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  • IndiaCast partners Sky to launch Colors in New Zealand

    IndiaCast partners Sky to launch Colors in New Zealand

    MUMBAI: In a bid to further strengthen its footprint, IndiaCast has partnered with Sky to launch Viacom18’s Hindi general entertainment channel (GEC) Colors in New Zealand.

    Starting 9 February, 2016, Colors will be available in New Zealand as part of Sky’s foreign language subscription channel line-up.

    Colors CEO Raj Nayak said, “At Colors, it has been our constant endeavour to present viewers with path-breaking content across the globe, which has fortified our position as a game changer in the television industry. As the channel launches on Sky in New Zealand, it strengthens our belief that our programming line-up provides not only Indian viewers but also international audiences with entertainment avenues in sync with their sensibilities and preferences.”

    IndiaCast group CEO Anuj Gandhi added, “IndiaCast has been at the forefront of bringing Indian viewers spread across the world one step closer to home and Indian culture, by bringing them the best of Indian content. Our association with Sky enables us to reach out and further strengthen our footprint with content that engages and entertains.”

    Sky director of content strategy Megan King said, “At Sky, we’re always evolving to provide our customers with a world class entertainment experience. Colors offers superb Hindi entertainment content and its inclusion in our foreign language channel line-up helps bring this culture closer to home here in New Zealand.”

    IndiaCast will be cross-promoting the inclusion of its new feed extensively across its network brands, on–air and online to create awareness about Colors’ availability on Sky in New Zealand.

  • IndiaCast partners Sky to launch Colors in New Zealand

    IndiaCast partners Sky to launch Colors in New Zealand

    MUMBAI: In a bid to further strengthen its footprint, IndiaCast has partnered with Sky to launch Viacom18’s Hindi general entertainment channel (GEC) Colors in New Zealand.

    Starting 9 February, 2016, Colors will be available in New Zealand as part of Sky’s foreign language subscription channel line-up.

    Colors CEO Raj Nayak said, “At Colors, it has been our constant endeavour to present viewers with path-breaking content across the globe, which has fortified our position as a game changer in the television industry. As the channel launches on Sky in New Zealand, it strengthens our belief that our programming line-up provides not only Indian viewers but also international audiences with entertainment avenues in sync with their sensibilities and preferences.”

    IndiaCast group CEO Anuj Gandhi added, “IndiaCast has been at the forefront of bringing Indian viewers spread across the world one step closer to home and Indian culture, by bringing them the best of Indian content. Our association with Sky enables us to reach out and further strengthen our footprint with content that engages and entertains.”

    Sky director of content strategy Megan King said, “At Sky, we’re always evolving to provide our customers with a world class entertainment experience. Colors offers superb Hindi entertainment content and its inclusion in our foreign language channel line-up helps bring this culture closer to home here in New Zealand.”

    IndiaCast will be cross-promoting the inclusion of its new feed extensively across its network brands, on–air and online to create awareness about Colors’ availability on Sky in New Zealand.

  • Colors to replace ‘Meri Aashiqui Tum Se Hi’ with Balaji’s ‘Kasam’

    Colors to replace ‘Meri Aashiqui Tum Se Hi’ with Balaji’s ‘Kasam’

    MUMBAI: One of Colors’ popular shows Meri Aashiqui Tum Se Hi, which is produced by Balaji Telefilms, is slated to go off air from 26 February. The show will be replaced by yet another Balaji production titled Kasam, which will go on-air from 29 February.

    Kasam will be aired in the 10 pm time band from Monday to Friday.

    Launched on 24 June, 2014, Meri Aashiqui Tum Se Hi will complete 442 episodes on 26 February.

    A source close to development tells Indiantelevision.com, “The drop in ratings of the show is the reason why the channel has pulled off the show.”

    It may be recalled that Meri Aashiqui Tum Se Hi was among the top five shows according to Broadcast Audience Research Council (BARC) India data.

    Kasam is the story of reincarnation of love in its purest, unexpected and most powerful form. The story will revolve around the rich foreign-return Bedi family and their son falling in love with a girl in India.

  • Colors to replace ‘Meri Aashiqui Tum Se Hi’ with Balaji’s ‘Kasam’

    Colors to replace ‘Meri Aashiqui Tum Se Hi’ with Balaji’s ‘Kasam’

    MUMBAI: One of Colors’ popular shows Meri Aashiqui Tum Se Hi, which is produced by Balaji Telefilms, is slated to go off air from 26 February. The show will be replaced by yet another Balaji production titled Kasam, which will go on-air from 29 February.

    Kasam will be aired in the 10 pm time band from Monday to Friday.

    Launched on 24 June, 2014, Meri Aashiqui Tum Se Hi will complete 442 episodes on 26 February.

    A source close to development tells Indiantelevision.com, “The drop in ratings of the show is the reason why the channel has pulled off the show.”

    It may be recalled that Meri Aashiqui Tum Se Hi was among the top five shows according to Broadcast Audience Research Council (BARC) India data.

    Kasam is the story of reincarnation of love in its purest, unexpected and most powerful form. The story will revolve around the rich foreign-return Bedi family and their son falling in love with a girl in India.

  • Q3-2016: Balaji revenue up 8%; reports higher programming hours

    Q3-2016: Balaji revenue up 8%; reports higher programming hours

    BENGALURU: Balaji Telefilms Limited reported eight per cent YoY growth in total income from operations (TIO) at Rs 78.65 for the quarter ended 31 December, 2015 (Q3-2016, current quarter) as compared to Rs 71.54 crore and 43.8 per cent QoQ jump from Rs 52.85 crore.

    Note:  (1)100,00,000 = 100 lakh = 10 million = 1 crore

    Commissioned programs in the current quarter increased 24.4 per cent YoY to 712.2 hours as compared to 572.7 hours and increased 47.6 per cent as compared to 482.6 hours in the immediate trailing quarter. Net realisation per hour of commissioned programs increased 17.5 per cent YoY to Rs 24.2 lakh as compared to Rs 20.6 lakh, and was almost flat QoQ as compared to Rs 24.3 lakh.

    The company’s revenue from commissioned programs segment in Q3-2016 increased 16.2 per cent YoY to Rs 72.01 crore as compared to Rs 61.97 crore and rose 40.7 per cent QoQ as compared to Rs 51.18. The segment’s operating profit in the current quarter more than doubled (by 2.5 times) YoY to Rs 18.94 crore and increased 45.7 per cent QoQ to Rs 13 crore.

    Balaji’s other segment – Films, reported revenue of just Rs 1.12 crore in the current quarter as compared to Rs 0.13 crore in Q3-2015 and Rs 1.64 in the immediate trailing quarter. The Films’ segment reported operating loss of Rs 1.91 crore in the current quarter as compared to an operating loss of Rs 2.83 crore in Q3-2015 and an operating profit of Rs 0.06 crore in Q2-2016.

    Other consolidated numbers reported by Balaji Telefilms

    Total Expenditure in the current quarter declined 16.1 per cent YoY to Rs 68.68 crore as compared to Rs 81.81 crore, but increased 49.8 per cent as compared to Rs 45.85 crore in the immediate trailing quarter.

    The company’s cost of production/acquisition and telecast fees increased 5.7 per cent YoY to Rs 68.04 crore as compared to Rs 64.39 crore, but declined 15.3 per cent QoQ as compared to Rs 80.22 crore.

    Staff cost increased 16.9 per cent YoY to Rs 4.89 crore as compared to Rs 4.19 crore but reduced 1.2 per cent QoQ as compared to Rs 4.95.

    Balaji Telefilms standalone numbers

    Balaji Telefilms’ YoY standalone profit after tax (PAT) catapulted more than six-fold at Rs 20.66 crore (28.7 per cent margin) as compared to Rs 3.09 crore (5.4 per cent margin) and was double QoQ as compared to Rs 10.31 crore (20.2 per cent standalone margin) in the immediate trailing quarter. 
    The company reported 26 per cent YoY increase in standalone total income from operations (TIO) in the current quarter to Rs 72.3 crore from Rs 57.27 crore and 41 per cent jump from Rs 51.11 crore in Q2-2016.

    Standalone EBIDTA more than quadrupled (by 4.24 times) YoY in Q3-2016 at Rs 18.05 crore as compared to Rs 4.25 crore and almost doubled (up 94 per cent) as compared to Rs 9.32 crore in the immediate trailing quarter.

  • Q3-2016: Balaji revenue up 8%; reports higher programming hours

    Q3-2016: Balaji revenue up 8%; reports higher programming hours

    BENGALURU: Balaji Telefilms Limited reported eight per cent YoY growth in total income from operations (TIO) at Rs 78.65 for the quarter ended 31 December, 2015 (Q3-2016, current quarter) as compared to Rs 71.54 crore and 43.8 per cent QoQ jump from Rs 52.85 crore.

    Note:  (1)100,00,000 = 100 lakh = 10 million = 1 crore

    Commissioned programs in the current quarter increased 24.4 per cent YoY to 712.2 hours as compared to 572.7 hours and increased 47.6 per cent as compared to 482.6 hours in the immediate trailing quarter. Net realisation per hour of commissioned programs increased 17.5 per cent YoY to Rs 24.2 lakh as compared to Rs 20.6 lakh, and was almost flat QoQ as compared to Rs 24.3 lakh.

    The company’s revenue from commissioned programs segment in Q3-2016 increased 16.2 per cent YoY to Rs 72.01 crore as compared to Rs 61.97 crore and rose 40.7 per cent QoQ as compared to Rs 51.18. The segment’s operating profit in the current quarter more than doubled (by 2.5 times) YoY to Rs 18.94 crore and increased 45.7 per cent QoQ to Rs 13 crore.

    Balaji’s other segment – Films, reported revenue of just Rs 1.12 crore in the current quarter as compared to Rs 0.13 crore in Q3-2015 and Rs 1.64 in the immediate trailing quarter. The Films’ segment reported operating loss of Rs 1.91 crore in the current quarter as compared to an operating loss of Rs 2.83 crore in Q3-2015 and an operating profit of Rs 0.06 crore in Q2-2016.

    Other consolidated numbers reported by Balaji Telefilms

    Total Expenditure in the current quarter declined 16.1 per cent YoY to Rs 68.68 crore as compared to Rs 81.81 crore, but increased 49.8 per cent as compared to Rs 45.85 crore in the immediate trailing quarter.

    The company’s cost of production/acquisition and telecast fees increased 5.7 per cent YoY to Rs 68.04 crore as compared to Rs 64.39 crore, but declined 15.3 per cent QoQ as compared to Rs 80.22 crore.

    Staff cost increased 16.9 per cent YoY to Rs 4.89 crore as compared to Rs 4.19 crore but reduced 1.2 per cent QoQ as compared to Rs 4.95.

    Balaji Telefilms standalone numbers

    Balaji Telefilms’ YoY standalone profit after tax (PAT) catapulted more than six-fold at Rs 20.66 crore (28.7 per cent margin) as compared to Rs 3.09 crore (5.4 per cent margin) and was double QoQ as compared to Rs 10.31 crore (20.2 per cent standalone margin) in the immediate trailing quarter. 
    The company reported 26 per cent YoY increase in standalone total income from operations (TIO) in the current quarter to Rs 72.3 crore from Rs 57.27 crore and 41 per cent jump from Rs 51.11 crore in Q2-2016.

    Standalone EBIDTA more than quadrupled (by 4.24 times) YoY in Q3-2016 at Rs 18.05 crore as compared to Rs 4.25 crore and almost doubled (up 94 per cent) as compared to Rs 9.32 crore in the immediate trailing quarter.

  • Zee Cine Awards hops on to Zee Cinema & Zee Anmol; regional categories introduced

    Zee Cine Awards hops on to Zee Cinema & Zee Anmol; regional categories introduced

    MUMBAI: In its 16th year, Zee Entertainment Enterprises Ltd’s (ZEEL) awards property – Zee Cine Awards 2016 has made several changes and introduced new elements.

    Zee Cine Awards 2016 will be held on 20 February in Mumbai and will be simulcast on 5 March across the Zee Network channels like Zee Cinema, Zee Cinema HD and its free-to-air channel Zee Anmol. Pertinent to note here is that previously, the awards were aired on the network’s flagship Hindi GEC Zee TV. However, this time round it has been put on its Hindi movie channel – Zee Cinema as well as its FTA channel Zee Anmol, which has been doing well on ratings front ever since the BARC rural inclusive data was released last year.

    “The reason why we shifted Zee Cine Awards from Zee TV to Zee Cinema is because initially it started from Zee Cinema itself. As it’s an award of cinema, it should belong to its home on Zee Cinema and now onwards we will be airing it on Zee Cinema,” ZEEL MD and CEO Punit Goenka tells Indiantelevision.com.

    ZEEL chief business officer Sunil Buch added, “ZEEL comes alive in a synergistic way to deliver Zee Cine Awards 2016. Zee Music Company continues to be our music touch point in the fraternity. This year’s Zee Cine Awards has been conceptualised, created and produced by Zee Studios, our state-of-the-art film and TV production arm. And there is a goodness of fit to a film awards show being premiered on Zee Cinema rather than on a GEC. Zee Cinema with an average weekly base of 184 million viewers is higher than any other channel across Hindi Speaking Markets (Source: BARC-Urban + Rural India, Average of Week 41’15-Week 3’16, NCCS 4+). The simulcast of the awards on India’s leading FTA GEC channel, Zee Anmol also adds to its reach in rural India.”

    Moreover, for the first time ever, the awards, which until now lauded the best of Hindi cinema, will also award Marathi, Bangla, Telugu cinema this year. ZEEL will also showcase the regional awards content on its regional channels namely Zee Bangla, Zee Marathi and Zee Telugu.

    Goenka added, “Keeping the Zee’s ethos, Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam – The World Is My Family, into consideration we have introduced a few new elements this year in Zee Cine Awards 2016. For the first time on the national award stage, regional content will be presented awards this year. Renowned personalities from Telugu, Marathi and Bengali cinema will perform on stage and that exclusive content will be telecast on Zee Bangla, Zee Marathi and Zee Telugu respectively, so that people can see the talent that regional cinema has.”

    Apart from that ZEEL has also introduced the Jury Awards this year, which will be adjudged by a panel comprising Rakesh Roshan, Resul Pookutty, Ravi K Chandran, Anurag Basu, Leena Yadav, Prasoon Joshi and Shantanu Moitra.

    The 15th edition of Zee Cine Awards was telecast on Zee TV in 2014 and a no show in 2015. Talking about the same, Goenka said, “We missed the awards last year because we were in the process of launching new brands from our network. However, we will ensure that it doesn’t happen in the future.” 

    To authenticate the voting mechanism of both, the Jury Awards and the Viewer’s Choice Awards, Zee has appointed the Ernst & Young.  

    This year the award ceremony will be hosted by Shahid Kapoor and Karan Johar.

  • Zee Cine Awards hops on to Zee Cinema & Zee Anmol; regional categories introduced

    Zee Cine Awards hops on to Zee Cinema & Zee Anmol; regional categories introduced

    MUMBAI: In its 16th year, Zee Entertainment Enterprises Ltd’s (ZEEL) awards property – Zee Cine Awards 2016 has made several changes and introduced new elements.

    Zee Cine Awards 2016 will be held on 20 February in Mumbai and will be simulcast on 5 March across the Zee Network channels like Zee Cinema, Zee Cinema HD and its free-to-air channel Zee Anmol. Pertinent to note here is that previously, the awards were aired on the network’s flagship Hindi GEC Zee TV. However, this time round it has been put on its Hindi movie channel – Zee Cinema as well as its FTA channel Zee Anmol, which has been doing well on ratings front ever since the BARC rural inclusive data was released last year.

    “The reason why we shifted Zee Cine Awards from Zee TV to Zee Cinema is because initially it started from Zee Cinema itself. As it’s an award of cinema, it should belong to its home on Zee Cinema and now onwards we will be airing it on Zee Cinema,” ZEEL MD and CEO Punit Goenka tells Indiantelevision.com.

    ZEEL chief business officer Sunil Buch added, “ZEEL comes alive in a synergistic way to deliver Zee Cine Awards 2016. Zee Music Company continues to be our music touch point in the fraternity. This year’s Zee Cine Awards has been conceptualised, created and produced by Zee Studios, our state-of-the-art film and TV production arm. And there is a goodness of fit to a film awards show being premiered on Zee Cinema rather than on a GEC. Zee Cinema with an average weekly base of 184 million viewers is higher than any other channel across Hindi Speaking Markets (Source: BARC-Urban + Rural India, Average of Week 41’15-Week 3’16, NCCS 4+). The simulcast of the awards on India’s leading FTA GEC channel, Zee Anmol also adds to its reach in rural India.”

    Moreover, for the first time ever, the awards, which until now lauded the best of Hindi cinema, will also award Marathi, Bangla, Telugu cinema this year. ZEEL will also showcase the regional awards content on its regional channels namely Zee Bangla, Zee Marathi and Zee Telugu.

    Goenka added, “Keeping the Zee’s ethos, Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam – The World Is My Family, into consideration we have introduced a few new elements this year in Zee Cine Awards 2016. For the first time on the national award stage, regional content will be presented awards this year. Renowned personalities from Telugu, Marathi and Bengali cinema will perform on stage and that exclusive content will be telecast on Zee Bangla, Zee Marathi and Zee Telugu respectively, so that people can see the talent that regional cinema has.”

    Apart from that ZEEL has also introduced the Jury Awards this year, which will be adjudged by a panel comprising Rakesh Roshan, Resul Pookutty, Ravi K Chandran, Anurag Basu, Leena Yadav, Prasoon Joshi and Shantanu Moitra.

    The 15th edition of Zee Cine Awards was telecast on Zee TV in 2014 and a no show in 2015. Talking about the same, Goenka said, “We missed the awards last year because we were in the process of launching new brands from our network. However, we will ensure that it doesn’t happen in the future.” 

    To authenticate the voting mechanism of both, the Jury Awards and the Viewer’s Choice Awards, Zee has appointed the Ernst & Young.  

    This year the award ceremony will be hosted by Shahid Kapoor and Karan Johar.

  • Star Plus back as No. 1 Hindi GEC: BARC week 4

    Star Plus back as No. 1 Hindi GEC: BARC week 4

    MUMBAI: After a brief period of slump, the erstwhile leader in the Hindi general entertainment channels’ (GECs) space – Star Plus has reclaimed its leadership position in week 4 of 2016.

    Colors, which led the Hindi GEC genre since week 51 of 2015, dropped to the second slot, while Zee TV stood at the third position according to Broadcast Audience research Council (BARC) All India data. 

    Star Plus, which was last in the top position in week 49 of 2015, climbed up to the number one slot with 711538 (‘000s) followed by Colors in second place with 702727 (‘000s) and Zee TV in the third berth with 692249 (‘000s).

    Zee Network’s free-to-air (FTA) channel Zee Anmol bagged the fourth slot in the tally with 665127 (‘000s), whereas Star India’s FTA channel Star Ustav with 487280 (‘000s) stood at number five. 

    Sony Pal with 420179 (‘000s) and Rishtey with 416858 (‘000s) garnered the sixth and seventh slots respectively in week 4.

    Life OK bagged the eighth spot with 411480 (‘000s) followed by Sab TV with 341472 (‘000s) in the ninth place and DD National with 339276 (‘000s) in the tenth position. 

     

  • Star Plus back as No. 1 Hindi GEC: BARC week 4

    Star Plus back as No. 1 Hindi GEC: BARC week 4

    MUMBAI: After a brief period of slump, the erstwhile leader in the Hindi general entertainment channels’ (GECs) space – Star Plus has reclaimed its leadership position in week 4 of 2016.

    Colors, which led the Hindi GEC genre since week 51 of 2015, dropped to the second slot, while Zee TV stood at the third position according to Broadcast Audience research Council (BARC) All India data. 

    Star Plus, which was last in the top position in week 49 of 2015, climbed up to the number one slot with 711538 (‘000s) followed by Colors in second place with 702727 (‘000s) and Zee TV in the third berth with 692249 (‘000s).

    Zee Network’s free-to-air (FTA) channel Zee Anmol bagged the fourth slot in the tally with 665127 (‘000s), whereas Star India’s FTA channel Star Ustav with 487280 (‘000s) stood at number five. 

    Sony Pal with 420179 (‘000s) and Rishtey with 416858 (‘000s) garnered the sixth and seventh slots respectively in week 4.

    Life OK bagged the eighth spot with 411480 (‘000s) followed by Sab TV with 341472 (‘000s) in the ninth place and DD National with 339276 (‘000s) in the tenth position.