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  • Shemaroo rolls out first hindi movie channel ‘Shemaroo Josh’

    Shemaroo rolls out first hindi movie channel ‘Shemaroo Josh’

    MUMBAI: Lights, camera, Josh! Bollywood buffs, get ready for a full-throttle film fest on your TV. Shemaroo Entertainment, the six-decade-old powerhouse of Indian entertainment, has launched Shemaroo Josh: its first dedicated Hindi movie channel.

    Formerly known as Chumbak TV, the channel has now morphed into a high-energy movie destination, promising back-to-back blockbusters across action, drama, romance, comedy and everything in between. Available on DD free dish, all major DTH platforms, and cable networks, Shemaroo Josh is set to beam the big screen straight into living rooms across India.

    The line-up is a cinephile’s dream: PK, Animal, Kantara, KGF, Bahubali, Waltair Veerayya, 12th Fail, Bade Miyan Chote Miyan, Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2 and many more, ensuring that every evening can feel like a Friday release.

    “Shemaroo has been an integral part of India’s cinematic journey,” said Shemaroo Entertainment, CEO, Hiren Gada. “With Shemaroo Josh, we bring renewed energy and a sharper focus on what excites the masses, strengthening our commitment to keep India entertained every single day.”

    Echoing this, Shemaroo entertainment, COO – broadcasting business, Sandeep Gupta added, “In a world of endless choices, the joy of watching a blockbuster with family on TV remains unmatched. Shemaroo Josh is our tribute to that timeless habit, turning every film into an event.”

    With a splashy line-up, massy storytelling, and a name that screams energy, Shemaroo Josh looks set to add serious power to India’s most loved TV genre. After all, in a nation where cinema is a religion, there’s always room for one more screen idol. This time, in the form of a channel.

  • APOS 2025: How JioStar turns sports into co-creation, not just consumption

    APOS 2025: How JioStar turns sports into co-creation, not just consumption

    BALI:  JioStar is no longer content with just broadcasting sport—it’s rewriting the production storybook altogether. Speaking at APOS 2025 in Bali, JioStar head of sports production services & technology Prashant Khanna laid out a bold vision: India as the epicentre of global sports innovation.

    “We don’t just see ourselves as broadcasters or production partners,” Khanna said during a high-energy fireside chat. “We’re in the business of helping India create iconic sporting memories.”

    Khanna spotlighted JioStar’s end-to-end reimagining of the sports viewing experience—infused with tech, empathy, and staggering interactivity. Think sign-language feeds, descriptive audio for the visually impaired, vertical videos, motion-capture-powered kids’ streams, and multi-cam toggles.

    “The modern fan doesn’t want to just watch—they want to co-create,” Khanna stressed. “Millions are producing their own version of the game in real time. That’s the expectation.”

    A major catalyst behind this transformation? Starlab, JioStar’s in-house innovation unit that’s quietly building a cloud-native production stack in collaboration with AWS, creators, and start-ups. The result: hyper-personalised, scalable, and immersive experiences beamed across devices in formats fans choose.

    Khanna also highlighted JioStar’s deep investment in talent pipelines through its partnership with the Indian Institute of Creative Technologies—a government-led effort to skill the next generation in sports and live production.

    “It’s not just about what audiences see today. It’s about who shapes that experience tomorrow,” he said.
    Citing the recently concluded 18th season of the IPL as a “turning point,” Khanna revealed the company’s key takeaway: audiences don’t want passive content anymore.

    ““It’s been an eye-opener every single time, but this year, our biggest learning was how deeply involved the consumer is. They no longer want to passively consume what you’re serving them—they want to be part of shaping how the game unfolds over those 4–5 hours.”

    “We saw this play out every day for 2.5 months, through a variety of formats and platforms. Whether it was widescreen or vertical video, Sunday cohort feeds, or kids’ IPs brought to life through motion capture, the engagement was constant. It reinforced that delivering the game in a way fans understand and love is no longer optional-it’s essential,” he said.

    With India firmly on the front foot, JioStar’s playbook proves one thing: the future of sport is no longer just played. It’s produced, personalised, and powered by fans.

  • Zee Anmol back on top among Hindi channels in across genres

    Zee Anmol back on top among Hindi channels in across genres

    BENGALURU: Zee Entertainment Enterprises Limited  (Zeel) free to air (FTA) Hindi GEC Zee Anmol was ranked second in Broadcast Audience Research Council of India (BARC) weekly list of top 10 channels across genres for week 42 of 2018 (Saturday, 13 October 2018 to Friday, 19 October 2018). At its usual first rank in the list was the Sun TV Network’s flagship Tamil GEC Sun TV.

    Four Star India channels, three channels from Sony Pictures Network India (SPN), two channels from Zeel and one channel from the Sun TV Network made up the BARC’s weekly list of top 10 channels across genres in week 42 of 2018. From the genre’s perspective, there were six Hindi GECs, two Hindi Movies channels and one channel each from the Tamil and Telugu genres in BARC's list of top 10 channels across genres for week 42 of 2018.

    As mentioned above, at its normal first rank in week 42 was the Tamil GEC Sun TV with 1,113.680 million weekly impressions as compared to 1,003.083 million weekly impressions in week 41 of 2018. Sun TV also led BARC’s weekly list of top 5 Tamil channels in the Tamil Nadu and Puducherry market and four of the programmes in BARC’s list of top 5 Tamil programmes during primetime in these markets based on average rating across all airings (original and repeat) in the week under review were aired on Sun TV.

    Moving up to second place in week 42 of 2018 was Zee Anmol with with 849.548 million weekly impressions as compared to 806.664 million weekly impressions in week 41. Zee Anmol was also ranked first in BARC’s weekly list of top 10 Hindi GECs in the combined urban and rural Hindi speaking markets or HSM (U+R) and HSM (R) and was ranked ninth in HSM (U). The Balaji Telefilms produced soap Kumkum Bhagya and another serial Mahek aired on Zee Anmol were ranked second and third in BARC’s list of top 5 Hindi GEC programmes during primetime based on average rating across all airings (original and repeat) in the week in HSM (U+R) and were ranked first and second respectively in HSM (R).

    Moving up four ranks to third place in week 42 of 2018 was Star India’s flagship Telugu GEC Star Maa with 829.842 million weekly impressions as compared with 702.617 million weekly impressions in week 41. Star Maa was ranked first in BARC’s weekly list of top 5 Telugu channels in the Andhra Pradesh and Telangana market. Five programmes that were aired on Star Maa were present in BARC’s weekly list of top 5 Telugu programmes during primetime based on average rating across all airings (original and repeat) in the week in the same market.

    Star India’s FTA Hindi GEC Star Utsav dropped down two ranks to fourth place in week 42 of 2018 with 816.514 million weekly impressions as compared to 883.504 million weekly impressions in week 41. Star Utsav was ranked second in BARC’s list of top 10 Hindi GECs in HSM (U+R), second in HSM (R) and was ranked seventh in HSM (U). The soap Rabba Ve aired on Star Utsav was ranked third in BARC’s weekly in BARC’s list of top 5 Hindi GEC programmes during primetime  based on average rating across all airings (original and repeat) in the week in HSM (R).

    Retaining its previous week’s fifth rank was Star India’s flagship Hindi GEC Star Plus with 746.713 million impressions as compared to 746.196 million weekly impressions in the previous week. Star Plus was ranked third in BARC’s weekly lists of top 10 Hindi GECs’ in HSM (U+R) and was ranked first in HSM (U) and ninth in HSM (R). Director’s Kut Productions produced Hindi soap Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai and 4 Lion Films soap Kulfi Kumar Bajewala aired on Star Plus were present in BARC’s weekly list of top 5 Hindi GEC programmes during primetime  based on average rating across all airings (original and repeat) in HSM (U).

    Another Star India pay TV channel Star Bharat was ranked sixth in week 42 of 2018 with 700.507 million weekly impressions as compared to fourth rank and 756.584 million weekly impressions in week 41. Star Bharat was also ranked fourth, fourth  and fifth in BARC’s weekly list of top 10 Hindi GECs in HSM (U+R), HSM (R) and HSM (U) respectively.

    Zeel’s flagship Hindi GEC Zee TV dropped down a place to seventh rank in week 42 of 2018 with 694.988 million weekly impressions as compared to 722.309 million weekly impressions in week 41. Zee TV was ranked fifth in BARC’s weekly list of top 10 Hindi GECs in HSM (U+R) eighth in HSM (R) and third in HSM (U) during the week. Two programmes that were aired on Zee TV- Kumkum Bhagya, and its spinoff Kundali Bhagya were at fifth and fourth ranks respectively in BARC’s list of top 5 Hindi GEC programmes during primetime based on average rating across all airings (original and repeat) in the week in HSM (U+R) and fifth and second respectively in HSM (U).

    SPN’s Hindi movies channel Sony Wah re-entered the across genres list in week 42 of 2018 with 598.857 million weekly impressions at eighth rank. Sony Wah was ranked first in BARC’s weekly list of top 5 Hindi Movies in HSM (U+R) and HSM (R).Three Hindi feature films (HFF) – –Rowdy Rathore, PK and Chirutha (Ram Charan) which featured on Sony Wah among the most watched Hindi Movie programmes during primetime based on average rating across all airings (original and repeat) in the week at ranks third to fifth in HSM (U+R). Rowdy Rathore and Chirutha (Ram Charan) on Sony Wah were ranked first and third respectively in HSM (R).

    SPN’s flagship Hindi GEC Sony Entertainment Television (SET) dropped down a rank to ninth place in BARC’s list of top 10 channels across genres in week 42 of 2018 with 597.466 million impressions as compared to 623.976 million weekly impressions in the previous week. SET was ranked seventh in BARC’s weekly list of top 10 Hindi GECs in HSM (U+R) and HSM (U).

    Another SPN Hindi movies channel – Sony Max also re-entered BARC’s across genres weekly list in week 42 of 2018 at tenth rank with 591.358 million weekly impressions. Sony Max was ranked second in BARC’s weekly list of top 5 Hindi Movies channels in HSM (U+R), first in HSM (U) and fifth in HSM (R). HFF Bahubali – the Conclusion, which aired on the channel, was ranked second HSM(U+R) and HSM (U) in BARC’s list of   top 5 Hindi Movies programmes during primetime based on average rating across all airings (original and repeat) in the week. Another HFF – Tiger Zinda Hai was ranked fourth in HSM (U).

  • Zee Anmol back on top of Hindi channels in across genres

    Zee Anmol back on top of Hindi channels in across genres

    BENGALURU: After a short hiatus, Zee Entertainment Enterprises Ltd (Zeel) free to air (FTA) Hindi GEC Zee Anmol was back at number two rank in Broadcast Audience Research Council of India (BARC) weekly list of the top 10 channels across genres (across genres list) in week 32 of 2018 (Saturday, 4 August 2018 to Friday, 10 August 2018, week under review). At the first rank in BARC’s across genres list was the Sun TV Network’s flagship Tamil GEC Sun TV. Like last week, two free to air (FTA) Hindi GEC, one flagship channel each from Hindi GEC and Telugu GEC genres from the Star India stable were also present in BARC’s across genres list for the week under review.

    Seven Hindi GECs and one channel each from the Hindi movies genre, Tamil GEC and Telugu GEC comprised BARC’s weekly list of top 10 channels during the week under review. From the network’s perspective, besides the four Star India channels, there were two channels each from Sony Pictures Network India (SPN) and Zee Entertainment Enterprises Ltd (Zeel) and one channel each from the Sun TV Network and Viacom18 in the across genres list in week 32 of 2018.

    As is the norm, Sun TV led the across the genres list at first place in week 32 with 1,133.028 million weekly impressions as compared to 1,046.99 million weekly impressions in week 31 of 2018. Sun TV also led BARC’s weekly list of top 5 Tamil channels in the Tamil Nadu and Puducherry market and all the 5 programmes in BARC’s list of top 5 Tamil programmes during primetime in these markets based on average rating across all airings (original and repeat) in the week under review were aired on Sun TV.

    At second rank was Zee Anmol in week 32 of 2018 with 749.977 million weekly impressions as compared to 653.951 million weekly impressions in week 31. Zee Anmol was also ranked first in BARC’s weekly list of top 10 Hindi GECs in the combined urban and rural Hindi speaking market – HSM (U+R) and HSM (R). The Balaji Telefilms produced soap Kumkum Bhagya aired on Zee Anmol was ranked fourth in BARC’s list of top 5 Hindi GEC programmes during primetime based on average rating across all airings (original and repeat) in the week in HSM (U+R) and was ranked first in HSM (R). Another soap from the channel, Mahek, was ranked fourth in HSM (R).

    Star India’s flagship Hindi GEC Star Plus climbed up two ranks to third place in week 32 of 2018 with 726.112 million impressions as compared to 665.796 million weekly impressions in the previous week. Star Plus was ranked second in BARC’s weekly lists of top 10 Hindi GECs’ in HSM (U+R) and was ranked first in HSM (U). Director’s Kut Productions produced Hindi soap Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai aired on Star Plus was ranked fifth in BARC’s list of top 5 Hindi GEC programmes during primetime  based on average rating across all airings (original and repeat) in the week in HSM (U+R) and was ranked second in HSM (U).

    Retaining its fourth place in week 32 of 2018 was Star India’s FTA Hindi GEC Star Utsav with 675.211 million weekly impressions as compared and 684.843 million weekly impressions in week 31. Star Utsav had re-entered BARC’s across genres list in week 29.  Star Utsav was ranked third in BARC’s list of top 10 Hindi GECs in HSM (U+R), second in HSM (R) and was ranked seventh in HSM (U). The soap Rabba Ve aired on Star Utsav was ranked third in BARC’s weekly in BARC’s list of top 5 Hindi GEC programmes during primetime based on average rating across all airings (original and repeat) in the week in HSM (R).

    Also climbing up two ranks in week 32 of 2018 was Star India’s flagship Telugu GEC Star Maa at fifth place with 659.642 million weekly impressions as compared to 649.967 million weekly impressions in week 31. Star Maa was ranked first in BARC’s weekly list of top 5 Telugu channels in the Andhra Pradesh and Telangana market. The first four of the top 5 programmes that were aired on Star Maa were present in BARC’s weekly list of top 5 Telugu programmes during primetime based on average rating across all airings (original and repeat) in the week.

    Dropping down three ranks to sixth place was Zeel’s flagship Hindi GEC Zee TV with 657.079 million weekly impressions in week 32 of 2018 as compared to 702.128 million weekly impressions in week 31. Zee TV was ranked fourth in BARC’s weekly list of top 10 Hindi GECs in HSM (U+R), third in HSM (U) and seventh in HSM (R) during the week. Two programmes that were aired on Zee TV- The Balaji Telefilms produced Kumkum Bhagya, was ranked second, while its spinoff Kundali Bhagya was ranked third in HSM (U+R)  in BARC’s list of top 5 Hindi GEC programmes during primetime based on average rating across all airings (original and repeat) in the week. Kumkum Bhagya on Zee TV was also ranked third and Kundali Bhagya ranked fourth in HSM (U) in BARC’s lists of top 5 Hindi GEC programmes during primetime based on average rating across all airings (original and repeat) in the week.

    SPN’s Hindi Movies channel Sony Wah re-entered BARC’s across genres weekly at rank seven in week 32 of 2018 with 628.865 million weekly impressions. Sony Wah as ranked first in BARC’s list of top 5 Hindi Movies channels in HSM (U+R), as well is in HSM (U). In HSM (R) Sony Wah was ranked fifth in the Hindi Movies genre. Hindi feature films (HFF) that featured on Sony Max – Rowdy Rathore and PK were among the top 5 most watched Hindi Movies programmes during primetime based on average rating across all airings (original and repeat) for the week in BARC’s list in HSM (U+R) and HSM (R). A third HFF- Yevadu on Sony Wah was also on BARC’s list of top 5 Hindi Movies programmes during primetime in HSM (R).

    Viacom18’s flagship Hindi GEC Colors climbed up a rank to eighth place in week 32 of 2018 with 620.538 million weekly impressions as compared to eighth rank and 630.498 million weekly impressions in week 31. Colors was ranked seventh in BARC’s weekly list of top 10 Hindi GECs in HSM (U+R) and was ranked second in HSM (U). Naagin 3  retained the top place in BARC’s weekly list of top 5 Hindi GEC programmes during primetime based on average rating across all airings (original and repeat) in the week in HSM (U+R). Naagin 3 was ranked first and Dance Deewane was ranked fourth in HSM (U). Further, Naagin 3 was ranked fifth in HSM (R).

    Star India’s Hindi GEC Star Bharat was ranked ninth in week 32 of 2018 with 619.402 million weekly impressions compared to seventh rank and 645.100 million weekly impressions in week 30. Star Bharat was ranked sixth in BARC’s list of top 10 Hindi channels in HSM (U+R), HSM (R) and HSM (U) in BARC’s weekly list of top 10 Hindi GEC channels during the week under review.

    SPN’s women focused Hindi GEC Sony Pal retained its tenth rank in week 32 of 2018 with 618.547 million weekly impressions as compared to 585.975 million weekly impressions in week 30. Sony Pal was ranked fifth in BARC’s weekly list of top 10 Hindi channels in HSM (U+R), was ranked third in HSM (R) and was ranked eighth in HSM (U). The sitcom Tarak Mehta ka Ooltah Chashmah aired on Sony Pal was ranked second in BARC’s list of top 5 Hindi GEC programmes during primetime based on average rating across all airings (original and repeat) in the week in HSM (R).

  • Sun TV’s unassailable lead continues, while Zee TV leads Hindi across genre

    Sun TV’s unassailable lead continues, while Zee TV leads Hindi across genre

    BENGALURU: The Sun network’s flagship Tamil general entertainment channel (GEC) Sun TV continued its lead in ratings across all GECs on Indian television for week 48 of 2017 (25 November to 1 December 2017) according to Broadcast Audience Research Council (BARC) weekly ratings data. Zee Entertainment Enterprises Limited (Zeel) network flagship Hindi GEC Zee TV also continued its lead of Hindi GECs with the support of Ektaa Kapoor’s Balaji Telefilms produced family dramas Kumkum Bhagya and Kundali Bhagya.

    BARC data for the top 10 channels across genre (All India Individuals 2+) for week 48 had three channels from the Star India network, two channels each from Zeel, Sony Pictures Network India (SPN), Network 18 and one channel from Sun TV network in its list. From the genres perspective, six Hindi GECs, two Telugu GECs and one each channel from the Tamil GEC and Hindi Movies spaces comprised the top 10 channels list for week 48 of 2017.

    Sun TV retained its numero uno with 1019.892 million weekly impressions. The channel’s ratings were ably supported by the fact that all the five top Tamil programmes during primetime for the week were as usual from Sun TV. It is only during the Indian Premier League that the channel had to make way for the channel that airs the cricketing bonanza, but it continues leading all GECs.

    Zee TV was ranked second with 723.935 million weekly impressions followed by Network 18’s flagship Hindi GEC Colors at third rank with 681.010 million weekly impressions. Tu Aashiqui that was aired on the latter was among the top five Hindi GEC programmes in the HSM urban (U) + Rural (R) and the HSM (U) markets during primetime. Another soap on the channel, Udaan, was also among the top five programmes list in the HSM (U) market during primetime.

    Star India’s recently renamed and relaunched FTA Hindi GEC Star Bharat was ranked fourth with 665.612 million weekly impressions. Kya Haal Mr. Paanchal continued its run in the top five programmes on Hindi GEC HSM (U+R) and HSM (R) markets. Zeel’s FTA Hindi GEC Zee Anmol was ranked fifth with 614.632 million weekly impressions.

    SPN’s women focused Hindi GEC Sony Pal ranked sixth in the top 10 channels across genres list with 600.202 million weekly impressions. Balveer in the Hindi GEC HSM (U+R) and HSM (R) and Tarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashma in the HSM (R) markets were among the five most watched Hindi GEC programmes during primetime.

    SPN’s Hindi Movies channel Sony Max at seventh place with 563.980 million weekly impressions. Hindi feature films PK, Dangerous Khiladi 6 and Poster Boys aired on Sony Max were in the top five lists of programmes list in the HSM (U) market. Star India’s flagship Telugu GEC Star Maa was ranked eighth in the list with 515.303 million weekly impressions. Two programmes on Star Maa– Karthika Deepam and Kumkum Puvvu were in the top five Telugu programmes list during the week under review.

    The Network 18 associated Telugu GEC ETV Telugu was ranked ninth with 505.527 million weekly impressions. Swati Chinukulu and Manasu Mamata featured on ETV Telugu were among the top five Telugu programmes in the AP/ Telangana (U+R) areas (NCCS All: Prime Time (1800 – 2330 hrs) : 2+ Individuals). The Star Networks flagship Hindi GEC Star Plus was ranked tenth in week 48 of 2017 with 503.505 million impressions.

  • Sony Max is most watched Hindi Movies channel

    Sony Max is most watched Hindi Movies channel

    BENGALURU:  Sony Pictures Network India (SPN) Hindi movies channel Sony Max was the most watched movies channel in 2017 until week 32 (Saturday, 5August 2017 to Friday, 11 August 2017) as per Broadcast Audience Research Council of India (BARC) data. Sony Max was present during all the 32 weeks of 2017 in BARC’s weekly lists of top 5 Hindi Movies channels for HSM (U+R) : NCCS All : 2+ Individuals and garnered a total of 18,391,696 million impressions in 2017 until week 32. The channel was ranked number one in the top 5 channels lists for 26weeks and ranked second for six of the first 32 weeks of 2017. Sony Max network peer and SPN movies channel Sony Wah was ranked first during the six weeks that Sony Max was ranked second.

    The tenth edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL10) was played between weeks 14 and 31 of 2017.Even if the ratings for the 8 weeks between 14 and 21 were neglected, the channel had a total of 10,213.295 million impressions in 2017 until week 32, which was the highest in the HSM (R+U) genre. Excluding the data for the 8 IPL10 weeks, Sony Max was ranked first during 18 of the first 32 weeks of 2017 in BARC’s weekly list of top 5 Hindi Movies (U+R) list.

    This paper must be read with a caveat: It deals only with the players/programmes present in BARC’s top 5 lists of channels and programmes per week. The sums/percentages of channels/programmes of other players as well as other than those indicated in BARC’s top 5 lists of channels/programmes have not been considered/mentioned in this paper during the period under consideration in this paper and those numbers could be more/higher.

    Seven Hindi movies channels were present in BARC’s weekly list of top 5 Hindi Movies (U+R) during the first 31 weeks of 2017. Three Hindi movies channels were present during all the first 32 weeks of 2017 in BARC’s weekly lists of top 5 Hindi Movies channels for HSM (U+R) : NCCS All : 2+ Individuals – they are Sony Max, Sony Wah and Zee Cinema. Please refer to the chart below:

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    The highest ratings obtained by Sony Max was in week 15 of 2017 (second week of IPL10) at 1,334.063 million weekly impressions, while the lowest was in week 3 of 2017 when the channel had 331.76 million weekly impressions. Excluding the 8 IPL weeks, the highest ratings obtained by Sony Max was in week 26 of 2017 at 517.758 million weekly impressions with week 3 of 2017 ratings mentioned above as the lowest.

    Most watched films in the HSM (U+R) market

    The Salman Khan-Anushka Sharma starrer Sultan was the most watched Hindi feature film when it featured in the top 5 programmes list during the first 32 weeks of 2017 as per BARC’s weekly list of most watched programmes in the HSM (U+R) market – NCCS All : 2+ Individuals with total impressions of 433.23 million during eight of the weeks it was in the top 5 Hindi Movies (U+R) programmes lists. When in the lists, Sultan was aired seven times on Sony Max and once on Sony Wah. The first part of the Indian epic historical Bahubali – the Beginning was the second most watched Hindi movie during the first 32 weeks of 2017 with total impressions of 39.482 million – it was aired 5 times on Sony Max and twice on Sony Wah, when it was present in the top 5 programmes lists. S S Rajamouli’s magnum opus was followed by Aamir Khan’s satirical science fiction comedy PK with a total of 28.401 million impressions during the six weeks it featured in the top 5 programmes lists – this was thrice each on Sony Max and Sony Wah.

    Urban Audiences

    HSM Urban (U) audiences also preferred Sony Max, which along with Zee Cinema, Star Gold and &pictures was present in BARC top 5 Hindi Movies channels weekly listduring all the first 32 weeks of 2017. The channel scored 10,741.915 million impressions during the first 32 weeks of 2017. Excluding IPL weeks, the channel scored 6,229.712 million impressions during the first 32 weeks of 2017. Please refer to the chart below:

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    Sultan was the most watched Hindi feature film on Hindi Movies channels in the HSM Urban or U markets – the film appeared in BARC’s weekly list of top 5 Hindi Movies programmes for 9 weeks – 8 times on Sony Max and once on Sony Wah with a total of 29.183 million impressions during the first 32 weeks of 2017. Bahubali- the Beginning was the second most watched Hindi feature film on Hindi Movies channels in the urban markets during the period under consideration – It appeared in the top 5 Hindi Movies programmes list for 6 weeks – all on Sony Max with total impressions of 22.567 million impressions. Bahubali was followed by 3 Idiots – the movie featured 7 times in the top 5 Hindi Movies programmes lists during the first 32 weeks of 2017 with total impressions of 18.613 million impressions.

    Rural Audiences

    Per BARC data on Top 5 Hindi Movies (Rural or R) channels, it was SPN’s Sony Wah that was the most watched Hindi Movies channel in the HSM rural markets with 8,988.642 million weekly impressions during the first 32 weeks of 2017. Three channels were present in the top 5 Hindi Movies channels in the rural markets during the period under consideration in this paper. They were – Sony Wah, Zee Anmol Cinema and Star Utsav Movies. Please refer to the chart below:

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    Karan Arjun was the most watched film on a television movie channel when it appeared in the top 5 HSM rural market programmes lists during the first 32 weeks of 2017. The movie was present in the top 5 Hindi Movies programmes (Rural) lists for 5 weeks with a total of 16.805 million impressions and was aired on Sony Wah during all the 5 weeks that it appeared in the top 5 Hindi Movies programmes (Rural) lists. PK was the second most watched film in the Hindi Movies rural markets during the first 32 weeks of 2017. PK appeared in the top 5 Movies programmes (Rural) lists 4 times on Sony Wah during that period with total impressions of 14.06 million. Bahubali – the Beginning was the third most popular film on television in the HSM rural markets. The film scored a total of 12.212 million when it was present in the top 5 Hindi Movies programmes (Rural) lists – twice each on Sony Wah and Sony Max.

     

  • Return of Rebel 2 & PK return Sony Max to top 10 prog list across genre

    BENGALURU: The airing of The Return of Rebel 2 across Hindi Movies (Urban+Rural), Hindi Movies (Urban) and Hindi Movies (Rural) and PK along with Son of Satyamurthy in the Hindi Movies (Urban+Rual) and Hindi Movies (Urban) markets saw Son Max re-enter the Top 10 channels across genre All India (U+R): 2+ Individuals list for week 24 –(Saturday, 10 June 2017 to Friday, 16 June 2017). After the tenth season of the Indian Premier League (IPL 10) which commenced in week 14 of 2017, this Sony Pictures Network channel had had a small hiatus from BARC’s lists across genre for one week – week 23. Sony Max was placed at ninth rank in the list with 460.016 million weekly impressions in week 24 of 2017.

    The Broadcast Audience Research Council of India (BARC) list of top 10 channels for week 24 has seen some shakeups and exits vis-à-vis the previous week (week 23).Since the past few weeks two Balaji Telefilm’s soaps on competing channels have given each other a tough fight in the ratings battle on Hindi GEC. For a few weeks the infinite length family drama Kumkum Bhagya on Zee Entertainment Enterprises Limited (Zeel) flagship Hindi GEC Zee TV  had taken the ratings lead backed by strong viewership in the Hindi GEC (Urban+Rural) and the Hindi GEC (Urban) markets. However, as Balaji Telefilm’s second season of the finite length supernatural series Naagin 2 on Viacom 18’s Hindi flagship channel Colors approaches its closure, it has retaken the lead in the ratings tables in these markets over the past few weeks.

    Cricket, of course has always been close to the heart of all Indians, and hence the presence of Star Sports 1 Hindi and DD National that broadcast the recently concluded ICC Champions Trophy 2017 in which India was one of the finalists, though a losing one.

    While the top five channels from the Week 23 list have retained their rank and order,albeit with altered ratings in week 24, Zee Anmolclimbed up one rank to the sixth place while pushing its older peer channel Zee TV down to seventh place in week 24 from its previous week’s sixth rank. The Sun TV Network’s Telugu flagship channel Gemini TV maintained its eighth position of week 23 in week 24 while Sony Max and Colors (which also re-entered the list) pushed out DD National and Star Sports 1 from the top 10 channels list.

    Please refer to the list below for BARC data for top 10 channels across genre for weeks 23 and 24.

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  • YRF casts Anushka Sharma opposite Salman Khan in ‘Sultan’

    YRF casts Anushka Sharma opposite Salman Khan in ‘Sultan’

    MUMBAI: Yash Raj Films has cast Anushka Sharma opposite Salman Khan in the upcoming movie Sultan. 

    The movie, which is slated to release on Eid this year, is produced by Aditya Chopra and written-directed by Ali Abbas Zafar.

     

    Sultan will see Khan essaying the role of a wrestler and the actor has been training with international action director Larnell Stovall for the same.

     

    After being paired opposite Shah Rukh Khan in Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi and Aamir Khan in PK, this is the first time that Sharma will be sharing screen space with Salman Khan.

     

  • YouTube Rewind: What India watched in 2015

    YouTube Rewind: What India watched in 2015

    MUMBAI: 2015 has been an exciting year on YouTube in India. One saw more and more people consuming content on digital platforms, with YouTube leading the pack. YouTube has garnered a huge fan following not only in terms of the audience but also amongst original content creators in India. While YouTubers like All India Bakchod (AIB) and The Viral Fever (TVF) rose to superstardom, an array of new players also joined in to professionally create videos for YouTube. Even big screen celebrities were seen more open to experimenting with artists online.

     

    As per YouTube Rewind, the top trending YouTube video in India in 2015 was AIB: ‘Every Bollywood Party Song feat. Irrfan,’ followed by ‘Chhota Bheem – aur – Krishna Jodi No. #1.’

     

    In spite of the huge surge in original digital content from YouTubers, it is mainstream media, which still commands YouTube viewership. As per the data, six out of 10 in the list of top most trending videos on YouTube  belong to mainstream media, including television and film.

     

    The data also sheds light on the fact that in 2015, comedy ruled in India. This is evident as five out of top 10 most viewed videos on YouTube were of the comedy genre. 

     

    Grabbing the first spot is the amusing comic music video by AIB: ‘Every Bollywood Party Song feat. Irrfan,’ which redefined comedy and gave the video a very refreshing twist. AIB’s ‘Honest Indian Weddings (Part 1),’ ‘PK movie Spoof,’ TVF’s ‘Barely Speaking with Arnub | Arvind Kejriwal’ are amongst the other top trending comedy videos, which were placed in the list of top 10.

     

    2015 was also a good year for music with Honey Singh’s ‘Dheere Dheere Se Meri Zindagi video song (OFFICIAL),’ ‘Chittiyaan Kalaiyaan Video Song’ and ‘Badshah – DJ Waley Babu’ being the top most trending music video locally.

  • National award winning Marathi film ‘Court’ is India’s entry for Oscars

    National award winning Marathi film ‘Court’ is India’s entry for Oscars

    NEW DELHI: The National Award winning Marathi film Court, written and directed by first-time filmmaker Chaitanya Tamhane, is India’s official entry for the Oscars in the foreign language category.

     

    The decision was taken by a 16-member committee headed by Amol Palekar set up by the Film Federation of India (FFI), which met in Hyderabad. Other contenders included Masaan, PK and Baahubali.

     

    Court, which has already been to several international film festivals and won national and international awards, is the story of a radical poet who is accused of waging war against the state. It follows the never-ending trial of a balladeer who is accused of encouraging a municipal worker to commit suicide through his fiery songs. The multi-lingual arthouse drama examines the Indian judicial system from the perspectives of the accused, the lawyer defending him, the public prosecutor, and the judge presiding over the case.

     

    Court was premiered at the Venice Film Festival in 2014 where it won the Lion of the Future Award for the best first feature as well as the top prize in the non-competitive Horizons category. Court also won the National Award for Best Feature Film at this year’s National Film Awards.

     

    The movie’s cast includes its producer Vivek Gomber, Marathi stage veteran Geetanjali Kulkarni, and Vira Sathidar. It has been shot by Mrinal Desai and edited by Rikhav Desai. Tamhane and Gomber are in Japan at the Fukoka International Film Festival where the film is being screened.

     

    This is the third Marathi film to be sent for the Oscars. The first was Sandeep Sawant’s Shwaas in 2004, while the second was Harichandrachi Factory by Paresh Mokakshi.

     

    India has never won an Academy Award in the best foreign language movie category though it has figured in the nominations thrice: for Mehmoob Khan’s Mother India, Mira Nair’s Salaam Bombay and Ashuthosh Gowarikar’sLagaan.