Tag: Star Plus

BARC week 40: Star Plus slips to third position, SET continues to lead in urban market

MUMBAI: In the week 40 of BARC India ratings, the leading Hindi GEC Star Plus slipped to third position, last week the channel was seen at second position but the channel continues to hold first position on pay platform. In the urban market, Sony Entertainment Television and Colors were seen at first and second position respectively. This is the third consecutive week where SET is leading in urban space. Week 40 witnessed two new entrants on the free platform, Manoranjan Grand entered at third position and in rural space Colors Rishtey entered at tenth position.

In urban space, Sony Entertainment Television, Colors, Star Plus, Sony SAB, Zee TV, Dangal, Star Bharat, &TV, Big Magic and Star Utsav were at first, second, third. fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh, eighth, ninth and tenth position.

Urban

Rank	Channel Name	Weekly Impressions (000s) sum
		Week 40
1	Sony Entertainment Television	452392
2	Colors	436295
3	STAR Plus	428724
4	SONY SAB	407474
5	Zee TV	344257
6	Dangal	253273
7	STAR Bharat	211131
8	&TV	97201
9	Big Magic	96433
10	STAR Utsav	84955
HSM (Urban) : NCCS All : 2+ Individuals,

On pay platform Colors has jumped to second position from fifth last week. Sony Entertainment Television has slipped to slipped position. Zee TV has also moved one step down. Sony SAB has also moved one step down down to fifth position. The pecking order of GEC are Star Plus, Colors, Sony Entertainment Television, Zee TV, Sony SAB, Star Bharat, Dangal, Star Utsav, Sony Pal and &TV at first, second, third, fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh, eighth, ninth and tenth positions.

Pay platform

Rank	Channel Name	Weekly Impressions (000s) sum
		Week 40
1	STAR Plus	666516
2	Colors	641508
3	Sony Entertainment Television	628523
4	Zee TV	623834
5	SONY SAB	587973
6	STAR Bharat	333792
7	Dangal	258675
8	STAR Utsav	144379
9	Sony Pal	144375
10	&TV	132014
HSM (U+R) : NCCS All : 2+ Individuals,

Dangal, Big Magic, Manoranjan Grand, DD National, DD Bharati, DD Uttar Pradesh, DD Arunprabha, DD Rajasthan and DD Madhya Pradesh were the top nine channels on free platform.

Free platform

Rank	Channel Name	Weekly Impressions (000s) sum
		Week 40
1	Dangal	815830
2	Big Magic	388906
3	Manoranjan Grand	72857
4	DD National	62604
5	DD Bharati	4880
6	DD Uttar Pradesh	3607
7	DD Arunprabha	3112
8	DD Rajasthan	2510
9	DD Madhya Pradesh	1420
HSM (U+R) : NCCS All : 2+ Individuals,

Colors Rishtey was the new entrant in week 40, the channel replaced Star Utsav at tenth position. Dangal, Big magic, Zee TV, Star Plus, Colors, Sony SAB, Sony Entertainment Television, Star Bharat, Sony Pal and Colors Rishtey were the top ten channels in rural space.

Rural

Rank	Channel Name	Weekly Impressions (000s) sum
		Week 40
1	Dangal	821232
2	Big Magic	353783
3	Zee TV	280495
4	STAR Plus	239615
5	Colors	207746
6	SONY SAB	183043
7	Sony Entertainment Television	178517
8	STAR Bharat	123600
9	Sony Pal	72117
10	Colors Rishtey	70935
HSM (Rural) : NCCS All : 2+ Individuals,

October 12, 2019

Star India announces festive offer for a-la-carte channels

MUMBAI: In keeping with the festive spirit, Star India announces ‘Tyohar ka Upahar’, a promotional offer for its 16 a-la-carte channels including its popular channels — Star Plus, Maa TV, Star Jalsha, Vijay, Asianet and Hungama TV. The festive offer prices will be available with immediate effect.

“The Star network is known to offer best-in-class content inspiring a billion imaginations, making us a household name today,” said Star and Disney India country manager Sanjay Gupta. “With this promotional offer for the festive season, we hope to spread even more cheer and get more families to experience and engage with our varied entertainment offerings,” he added.

Viewers can enjoy an exciting content line-up across the network including ‘Nach Baliye’ finale, ‘Yehh jadu hai jinn ka!’, ‘TED Talks India Nayi Baat’, ‘Dance Plus’ on Star Plus, ‘Manasi Chi Choodo’ along with the World TV premiere of ‘Vinaya Vidheya Rama’, ‘Bigg Boss Telugu’ finale, ‘Sixth Sense’ on Maa TV,‘Sreemoyee’, ‘Dance Dance Junior’ and ‘Mohor’ on Star Jalsha, ‘Kaatrin Mozhi’, ‘Thazampoo’and ‘The Wall’ on Vijay, the World TV premiere of ‘Ambili’ and ‘Vanambaadi’ on Asianet, and ‘Upin & Ipin- new season, ‘Selfie with Bajrangi’- new season, ‘Shinchan’- new season and movie premier ‘Pokemon – Arceus Aur Jeevan ka Jewel’ on Hungama to name a few.

Below is the promotional pricing for the festive season:

Channel	Festive Offer Price (INR)	Current Price (INR)
Star Plus	12	19
Maa TV	12	19
Star Jalsha	12	19
Asianet	12	19
Vijay	12	17
Asianet Movies	12	15
Star Sports 1 Marathi	8	13
Star Sports 2	5	6
Hungama TV	1	6
National Geographic	1	2
Star Sports 3	1	2
Vijay Super	1	2
National Geographic Tamil	1	2
National Geographic Telugu	1	2
Nat Geo Wild	0.1	1
Star Sports First	0.1	1

October 12, 2019

Star Plus spotlights 26 Changemakers to shape a New India

Mumbai: Star Plus announces the second season of “TED Talks India NayiBaat,” a collaboration with TED, the globally celebrated nonprofit organization devoted to Ideas Worth Spreading. The new season reflects the narrative of a vibrant, fast evolving new India – bolder, brighter, braver.

A legacy of passivity and acceptance is giving way to a society that is demanding and driving change. Armed with optimism, young millennial minds are leading the way, becoming change makers, because they believe their innovative ideas and spirits are bigger than the odds they face. “TED Talks India NayiBaat” turns the spotlight on ordinary Indians doing extraordinary work. These visionaries and everyday heroes will spark new conversations, infuse movements with energy and inspire a billion imaginations to action.

The show will be aired over weekends in Hindi, English, Tamil, Bangla and Telugu across Star Plus, Nat Geo, Hotstar and Star World, starting November 2nd.

Sanjay Gupta, Country Manager, Star & Disney India,said,“With TED Talks India NayiBaat, our goal is to showcase, celebrate and support the unsung visionaries who are working towards making a positive impact on society. I believe that a nation is built on the ideas and values of its people. We hope that the ideas and work of our featured speakers inspire our youth to don the role of a social change agent.”

Shah Rukh Khan said, “On the show, I witnessed so much passion – people with pathbreaking ideas are disrupting the shackles of the impossible and finding solutions. TED Talks India is a mirror of the new face of India. It is all about being future ready and future focused. I am in awe of the diverse spectrum of speakers this season. On one hand, we have a 13-year-old scientist creating amazing inventions; on the other is a woman from Bundelkhand empowering thousands of Indian girls. This kind of television content is time-defining. It is the need of the hour.”

Chris Anderson, Head of TED, added, “India has a spirit of optimism and continuous evolution that’s beautifully captured in this series. From speakers on the TED stage to hundreds of TEDx events organized across the country, TED has had a longstanding relationship with India. We’re thrilled to continue to collaborate with Star Network to showcase the brilliant ideas that can shape the India of tomorrow.”

Tuning into the intelligent audience in this new India, aware of its potential and possibilities, Star Plus is committed to developing landmark content that is both entertaining and socially progressive. Over the years, milestone shows like Satyamev Jayate, Rubaru Roshni and the recent live telecast of Chandrayaan 2 have been some of the celebrated initiatives from the network.

Stay Tuned for TED Talks India NayiBaat, starting November 2rd, 2019 at 9.30 p.m. on Star Plus

October 4, 2019
BARC week 38: Advantage Dangal in ding dong tussle across genres with Sun TV

BENGALURU: Enterr 10 Television’s free to air (FTA) Hindi GEC Dangal was ranked first in Broadcast Audience Research Council of India (BARC) weekly list of Top 10 Channels Across Genres on All Platforms for the second time in week 38 of 2019 (Week 38: Saturday, 14 September 2019 to Friday, 20 September 2019, week or period under review). The channels in BARC’s weekly lists for both the week were same with some shuffling in ranks. As mentioned by us earlier Dangal and the Sun Tv Network’s flagship Tamil GEC Sun TV have each been vying for the numero uno position in BARC’s Across Genres on All Platforms list over the past few weeks. In week 37,Dangal retook the numero uno mantle in BARC’s Across Genres on all platforms weekly list.

Top 10 channels Across Genres on All Plaforms

The list of channels in BARC’s weekly list of Top 10 channels Across Genres on All Platforms in week 38 of 2019 was the same as in week 37, with a small tweak in ranks. Six Hindi GECs, two Tamil GECs and one channel each from the Hindi Movies and Telugu GEC genres comprised BARC’s weekly list of Top 10 channels Across Genres on All Platforms in week 38 of 2019. From the network’s perspective, there were three channels from Star India, two channels from Sony Pictures Network (SPN) and one channel each from B4U, Enterr 10 Television, Sun Tv Network, Viacom18 and Zee Entertainment Enterprises Ltd (Zeel) in the weekly list of Top 10 channels Across Genres on All Platformsin week 38 of 2019. Eight of the channels in the list were Pay TV, while two – One Hindi GEC and one Hindi Movies, were Free TV in the week under review.

Please refer to the chart below:

Top 10 channels Across Genres on the Pay Platform

There was only one change in BARC’s weekly list of top 10 channels Across Genres on the Pay Platform in week 38 of 2019 as compared to week 3. The Network18/Viacom18 associated Telugu GEC ETV Telugu re-entered the list while SPN’s Hindi Movies channel Sony Max exited it during the period under review as compared to week 37 of 2019.

There were three channels each from Star India and SPN, two channels from Zeel and one channel each from Sun Tv Network and Viacom18 in BARC’s weekly list of top 10 channels Across Genres on the Pay Platform in week 37 of 2019. Five of the channels were Hindi GEC, there were two Tamil GECsand one channel each from the Hindi Movies, Kannada and Telugu genres in BARC’s weekly list of top 10 channels Across Genres on the Pay Platform in week 38 of 2019. Unlike in week 37, the two most watched Pay channels in week 38 were a Tamil GEC at rank one and a Hindi GEC at rank two. In the previous week, the most watched Pay TV channels had been one Tamil GEC and one Telugu GEC ranked one and two respectively.

Please refer to the chart below:

Top 10 channels Across Genres on the Free Platform

All the channels in BARC’s weekly list of Top 10 channels on the Free Platform in week 38 of 2019 were the same as in the previous week, with a slight tweaking in ranks. There were three channels each from the Bhojpuri and Hindi Movies genres, two channels from Hindi GEC and one channel each from the Marathi and Sports genres. There were three channels each from B4U and Enterr 10 Television, two channels from Zeel and one channel each from the Skystar and Star India networks in week 38 of 2019.

Please refer to the chart below:

September 30, 2019
Star Gold and Star Plus to premiere ‘Kalank’ on 2 October

MUMBAI: Star Gold and Star Plus brings an exclusive day-long property, ‘Blockbuster Family Day’ on 2 October. Both the channel will air three blockbuster movies ‘De De Pyaar De’, ‘Kalank’ and ‘Super30’ at 9 am, 12 pm and 3.30 pm respectively.

Mid-week holidays are always cherished than weekends as families get more time to spend together. And it gets even more special when you have something to binge-watch with everyone! This Wednesday gear up for wholesome family entertainment filled with romance, drama and laughter as Star Gold and Star Plus curate an exclusive day-long property, ‘Blockbuster Family Day’.

With magnificent sets, stunning costumes, mesmerizing music, a riveting storyline and poignant performances, this magnum opus features a stellar star cast – Varun Dhawan, Alia Bhatt, Aditya Roy Kapur, Sonakshi Sinha, Sanjay Dutt, and Madhuri Dixit. Set during India's pre-partition era, the movie revolves around the lives of six enigmatic characters whose long-buried secrets come to light when Roop (Alia Bhatt) is torn between respect for husband, Dev (Aditya Roy Kapur) and a newfound love for Zafar (Varun Dhawan).

Star India's Spokesperson said, “Owning the mid-week holiday, we aim to break through the monotonous clutter and present an entertaining offering for the entire family. Our promise to showcase the latest and most anticipated Bollywood Blockbusters is once again exemplified by bringing Kalank's premiere on Star Gold and Star Plus. "

Promising it to be a first-class entertainment, Star Gold has launched an interactive digital campaign for the satellite premiere of Kalank. A series of videos have been released on social media platforms where the star-cast of the film not only shares anecdotes about their ‘first-class moments’ in life but also urges the audience to send in their top-notch memories.

September 27, 2019
BARC week 37: Dangal retakes top spot in yo-yo struggle across genres

BENGALURU: Enterr10 Television network’s Hindi GEC was the most watched channel Across Genres on All Platforms as well on the Free Platform in week 37 of 2019 (Saturday, 7 September 2019 to Friday, 13 September 2019, week or period under review). The channel was ranked first in Broadcast Audience Research Council of India (BARC) weekly list of Top 10 channels across genres on all platforms during the period under review as compared to second rank in week 36 of 2019 (previous week). As mentioned by us earlier(https://www.indiantelevision.com/television/tv-channels/viewership/barc-week-36-dingdong-struggle-for-top-slot-between-dangal-and-sun-tv-190913) Dangal and the Sun Tv Network’s flagship Tamil GEC Sun TV have each been vying for the numero uno position in BARC’s across genres on all platforms list over the past few weeks.

Top 10 channels Across Genres on All Platforms

The list of channels in BARC’s weekly list of Top 10 channels Across Genres on All Platforms in week 37 of 2019 was the same as in week 36, with a small tweak in ranks – the biggest one being Dangal replacing Sun TV at first place as mentioned above. Six Hindi GECs, two Tamil GECs and one channel each from the Hindi movies and Telugu GEC genres comprised BARC’s weekly list of Top 10 channels Across Genres on All Platforms in week 37 of 2019. From the network’s perspective, there were three channels from Star India, two channels from Sony Pictures Network (SPN) and one channel each from B4U, Enterr 10 Television, Sun TV Network, Viacom18 and Zee Entertainment Enterprises Ltd (Zeel) in the weekly list of Top 10 channels across genres on all platforms in week 37 of 2019. Eight of the channels in the list were Pay TV, while two were Free TV in the week under review.

Please refer the chart below:

Top 10 channels Across Genres on the Pay Platform

There was only one change in BARC’s weekly list of top 10 channels Across Genres on the Pay Platform in week 37 of 2019 as compared to week 36. The Network18/Viacom18 associated Telugu GEC ETV Telugu exited the list while Zeel’s Kannada GEC Zee Kannada entered it in week 37 of 2019. There were three channels each from Star India and SPN, two channels from Zeel and one channel each from Sun TV Network and Viacom18 in BARC’s weekly list of top 10 channels Across Genres on the Pay Platform in week 37 of 2019. Five of the channels were Hindi GEC, there were two Tamil GECs and one channel each from the Hindi movies, Kannada and Telugu genres in BARC’s weekly list of top 10 channels Across Genres on the Pay Platform in week 37 of 2019. As in week 37, the two most watched Pay channels on the Pay TV platform were not Hindi GECs’ – they were Tamil and Telugu GECs’ ranked one and two respectively.

Please refer to the chart below:

Top 10 channels Across Genres on the Free Platform

All the channels in BARC’s weekly list of Top 10 channels on the Free Platform in week 37 of 2019 were the same as in the previous week, with a slight tweaking in ranks. There were three channels each from the Bhojpuri and Hindi movies genres, two channels from Hindi GEC and one channel each from the Marathi and sports genres. There were three channels each from B4U and Enterr 10 Television, two channels from Zeel and one channel each from the Skystar and Star India networks.

Please refer the chart below:

September 23, 2019
BARC week 37: No changes in Hindi GEC

MUMBAI: Hindi GEC did not observe any major changes in week 37 of BARC India ratings. Most of the channels in urban and rural segments and on pay and free platforms continued to hold their respective positions like last week. Star plus continued to lead with pole position in the urban segment as well as on pay platform. Similarly, Dangal continued to hold its leading position on free platform as well as in rural segment.

On pay platform, &TV and Star Utsav exchanged their places at ninth and tenth positions. The pecking order of the rest of the channels remained unchanged in week 37 of BARC India ratings.

Hindi GEC Pay Platform

Dangal, Big Magic, DD National, DD Arunprabha, DD Uttar Pradesh, DD Madhya Pradesh and DD Rajasthan were seen at first, second, third, fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh, eighth, ninth and tenth positions respectively.

Hindi GEC Free Platform

In urban segment, Sony Pal replaced Star Utsav at tenth position. Apart from this, no changes were observed in the urban segment.

Hindi GEC Urban

Zee Anmol and Sony Pal exchanged their places at ninth and tenth positions. Even Colors and Sony Entertainment Television also exchanged their places at sixth and seventh positions.

Hindi GEC Rural

September 19, 2019
BARC week 36: Dingdong struggle for top slot between Dangal and Sun TV

BENGALURU: Enterr 10 Television’s free to air (FTA) Hindi GEC Dangal and the Sun Tv Network’s flagship pay TV Tamil GEC Sun TV have been interchanging ranks one and two in Broadcast Audience Research Council of India (BARC) weekly list of Top 10 Channels Across Genres on All Platforms over the past few weeks.

Sun TV led the list in week 36 of 2019 (week or period under review). The list of Top 10 Channels Across Genres on All Platforms in week 36 of 2019 had the same channels with some tweaks in the ranks as compared to week 35. As in the previous week, there were six Hindi GECs, two Tamil GECs and one channel each from the Hindi movies and Telugu genres in BARC’s weekly list of top 10 channels across genres on all platforms in week 36 of 2019.

From the network perspective, there were three channels from the Star India Network, two channels from Sony Pictures Network India (SPN), one channel each from B4U Network, Enterr 10 Television, the Sun TV Network, Viacom18 and Zee Entertainment Enterprises Ltd in BARC’s across genres weekly list on all platforms for week 36 of 2019. There were eight pay TV channels and two FTA channels in the list during the week under review.

Please refer to the figure below:

Sun TV also headed BARC’s weekly list of Top 10 Pay Channels Across Genres in week 36 of 2019. Nine of the channels in the list in week 36 of 2019 were the same as in week 36. Zeel’s flagship Telugu GEC Zee Telugu exited the list as SPN’s Hindi movies channel Sony Max re-entered it during the week under review.

BARC’s weekly list of Top 10 Pay Channels Across Genres in week 36 of 2019 had five Hindi GECs, two each of Telugu and Tamil GECs and one Hindi movie channel. There were four channels from Star India, three from SPN, two from Viacom18 and one channel from Zeel. It is interesting to note that the top 2 pay channels in week 36 of 2019 were not Hindi GECs – they were Tamil and Telugu GECs.

Please refer to the figure below:

BARC’s weekly list of Top 10 Free Channels Across Genres in week 36 of 2019 saw the exit of Zeel’s Music channel Zing and the entry of Star India’s Sports channel Star Sports First. There were three channels each from the Bhojpuri and Hindi movies genres, two channels from Hindi GEC and one channel each from the Marathi and sports genres.
There were three channels each from B4U and Enterr 10 Television two channels from Zeel and one channel each from the Skystar and Star India networks.

Please refer to the figure below:

September 13, 2019
BARC week 35: Not much change in across genres lists

BENGALURU: There was no attrition in Broadcast Audience Research Council of India’s (BARC) list of top 10 channels across genres on all platforms in week 35 of 2019 as compared to the previous week. The ranking was also almost identical in week 35 of 2019 as compared to week 34, except that Sony Pictures Network India’s (SPN) flagship Hindi GEC Sony Entertainment Television (SET) interchanged ranks with Zee Entertainment Enterprises Ltd’s (Zeel) flagship Hindi GEC Zee TV. In BARC’s weekly list of top 10 channels across genres on all platforms for week 35 of 2019 (Saturday, 24 August 2019 to Friday, 30 August 2019), there were six Hindi GECs, two channels from the Tamil genre and one channel each from Hindi movies and Telugu genres. From the network’s perspective there were three channels from Star India, two channels from SPN and one channel each from B4U, Enterr 10 Television, the Sun TV Network, Viacom18 and Zeel. Eight of the channels were from the pay platform and there were two channels from the free-to-air of FTA channels. Please refer to the list below.

In the case of top 10 pay channels across genres, SPN’s Hindi movie channel Sony Max exited the list in week 35 of 2019 while Zeel’s flagship Telugu GEC Zee Telugu entered the list. The list comprised of five Hindi GECs, two channels each from the Tamil and the Telugu genres and one Hindi movies channel. Three of the channels were from Star India, two channels each were from SPN, Viacom18 and Zeel and one channel from the Sun TV Network. Please refer to the list below

BARC’s list of top 10 free to air channels across genres also saw just one change – Enter 10 Television’s Hindi movie channel Enterr 10 exited the list and was replaced by Zeel’s music channel Zing. There were three channels each from the Bhojpuri and Hindi movies genres, two channels from Hindi GEC and one channel each from the Marathi and music genres.
There were three channels each from B4U, Enterr 10 Television and Zeel and one channel from Skystar. Please refer to the charts below:

September 9, 2019
National Geographic,. Star Plus,. Star Bharat & Hotstar join forces to showcase India’s mission to the Moon to Indians across the globe

MUMBAI: India will be carving a place for itself among the world's space faring nations with ISRO's Chandrayaan 2 landing as it attempts to become the fourth country to land on the moon after the former Soviet Union, US and China. If successful, Chandrayaan 2 will be the southernmost lunar landing ever on the moon's surface. This will be a moment of national pride for India and to celebrate it, National Geographic, Star Plus, Star Bharat and Hotstar have come together to telecast the Chandrayaan 2 landing to viewers across 100+ countries.

National Geographic has a rich legacy in pushing the boundaries of exploration and bringing it alive through credible and immersive storytelling over the last 131 years.Star Plus and Star Bharat have built love among Indians through new and innovative stories that stimulate change. The coming together of these stellar forces aims at uniting Indians across 100+ countries to witness this historic mission.

"This event will be a historic and immensely proud moment for India. What ISRO and the team of scientists have achieved is nothing short of spectacular. The Star network believes in inspiring its viewers with path breaking content and we are delighted to provide our audience with the chance to witness the historic moment live" said Sanjay Gupta, Country Manager- Star & Disney India

This milestone event will also include spectacular visuals, trivia and expert interviews to demystify the mission in an immersive and authentic way. The show will be telecast live on National Geographic, Hotstar,Star Plus and Star Bharat in India on September 6, 2019 from
11.30 PM1ST (6:00PMGMD, one hour before the scheduled touchdown. It will also air across
100+ countries and will be available to viewers on Hotstar anytime, anywhere.

September 5, 2019