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  • Koffee with Karan Season 6 starts off on a high!

    Koffee with Karan Season 6 starts off on a high!

    MUMBAI: Koffee with Karan’s latest season that premiered on 21st October has moved from strength to strength, garnering an unprecedented viewership of 6.2Mn in Week 1, across TV & Hotstar, up 114% from last year. The television viewership on Star World and Star World HD stood at 3.1 Mn viewers (BARC 2+ U+R).

    On Hotstar the viewership has grown by 134% to 3.1 Mn viewers in week 1, with audiences engaging deeply with the show on the platform, spending 38 mins on an average watching the first episode.

    Koffee with Karan has always been uniquely positioned to reach the most discerning of audiences, with NCCS A contributing 74% of the viewership and cities Mumbai and Delhi drawing 62% of the viewership on the show. It remains the most-watched show in the English Entertainment category (BARC NCCS AB, 15+, 1Mn +) with the first episode leading by a 39.7% margin[1] across October.

    In a first for the category in India, Star World is partnering with global social media platform, Snapchat to create ‘Koffee Filters’. Leaving an enormous digital footprint, the campaign garnered over 1.2 billion impressions in the build up to the launch on Twitter, with hashtags that trended pan India for two days leading up to the premiere of the season.

    Star Spokesperson: “Our strength as a network across TV and Digital has been key to the growth in consumption for this show. Anchored by good conversations, the show has become a property that its fans look forward to on Sunday evenings. Equally, there are more and more audiences discovering the show and watching it on their personal screens. In fact, the most avid fans can watch the show before broadcast through a Hotstar Premium subscription. And while we’ve kept the essence of the show intact, the new gaming segment has added to the freshness of the show and has been well received by fans”

  • Turner Asia Pacific acquires Oggy and the Cockroaches seasons 6 and 7

    Turner Asia Pacific acquires Oggy and the Cockroaches seasons 6 and 7

    MUMBAI: Xilam, the award-winning animation production company, today announced that Turner Asia Pacific, one of its key broadcast partners, has acquired two additional seasons for its ratings-winner Oggy and the Cockroaches. The series in 4K will be delivered from 2017 onwards and available across Turner’s channels including Cartoon Network, Boomerang and Pogo.

    Turner’s chief content officer of its kids’ networks in Asia Pacific Mark Eyers said: “We all know that cockroaches have some serious survival skills, and there’s just something about Oggy and his mischievous friends that continues to connect with kids. By extending the relationship with Xilam, Turner has kept hold of a proven hit to further boost its leadership position in the region.”

    Xilam Animation CEO and founder Marc du Pontavice added, “Oggy’s worldwide success continues to hit new highs, and we are thrilled to pursue the partnership with Turner and Cartoon Network that helped build and expand Oggy as a phenomenon throughout Asia.”

    In Season 5 (78 x 7’), the battle goes on between Oggy and the roaches as they travel back in time through the ages and meet icons such as Caesar, Leonardo da Vinci and the Cyclops, as well as rocketing forward into the year 3000. Seasons 6 and 7 (156 x 7’) will comprise a mix of brand new episodes along with full remakes of classic stories from seasons 1 and 2 all produced in 4K. After almost 20 years of success, this spectacular addition of 234 new episodes, all in 4K, will project the brand in the next 15 years, as it will keep entertaining the kids and their parents with them.

  • Turner Asia Pacific acquires Oggy and the Cockroaches seasons 6 and 7

    Turner Asia Pacific acquires Oggy and the Cockroaches seasons 6 and 7

    MUMBAI: Xilam, the award-winning animation production company, today announced that Turner Asia Pacific, one of its key broadcast partners, has acquired two additional seasons for its ratings-winner Oggy and the Cockroaches. The series in 4K will be delivered from 2017 onwards and available across Turner’s channels including Cartoon Network, Boomerang and Pogo.

    Turner’s chief content officer of its kids’ networks in Asia Pacific Mark Eyers said: “We all know that cockroaches have some serious survival skills, and there’s just something about Oggy and his mischievous friends that continues to connect with kids. By extending the relationship with Xilam, Turner has kept hold of a proven hit to further boost its leadership position in the region.”

    Xilam Animation CEO and founder Marc du Pontavice added, “Oggy’s worldwide success continues to hit new highs, and we are thrilled to pursue the partnership with Turner and Cartoon Network that helped build and expand Oggy as a phenomenon throughout Asia.”

    In Season 5 (78 x 7’), the battle goes on between Oggy and the roaches as they travel back in time through the ages and meet icons such as Caesar, Leonardo da Vinci and the Cyclops, as well as rocketing forward into the year 3000. Seasons 6 and 7 (156 x 7’) will comprise a mix of brand new episodes along with full remakes of classic stories from seasons 1 and 2 all produced in 4K. After almost 20 years of success, this spectacular addition of 234 new episodes, all in 4K, will project the brand in the next 15 years, as it will keep entertaining the kids and their parents with them.

  • Season 6 of sensational show Game of Thrones comes to an end

    Season 6 of sensational show Game of Thrones comes to an end

    MUMBAI: The most anticipated Season 6 of the world’s greatest show – Game of Thrones finally draws to a close! With the show having captivated people’s attention this season with its detail-oriented story-lines and complex plot building, Star World Premiere HD, India’s leading English entertainment channel is all set to showcase the show’s grand finale episode this Tuesday, June 28th at 10 PM!

    After the heroic penultimate episode ‘The Battle of The Bastards’ where the Starks defeated Ramsay Bolton, viewers’ excitement levels have risen to new heights as the show producers recently revealed the finale will be the longest episode in the series history. The season started with a bang – Jon Snow’s revival, Daenerys seizing control over the Dothraki yet again, Arya in the House of Black and White learning some kickass assassination skills, Bran taking audiences through a journey back in time when Lyanna Stark lived and Ned Stark was a young lad, Sansa escaping Ramsay’s cruel reign, The Hound’s resurrection, Benjen Stark’s appearance and so much more!

    Now with Sansa Stark and Jon Snow having defeated Ramsay, Rickon Stark and Hodor dead, Daenerys back to Mereen and under the aid of Tyrion Lannister, Cersei Lannister and Loras Tyrell’s trial up and coming, Petyr Baelish showing up to save the Starks in the Battle of the Bastards, unfinished conversations between Jaime Lannister and Brienne of Tarth, Game of Thrones Season 6 has whetted the appetite of fans all the more!

    Speaking of all the action and thrill packed in the finale episode, director of episode 9 ‘Battle of the Bastards and now the finale episode, ‘The Winds of Winter’, Miguel Sapochnik said, “It feels equally as epic as episode 9 … but for completely different reasons.”

    Everything changed with the previous episode of Game of Thrones ‘The Battle of the Bastards’. Best of all, Sansa was proclaimed a hero after being brutalized and tormented for all the previous seasons and Sophie Turner who plays the role of Sansa expressed that she deserved her first kill! Sophie said, “It’s amazing. It’s Sansa’s first kill and it’s such a strong moment for her because all her life she’s been affected by these men who have just done such terrible things to her. She’s always carried it with her and this is the first moment you hear her say this dialogue ‘Your words will disappear. Your name will disappear. All memory of you will disappear.’”

    With the finale billed to be the biggest yet, fans are hoping that the ample time that the series will take, will be utilized to tie all the loose ends and set the scene for the premiere of the next big season!
    Whatever happened to Dorne? And the Tyrells and the Greyjoys?

    The phenomenon that has gripped the world shall reach its crescendo in India on Star World Premiere HD this Tuesday, June 28th as the drama, action and mystery unfolds on Game of Thrones’ Mega Finale Episode ‘The Winds of Winer’!

  • Season 6 of sensational show Game of Thrones comes to an end

    Season 6 of sensational show Game of Thrones comes to an end

    MUMBAI: The most anticipated Season 6 of the world’s greatest show – Game of Thrones finally draws to a close! With the show having captivated people’s attention this season with its detail-oriented story-lines and complex plot building, Star World Premiere HD, India’s leading English entertainment channel is all set to showcase the show’s grand finale episode this Tuesday, June 28th at 10 PM!

    After the heroic penultimate episode ‘The Battle of The Bastards’ where the Starks defeated Ramsay Bolton, viewers’ excitement levels have risen to new heights as the show producers recently revealed the finale will be the longest episode in the series history. The season started with a bang – Jon Snow’s revival, Daenerys seizing control over the Dothraki yet again, Arya in the House of Black and White learning some kickass assassination skills, Bran taking audiences through a journey back in time when Lyanna Stark lived and Ned Stark was a young lad, Sansa escaping Ramsay’s cruel reign, The Hound’s resurrection, Benjen Stark’s appearance and so much more!

    Now with Sansa Stark and Jon Snow having defeated Ramsay, Rickon Stark and Hodor dead, Daenerys back to Mereen and under the aid of Tyrion Lannister, Cersei Lannister and Loras Tyrell’s trial up and coming, Petyr Baelish showing up to save the Starks in the Battle of the Bastards, unfinished conversations between Jaime Lannister and Brienne of Tarth, Game of Thrones Season 6 has whetted the appetite of fans all the more!

    Speaking of all the action and thrill packed in the finale episode, director of episode 9 ‘Battle of the Bastards and now the finale episode, ‘The Winds of Winter’, Miguel Sapochnik said, “It feels equally as epic as episode 9 … but for completely different reasons.”

    Everything changed with the previous episode of Game of Thrones ‘The Battle of the Bastards’. Best of all, Sansa was proclaimed a hero after being brutalized and tormented for all the previous seasons and Sophie Turner who plays the role of Sansa expressed that she deserved her first kill! Sophie said, “It’s amazing. It’s Sansa’s first kill and it’s such a strong moment for her because all her life she’s been affected by these men who have just done such terrible things to her. She’s always carried it with her and this is the first moment you hear her say this dialogue ‘Your words will disappear. Your name will disappear. All memory of you will disappear.’”

    With the finale billed to be the biggest yet, fans are hoping that the ample time that the series will take, will be utilized to tie all the loose ends and set the scene for the premiere of the next big season!
    Whatever happened to Dorne? And the Tyrells and the Greyjoys?

    The phenomenon that has gripped the world shall reach its crescendo in India on Star World Premiere HD this Tuesday, June 28th as the drama, action and mystery unfolds on Game of Thrones’ Mega Finale Episode ‘The Winds of Winer’!

  • ‘Pretty Little Liars’ renewed for seasons 6 and 7!

    ‘Pretty Little Liars’ renewed for seasons 6 and 7!

    MUMBAI: In anticipation of the fifth season premiere of Pretty Little Liars (PLL), ABC Family president Tom Ascheim and ABC Family executive VP original programming and development and chief creative officer Kate Juergens have announced that the network has picked up unprecedented two seasons of its longest-running original hit series, Pretty Little Liars, from Warner Horizon Television. Season six is set to air mid-2015, and season seven in mid-2016 on the American network ABC Family.

     

    According to the Nielsen US television viewer ratings, Pretty Little Liars is ABC Family’s #1 series in the network’s history in Total Viewers (3.8 million) and across all target demos: Adults 18-34 (1.5 million/2.2 rating), Women 18-34 (1.3 million/3.7 rating), Adults 18-49 (2.0 million/1.6 rating), Women 18-49 (1.7 million/2.7 rating), Viewers 12-34 (2.6 million/2.8 rating) and Females 12-34 (2.3 million/4.9 rating).

     

    Pretty Little Liars holds the record as the most-tweeted scripted-series telecast of all time, and across all genres, it holds 7 of the Top 15 most-tweeted series telecasts ever. The show also generated the highest average number of tweets per episode (675,000 tweets) of any TV series during the 2013/14 broadcast season. Based on total followers, Pretty Little Liars recently became the #1 scripted television series on Instagram, according to ListenFirst Media.

     

    “Pretty Little Liars has taken its place in the zeitgeist and reigns supreme in pop culture,” said Ascheim in a statement. “I am glad to bring another two seasons to our audience because ‘A’ has a lot in store for our Liars.”

     

    The season five premiere of Pretty Little Liars, entitled ‘Escape from New York’ aired in the US on Tuesday, 10 June and the storyline picked up where the season four finale left off, with Aria and the Liars reeling from Ezra’s shooting at the hands of “A.” The five girls quickly realise that as the one person who truly knows “A’s” identity, Ezra is in grave danger. While Aria watches over Ezra at the hospital, Alison and the PLLs lay a trap to finally flush out “A” and are shocked by who is ensnared. Meanwhile, Detective Holbrook steps up his efforts to find the girls and puts the Hastings family on alert. And as news of Alison’s “resurrection” spreads, Mona is not pleased.

     

    The new season of Pretty Little Liars will debut in India on 14 June, airing Saturdays at 2 p.m. and 10 p.m., exclusively on Zee Cafe!

  • Bhauji No.1 season 6 – coming soon on Mahuaa TV

    Bhauji No.1 season 6 – coming soon on Mahuaa TV

    MUMBAI: Bhauji No.1 is a  reality talent hunt show to find the No 1 ‘Bhauji’ of the Bhojpuri heartland,through  various contests.This program provides a platform to humble housewives to display their confidence and hidden talent.Rising above their regular, mundane lives, these women set examples for several others to follow.

     

    After the grand success of five seasons,Mahuaa TV is back with “Bhauji No.1 “- season six which will be an extension of the earlier five  seasons of the
    hugely popular set based hunt show with all new fresh look & feel, to crown the number one Bhauji of  the Bhojpuri heartland.

     

    To add buzz to the show, the famous Bhojpuri Film and Television artist, Vinay Anand, will be hos ting the show once again.Gopal Rai,famous singer of Bhojpuri industry  & Vidha Lal, renowned Indian kathak dancer will be the judges of the show. According to Partha Dey, Vice President and Programming Head of Mahuaa Media Pvt. Ltd ,-“Bhuaji No.1 season six will be bigger than fore-running seasons & the channel’s desire to strengthen the relationship that it has formed with them.”

    The entire show will be packed with 52 episodes covering some interesting segments like  ‘Nach le yaara’ in which  Bhauji’s will groove on the floor and compete with each other .Another popular segment is ‘Sur Sangeet’  where Bhauji’s have to give solo singing performances.’Sabse Badh Khiladi’ will be a segment in which Bhauji’s are required to play various interesting games.

    The thrill and suspense surrounding the show will combine with many more fascinating segments including ‘Yaadon ke jharokhe se’  where Bhauji’s will share some unforgettable moment of their life.

    The All new Season 6 will be divided into various segments power packed with Dancing, Singing, refreshing Games & General aptitude Quiz.