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  • BARC week 6: Big Magic retains top slot; J Movies exits Tamil genre

    BARC week 6: Big Magic retains top slot; J Movies exits Tamil genre

    MUMBAI: According to Broadcast Audience Research Council (BARC) India data, week 6 has witnessed no major change in the perking order of various regional languages channels. Big Magic continues to lead the Bhojpuri genre in week 6.

    On the other hand, week 5’s new entrant in Tamil genre J Movies exit the list in week 6 whereas Alankar maintained its presence.

    Bangla GECs

    Star Jalsha continues to lead and took the number one position with 247291 (‘000s) followed by Zee Bangla in the second place with 138368 (‘000s). Jalsa Movies with 68287 (‘000s) and Colors Bangla with 33559 (‘000s) held on to their third and fourth place respectively. Zee Bangla Cinema was fifth in line with 31840 (‘000s).

    Bhojpuri GECs

    Big Magic Ganga retains it numero uno position with an increase in ratings with 14575 (‘000s) as against 10365 (‘000s) in week 5. Even Bhojpuri Cinema witnessed a spike in ratings with 10035 (‘000s) in the second position. Dabangg grabbed the third spot with 7932 (‘000s). Dangal TV too saw a spike in ratings and maintained its fourth place with 5381 (‘000s). ETV Bihar Jharkhand was in the fifth spot with 3457 (‘000s).

    Kannada GECs

    Colors Kanada stood firm in the first spot even in week 6 with a drop in ratings at 254250 (‘000s) as against 261277 (‘000s) in week 5. Zee Kannada in the second spot witnessed a rise in ratings with 162335 (‘000s). Udaya TV claimed the third spot with 155827 (‘000s). On the other hand, Uday Movies dropped to the fourth slot with 148563 (‘000s), while Suvarna dropped to fifth position with 147644 (‘000s).

    Malayalam GECs

    Asianet continued to hold the top slot with a rise in ratings with 333827 (‘000s) as against 330282 (‘000s) in week 5 followed by Mazhavil Manorama with 103484 (‘000s) in the second place. Flowers TV maintained its place at number three with 87906 (‘000s). Asianet Movies with 70265 (‘000s) stood at number four and Surya TV with 54623 (‘000s) was at number five.

    Oriya GECs

    Sarthak TV maintained its position on top with 109559 (‘000s) followed by Tarang TV with 55659 (‘000s). Colors Oriya retained its third berth with 21579 (‘000s) whereas Odisha TV retained its fourth position with 20103 (‘000s) followed by Alankar with 13218 (‘000s) in fifth place.

    Marathi GECs

    Zee Marathi continued to maintain its numero uno position with 129231 (‘000s) with a fall in its rating compared to the previous week. It was followed by Colors Marathi with 88545 (‘000s), whereas Zee Talkies maintained its third position with 668724 (‘000s). Star Pravah was in the fourth spot with 48180 (000s). Maobili stayed in the fifth slot with 20288 (000s).

    Tamil GECs

    Sun TV remained the undisputed leader in the Tamil space with a minor spike in ratings at 962984 (‘000s) as against 962670 (‘000s) in week 5. KTV was at number two with 251513 (‘000s) whereas Star Vijay continued to hold its third spot with 177737 (‘000s).

    Zee Tamil climbed up one place to take the fourth place with 77246 (‘000s), while Polimer dropped at number five with 73835 (‘000s).

    Telugu GECs

    ETV Telugu continued to lead the Telugu genre with 422627 (‘000s) followed by Zee Telugu with 393703 (‘000s). Maa TV was in third spot with 338810 (‘000s), whereas Gemini TV retained its place in the fourth rung with 268742 (‘000s). Gemini Movies with 169771 (‘000s) stood in the fifth position in week 6.

  • BARC week 6: Big Magic retains top slot; J Movies exits Tamil genre

    BARC week 6: Big Magic retains top slot; J Movies exits Tamil genre

    MUMBAI: According to Broadcast Audience Research Council (BARC) India data, week 6 has witnessed no major change in the perking order of various regional languages channels. Big Magic continues to lead the Bhojpuri genre in week 6.

    On the other hand, week 5’s new entrant in Tamil genre J Movies exit the list in week 6 whereas Alankar maintained its presence.

    Bangla GECs

    Star Jalsha continues to lead and took the number one position with 247291 (‘000s) followed by Zee Bangla in the second place with 138368 (‘000s). Jalsa Movies with 68287 (‘000s) and Colors Bangla with 33559 (‘000s) held on to their third and fourth place respectively. Zee Bangla Cinema was fifth in line with 31840 (‘000s).

    Bhojpuri GECs

    Big Magic Ganga retains it numero uno position with an increase in ratings with 14575 (‘000s) as against 10365 (‘000s) in week 5. Even Bhojpuri Cinema witnessed a spike in ratings with 10035 (‘000s) in the second position. Dabangg grabbed the third spot with 7932 (‘000s). Dangal TV too saw a spike in ratings and maintained its fourth place with 5381 (‘000s). ETV Bihar Jharkhand was in the fifth spot with 3457 (‘000s).

    Kannada GECs

    Colors Kanada stood firm in the first spot even in week 6 with a drop in ratings at 254250 (‘000s) as against 261277 (‘000s) in week 5. Zee Kannada in the second spot witnessed a rise in ratings with 162335 (‘000s). Udaya TV claimed the third spot with 155827 (‘000s). On the other hand, Uday Movies dropped to the fourth slot with 148563 (‘000s), while Suvarna dropped to fifth position with 147644 (‘000s).

    Malayalam GECs

    Asianet continued to hold the top slot with a rise in ratings with 333827 (‘000s) as against 330282 (‘000s) in week 5 followed by Mazhavil Manorama with 103484 (‘000s) in the second place. Flowers TV maintained its place at number three with 87906 (‘000s). Asianet Movies with 70265 (‘000s) stood at number four and Surya TV with 54623 (‘000s) was at number five.

    Oriya GECs

    Sarthak TV maintained its position on top with 109559 (‘000s) followed by Tarang TV with 55659 (‘000s). Colors Oriya retained its third berth with 21579 (‘000s) whereas Odisha TV retained its fourth position with 20103 (‘000s) followed by Alankar with 13218 (‘000s) in fifth place.

    Marathi GECs

    Zee Marathi continued to maintain its numero uno position with 129231 (‘000s) with a fall in its rating compared to the previous week. It was followed by Colors Marathi with 88545 (‘000s), whereas Zee Talkies maintained its third position with 668724 (‘000s). Star Pravah was in the fourth spot with 48180 (000s). Maobili stayed in the fifth slot with 20288 (000s).

    Tamil GECs

    Sun TV remained the undisputed leader in the Tamil space with a minor spike in ratings at 962984 (‘000s) as against 962670 (‘000s) in week 5. KTV was at number two with 251513 (‘000s) whereas Star Vijay continued to hold its third spot with 177737 (‘000s).

    Zee Tamil climbed up one place to take the fourth place with 77246 (‘000s), while Polimer dropped at number five with 73835 (‘000s).

    Telugu GECs

    ETV Telugu continued to lead the Telugu genre with 422627 (‘000s) followed by Zee Telugu with 393703 (‘000s). Maa TV was in third spot with 338810 (‘000s), whereas Gemini TV retained its place in the fourth rung with 268742 (‘000s). Gemini Movies with 169771 (‘000s) stood in the fifth position in week 6.

  • BARC Week 3: Bhojpuri Cinema claims lead in Bhojpuri GEC genre

    BARC Week 3: Bhojpuri Cinema claims lead in Bhojpuri GEC genre

    MUMBAI: The third week of Broadcast Audience Research Council (BARC) all India data witnessed Bhojpuri Cinema claiming its leadership position back from Big Magic Ganga, which was the leader in the Bhojpuri GEC genre in week 2. 

     

    On the other hand, other regional channel leaders continued to dominate their respective genres.

     

    Bangala GECs
     

    Star Jalsha remained in the first position with 245951 (‘000s) followed by Zee Bangla in the second place with 147074 (‘000s). Jalsha Movies stayed on the third pole with 66295 (‘000s). Zee Bangla Cinema with 41069 (‘000s) and Colors Bangla with 33826 (‘000s) stood at the fourth and fifth position respectively. 

     

    Bhojpuri GECs

     

    In this week’s data, Bhojpuri Cinema emerged as the number one channel with 20844 (‘000s) followed in the second rung by Big Magic Ganga with 10430 (‘000s), which was in the first slot last week, Dabangg retained its third position with 9327 (‘000s), while Dangal TV with 6703 (‘000s) grabbed the fourth spot. ETV Bihar Jharkhand with 3565 (‘000s) stood in the fifth slot.

     

    Kannada GECs

     

    Colors Kannada retained its leadership position with 298660 (‘000s). Udaya Movies stood at the number two position with 151706 (‘000s) followed by Suvarna with 150918 (‘000s) in third place. While Udaya TV stood in the fourth position with 141511 (‘000s), while Zee Kannada bagged the fifth spot with 137970 (‘000s).

     

    Marathi GECs

     

    In week 3, Zee Marathi maintained its top position with 177406 (‘000s). Colors Marathi grabbed the second slot with 95476 (‘000s) and Zee Talkies stood at number three with 59153 (‘000s). Star Pravah garnered the fourth slot with 45468 (‘000s) and Maiboli was at number five with 22994 (‘000s).

     

    Malayalam GECs

     

    Asianet secured the leadership position in the genre with 375213 (‘000s) followed by Mazhavil Manorama in the second spot with 98950 (‘000s). Following it was Flowers TV with 76016 (‘000s) in the third rung. Asianet Movies came in fourth with 59365 (‘000s), whereas Surya TV with 52931 (‘000s) stood on the fifth berth.

     

    Oriya GECs

     

    Sarthak TV secured the leadership position in the genre with 106117 (‘000s) followed by Tarang TV in the second spot with 53934 (‘000s), while Colors Oriya came third with 20239 (‘000s). Odisha TV bagged the fourth spot with 13923 (‘000s) and Prameya News 7 with 9129 (‘000s) took the fifth berth.

     

    Tamil GECs

    Sun TV retained its leadership position with 969791 (‘000s), while KTV followed in the second position with 282331 (‘000s). Star Vijay stood third with 210192 (‘000s), whereas Polimer with 97732 (‘000s) was in the fourth position. Kalaignar TV bagged the fifth spot with 83628 (‘000s).

     

    Telugu GECs

     

    ETV Telugu emerged as the number one channel in the Telugu GEC genre and grabbed number one position with 400566 (‘000s) followed by Zee Telugu in second place with 388443 (‘000s) and Gemini TV in the third spot with 365872 (‘000s). Maa TV with 352350 (‘000s) bagged the fourth place, while Gemini Movies with 194995 (‘000s) stood at number five.

  • BARC Week 3: Bhojpuri Cinema claims lead in Bhojpuri GEC genre

    BARC Week 3: Bhojpuri Cinema claims lead in Bhojpuri GEC genre

    MUMBAI: The third week of Broadcast Audience Research Council (BARC) all India data witnessed Bhojpuri Cinema claiming its leadership position back from Big Magic Ganga, which was the leader in the Bhojpuri GEC genre in week 2. 

     

    On the other hand, other regional channel leaders continued to dominate their respective genres.

     

    Bangala GECs
     

    Star Jalsha remained in the first position with 245951 (‘000s) followed by Zee Bangla in the second place with 147074 (‘000s). Jalsha Movies stayed on the third pole with 66295 (‘000s). Zee Bangla Cinema with 41069 (‘000s) and Colors Bangla with 33826 (‘000s) stood at the fourth and fifth position respectively. 

     

    Bhojpuri GECs

     

    In this week’s data, Bhojpuri Cinema emerged as the number one channel with 20844 (‘000s) followed in the second rung by Big Magic Ganga with 10430 (‘000s), which was in the first slot last week, Dabangg retained its third position with 9327 (‘000s), while Dangal TV with 6703 (‘000s) grabbed the fourth spot. ETV Bihar Jharkhand with 3565 (‘000s) stood in the fifth slot.

     

    Kannada GECs

     

    Colors Kannada retained its leadership position with 298660 (‘000s). Udaya Movies stood at the number two position with 151706 (‘000s) followed by Suvarna with 150918 (‘000s) in third place. While Udaya TV stood in the fourth position with 141511 (‘000s), while Zee Kannada bagged the fifth spot with 137970 (‘000s).

     

    Marathi GECs

     

    In week 3, Zee Marathi maintained its top position with 177406 (‘000s). Colors Marathi grabbed the second slot with 95476 (‘000s) and Zee Talkies stood at number three with 59153 (‘000s). Star Pravah garnered the fourth slot with 45468 (‘000s) and Maiboli was at number five with 22994 (‘000s).

     

    Malayalam GECs

     

    Asianet secured the leadership position in the genre with 375213 (‘000s) followed by Mazhavil Manorama in the second spot with 98950 (‘000s). Following it was Flowers TV with 76016 (‘000s) in the third rung. Asianet Movies came in fourth with 59365 (‘000s), whereas Surya TV with 52931 (‘000s) stood on the fifth berth.

     

    Oriya GECs

     

    Sarthak TV secured the leadership position in the genre with 106117 (‘000s) followed by Tarang TV in the second spot with 53934 (‘000s), while Colors Oriya came third with 20239 (‘000s). Odisha TV bagged the fourth spot with 13923 (‘000s) and Prameya News 7 with 9129 (‘000s) took the fifth berth.

     

    Tamil GECs

    Sun TV retained its leadership position with 969791 (‘000s), while KTV followed in the second position with 282331 (‘000s). Star Vijay stood third with 210192 (‘000s), whereas Polimer with 97732 (‘000s) was in the fourth position. Kalaignar TV bagged the fifth spot with 83628 (‘000s).

     

    Telugu GECs

     

    ETV Telugu emerged as the number one channel in the Telugu GEC genre and grabbed number one position with 400566 (‘000s) followed by Zee Telugu in second place with 388443 (‘000s) and Gemini TV in the third spot with 365872 (‘000s). Maa TV with 352350 (‘000s) bagged the fourth place, while Gemini Movies with 194995 (‘000s) stood at number five.

  • Krishnan Kutty to take charge of Star’s English cluster by Jan-end

    Krishnan Kutty to take charge of Star’s English cluster by Jan-end

    MUMBAI: Star India distribution head Krishnan Kutty is all set to take charge of the network’s English channel cluster by the end of January.

     

    The development comes in the light of the fact that Star India business head – English cluster, Star Jalsha, Jalsha Movies, Channel V & Hindi GECs Kevin Vaz will no longer will be handling the English cluster. He will, however, continue to handle the other portfolios under him.

     

    A source close to the development informed Indiantelevision.com, “While Vaz will continue to head Star’s Bangla cluster, Hindi general entertainment channels, and Channel V, Kutty will oversee the English entertainment channels. He will take charge of the English cluster by the end of January 2016.”

     

    The channels that he will take charge of are Star World, Star World HD, Star World Premiere HD, FX, FX HD, Star Movies, Star Movies HD, Star Movies Action and Star Movies Select HD.

     

    Kutty joined the company as VP – research & on-air in 2005 and was then promoted to EVP of distribution in January 2009. He was made the head of distribution in April 2015.

     

    Prior to his stint with Star India, he has also worked with companies like GroupM, Vodafone and NDTV.

  • ETV Telugu emerges as No.1 channel in Telugu genre: BARC week 52

    ETV Telugu emerges as No.1 channel in Telugu genre: BARC week 52

    MUMBAI: In the concluding week of the year 2015, ETV Telugu emerged as the number one channel in the Telugu genre replacing Maa TV in the first position.

     

    On the other hand, Star Jalsha, Bhojpuri Cinema, Colors Kannada, Asianet, Zee Marathi, Sarthak TV and Sun TV continued to dominate their respective genres in week 52, according to Broadcast Audience Research Council (BARC) All India ratings.

     

    Bangala GECs

     

    Star Jalsha grabbed the first slot with 265939 (000Sums) followed by Zee Bangla in the second place with 154896 (000Sums) and Jalsha Movies on the third rung with 79222 (000Sums). Zee Bangla Cinema grabbed the fourth berth with 33609 (000Sums), whereas Colors Bangla with 30202 (000Sums) stood at number five.

     

    Bhojpuri GECs

     

    Bhojpuri Cinema led the Bhojpuri genre with 20509 (000Sums) followed by Big Magic Ganga in the number two position with 15521 (000Sums) and Dabangg at number three with 10951 (000Sums). Dangal TV with 7388 (000Sums) and ETV Bihar Jharkhand with 2531(000Sums) grabbed the fourth and fifth slots respectively. 

     

    Kannada GECs

     

    Though Colors Kannada saw a marginal fall in ratings, it continued to lead the Kannada GECs genre and was in the first position with 271592 (000Sums) as against 268806 (000Sums) in week 51. In the second position was Udaya TV with 153369 (000Sums), while Zee Kannada stood in the third position with 143926 (000Sums).
     
    Udaya Movies bagged the fourth position with 141649 (000Sums) and Suvarna stood at number five with 130064 (000Sums).

     

    Malayalam GECs

     

    Witnessing a rise in ratings, Asianet led the genre and came out on top with 327333 (000Sums) against 273833 (000Sums) in last week followed by Mazhavil Manorama in the second position with 120415 (000Sums) and Surya TV in the third spot with 86283 (000Sums). Flower TV grabbed the fourth spot with 83082 (000Sums), whereas Kiran TV stood at the fifth position with 53475 (000Sums).

     

    Marathi GECs

     

    In week 52, Zee Marathi maintained its top position with 184804 (000Sums) with a rise in ratings. Colors Marathi grabbed the second slot with 79672 (000Sums) and Zee Talkies stood at number three with 65794 (000Sums). Star Pravah garnered the fourth slot with 42428 (000Sums) and DD Sayadri was at number five with 20962 (000Sums).

     

    Oriya GECs

     

    Sarthak TV saw a downfall in ratings but secured the leadership position in the genre with 94391 (000Sums) as against 111015 (000Sums) in week 51 followed by Tarang TV in the second spot with 70655 (000Sums). On the other hand, Odisha TV came third with 15537 (000Sums), while Colors Oriya with 14535 (000Sums) grabbed the fourth berth. Prarthana with 9311 (000Sums) stood in the fifth spot.

     

    Tamil GECs

     

    In week 52, Sun TV led the Tamil regional genre but saw a fall in ratings. The channel grabbed pole position with 986826 (000Sums) as against 1042599 (000Sums) in the previous week. In second position was KTV with 317028 (000Sums), while Star Vijay with 213309 (000Sums) stood in the third spot. Polimer grabbed the fourth position with 101129 (000Sums), whereas Kalaignar TV with 83220 (000Sums) grabbed the fifth spot.

     

    Telugu GECs

     

    In week 52, ETV Telugu emerged as the number one channel in the Telugu GEC genre and was perched on the number one position with 446626 (000Sums) followed by Maa TV in the second spot with 377473 (000Sums). Zee Telugu came in third with 350163 (000Sums), while Gemini TV with 313185 (000Sums) bagged fourth place. On the other hand, Gemini Movies with 213079 (000Sums) stood at the fifth position.

  • BARC Week 49: Regional channels’ pecking order

    BARC Week 49: Regional channels’ pecking order

    MUMBAI: Star India’s regional channel Star Jalsha maintained its numero uno position in the Bangla regional genre, whereas amongst Bhojpuri regional channels Bhojpuri Cinema secured the leadership position.

     

    Colors Kannada led the Kannada regional channels genre, while Asianet bagged the first spot in the Malayalam regional channels genre.

     

    On the other hand, Zee Marathi continued to lead the genre, while ETV Telugu and Sarthak TV continued to dominate their respective genres in week 49 of Broadcast Audience Research Council (BARC) India, all India (U + R) data.

     

    Bangla GECs

     

    Star Jalsha continued to lead the genre and secured the first position with 228859 (000Sums) followed by Zee Bangla in the second berth with 162105 (000Sums) and Jalsha Movies on the third spot with 68361 (000 Sums). Colors Bangla with 37549 (000Sums) and Zee Bangla Cinema with 31155 (000Sums) bagged the fourth and fifth places respectively.

     

    Bhojpuri GECs

     

    Bhojpuri Cinema led the Bhojpuri genre with 20488 (000Sums) followed by Big Magic Ganga in the second spot with 17196 (000Sums), whereas Dangal TV was perched on the third spot with 9517 (000Sums). Dabangg with 5728 (000Sums) and ETV Bihar Jharkhand with 3201 (000Sums) were placed at the fourth and fifth spots respectively.

     

    Kannada GECs

     

    Colors Kannada continued to lead the genre and took its place in the first position with 302974 (000Sums) followed by Suvarna in the second spot with 1541271 (000Sums) and Udaya Movies in the third berth with 130501 (000Sums). Zee Kannada grabbed the fourth place with 125042 (000Sums) while Udaya TV bagged the fifth place with 118442 (000Sums).

     

    Marathi GECs

     

    Zee Marathi continued to lead the genre with 145301 (000Sums) followed by Colors Marathi in the second place with 80690 (000Sums) with Zee Talkies placed in the third position with 57811 (000Sums). Star Pravah with 41435 (000Sums) and DD Sahyadri with 19008 (000Sums) grabbed the fourth and fifth slots respectively.

     

    Oriya GECs

     

    Sarthak TV secured the leadership position in the genre with 113465 (000Sums) followed by Tarang TV in the second spot with 58075 (000Sums) and Colors Oriya in the third place with 20289 (000Sums). Odisha TV with 15850(000Sums) and Prarthana with 12351 (000Sums) grabbed the fourth and fifth berths respectively.

     

    Telugu GECs

     

    ETV Telugu secured the leadership position with 420239 (000Sums) followed by Zee Telugu in the second spot with 340131 (000Sums), while Maa TV was on the third spot with 339978 (000Sums). On the other hand, Gemini TV with 255875 (000Sums) and Gemini Movies with 180736 (000Sums) grabbed the fourth and fifth berths respectively.

     

    Malayalam GECs

     

    In week 49, Asianet continued to lead the genre with 376542 (000Sums) followed by Mazhavil Manorama in the second place with 99395 (000Sums) and Surya TV was placed third with 80013 (000Sums). Flowers TV with 68404 (000Sums) and Asianet Movies with 53985 (000Sums) grabbed the fourth and fifth slots respectively.

  • BARC week 46: Star Jalsha, Bhojpuri Cinema, Colors Kannada, Zee Marathi, Sarthak TV, Sun TV leads their genres

    BARC week 46: Star Jalsha, Bhojpuri Cinema, Colors Kannada, Zee Marathi, Sarthak TV, Sun TV leads their genres

    MUMBAI:  Star India‘s Bangla regional channel Star Jalsha secured the leadership position in the genre, while in the Bhojpuri regional channel genre Bhojpuri Cinema led the chart.  Colors Kannada continues to lead the Kannada regional section.  Zee Marathi led the Marathi channel genre, while in the Oriya and Tamil genres Sarthak TV and Sun TV led the sections respectively in week 46 of Broadcast Audience Research Council (BARC) India, all India (U + R) data. 

     

    Bangla GECs

     

    Star Jalsha continues to lead the genre and secured the first position with 234375 (000Sums) followed by Zee Bangla on second berth with 138668 (000Sums) and Jalsha Movies on third berth with 77649 (000 Sums).  Aakaash Aath and Colors Bangla bagged fourth and fifth places with 36600 (000Sums) and 33549 (000Sums) respectively.

     

    Bhojpuri GECs

     

    Bhojpuri Cinema led the Bhojpuri genre with 41361 (000Sums) followed by Big Magic Ganga in second spot with 38455 (000Sums) and Dabangg on third place with 15768 (000Sums). Dangal TV and ETV Bihar Jharkhand were place at the fourth and fifth spots with 9599 (000Sums) and 6326 (000Sums) respectively.

     

    Kannada GECs

     

    Colors Kannada continues to lead the genre and garnered first position with 300188 (000Sums) followed by Udaya Movies in second spot with 156491 (000Sums) and Suvarna on third berth with 139570 (000Sums). Zee Kannada grabbed fourth place with 134709 (000Sums) while Udaya TV bagged fifth place with 114916 (000Sums).

     

    Marathi GECs

     

    Zee Marathi continues to lead the genre with 136053 (000Sums) followed by Colors Marathi in second place with 69438 (000Sums) and Zee Talkies placed third with 67347 (000Sums). Star Pravah and Maiboli grabbed fourth and fifth slot with 51156 (000Sums) and 23360 (000Sums) respectively.

     

    Oriya GECs

     

    Sarthak TV secured the leadership position in the genre with 94201 (000Sums) followed by Tarang TV on second spot with 62666 (000Sums) and Colors Oriya on third with 21501 (000Sums). Odisha TV and Prarthana grabbed fourth and fifth berth with 18407 (000Sums)and 11993 (000Sums) respectively.

     

    Tamil GECs

     

    Sun TV continues to lead the Tamil regional channel genre with 983740 (000Sums) followed by KTV and Star Vijay on second and third slot with 323638 (000Sums) and 155297 (000Sums) respectively.  Polimer grabbed the fourth spot with 106821 (000Sums) while Adithya TV with 74029 (000Sums) bagged fifth place.

  • CFL derby’s lofty ratings defies urge to merge domestic leagues

    CFL derby’s lofty ratings defies urge to merge domestic leagues

    MUMBAI: The outpour of ecstasy and glamour in the first edition of Indian Super League (ISL) easily outclassed the other existing Football leagues in India. Subsequently, pundits and authorities began debating if other leagues should stay or be merged into one.

     

    Silencing all cynics are the ratings of the Calcutta Football League (CFL) derby match between Mohun Bagan FC VS East Bengal. Aired on Star India’s regional channel Star Jalsha, the derby match garnered highest ever ratings for a CFL match.

     

    Approximately 82,000 spectators were at the edge of their seats in the stadium for the match’s entire 90 minutes duration, while 16.3 lakh people tuned in to Star Jalsha to watch it live. The average time spent was a whopping 58.4 minutes. The match garnered a rating of 4.45 per cent in NCCS 4+, in M 15+ ABC marker the match clocked six per cent ratings while the reach garnered is 10.2 per cent in NCCS 4+.

     

    Star India gives much importance to the production quality and that’s one of the reasons why ratings are going up. “I believe that the ratings will go even higher the next time,” says Grey Mind productions founder Anilava Chatterjee. “We deployed 14 cameras this year and we are improving the production quality every match thanks to Star. The quality of football is getting better. Overall, the league has a great future,” he adds.

     

    A football commentator, on condition of anonymity, said, “I have no doubt that the domestic leagues in India in some regions have more fan following than ISL. Sports now is a matter of packaging and Star is a master in that. That’s why ISL looks so colourful. Spend the same amount of money in local football and that will also look glamorous. From a football follower’s perspective, I feel India needs both and a merger can turn out to be a debacle.”

     

    “Local football has potential of revenue generation if and only if it is packaged properly. Also the domestic leagues can be of huge benefit for broadcasters as the acquisition costs are low. Now it’s for IMG and the authority to decide if a merger is the solution,” added a veteran in media selling fraternity.

     

    Football in India has failed to attract the youth and one of the main reasons behind it is lack of ideologies. Former Indian skipper Sourav Ganguly has often made a point at various public gatherings, “Youth in the country, while growing up wants to be like Gavaskar, Sachin and Dravid. When they will have idols in football, the sport will grow enormously.”

     

    Recently former India football skipper Baichung Bhutia also expressed his disagreement on a merger. Now it remains to be seen if high ratings saves the domestic leagues from getting diminished.

  • Chrome DM launches Bangladesh operations; to track overseas viewership

    Chrome DM launches Bangladesh operations; to track overseas viewership

    MUMBAI: Chrome Data Analytics & Media has launched Chrome Bangladesh Track, an exhaustive viewership and channel availability audit. With this, Chrome Data has become the first Indian distribution and audit firm to take an initiative towards tracking viewership and channel availability overseas.

    The Chrome Bangladesh Track report will contain vital indicators, specifically designed to provide channels with a holistic view of their performance, namely; performance index, distribution details, distribution summary, neighborhood analysis, OTS summary and weekly highlights enabling broadcasters to obtain data about the visibility of their channels.

    This strategic tool will cover 28 major cities of Bangladesh enabling broadcasters to view their own distribution status, as well as that of their competitive sets, across all key markets, at a head-end level. As a result, complete transparency in the system can be witnessed, allowing broadcasters to take immediate corrective distribution measures.

    Chrome Data Analytics & Media founder & CEO Pankaj Krishna said, “Preparations for commencement of Chrome Bangladesh Track have been in full swing since January, 2015. The team has worked relentlessly over the last eight months, to tap a new territory, which now takes Chrome DM to an international level, in line with our mission statement – to become the most respected media audit and intelligence company in India and globally, creating a substantial stakeholder value, through continuous improvement driven by the integrity, teamwork and innovative approach of its’ people.”

    Bangladesh is the world’s eighth most populous country with over 160 million people and is among the most densely populated countries. Making effective use of its concrete infrastructure of 150+ field staff, 50+ managerial staff and 125+ tele-callers speaking 22+ Indian languages, at par with their proprietary tools, Chrome DM will map 4.5 million households, on a monthly basis, in Bangladesh.

    Out of 182 channels available in Bangladesh, the majority (66 per cent) is made up of Indian channels:

    Genre-wise channel list:

    Also highlighted in the first top lines of Chrome Bangladesh Track, broadcaster’s can obtain data about the visibility of their channels. Currently, the channels that are most available in Bangladesh’s prime band are ATN Bangla, BTV, BTV World, NTV and Channel I. With regards to Indian origin channels, the most available channels in the prime band are Star Plus, Star Jalsha, Zee Bangla, Max and Sony.