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  • Star Plus & Sony Pal continue to dominate GEC market

    MUMBAI: In week 11 of Broadcast Audience Research Council (BARC) India data, Star Plus continued to lead both the market Urban and (U+R). Sony Pal maintained its leadership position. 

    Hindi GEC

    Star Plus continued to lead the Hindi GEC (U+R) with 744974 Impressions (000s) followed by Colors with 612603 Impressions (000s) on second slot and Sony Pal on third with 574333 Impressions (000s).

    In week 10, Zee TV at number four with 537768 Impressions (000s) and Rishtey stood at five with 503153 Impressions (000s). Zee Anmol bagged number six with 459800 Impressions (000s) followed by Sab grabbed seven spot with 448564 Impressions (000s). Sony Entertainment Television, Star Utsav and Life OK ranked on the eighth, ninth and tenth positions with 445854 Impressions (000s), 432893 Impressions (000s) and 388575 Impressions (000s) respectively.

    Hindi GEC Rural 

    Sony Pal maintained its number one position with 425279 Impressions (000s) followed by Rishtey  with 381798 Impressions (000s) and Zee Anmol  stood on 362940 Impressions (000s).

    Star Utsav stood on number four with 322965 Impressions (000s) and Star Plus bagged fifth position with 263964 Impressions (000s). Zee TV and Colors  grabbed sixth and seventh spot with 240172 Impressions (000s) and 202985 Impressions (000s) respectively.

    Sab TV, Life OK and Sony Entertainment Television garnered eighth, ninth and tenth spot with 155846 Impressions (000s), 151381 Impressions (000s) and 139375 Impressions (000s) respectively.

    Hindi GEC Urban 

    Star Plus led the chart with 481010 Impressions (000s) followed by Colors on second position with 409617 Impressions (000s).

    Sony Entertainment Television grabbed third position with 306478 Impressions (000s).  Zee TV and Sab TV bagged 297596 Impressions (000s) and 292718 Impressions (000s) respectively.

    Life OK stood on number six with 237194 Impressions (000s). Sony Pa, &TV and Rishtey bagged seventh, eighth and ninth slot with 149054 Impressions (000s), 142488 Impressions (000s) and 121355 Impressions (000s) respectively.
    Star Utsav grabbed tenth spot with week and registered 109928 Impressions (000s).

  • Viacom’s Colors & Rishtey lead the charts in BARC week 6

    MUMBAI: Colors continued to be the leader this week of both Hindi GEC and Hindi GEC Urban market whereas Rishtey emerged as the number one channel in week 6 of Broadcast Audience Research Council (BARC) India data.

    Hindi GEC

    Colors continued to take the leadership position with 625658 Impressions (000s) followed by Star Plus on second position with 609140 Impressions (000s) and Rishtey with 437837 Impressions (000s) stood on number three.

    Zee TV maintained its position in top five channels and grabbed number four spot with 410432 Impressions (000s).

    Star Utsav, Sony Entertainment Television and  Zee Anmol  bagged fifth, sixth and seventh position with 405037 Impressions (000s), 404351 Impressions (000s) and 376640 Impressions (000s) respectively.

    Life OK stood on number eight with 373056 Impressions (000s).  Sony Pal and Sab TV garnered ninth and tenth spot with 367942 Impressions (000s) and 332092 Impressions (000s).

    Hindi GEC Rural

    In week 6, Rishtey emerged as the number one channel in rural market  with 328788 Impressions (000s) followed by Star Utsav on number second with 298881 Impressions (000s) and Zee Anmol on third with 286533 Impressions (000s).

    Sony Pal on number four with 260068 Impressions (000s) and Colors stood on fifth position with 198180 (000s) impressions. Star Plus was on sixth slot this week with 181851 (000s) impressions.

    Zee TV grabbed the seventh spot with 170538 (000s) impressions followed by Life OK with 132654 (000s) impressions on eighth and Sony Entertainment Television on ninth with 121982 impressions (000s).

    Big Magic stood last with 115966 (000s) impressions.

    Hindi GEC Urban

    In Urban market, Colors continued to be the leader with 427478 Impressions(000s) followed by Star Plus on second 427289 Impressions (000s) and Sony Entertainment Television with 282368 Impressions (000s) stood on number three.

    Sab TV grabbed fourth spot with 244145 Impressions (000s). Life OK  stood on fifth slot with 240402  impressions (000s) and Zee TV on sixth with 239893 Impressions (000s).

    With no further change in the ranking order &TV, Rishtey and Sony Pal stood on seventh, eighth and on ninth with 131591 impressions (000s), 109048 impressions (000s) and 109048 impressions (000s) respectively. Star Utsav bagged the tenth spot with 106156  impressions (000s).

    Also Read :

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    http://www.indiantelevision.com/mam/marketing/brands/fmcg-companies-bjp-in-barcs-top-ten-list-170210

     

  • Anup Viswanathan quits Sony Entertainment Television

    Anup Viswanathan quits Sony Entertainment Television

    MUMBAI: The news of the New Year’s first high-profile exit from the television and entertainment industry just came in.

    Sony Entertainment Television (SET)’s senior vice-president – marketing  Anup Viswanathan has resigned. A source close to the development confirmed the news to Indiantelevision.com that he served his last day in the organisation on 13 January. 

    As of now, there is no replacement for Vishwanathan. For the time being, SET vice-president – marketing Aman Shrivastava would look after the duties and responsibilities of the former senior vice- president – marketing.

    Vishwanathan joined SET in September 2015 from Times Network where he worked as the marketing head for the English entertainment cluster. 

    Prior to joining Times Network, he worked with Leo Burnett for eight years.  He  worked on brands such as HDFC Life, Tata Capital, McDonald’s, Sony Entertainment Television, Sony Pix and AXN. While at Leo Burnett, he has also worked on the reality show ‘Kaun Banega Crorepati’ which was telecast by Sony Entertainment Television.

    Indiantelevision.com reported in November 2015 that Vishwanathan was roped in as a part of the incumbent SET EVP and business head Danish Khan’s core team along with Anshuman Sinha and Ritesh Modi.

    Also Read:  Ashish Golwalkar to join Sony as Head of Non Fiction

  • Anup Viswanathan quits Sony Entertainment Television

    Anup Viswanathan quits Sony Entertainment Television

    MUMBAI: The news of the New Year’s first high-profile exit from the television and entertainment industry just came in.

    Sony Entertainment Television (SET)’s senior vice-president – marketing  Anup Viswanathan has resigned. A source close to the development confirmed the news to Indiantelevision.com that he served his last day in the organisation on 13 January. 

    As of now, there is no replacement for Vishwanathan. For the time being, SET vice-president – marketing Aman Shrivastava would look after the duties and responsibilities of the former senior vice- president – marketing.

    Vishwanathan joined SET in September 2015 from Times Network where he worked as the marketing head for the English entertainment cluster. 

    Prior to joining Times Network, he worked with Leo Burnett for eight years.  He  worked on brands such as HDFC Life, Tata Capital, McDonald’s, Sony Entertainment Television, Sony Pix and AXN. While at Leo Burnett, he has also worked on the reality show ‘Kaun Banega Crorepati’ which was telecast by Sony Entertainment Television.

    Indiantelevision.com reported in November 2015 that Vishwanathan was roped in as a part of the incumbent SET EVP and business head Danish Khan’s core team along with Anshuman Sinha and Ritesh Modi.

    Also Read:  Ashish Golwalkar to join Sony as Head of Non Fiction

  • Hindi GECs to be bigger and better in 2017

    Hindi GECs to be bigger and better in 2017

    MUMBAI: As the new year 2017 begins, broadcasters across Hindi general entertainment channels, are all set to come up with their big bang shows. Be it Star Plus, Colors, Sony Entertainment Television, Zee TV, Life OK, &TV or Sab TV. Each channel has pulled up its sleeves to offer a wide range of entertainment. On the one hand where Star Plus is launching its grand singing reality show ‘Dil Hai Hindustani’ from 7 January, Colors is bringing up an international format to India Rising Star.

    After strengthening the weekend time slot and rising higher and higher in the GEC space, courtesy its  reality show Super Dancer, Sony is betting big on its weekday programming with some big budget shows. Zee TV too is not leaving any stone unturned when it comes to content experimentation. Life OK changed its programming strategy altogether. Focusing more on the male audience, the channel is now experimenting with content to attract male TG for Life OK.

    &TV and Sab TV too have geared up for the race.

    With DD’s third auction bidding in December  for the prime time slot, Doordarshan too girded up its loins to launch television shows. Gajendra Singh’s Saaibaba Telefilms and Ekta Kapoor-promoted Balaji Telefilms are putting together programming ranging from family dramas to youth-oriented shows to music reality shows which may lead to the revival of viewership of the network. Indiantelevision had reported that Balaji bid successfully for four slots, and Saaibaba bagged two slots on Doordarshan’s prime time slot auctions. 

    Lets see what the Hindi GECs have for their viewers in 2017:

    Colors

    Rising Star: Originally created and produced by Tedy Productions and Keshet Broadcasting, it has since inception in 2013, enthralled  global audiences with the most vivid talent. With more than 250 episodes globally to its credit, the format has been aired across more than 16 countries including Israel, the U, Brazil, Portugal, Argentina, China, Cambodia and Indonesia.

    The show is slated to launch in January-end. It will be a weekend programme which will replace Bigg Boss 10. Rising Star’s Indian adaptation will be produced by Optimystix Entertainment.

    Another offering from Colors is ‘Dil Se Dil Tak’, produced by Shashi Sumeet Mittal Production which will probably replace Bigg Boss 10 on weekdays at 9pm.

    ‘Chhote Miyan’ featuring the most talented kids from India is back with Season 4. After a gap of four years, the show is bringing a new format and much more laughter and entertainment.

    Star Plus

    Starting 7 January, Star Plus will launch its first show of 2017. Produced by Frame Production, ‘Dil Hai Hindustani’ will celebrate the popularity of Bollywood music through talent from across the globe, from different cultures and nationalities, bound by their love for Bollywood. The talent will be judged by an expert panel who put India on the world map of music. The panel would consist of director Karan Johar who travelled the globe to handpick singers while Bollywood’s favourite rapper Badshah will be seen making a debut as a judge on television. Music sensation – Shekhar Ravjiani and Shalmali Kholgade will be seen monitoring the contestants and judging the show.

    Another show, ‘Meri Durga’ directed by Ravindra Gautam and produced by Paperback Films is slated to launch by January-end. Set in the backdrop of Haryana, this show is a drama serial which will dramatise the relationship of a man and his daughter. Star Plus will also be offering ‘Nastik’ slated to launch by February.

    Zee TV

    Produced by Sidharth Malhotra’s Alchemy Films, ‘Wo Apna Sa’ is slated to launch on 23 January in the 10pm time-band from Monday to Friday. The show will have Disha Parmar. And it will be  Ridhi Dogra Vashisth is come back to television after a long hiatus. Zee TV is back with one of its most popular shows ‘Saregamapa Little Champs’..  

    Sony Entertainment Television

    Sony will soon launch one of its most-awaited shows ‘Peshwa Bajirao.’ Produced by Sphere Origins and creatively produced by Nilanjana Purkayasstha’s company Invictus T Mediaworks, the show is based on Bajirao Mastani. It is  slated to launch in January and will replace ‘Ek Rishta Sanjhedari ka’.

    Written by Saba Mumtaz and produced by Rahul Tewary, ‘Yeh Moh Moh ke Dhaage’ is a series about a family which is set in Gujarat. The story of the new show revolves around three lovers.

    Life OK

    Produced by Saurabh Tewari in association with Life OK, Ghulaam promises to focus on life in Berahampur, especially the atrocities meted out against women and focus on the men who rule the land. The men here will go to any length to terrify all to rule this town where  the law of the land has no jurisdiction. The show will be aired from 16 January from Monday to Friday at 9pm.  Another show, ‘Har Dard Ka Mard,’ is the new offering from Life OK this month. It has been produced by DJ’s  Creative and is directed by Parmeet Sethi.

  • Hindi GECs to be bigger and better in 2017

    Hindi GECs to be bigger and better in 2017

    MUMBAI: As the new year 2017 begins, broadcasters across Hindi general entertainment channels, are all set to come up with their big bang shows. Be it Star Plus, Colors, Sony Entertainment Television, Zee TV, Life OK, &TV or Sab TV. Each channel has pulled up its sleeves to offer a wide range of entertainment. On the one hand where Star Plus is launching its grand singing reality show ‘Dil Hai Hindustani’ from 7 January, Colors is bringing up an international format to India Rising Star.

    After strengthening the weekend time slot and rising higher and higher in the GEC space, courtesy its  reality show Super Dancer, Sony is betting big on its weekday programming with some big budget shows. Zee TV too is not leaving any stone unturned when it comes to content experimentation. Life OK changed its programming strategy altogether. Focusing more on the male audience, the channel is now experimenting with content to attract male TG for Life OK.

    &TV and Sab TV too have geared up for the race.

    With DD’s third auction bidding in December  for the prime time slot, Doordarshan too girded up its loins to launch television shows. Gajendra Singh’s Saaibaba Telefilms and Ekta Kapoor-promoted Balaji Telefilms are putting together programming ranging from family dramas to youth-oriented shows to music reality shows which may lead to the revival of viewership of the network. Indiantelevision had reported that Balaji bid successfully for four slots, and Saaibaba bagged two slots on Doordarshan’s prime time slot auctions. 

    Lets see what the Hindi GECs have for their viewers in 2017:

    Colors

    Rising Star: Originally created and produced by Tedy Productions and Keshet Broadcasting, it has since inception in 2013, enthralled  global audiences with the most vivid talent. With more than 250 episodes globally to its credit, the format has been aired across more than 16 countries including Israel, the U, Brazil, Portugal, Argentina, China, Cambodia and Indonesia.

    The show is slated to launch in January-end. It will be a weekend programme which will replace Bigg Boss 10. Rising Star’s Indian adaptation will be produced by Optimystix Entertainment.

    Another offering from Colors is ‘Dil Se Dil Tak’, produced by Shashi Sumeet Mittal Production which will probably replace Bigg Boss 10 on weekdays at 9pm.

    ‘Chhote Miyan’ featuring the most talented kids from India is back with Season 4. After a gap of four years, the show is bringing a new format and much more laughter and entertainment.

    Star Plus

    Starting 7 January, Star Plus will launch its first show of 2017. Produced by Frame Production, ‘Dil Hai Hindustani’ will celebrate the popularity of Bollywood music through talent from across the globe, from different cultures and nationalities, bound by their love for Bollywood. The talent will be judged by an expert panel who put India on the world map of music. The panel would consist of director Karan Johar who travelled the globe to handpick singers while Bollywood’s favourite rapper Badshah will be seen making a debut as a judge on television. Music sensation – Shekhar Ravjiani and Shalmali Kholgade will be seen monitoring the contestants and judging the show.

    Another show, ‘Meri Durga’ directed by Ravindra Gautam and produced by Paperback Films is slated to launch by January-end. Set in the backdrop of Haryana, this show is a drama serial which will dramatise the relationship of a man and his daughter. Star Plus will also be offering ‘Nastik’ slated to launch by February.

    Zee TV

    Produced by Sidharth Malhotra’s Alchemy Films, ‘Wo Apna Sa’ is slated to launch on 23 January in the 10pm time-band from Monday to Friday. The show will have Disha Parmar. And it will be  Ridhi Dogra Vashisth is come back to television after a long hiatus. Zee TV is back with one of its most popular shows ‘Saregamapa Little Champs’..  

    Sony Entertainment Television

    Sony will soon launch one of its most-awaited shows ‘Peshwa Bajirao.’ Produced by Sphere Origins and creatively produced by Nilanjana Purkayasstha’s company Invictus T Mediaworks, the show is based on Bajirao Mastani. It is  slated to launch in January and will replace ‘Ek Rishta Sanjhedari ka’.

    Written by Saba Mumtaz and produced by Rahul Tewary, ‘Yeh Moh Moh ke Dhaage’ is a series about a family which is set in Gujarat. The story of the new show revolves around three lovers.

    Life OK

    Produced by Saurabh Tewari in association with Life OK, Ghulaam promises to focus on life in Berahampur, especially the atrocities meted out against women and focus on the men who rule the land. The men here will go to any length to terrify all to rule this town where  the law of the land has no jurisdiction. The show will be aired from 16 January from Monday to Friday at 9pm.  Another show, ‘Har Dard Ka Mard,’ is the new offering from Life OK this month. It has been produced by DJ’s  Creative and is directed by Parmeet Sethi.

  • Sony’s Indian Idol season 7 to be aired live on dittoTV

    Sony’s Indian Idol season 7 to be aired live on dittoTV

    MUMBAI: dittoTV subscribers have one more reason to celebrate Christmas with some entertainment. Indian Idol, one of India’s singing reality shows, is back and fans of the show will be able to catch the latest season 7 live on Sony Entertainment Television available on dittoTV from 24 December every Saturday and Sunday at 8 pm.

    This latest season will be judged by Indian Idol’s original panel of judges – Anu Malik, Sonu Nigam and Farah Khan, who will be making a comeback on the show after 12 years.

    “Indian Idol is one of India’s oldest and most loved musical reality shows, with a huge fan following. As a weekend show, many people could be missing out on the live airing since they may be out or just don’t have easy access to a television set. dittoTV now makes it possible for them to conveniently watch Indian Idol as it airs, anywhere on any internet-enabled device. And at a very affordable price point,” said Z5 Business head of digital Archana Anand.

    With its large bouquet of channels, dittoTV enables its on-the-go audiences to stay connected to their favourite shows across channels such as The Voice India, which launched its second season earlier this month on &TV, and now Indian Idol on Sony.

  • Sony’s Indian Idol season 7 to be aired live on dittoTV

    Sony’s Indian Idol season 7 to be aired live on dittoTV

    MUMBAI: dittoTV subscribers have one more reason to celebrate Christmas with some entertainment. Indian Idol, one of India’s singing reality shows, is back and fans of the show will be able to catch the latest season 7 live on Sony Entertainment Television available on dittoTV from 24 December every Saturday and Sunday at 8 pm.

    This latest season will be judged by Indian Idol’s original panel of judges – Anu Malik, Sonu Nigam and Farah Khan, who will be making a comeback on the show after 12 years.

    “Indian Idol is one of India’s oldest and most loved musical reality shows, with a huge fan following. As a weekend show, many people could be missing out on the live airing since they may be out or just don’t have easy access to a television set. dittoTV now makes it possible for them to conveniently watch Indian Idol as it airs, anywhere on any internet-enabled device. And at a very affordable price point,” said Z5 Business head of digital Archana Anand.

    With its large bouquet of channels, dittoTV enables its on-the-go audiences to stay connected to their favourite shows across channels such as The Voice India, which launched its second season earlier this month on &TV, and now Indian Idol on Sony.

  • Star Plus, Rishtey retain leadership in respective markets

    Star Plus, Rishtey retain leadership in respective markets

    MUMBAI: Star Plus continued to lead the Hindi GEC and Urban market while Rishtey maintained its leadership position this week in the rural market. In the urban market, Sony Entertainment television continued to maintain its third position, according to Broadcast Audience Research Council (BARC) week 50.

    Hindi GEC

    Star Plus continues to lead the Hindi GECs genre this week with 669638 Impressions (000s) followed by Colors on the second slot with 668471 Impressions (000s) and Zee TV with 477866 Impressions (000s) bagged the third spot in the Hindi GEC section.

    Sony Entertainment Television maintained its fourth position with 444195 Impressions (000s) and Rishtey stood at number five with 412427 Impressions (000s) followed by Life OK on number six with 408864 Impressions (000s) and Sony Pal fell on seventh with 397568 Impressions (000s).  Zee Anmol garnered the eight slot with 384625 Impression (000s).

    Sab TV and Star Utsav registered 349207 Impressions (000s) and 339302 Impressions (000s) on ninth and tenth spot.

    Hindi GEC Rural

    Rishtey continued to stay as the number one channel with 306698  Impressions (000s) followed by Zee Anmol on the second slot with 290467 Impressions (000s) and Sony Pal with 286479 Impressions (000s) stood on number three.

    Star Utsav bagged the fourth place with 250388 Impressions (000s). Colors grabbed the fifth spot with 220346  Impressions (000s) followed by Star Plus on sixth spot with 212896 Impressions (000s) and Zee TV on seventh with 194984 Impressions (000s).

    Life OK, Sony Entertainment Television and Big Magic garnered eighth, ninth and tenth spot with 141214 Impressions (000s), 133146 Impressions (000s) and 123624 Impressions (000s), respectively.

    Hindi GEC Urban

    Star Plus garnered the pole position with 456742 Impressions (000s) followed by Colors on second place with 448126 Impressions (000s) and Sony Entertainment Television on third with 311050 Impressions (000s).

    Zee TV climbed up to grab the fourth slot with 282882 Impressions (000s) followed by Life OK on fifth 267650  Impressions (000s) and Sab TV with 256342 Impressions (000s) stood on sixth.

    &TV maintained its seventh spot with 154066 Impressions (000s). Sony Pal, Rishtey and Zee Anmol bagged 111089 (000s), 105728 (000s) and 94158 Impressions (000s) respectively.

  • Star Plus, Rishtey retain leadership in respective markets

    Star Plus, Rishtey retain leadership in respective markets

    MUMBAI: Star Plus continued to lead the Hindi GEC and Urban market while Rishtey maintained its leadership position this week in the rural market. In the urban market, Sony Entertainment television continued to maintain its third position, according to Broadcast Audience Research Council (BARC) week 50.

    Hindi GEC

    Star Plus continues to lead the Hindi GECs genre this week with 669638 Impressions (000s) followed by Colors on the second slot with 668471 Impressions (000s) and Zee TV with 477866 Impressions (000s) bagged the third spot in the Hindi GEC section.

    Sony Entertainment Television maintained its fourth position with 444195 Impressions (000s) and Rishtey stood at number five with 412427 Impressions (000s) followed by Life OK on number six with 408864 Impressions (000s) and Sony Pal fell on seventh with 397568 Impressions (000s).  Zee Anmol garnered the eight slot with 384625 Impression (000s).

    Sab TV and Star Utsav registered 349207 Impressions (000s) and 339302 Impressions (000s) on ninth and tenth spot.

    Hindi GEC Rural

    Rishtey continued to stay as the number one channel with 306698  Impressions (000s) followed by Zee Anmol on the second slot with 290467 Impressions (000s) and Sony Pal with 286479 Impressions (000s) stood on number three.

    Star Utsav bagged the fourth place with 250388 Impressions (000s). Colors grabbed the fifth spot with 220346  Impressions (000s) followed by Star Plus on sixth spot with 212896 Impressions (000s) and Zee TV on seventh with 194984 Impressions (000s).

    Life OK, Sony Entertainment Television and Big Magic garnered eighth, ninth and tenth spot with 141214 Impressions (000s), 133146 Impressions (000s) and 123624 Impressions (000s), respectively.

    Hindi GEC Urban

    Star Plus garnered the pole position with 456742 Impressions (000s) followed by Colors on second place with 448126 Impressions (000s) and Sony Entertainment Television on third with 311050 Impressions (000s).

    Zee TV climbed up to grab the fourth slot with 282882 Impressions (000s) followed by Life OK on fifth 267650  Impressions (000s) and Sab TV with 256342 Impressions (000s) stood on sixth.

    &TV maintained its seventh spot with 154066 Impressions (000s). Sony Pal, Rishtey and Zee Anmol bagged 111089 (000s), 105728 (000s) and 94158 Impressions (000s) respectively.