaning it will be home to Hollywood’s wild content. .

     

    Click here to know more:

    Hollywood’s wildchild Movies Now 2 HD to launch by July end

     

     

  • BARC week 41: ‘Bajrangi Bhaijaan’ propels Star Gold to No 1; Movies Now leads English movie genre

    BARC week 41: ‘Bajrangi Bhaijaan’ propels Star Gold to No 1; Movies Now leads English movie genre

    MUMBAI: Star Gold ascended to the top spot in the Hindi movie channels genre with the premier of the Salman Khan starrer Bajrangi Bhaijaan in week 41 according to Broadcast Audience Research Council (BARC) all India (U+R) data.

     

    On the other hand, amongst English movie channels, Times Network’s Movies Now continued to lead the chart in week 41.

     

    In the Hindi movie channels genre, Star Gold grabbed the first position with 486374 (000Sums) followed by Zee Cinema in the second slot with 378717 (000Sums) and Sony Max in the third spot with 369954 (000Sums). Movies OK with 190804(000Sums) and &Pictures with 170152 (000Sums) secured fourth and fifth slot respectively.

     

    In the English movie channels genre, Movies Now led the chart and grabbed the first position with 3200 (000Sums) followed by Sony Pix in the second spot, which scored 1893 (000Sums) and Star Movies with 1793 (000Sums) in the third spot.

     

    Zee Studio secured the fourth berth with 1660 (000Sums), where HBO bagged the fifth slot with 1533 (000Sums).

     

    In week 40 (C&S 1lac+), Sony Max led the Hindi movies genre with 199451(000Sums) followed by Zee Cinema in the second slot with 175363 (000Sums), whereas Star Gold was on the third rung with 129877 (000Sums). On the other hand, in the English movies section, Movies Now led the genre with 3083 (000Sums) followed by Sony Pix with 2097 (000Sums) in the second slot and HBO with 1818 (000Sums) in the third place in week 40 (C&S 1lac+).