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  • BARC: India Today TV topples Times Now; bags pole position

    BARC: India Today TV topples Times Now; bags pole position

    MUMBAI: Week 22 of Broadcast Audience Research Council (BARC) ratings saw India Today Television (erstwhile Headlines Today) creating a new record by taking over the leadership slot within the second week of its launch. In the English news genre, India Today Television claimed the top slot with 354 (000’s sum).

     

    As a direct result of this, Times Now lost its leadership slot and was pushed back to the second slot with 264 (000’s sum) followed by NDTV 24×7 with 107 (000’s sum).

     

    Speaking on the ratings, India Today Group CEO Ashish Bagga said, “India Today Television aims to redefine the TV news space with pioneering content and a multidimensional visual format. This backed with the gold standard of journalism that India Today has always stood for, is drawing unprecedented attention and we are extremely delighted to see this viewership. We will keep working hard to raise the bar and to become the single most important knowledge source for the viewer.”

     

    Week 22 observed no change in the pecking order of Hindi general entertainment channels (GECs). Star Plus continued to strengthen its viewership as it recorded 395608 (000’s sum) followed by Colors with 368444 (000’s sum).

     

    Zee TV retained its number three slot with 232732 (000’s sum) followed by Life OK with 230076 (000’s sum). Sab occupied the fifth position with 202904 (000’s sum).

     

    Amongst the top three programs, Star Plus’s Saath Nibhaana Saathiya continued to rule the charts with 7168 (000’s sum). Interestingly, Colors’ two shows ranked at number second and third spot respectively. Thus, Chakravartin Ashoka Samrat secured 5195 (000’s sum) followed by Sasural Simar Ka with 4827 (000’s sum).

     

    In the Hindi news broadcasting space, Aaj Tak had a stranglehold over its numero uno position with 27795 (000’s sum) followed by ABP News with 27012 (000’s sum). India TV occupied the third slot with 23460 (000’s sum).

     

    Bindass continued to lead in the youth space with 2847 (000’s sum) followed by MTV with 2268 (ooo’s sum). Channel V registered the third slot with 1199 (000’s sum).

  • TAM: Zee TV gets back to no 3; Star & Colors dip

    TAM: Zee TV gets back to no 3; Star & Colors dip

    MUMBAI: Week 23 observed Zee TV winning back its third slot, dislodging Sab to number four as per TAM ratings. On a household level, with 318 GRPs, up from 312 GRPs, Zee TV made its way to number three spot and garnered 147 GRPs, up from 142 GRPs on an individual level.

     

    On the other hand, Sab remained stagnant with 313 GRPs at number four on a household level and 150 GRPs, up from 149 GRPs on an individual level.

     

    Apart from this, Life OK, Sony Entertainment Television (SET) and &TV proved to be the rising stars of the week on both household and individual levels.

     

    Despite gain, Life OK stayed at number five with 301 GRPs, up from 297 GRPs on a household level and with 130 GRPs, up from 126 GRPs on an individual level. Sony at number six observed a significant viewership and noted 239 GRPs, up from 208 GRPs on a household level and 113 GRPs, up from 97 GRPs on an individual level.

     

    &TV too seems to be on a growing spree as it reported 129 GRPs, up from 114 GRPs on a household level and 58 GRPs, up from 52 GRPs on an individual level.

     

    On the losers’ front, Star Plus and Colors observed a dip in the viewership. Despite a drop, Star Plus continued to maintain its number one position with 553 GRPs, down from 597 GRPs on a household level and 244 GRPs, down from 260 GRPs on an individual level.     

     

    Last but not the least, at number two Colors witnessed 460 GRPs, marginally down from 468 GRPs on a household level and 207 GRPs, down from 208 GRPs on an individual level.        

     

    Interestingly, Star Plus leads the pack with four of its show in the top 10 shows list. Saathiya Saath Nibhana bagged the number spot with 4.37 TVR followed by Ye Hai Mohabbatein with 4.06 TVR. Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai occupied the fourth spot with 3.24 TVR, while on number 10 was Diya Aur Baati Hum with 2.59 TVR.

     

    On the other hand, Colors too saw four of its shows being featured in the top 10 list. The channel’s reality show – India’s Got Talent stood at number six with 2.87 TVR followed by Meri Aashiqui Tum Se Hi with 2.7 TVR at number seven. Udaan occupied eighth spot with 2.62 TVR followed by Chakravartin Ashoka Samrat with 2.61 TVR at number nine.

     

    Zee TV’s Kumkum Bhagya came third with 3.84 TVR. Last but not the least, Sab’s Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashma garnered 3.07 TVR at number five.   

     

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  • Warner Bros. taps Sony’s Loren Schwartz as EVP genre marketing

    Warner Bros. taps Sony’s Loren Schwartz as EVP genre marketing

    MUMBAI: Veteran marketing executive Loren Schwartz has been named Warner Bros. Pictures’ new executive vice president, genre marketing and creative advertising.

     

    In his new post, Schwartz will report directly to Warner Bros. Pictures executive vice president of marketing Blair Rich, in addition to Warner Bros. Pictures president of worldwide marketing and international distribution Sue Kroll.

     

    Kroll said, “Loren is among the industry’s most respected and knowledgeable executives, who has broken new ground in all facets of genre marketing.  His expertise will be integral to our outreach on a range of niche projects, encompassing everything from horror to urban to faith-based.”

     

    Rich added, “We look forward to working with Loren in our global efforts to market our genre films—an important part of our extensive and diverse slate—and to capture the attention of an ever-changing and ever-widening audience.”

     

    Schwartz, who has more than two decades of success in film entertainment marketing, comes to Warner Bros. from Sony, where he most recently had the title of executive vice president of marketing for their Screen Gems division.  During his tenure, he created campaigns for films like Sam Raimi’s Evil Dead, Resident Evil,Heaven is for Real, Think Like a Man and The Vow.

     

    He had previously served as senior vice president of creative advertising at Columbia Pictures, where he worked on more than 60 films, including Superbad, Pineapple Express, Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs, Anger Management and 50 First Dates, to name only a few.

     

    Schwartz started his career in 1993 at Trimark Pictures, working on both theatrical and home video titles, the most notable being the cautionary tale Swimming with Sharks.  In 1996, he joined Fox’s indie label, Searchlight Pictures, as manager of advertising and was involved in the campaigns for such successes as Stealing Beauty and The Full Monty.

     

    The following year, he moved over to Sony Pictures, starting as manager of creative advertising and rapidly moving up the ranks to his most recent post.

  • TAM: Star Plus & Colors on a rise; Sab dislodges Zee

    TAM: Star Plus & Colors on a rise; Sab dislodges Zee

    MUMBAI: Week 22 of TAM TV ratings can be dedicated to Star Plus, Colors and Sab, who proved themselves as the rising stars. On viewership front, all the three Hindi general entertainment channels (GECs) gained at both household and individual level.

     

    Another highlighting factor was that Sab made its way to the third position, thus dislodging Zee to number four. Life OK moved further down at number five on the ratings chart.

     

    Coming back to the viewership numbers, Star Plus continued to rule GECs with 597 GRPs, up from 566 GRPs on a household level and 260 GRPs, up from 243 GRPs on an individual level.

     

    Colors remained steady at number two with 468 GRPs, up from 440 GRPs on a household level and 208 GRPs, up from 195 GRPs on an individual level.

     

    It was a celebration time for Sab as it conquered the third spot with 313 GRPs, up from 303 GRPs on a household level and 149 GRPs, up from 145 GRPs on an individual level.

     

    Sab’s gain was Zee TV’s loss. The channel, at number four, garnered 312 GRPs, down from 319 GRPs on a household level and 126 GRPs, down from 131 GRPs on an individual level.

     

    Life OK observed a significant drop in its viewership and noted 297 GRPs, down from 310 GRPs on a household level and 126 GRPs, down from 131 GRPs on an individual level.

     

    Sony Entertainment Television (SET) at number six recorded 208 GRPs, down from 221 GRPs on a household level and 97 GRPs, down from 101 GRPs an individual level.

     

    &TV noted a marginal drop in the viewership and noted 114 GRPs, down from 117 GRPs on a household level and 52 GRPs, down from 53 GRPs on an individual level.

     

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  • TAM TV ratings: Colors the only loser in week 21

    TAM TV ratings: Colors the only loser in week 21

    MUMBAI: Week 21 of TAM TV ratings saw Hindi general entertainment channel (GEC) Colors shed ratings at the household as well as individual level.

     

    The channel secured 440 GRPs in the household category as compared to week 19’s 453 GRPs. In the individual ratings, the channel dipped to 195 GRPs as compared to 200 GRPs in the previous week.

     

    Talking about the winners this week, Star Plus continued to rule both the categories in week 21. In household and individual ratings, the channel bagged 566 GRPs, up from 561 GRPs and 243 GRPs, up from 239 GRPs respectively.

     

    Zee TV saw a marginal rise and noted 319 GRPs, up from 318 GRPs on a household and 146 GRPs, up from 145 GRPs on an individual level.

     

    Life OK took the fourth position and registered 310 GRPs, up from 308 GRPs on a household level and remained stable at 131 GRPs on an individual level.

     

    On the other hand, Sab observed a huge growth at both household and individual categories. It recorded 303 GRPs, up from 273 GRPs on a household level and 145 GRPs, up from 130 GRPs on an individual level.

     

    Despite witnessing a growth in viewership, Sony Entertainment Television (SET) continued to stay at the bottom rung of the ladder with 221 GRPs, up from 205 GRPs at household level and 101 GRPs, up from 92 GRPs.

     

    &TV too grabbed eyeballs as it reported 117 GRPs, up from 109 GRPs on a household level and 53 GRPs, up from 50 GRPs on individual level.

  • Sony acquires optical data storage start-up

    Sony acquires optical data storage start-up

    MUMBAI: Sony Corporation of America (SCA) has acquired Optical Archive Inc. (OAI), a company that specializes in optical storage systems for the data center market.  The acquisition is made by SCA on behalf of Sony Corporation.

     

    With Sony, OAI will leverage its experience and capabilities in data center hardware design, supply chain operations and systems integration with Sony’s expertise in optical disc and manufacturing technology to develop new optical disc library systems that will meet the technological demands from the growing cold archive market.

     

    The term “cold archive” refers to a class of data that must be retained over a long period of time but isn’t accessed frequently, such as cloud-based photo storage and data retained for legal or regulatory reasons. Cold archive is the largest and fastest growing portion of the data center storage market.

     

    “This acquisition marks the beginning of our commitment to this growing market. Optical disc libraries will provide many advantages to customers who are currently using tape or hard drive technology to store cold data, such as lower costs, extremely durable media life, and higher data throughput rates. We plan to leverage and expand our existing optical disc production lines in order to accommodate the growing demand for this media,” said Sony Corporation SVP and deputy president, Device Solutions Business Group Terushi Shimizu.

     

    “We are thrilled to be part of Sony. Merging Sony’s excellence in optical engineering and manufacturing with OAI’s experience and capabilities in data center hardware design and operations will deliver innovative new storage solutions to customers,” added OAI CEO Frank Frankovsky. 

  • TAM TV ratings: Life OK, Sab gain in week 20

    TAM TV ratings: Life OK, Sab gain in week 20

    MUMBAI: Hindi general entertainment channel (GEC) Star Plus continues to rule both the household and individual categories, as per week 20 of TAM TV ratings.

     

    The week again saw the GECs shedding a few household and individual ratings as compared to week 19. Star Plus secured 561 GRPs as compared to week 19’s 566 GRPs in the household category. In the individual ratings, the channel dipped to 239 GRPs from 249 GRPs in the previous week. 

     

    Colors, on the second position in both household and individual ratings, bagged 453 GRPs and 238 GRPs respectively.

     

    Zee TV stood at number three with 318 GRPs in household ratings and 146 GRPs in individual ratings.

     

    Life OK took the forth position and also saw an increase in its household and individual ratings. The channel scored 308 GRPs as compared to week 19’s 299 GRPs in the household ratings and 131 GRPs, a slight increase from the 128 GRPs it got in week 19 in the individual category.

     

    At fifth position, Sab also saw an increase with 273 GRPs as compared to 268 GRPs it managed in week 19 in household category. The channel marked 131 GRPs in week 20, up from 126 GRPs in individual ratings.

     

    Sony, with a huge drop in its household and individual ratings, managed 205 GRPs and 92 GRPs respectively.

     

    &TV scored 109 GRPs and 50 GRPs respectively in household and individual ratings, Sony Pal managed 40 GRPs in household and 20 GRPs in individual ratings, whereas Epic bagged 14 GRPs and 5 GRPs in household and individual ratings respectively.

  • Sony & CFC partner for Chinese remake of ‘My Best Friend’s Wedding’

    Sony & CFC partner for Chinese remake of ‘My Best Friend’s Wedding’

    MUMBAI: Sony Pictures and China Film Co. (CFC) have joined hands to co-produce the Chinese remake of My Best Friend’s Wedding.

     

    The film, slated for release in China on Valentine’s Day 2016, features Shu Qi, Feng Shaofen, Song Qian aka Chinese singer and actress Victoria Song and Ye Qing.

     

    Sony’s original film, which released in 1997, starred Julia Roberts, Cameron Diaz, Dermot Mulroney and Rupert Everett.

     

    Shooting will begin in late July this year in London, Italy and Beijing.

     

    Alexi Tan will direct and produce the Chinese remake his company, Play Productions.

     

    In the film, Journalists Gu Jia and Lin Ran have grown up together as best friends. One day, Lin Ran calls Gu Jia from the UK telling her that he is getting married to someone he only just met, a wealthy Chinese girl who has been studying in the UK, and asks Gu Jia to be his “best man.” Gu Jia finally realizes that she loves him, not just as a friend, and sets out for London a few days before the wedding determined to win him back.

     

    Hong Jiu, Fu Linran and Alexi Tan wrote the script. Jiu has published several popular online novels including We Live Together.

     

    “We are delighted to be collaborating with Columbia Pictures on this exciting remake of what has become an international comedy classic,” said China Film Co., Ltd executive Ling Hong.

     

    Sony Pictures China head of production and strategic development Dede Nickerson added, “We are thrilled to be working with our partner China Film, Alexi and this incredible cast to create what is sure to be a hilarious and touching film for the Chinese audience.”

     

    Columbia Pictures is also currently in post-production on director Chen Kaige’s dark comedy Monk Comes Down the Mountain starring Wang Baoqiang, Aaron Kwok, Chang Chen, Chiling Lin, VanNess Wu and Fan Wei, based on the novel of the same name by Xu Haofeng. The film is currently in post-production and scheduled for release on 3 July, 2015.

     

    Sony has previously co-produced Kung Fu Hustle (2004) and Ang Lee’s Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000). 

  • TO THE NEW consolidates digital agencies; eyes Europe, US markets

    TO THE NEW consolidates digital agencies; eyes Europe, US markets

    MUMBAI: Internet products and services company TO THE NEW Ventures has consolidated its specialized service businesses namely Ignitee Digital, Intelli Grape Software, Tangerine Digital and Techsailor under one brand called TO THE NEW Digital.

     

    Additionally, the agency is also planning to expand its global footprints from its current eight offices in six countries (India, Singapore, China, Malaysia, Indonesia and Philippines) to markets like Europe and US. By 2017, the agency aims to triple its current manpower strength of 600 people to 2000.

     

    Headquartered in Singapore, TO THE NEW had set up its foundation in Asia including India, Singapore and China in early 2011 by acquiring a Delhi based content management company called Tangerine Digital. In December 2011, TO THE NEW acquired Delhi-based Intelligrape, a technology company that develops web and mobile applications using cutting edge technologies. In 2012, the company acquired Mumbai-based digital marketing services company Ignitee Digital. This was followed by the acquisition of Techsailor in China and Singapore in 2013.

     

    Disrupting the digital landscape, the company has been strategically investing to further strengthen the innovation and resources in order to integrate them under a single digital brand.

     

    Through this consolidation, TO THE NEW Digital is now uniquely placed to combine the power of technology, analytics, creative and content for digital transformation. The consolidation gives TO THE NEW Digital a competitive edge and a bigger playfield with more than 300 clients spread across 30 countries.

     

    TO THE NEW Digital CEO Deepak Mittal said, “Our clients will benefit through our extended service offerings for the next-generation digital experience. We already have a large portfolio of clients, which boasts of Fortune 500 companies as well as Silicon Valley start-ups including Time Warner Cable, Sony, Procter & Gamble, Castrol, Airbus, Citi Bank, Samsonite and Mat.se. We look forward to serve our global client base while exploring new opportunities to drive innovation and global growth.”

     

    TO THE NEW Ventures co-founder and CEO Puneet Johar added, “TO THE NEW Digital positions itself as a premium digital services company providing full spectrum of digital solutions. This is a significant step forward and enables us to execute on our long-term vision of value creation for our clients as a strategic partner. We aim to further accelerate digital disruption in the global market.”

  • TAM week 19: Star Plus, Colors rise; lead Hindi GECs

    TAM week 19: Star Plus, Colors rise; lead Hindi GECs

    MUMBAI: Week 19 data, sourced from TAM (Television Audience Measurement) subscribers for the Hindi GEC’s and other genres for both household and individual category, saw most of the channels on a decline.

     

    Star Plus continued to be the leader both in household and individual ratings with 566 GRPs and 249 GRPs respectively, whereas Colors held the second position in both household and individual ratings with 464 GRPs and 202 GRPs respectively.

     

    Zee TV stood at number three but witnessed a decline from 362 GRPs last week as compared to 340 GRPs this week in the household category and 153 GRPs this week, a decline from 162 GRPs last week in the individual category.

     

    Life OK took the forth position witnessing a decline from 328 GRPs last week to 299 GRPs this week in the household category and 128 GRPs this week in the individual category.

     

    Sab also saw a decline at the fifth position with 268 GRPs in the household category, and remained constant in the individual category with 126 GRPs.

     

    Sony stayed at the sixth position with 215 GRPs in the household category and 97 GRPs in the individual category. &TV also witnessed a decline to 112 GRPs in the household category and in the individual category with 97 GRPs.

     

    Pal saw a decline from 50 GRPs to 39 GRPs in the household category and from 23 GRPs to 20 GRPs in the individual category. Epic witnessed a drop from 14 GRPs to 13 GRPs in the household category and remained at a constant 5 GRPs in the individual category.

     

    The top three channels in the Hindi movie genre were Sony Max, followed by Zee Cinema and Star Gold.

     

    Aaj Tak dominated the Hindi news genre, followed by which were ABP News and India TV.

     

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