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  • BARC wk 28: Regional channels continue to hold forte

    BARC wk 28: Regional channels continue to hold forte

    MUMBAI: Sun TV continued to be in the leading position in Tamil (urban + rural) HSM with 779347 weekly impressions (000). The channel was followed by Star Vijay, Zee Tamil, KTV and Star Sports 1 Tamil at second, third, fourth and fifth positions respectively. 

    Rank

    Channel Name

    Weekly Impressions (000s) sum

     

     

    Week 28

    1

    Sun TV

    779347

    2

    STAR Vijay

    519030

    3

    Zee Tamil

    370192

    4

    KTV

    266773

    5

    STAR Sports 1 Tamil

    120412

    Tamil Nadu/ Puducherry (U+R) : NCCS All : 2+ Individuals,

     

    In the Telugu space Star Maa, ETV Telugu, Zee Telugu, Gemini TV and Gemini Movies were at first, second, third, fourth and fifth positions respectively. 

     

    Rank

    Channel Name

    Weekly Impressions (000s) sum

     

     

    Week 28

    1

    STAR Maa

    648920

    2

    ETV Telugu

    435883

    3

    Zee Telugu

    398764

    4

    Gemini TV

    361879

    5

    Gemini Movies

    187486

    AP/ Telangana (U+R) : NCCS All : 2+ Individuals,

    In the Bengali space, Zee Bangla was in the leading position. The channel was followed by Star Jalsha, Jalsha Movies, Zee Bangla Cinema and Sony Aath. 

    Rank

    Channel Name

    Weekly Impressions (000s) sum

     

     

    Week 28

    1

    Zee Bangla

    301191

    2

    STAR Jalsha

    259397

    3

    Jalsha Movies

    81904

    4

    Zee Bangla Cinema

    58770

    5

    Sony Aath

    58219

    WB (U+R): NCCS All : 2+ Individuals,

    Bhojpuri Cinema, Big Ganga, B4U Bhojpuri, Dabangg and Bhojpuri Dhamaka DISHUM were the top 5 channels in the Bhojpuri space.

    Rank

    Channel Name

    Weekly Impressions (000s) sum

     

     

    Week 28

    1

    Bhojpuri Cinema

    54249

    2

    Big Ganga

    48194

    3

    B4U Bhojpuri

    47088

    4

    Dabangg

    15522

    5

    Bhojpuri Dhamaka DISHUM

    13893

    Bihar/Jharkhand (U+R) : NCCS All : 2+ Individuals

    Zee Marathi, Fakt Marathi, Colors Marathi, Zee Talkies and Star Pravah were the top 5 channels in the Marathi genre.

    Rank

    Channel Name

    Weekly Impressions (000s) sum

     

     

    Week 28

    1

    Zee Marathi

    379312

    2

    Fakt Marathi

    244501

    3

    Colors Marathi

    175923

    4

    Zee Talkies

    153550

    5

    STAR Pravah

    97017

    Mah/ Goa (U+R) : NCCS All : 2+ Individuals,

    In the Malayalam space, Asianet continued to hold its leading position. Flowers TV, Mazhavil Manorama, Asianet Plus and Surya TV were at second, third, fourth and fifth positions respectively.

    Rank

    Channel Name

    Weekly Impressions (000s) sum

     

     

    Week 28

    1

    Asianet

    273655

    2

    Flowers TV

    115038

    3

    Mazhavil Manorama

    92616

    4

    Asianet Plus

    57324

    5

    Surya TV

    54740

    Kerala (U+R) : NCCS All : 2+ Individuals,

    Zee Kannada, Colors Kannada, Udaya TV, Star Survarna and Udaya Movies were the top 5 channels in the Kannada space in week 28 of BARC India Ratings

    Rank

    Channel Name

    Weekly Impressions (000s) sum

     

     

    Week 28

    1

    Zee Kannada

    397827

    2

    Colors Kannada

    290193

    3

    Udaya TV

    215579

    4

    Star Suvarna

    153160

    5

    Udaya Movies

    149786

    Karnataka (U+R) : NCCS All : 2+ Individuals,

    PTC Punjabi, Pitaara TV, DD Punjabi, T TV and Manoranjan Movies were the top 5 channels in the Punjabi space

    Rank

    Channel Name

    Weekly Impressions (000s) sum

     

     

    Week 28

    1

    PTC Punjabi

    53114

    2

    Pitaara TV

    25435

    3

    DD Punjabi

    18843

    4

    T TV

    17388

    5

    Manoranjan Movies

    17144

    Pun / Cha (U+R): NCCS All: 2+ Individuals,

    In Oriya space, Tarang, Zee Sarthak, Alankar, Prarthana, and Tarang Music were the top 5 channels

    Rank

    Channel Name

    Weekly Impressions (000s) sum

     

     

    Week 28

    1

    Tarang

    160987

    2

    Zee Sarthak

    133773

    3

    Alankar

    49124

    4

    Prarthana

    27619

    5

    Tarang Music

    26697

    Odisha (U+R) : NCCS All : 2+ Individuals,

     

     

     

     

     

     

  • Star Maa Movies new entrant in Telugu space in BARC data week 4

    Star Maa Movies new entrant in Telugu space in BARC data week 4

    MUMBAI: In the Bengali market, Jalsha Movies emerged as the new player in the market standing at fourth position in BARC data week 4. Big Ganga and Bhojpuri Cinema interchanged their first and second positions respectively in the Bhojpuri market. No changes were observed in Kannada, Tamil and Malayalam cluster. Star Maa Movies emerged as the new player in the player in the Telugu market. Zee Yuva, a new player secured fifth position in the Marathi segment.

    Bangla

    Zee Bangla, Star Jalsha and Colors Bangla continued to be on first, second and third positions respectively. Jalsha Movies emerged as the new player in the market standing at fourth position. Aakash Aath stood at fifth position.

    Bhojpuri

    Big Ganga and Bhojpuri Cinema interchanged their first and second position respectively. Dabangg emerged as the new player in the market by securing third position. Dabangg, Bhojpuri Dhamaka Dishum and Housefull Action retained their third, fourth and fifth positions respectively.

    Kannada

    No changes were observed in this space. Zee Kannada, Colors Kannada, Udaya TV, Udaya Movies and Star Suvarna maintained their first, second, third, fourth and fifth positions respectively.

    Malayalam

    No changes were observed in the Malayalam segment. Asianet, the Malayalam general entertainment channel from Star TV, managed to be on first position, followed by Flowers TV, Mazhavil Manorama, Surya TV and Asianet Movies second, third, fourth and fifth positions.

    Marathi

    Zee Marathi, Colors Marathi, Star Pravah and Zee Talkies maintained their first, second, third and fourth positions respectively. Zee Yuva, a new player secured fifth position.  

    Tamil

    Sun TV, Star Vijay, Zee Tamil, KTV and Adithya TV maintained their first, second, third, fourth and fifth positions.

    Telugu

    Star Maa, Zee Telugu, ETV Telugu, Gemini TV retained their first, second, third and fourth positions respectively. Star Maa Movies emerged as the new player in the player in the market.

  • Sony Aath enters Bangla top 5 in BARC week 51

    Sony Aath enters Bangla top 5 in BARC week 51

    MUMBAI: In the Bengali space, Sony Aath emerged as the new player standing on fifth position in BARC data week 51. News18 Bihar Jharkhand emerged as the new player in the market by securing fifth position in the Bhojpuri market. Udaya Movies and Star Suvarna exchanged their fourth and fifth positions in the Kannada space. No changes were observed in Malayalam, Marathi, Tamil and Tamil segment.

    Bangla

    Zee Bangla and Star Jalsha continued to be ifirst and second positions with 384866 impressions '000s and 319968 impressions '000s respectively.  Jalsha Movies and Colors Bangla interchanged their third and fourth positions respectively with 72066 impressions '000s and 66767 impressions '000s. Sony Aath emerged as the new player standing at fifth position with 65304 impressions '000s.

    Bhojpuri

    Big Ganga, Bhojpuri Cinema, Bhojpuri Dhamaka Dishum and Housefull Action continued to be at first, second, third and fourth positions respectively with 46293 impressions '000s, 42393 impressions '000s, 12973 impressions '000s and 7470 impressions '000s. News18 Bihar Jharkhand emerged as the new player in the market by securing fifth position with 2528 impressions '000s.  

    Kannada

    Colors Kannada, Zee Kannada and Udaya TV continued to be in first, second and third positions respectively with 413752 impressions '000s, 213661 impressions '000s and 213661 impressions '000s. Udaya Movies and Star Suvarna exchanged their fourth and fifth positions with 177113 impressions '000s and 160377 impressions '000s respectively.

    Malayalam

    No changes were observed in the Malayalam space. Asianet, the Malayalam general entertainment channel from Star TV retained its first position with 291882 impressions '000s. Flowers TV, Mazhavil Manorama, Surya TV and Asianet Movies also continued to be second, third, fourth and fifth positions with 102017 impressions '000s, 88354 impressions '000s, 80230 impressions '000s and 61768 impressions '000s respectively.

    Marathi

    Zee Marathi, Colors Marathi, Star Pravah and Zee Talkies and Zee Yuva continued to be on first, second, third, fourth and fifth positions respectively with 394208 impressions '000s, 147681 impressions '000s, 123367 impressions '000s, 113346 impressions '000s and 43716 impressions '000s.

    Tamil

    Sun TV, Star Vijay, Zee Tamil, KTV and Adithya TV continued to be in first, second, third, fourth and fifth positions respectively with 902033 impressions '000s, 493107 impressions '000s, 487720 impressions '000s, 318325 impressions '000s and 104737 impressions '000s.  

    Telugu

    Star Maa, Zee Telugu, ETV Telugu, Gemini TV and Gemini Movies hold on to their first, second, third, fourth and fifth positions respectively with 643948 impressions '000s, 508627 impressions '000s, 455719 impressions '000s, 441445 impressions '000s and 198809 impressions '000s.

  • Oscar Movies Bhojpuri new entrant in BARC regional data week 50

    Oscar Movies Bhojpuri new entrant in BARC regional data week 50

    MUMBAI: In the Bengali space, Colors Bangla and Jalsha Movies interchanged their third and fourth positions in BARC data week 50. Oscar Movies Bhojpuri emerged as the new player in the market by securing fifth position in the Bhojpuri market. Zee Kannada continued to be the dominant player in the Kannada space. No changes were observed in Malayalam, Marathi, Tamil and Telugu segments.

    Bangla

    Zee Bangla and Star Jalsha continued to be in first and second positions with 366948 impressions '000s and 314622 impressions '000s respectively. Colors Bangla and Jalsha Movies interchanged their third and fourth positions respectively with 69932 impressions '000s and 64544 impressions '000s. Aakash Aath continued to be in fifth position with 57418 impressions '000s.

    Bhojpuri

    Big Ganga, Bhojpuri Cinema, Bhojpuri Dhamaka Dishum and Housefull Action continued to be in first, second, third and fourth positions respectively with 43864 impressions '000s, 38495 impressions '000s, 13994 impressions '000s and 6477 impressions '000s. Oscar Movies Bhojpuri emerged as the new player in the market by securing fifth position with 2297 impressions '000s.  

    Kannada

    Colors Kannada, Zee Kannada and Udaya TV continued to be in first, second and third positions respectively with 425910 impressions '000s, 399817 impressions '000s and 211325 impressions '000s. Star Suvarna and Udaya Movies stood at fourth and fifth positions with 179493 impressions '000s and 179123 impressions '000s respectively.

    Malayalam

    Asianet, the Malayalam general entertainment channel from Star TV retained its first position with 310692 impressions '000s. Flowers TV, Mazhavil Manorama, Surya TV and Asianet Movies also continued to be in second, third, fourth and fifth positions with 108223 impressions '000s, 86641 impressions '000s, 85330 impressions '000s and 59908 impressions '000s respectively.

    Marathi

    Zee Marathi, Colors Marathi, Star Pravah, Zee Talkies and Zee Yuva continued to be in first, second, third, fourth and fifth positions respectively with 392454 impressions '000s, 159632 impressions '000s, 129360 impressions '000s, 112082 impressions '000s and 49209 impressions '000s.  

    Tamil

    Sun TV, Star Vijay, Zee Tamil, KTV and Aadithya TV retained their first, second, third, fourth and fifth positions respectively with 906402 impressions '000s, 502108 impressions '000s, 487544 impressions '000s, 316618 impressions '000s and 101685 impressions '000s.    

    Telugu

    Star Maa, Zee Telugu, ETV Telugu, Gemini TV and Gemini Movies continued to be in first, second, third, fourth and fifth positions respectively with 646277 impressions '000s, 542091 impressions '000s, 473513 impressions '000s, 418739 impressions '000s and 189137 impressions '000s. 

  • No changes in Bengali, Bhojpuri, Kannada, Marathi, Tamil markets in BARC data week 42

    No changes in Bengali, Bhojpuri, Kannada, Marathi, Tamil markets in BARC data week 42

    MUMBAI: No changes were observed in the Bengali, Bhojpuri, Kannada, Marathi and Tamil markets in BARC data week 42. Mazhavil Manorama climbed to the second position from fourth position as compared to the last week in the Malayalam segment. Moreover, in the Telugu space, Zee Telugu and ETV Telugu interchanged their third and fourth positions.

    Bangla

    No changes were observed in this space. Zee Bangla, Star Jalsha, Jasha Movies, Colors Bangla and Sony Aath continued to be on the first, second, third, fourth and fifth positions respectively with 327197 impressions '000s, 288997 impressions '000s, 63477 impressions '000s, 62105 impressions '000s and 55104 impressions '000s.

    Bhojpuri

    This week, no changes were in this sector too. Big Ganga, Bhojpuri Cinema, Bhojpuri Dhamaka Dishum, Housefull Action and Oscar Movies Bhojpuri retained their first, second, third, fourth and fifth positions with 60594 impressions '000s, 54137 impressions '000s, 16174 impressions '000s, 6034 impressions '000s and 4591 impressions '000s respectively.

    Kannada

    No changes were observed in this segment. Colors Kannada and Zee Kannada continued to be at first and second positions with 443615 impressions '000s and 411711 impressions '000s respectively. Udaya TV, Udaya Movies and Star Suvarna also retained their third, fourth and fifth positions with 254080 impressions '000s, 211542 impressions '000s and 157136 impressions '000s respectively.

    Malayalam

    Asianet, the Malayalam general entertainment channel from Star TV retained its first position this week as well with 306584 impressions '000s. Mazhavil Manorama climbed to the second position from fourth position as compared to the last week with 109101 impressions '000s. Surya TV, Flowers TV and Asianet Movies stood at third, fourth and fifth positions respectively with 98928 impressions '000s, 90778 impressions '000s and 65889 impressions '000s.

    Marathi

    No changes were observed in the Marathi market. Zee Marathi, Star Pravah, Colors Marathi, Zee Talkies and Zee Yuva retained their first, second, third, fourth and fifth positions respectively with 336449 impressions '000s, 143735 impressions '000s, 133325 impressions '000s, 96659 impressions '000s and 54648 impressions '000s.

    Tamil

    Sun TV retained its first position with 1045876 impressions '000s. Zee Tamil, Star Vijay, KTV and Sun Life also continued to be at second, third, fourth and fifth positions with 542190 impressions '000s, 524513 impressions '000s, 313189 impressions '000s and 86600 impressions '000s respectively.

    Telugu

    Star Maa and Gemini TV held on to first and second positions respectively with 777657 impressions '000s and 506944 impressions '000s. Zee Telugu and ETV Telugu interchanged their third and fourth positions respectively with 455374 impressions '000s and 447884 impressions '000s. Gemini Movies retained its fifth position with 213101 impressions '000s.

  • Bengali, Kannada markets maintain status quo in BARC week 40

    Bengali, Kannada markets maintain status quo in BARC week 40

    MUMBAI: No changes were observed in the Bengali and Kannada markets in BARC data week 40. In the Bhojpuri market, Big Ganga and Bhojpuri Cinema swapped their first and second positions. Surya TV and Flowers TV exchanged their second and third positions in the Malayalam segment. Moreover, in the Marathi market Star Pravah and Colors Marathi swapped their second and third positions. In the Tamil industry, Star Vijay and Zee Tamil interchanged their second and third positions. Gemini TV and ETV Telugu exchanged their third and fourth positions in the Telugu space.

    Bangla

    No changes were observed in the Bengali space. Zee Bangla, Star Jalsha, Jalsha Movies, Colors Bangla and Sony Aath continued to be at the first, second, third, fourth and fifth positions respectively with 361264 impressions '000s, 277046 impressions '000s, 76223 impressions '000s, 66102 impressions '000s and 58090 impressions '000s.

    Bhojpuri

    This week, Big Ganga and Bhojpuri Cinema swapped their first and second positions with 67321 impressions '000s and 52976 impressions '000s respectively. Bhojpuri Dhamaka Dishum retained its third position with 13661 impressions '000s. Housefull Action and Oscar Movies Bhojpuri stood at fourth and fifth positions respectively with 3966 impressions '000s and 2631 impressions '000s respectively.  

    Kannada

    No changes were observed in this segment. Colors Kannada and Zee Kannada continued to be at first and second positions with 486378 impressions '000s and 416785 impressions '000s respectively. Udaya TV, Udaya Movies and Star Suvarna also retained their third, fourth and fifth positions with 205259 impressions '000s, 175734 impressions '000s and 157461 impressions '000s respectively.

    Malayalam

    Asianet, the Malayalam general entertainment channel from Star TV retained its first position this week as well with 323998 impressions '000s. Surya TV and Flowers TV exchanged their second and third positions with 90573 impressions '000s and 87558 impressions '000s respectively.

    Mazhavil Manorama and Asianet Movies retained their fourth and fifth positions respectively with 84830 impressions '000s and 79566 impressions '000s.

    Marathi

    Zee Marathi retained its first position with 377789 impressions '000s. Star Pravah and Colors Marathi swapped their second and third positions respectively with 123882 impressions '000s and 123609 impressions '000s. Zee Talkies and Zee Yuva also continued to be in the fourth and fifth positions respectively with 112279 impressions '000s and 47277 impressions '000s.

    Tamil

    Sun TV retained its first position with 985980 impressions '000s. Star Vijay and Zee Tamil interchanged their second and third positions with 515479 impressions '000s and 509335 impressions '000s after interchanging their places. KTV retained its fourth position with 347075 impressions '000s. Sun Life emerged as the new entrant, securing fifth position with 91456 impressions '000s.

     Telugu

    Telugu market also didn’t witness any change. Star Maa and Zee Telugu maintained their first and second positions respectively with 763931 impressions '000s and 505943 impressions '000s. Gemini TV and ETV Telugu exchanged their third and fourth positions with 472476 impressions '000s and 459036 impressions '000s respectively. Gemini Movies retained its fifth position with 199876 impressions '000s.

  • Flowers TV enters top two slots in Malayalam market

    Flowers TV enters top two slots in Malayalam market

    MUMBAI: Flowers TV climbed to the second position in the Malayalam space in BARC data week 39. Colors Marathi and Star Pravah exchanged their second and third positions in the Marathi segment. In the Kannada and Telugu market, no changes were observed. Zee Tamil and Star Vijay were at second and third position after interchanging their positions in Tamil market.

    Bangla

    Zee Bangla and Star Jalsha retained their first and second positions respectively with 335108 impressions '000s and 279385 impressions '000s. Jalsha Movies and Colors Bangla are at third and fourth positions respectively with 61967 impressions '000s and 59448 impressions '000s. Sony Aath also sits on fifth position same as previous week with 56371 impressions '000s respectively.

    Bhojpuri

    This week, Bhojpuri Cinema, Big Ganga and Bhojpuri Dhamaka Dishum retained their previous week’s position with 62952 impressions '000s, 48819 impressions '000s and 13072 impressions '000s. Mahuaa Plus and Housefull Action stood at fourth and fifth position with 2542 impressions '000s and 2091 impressions '000s after interchanging their positions.  

    Kannada

    No changes were observed in this segment. Colors Kannada and Zee Kannada stood at first and second positions with 540679 impressions '000s and 388982 impressions '000s respectively. Udaya TV, Udaya Movies and Star Suvarna also retained their third, fourth and fifth positions with 191816 impressions '000s, 168134 impressions '000s and 156135 impressions '000s respectively.

    Malayalam

    Asianet, the Malayalam general entertainment channel from Star TV retained its first positions this week as well with 314970 impressions '000s followed by Flower TV which climbed two slots to the second position with 92695 impressions ‘000s. Surya TV and Mazhavil Manorama dropped a slot each to the third and fourth position with 89461 impressions '000s and 87317 impressions '000s. Asianet Movies retained its fifth position with 73079 impressions '000s.

    Marathi

    Zee Marathi retained its first position with 332448 impressions '000s. Colors Marathi and Star Pravah swapped their second and third positions respectively with 124713 impressions '000s and 123423 impressions '000s. Zee Talkies and Zee Yuva also continued to be in the fourth and fifth positions respectively with 106926 impressions '000s and 48313 impressions '000s.

    Tamil

    Sun TV retained its first position with 961850 impressions '000s. Zee Tamil and Star Vijay are at second and third position with 97985 impressions '000s and 464658 impressions '000s after interchanging their positions. KTV and Adithya TV retained their fourth and fifth positions with 346751 impressions '000s, 95207 impressions '000s, respectively.

    Telugu

    Telugu market also didn’t witness any change. Star Maa, Zee Telugu, ETV Telugu, Gemini TV and Gemini Movies retained their first, second, third, fourth and fifth positions with 627755 impressions '000s, 522633 impressions '000s, 465703 impressions '000s, 441689 impressions '000s and 204419 impressions '000s respectively.

  • Star Maa initiative of girl children promoting self-made clay Ganesh for the development of their school (Zilla Parishad High School)

    Star Maa initiative of girl children promoting self-made clay Ganesh for the development of their school (Zilla Parishad High School)

    MUMBAI: Star Maa, the leading Telugu entertainment channel which is part of Star India, an integrated activity of girl children promoting self-made clay Ganesh for the development of their school (ZPHS) at Prasad’s IMAX which is the initiative of the upcoming serial Mouna Raagam in Hyderabad

    The initiative has found support from Star Maa leading celebrities purchased the clay Ganesh idols from the girls and felt the need to implore people to treat our girl children more sensitively. These activations are been organized at ZPHS Alwal, Moosapet, Malkagiri and Dilsukhnagar Schools.

     Star Maa believes in entreating with a purpose. Mouna Raagam is a story of a girl born into a family which did not want girl child. This story is reflection of the dark side of our society and how hope and determination still prevails and eventually wins !.    

    Drawing attention to the fact that most commonly available idols are created from non-degradable material and the paints used contain a high amount of toxins, Star Maa has helped generate awareness and gained steady momentum during the last few years by creating a sense of responsibility among communities and delivering significant value to its partners.

  • Star Maa is 3rd highest viewed channel in the country

    Star Maa is 3rd highest viewed channel in the country

    MUMBAI: Among all the other players in the Telugu general entertainment channels (GECs) space, Star India has led in the already cluttered market consistently over the last few weeks. According to BARC data in week 34 of 2018, Star India’s GEC channel, Star Maa, is now the third highest viewed channel in the country.

    The channel claims to have an undisputed leadership over Zee that dominates the Bangla and Marathi segments. Star Maa claims to be on top of Zee Telugu by garnering 37 per cent in terms of viewership. Star Maa retained its leadership position in BARC’s week 34 with 657052 impressions (000s) sum, whereas Zee Telugu secured second position with 487964 impressions (000s) sum, followed by Gemini TV, ETV Telugu and Gemini Movies bagging third, fourth and fifth positions with 486908 impressions (000s) sum, 465314 impressions (000s) sum and 218436 impressions (000s) sum respectively.

    Karthika Deepam, Koyilamma and Kumkuma Puvva are among the top 5 programs as per BARC data that are working quite well for the channel. Furthermore, the channel is gearing up to entertain viewers with some impactful properties like Pelli Choopulu where popular TV anchor Pradeep sets out to meet eligible girls and find a potential life partner, The Great Telugu Laughter Challenge judged by the most popular Telugu comedy star Bhramanadam and Mouna Ragam a poignant story of an unwanted girl child who survives an illegal abortion attempt and journeys to become the protector of her house.

    The channel is at 936 GRPs, the highest for the Telugu brand in the BARC era [BARC, Wk 34 2018, Urban 15+ AP / TS ]. It also claims to have a well-rounded viewership in fiction, non-fiction and the biggest Tollywood movies, where it leads with more than 70 per cent slots in the prime time viewership for fiction genre. Also, Bigg Boss Season 2 in Telugu is delivering strong with a whopping 4.4 crore viewers tuning in each week.

     

  • Adithya TV, DD Bihar new entrants in Tamil, Bhojpuri markets in week 31

    Adithya TV, DD Bihar new entrants in Tamil, Bhojpuri markets in week 31

    MUMBAI: Adithya TV, a 24-hour Tamil comedy channel from the Sun TV Network came as a new entrant in the Tamil market after BARC released its ratings for week 31. Bhojpuri market also notice a new entrant this week with DD Bihar. Star continues to rule the south regions – Malayalam and Telugu with channels Asianet and Star Maa, while ZEEL’s regional channels Zee Bangla and Zee Marathi continue to rule their respective languages of Bengali and Marathi. This week Colors Bangla retained fourth position from fifth, but in the Tamil market, Sun Life came to fifth position again dethroning Colors Tamil. There wasn’t much change in the hierarchy for Bhojpuri, Kannada and Tamil with Big Ganga, Colors Kannada and Sun TV retaining their top slots.

    Bangla

    Zee Bangla continued to be placed in the first position in week 31 with an increase in viewership from 338350 impressions (000s) as recorded last week to 354634 impressions (000s) this week. Star Jalsha too retained the second slot with 285884 impressions (000s) followed by Jalsha Movies, Colors Bangla and Aakash Aath with 68316 impressions (000s), 65406 impressions (000s) and 59098 impressions (000s) respectively. All the channels in this market saw an increase in gross viewership this week.

    Bhojpuri

    This week, Big Ganga stood at the number one position to gain the highest number of viewership with 61931 impressions (000s), while Bhojpuri Cinema came second with 44723 impressions (000s), followed by Bhojpuri Dhamaka Dishum in the third position with 8145 impressions (000s). This week News18 Bihar Jharkhand came to fourth position with 3594 impressions (000s). DD Bihar came as a new entrant this week with 1575 impressions (000s).

    Kannada

    Kannada region didn’t notice any change this week. Colors Kannada retained its top position with 454407 impressions (000s). Zee Kannada and Star Suvarna retained their second and fifth positions with 400075 impressions (000s) and 167580 impressions (000s) respectively. Udaya Movies retained its third position with 240933 impressions (000s) and Udaya TV maintained its fourth position with 236768 impressions (000s).

    Malayalam

    Asianet, the Malayalam general entertainment channel of Star TV retained its first position this week as well with 316389 impressions (000s). Surya TV and Mazhavil Manorama retained their second and third positions with 95003 impressions (000s) and 92345 impressions (000s) respectively. Flowers TV remained at the fourth position with 89982 impressions (000s) followed by Asianet Movies, which also maintained its fifth position with 64215 impressions (000s) this week.

    Marathi

    Zee Marathi remained steadfast in the number one position but saw a decrease in viewership from 326009 impressions (000s) as recorded last week to 320505 impressions (000s) as of this week. Zee Talkies and Zee Yuva stayed at second and fifth positions respectively with 133441 impressions (000s) and 72303 impressions (000s). Colors Marathi and Star Pravah swapped their third and fourth positions this week with 117616 impressions (000s) and 124150 impressions (000s) respectively.

    Tamil

    Tamil market saw a slight change this week. Star Vijay and Zee Tamil swapped their second and third positions with 447452 impressions (000s) and 448728 impressions (000s) respectively. Sun TV and KTV retained their first and fourth positions with a gross viewership of 980333 impressions (000s) and 305139 impressions (000s) respectively. This week Adithya TV gained fifth position dethroning Sun Life with 73746 impressions (000s).

    Telugu

    Telugu region didn’t notice any change this week as well. Star Maa, Zee Telugu, ETV Telugu and Gemini TV retained their first, second, third and fourth positions with total viewership of 605581 impressions (000s), 534541 impressions (000s), 471771 impressions (000s) and 429793 impressions (000s) respectively. Gemini Movies also retained its fifth position with 209878 impressions (000s). This week all the channels in this region saw a decrease in their gross viewership.