Tag: Star Pravah

  • Riteish Deshmukh to make his Marathi TV debut on Star Pravah

    Riteish Deshmukh to make his Marathi TV debut on Star Pravah

    MUMBAI: Breaking the boundaries of Marathi General Entertainment (GE), Star’s Marathi entertainment channel, Star Pravah is all set to present edge-of-the-seat excitement to Marathi viewers with its new non-fiction show Vikta Ka Uttar featuring Bollywood superstar Riteish Deshmukh.

    In a first of its kind format, Vikta ka Uttar is a unique quiz show that will be a trendsetter for Marathi speaking audiences. Riteish will feature in a ‘never-seen-before’ avatar in this upcoming show, which endeavours not only to entertain, but also give every Maharashtrian a unique platform to earn lakhs of rupees as prize money.

    Highly excited about his foray on Marathi Television Riteish opines, “Marathi is my mother tongue and I am really excited to debut on Marathi TV as a host. For quite some time, I have been looking at various concepts and formats but when Star Pravah approached me with Vikta Ka Uttar, I knew ‘this was it’. In this show, the bargaining skills of a contestant will be put through rigour. I strongly believe that Vikta Ka Uttar will establish connect with every viewer because in our daily lives we keep on bargaining for some of the other reason.”

    Stressing on his passion for Marathi content, “A Maharashtrian should never forgo his Marathiness. It will be my honest endeavor to give my best while hosting this show for Marathi audience. I am very excited to be a part of Star Pravah family. I am really looking forward to hosting my first Marathi Television show ‘Vikta Ka Uttar’.”

    To participate in Vikta Ka Uttar, first question will be on-air from 2 July onwards on Star Pravah and Star Pravah HD.

  • Riteish Deshmukh to make his Marathi TV debut on Star Pravah

    Riteish Deshmukh to make his Marathi TV debut on Star Pravah

    MUMBAI: Breaking the boundaries of Marathi General Entertainment (GE), Star’s Marathi entertainment channel, Star Pravah is all set to present edge-of-the-seat excitement to Marathi viewers with its new non-fiction show Vikta Ka Uttar featuring Bollywood superstar Riteish Deshmukh.

    In a first of its kind format, Vikta ka Uttar is a unique quiz show that will be a trendsetter for Marathi speaking audiences. Riteish will feature in a ‘never-seen-before’ avatar in this upcoming show, which endeavours not only to entertain, but also give every Maharashtrian a unique platform to earn lakhs of rupees as prize money.

    Highly excited about his foray on Marathi Television Riteish opines, “Marathi is my mother tongue and I am really excited to debut on Marathi TV as a host. For quite some time, I have been looking at various concepts and formats but when Star Pravah approached me with Vikta Ka Uttar, I knew ‘this was it’. In this show, the bargaining skills of a contestant will be put through rigour. I strongly believe that Vikta Ka Uttar will establish connect with every viewer because in our daily lives we keep on bargaining for some of the other reason.”

    Stressing on his passion for Marathi content, “A Maharashtrian should never forgo his Marathiness. It will be my honest endeavor to give my best while hosting this show for Marathi audience. I am very excited to be a part of Star Pravah family. I am really looking forward to hosting my first Marathi Television show ‘Vikta Ka Uttar’.”

    To participate in Vikta Ka Uttar, first question will be on-air from 2 July onwards on Star Pravah and Star Pravah HD.

  • Star Vijay launches Vijay HD

    Star Vijay launches Vijay HD

    MUMBAI: Star India has received licenses from the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (MIB) to launch high-definition (HD) channels in the regional space. Star has got uplinking licenses to launch the HD versions of its Telugu GEC Maa TV, Telugu movie channel Maa Movies, Bengali GEC Star Jalsha, Bengali movie channel Jalsha Movies and Marathi GEC Star Pravah.

    Vijay Television has launched its HD channel Vijay HD on 29th May 2016, Sunday, giving the viewers high quality content with clearer picture and superior sound quality. Along with it the channel has recently launched its two new non fictional shows- Neengalum vellalam oru Kodi (mon-wed 7 pm) and Atcham Thavir (thurs-sun 7 pm) during its prime time. To watch Star Vijay HD, contact your Cable/ DTH operator.

    “The rapid pace in which technology is evolving has made Quality a main prerogative for Success. Consumers have started to expect Quality in all aspects of life and the need has been even more in Entertainment. Star Vijay is all set to join a few select channels that have embraced this evolving technology and have moved beyond. Star Vijay is crossing this threshold of providing High Quality Entertainment beginning from 29th May 2016 – by launching our High Definition feed – Star Vijay HD.” Says, K. Sriram, General Manager, Star Vijay.

  • Star Vijay launches Vijay HD

    Star Vijay launches Vijay HD

    MUMBAI: Star India has received licenses from the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (MIB) to launch high-definition (HD) channels in the regional space. Star has got uplinking licenses to launch the HD versions of its Telugu GEC Maa TV, Telugu movie channel Maa Movies, Bengali GEC Star Jalsha, Bengali movie channel Jalsha Movies and Marathi GEC Star Pravah.

    Vijay Television has launched its HD channel Vijay HD on 29th May 2016, Sunday, giving the viewers high quality content with clearer picture and superior sound quality. Along with it the channel has recently launched its two new non fictional shows- Neengalum vellalam oru Kodi (mon-wed 7 pm) and Atcham Thavir (thurs-sun 7 pm) during its prime time. To watch Star Vijay HD, contact your Cable/ DTH operator.

    “The rapid pace in which technology is evolving has made Quality a main prerogative for Success. Consumers have started to expect Quality in all aspects of life and the need has been even more in Entertainment. Star Vijay is all set to join a few select channels that have embraced this evolving technology and have moved beyond. Star Vijay is crossing this threshold of providing High Quality Entertainment beginning from 29th May 2016 – by launching our High Definition feed – Star Vijay HD.” Says, K. Sriram, General Manager, Star Vijay.

  • Zee Network plans to launch Zee Marathi HD

    Zee Network plans to launch Zee Marathi HD

    MUMBAI:  After Star India launching HD feed of its regional channels Star Jalsha and Star Pravah and Viacom’s Colors too planning to launch high definition feed for its Marathi channel, it is the Subhash Chanrda led network that is firming plans to enter the space.  Zee Network plans to launch the HD feed of its Marathi Channel, Zee Marathi. 

    A source close to the development shared, “The HD feed for Zee Marathi will be launched soon. The network is in the planning process. As soon as clearances on certain things are done, the network will announce the launch.” 

    In the Marathi genre, Zee Marathi has been the number ones channel in Broadcast Audience Research Council (BARC) all India data. In week 16 of BARC data, the channel recorded first position with 134767 Impressions (000’s) followed by Colors Marathi on second spot with 88538 Impressions (000’s) and Zee Talkies with 55078 Impressions (000’s) stood at number third.   

    Zee Marathi’s programmes Nanda Saukhya bhare, Chala Hawa Yeu Dya and Pasant Aahe Mulgi are among the top three programmes in the Marathi genre. 

     

  • Zee Network plans to launch Zee Marathi HD

    Zee Network plans to launch Zee Marathi HD

    MUMBAI:  After Star India launching HD feed of its regional channels Star Jalsha and Star Pravah and Viacom’s Colors too planning to launch high definition feed for its Marathi channel, it is the Subhash Chanrda led network that is firming plans to enter the space.  Zee Network plans to launch the HD feed of its Marathi Channel, Zee Marathi. 

    A source close to the development shared, “The HD feed for Zee Marathi will be launched soon. The network is in the planning process. As soon as clearances on certain things are done, the network will announce the launch.” 

    In the Marathi genre, Zee Marathi has been the number ones channel in Broadcast Audience Research Council (BARC) all India data. In week 16 of BARC data, the channel recorded first position with 134767 Impressions (000’s) followed by Colors Marathi on second spot with 88538 Impressions (000’s) and Zee Talkies with 55078 Impressions (000’s) stood at number third.   

    Zee Marathi’s programmes Nanda Saukhya bhare, Chala Hawa Yeu Dya and Pasant Aahe Mulgi are among the top three programmes in the Marathi genre. 

     

  • BARC week 9: Regional channel leaders maintain status quo; ETV Bihar Jharkhand & Polimer TV exit their genres

    BARC week 9: Regional channel leaders maintain status quo; ETV Bihar Jharkhand & Polimer TV exit their genres

    MUMBAI: There were no major shifts in week 9 of BARC ratings as far as the regional television channels were concerned. The leaders of the respective genres continued to dominate their position, whereas ETV Bihar Jharkhand exited the top five in the Bhojpuri genre and Polimer TV exited the Tamil genre .Oscar Movies entered Bhojpuri genre and J Movies entered in Tamil genre 

    Bangla GECs

    Star Jalsha continued to be the numero uno channel in the Bangla general entertainment channel with 244740 (‘000s) as against 223650 (‘000s) in week eight. Zee Bangla retained the second berth with 131428(‘000s) followed by Jalsha Movies in the third position with 62471 (‘000s).Zee Bangla Cinema was in fourth slot with 38636 (‘000s).Though Colors Bangla saw a fall in its rating , it maintained the fifth position with 29842 (‘000s) as against 30744 (‘000s) in previous week . 

    Bhojpuri GECs 

    Though Big Magic Ganga saw fall in its rating, it continued to maintain first position with 19226 (‘000s) as against 20196 (‘000s) in the previous week. Bhojpuri Cinema retained second berth with 15793 (‘000s) followed by Dabangg at third position with 8222 (‘000s). Dangal TV with 7730 (‘000s) retained fourth slot. Oscar Movies Bhojpuri bagged fifth position with 3142 (‘000s) whereas ETV Bihar Jharkhand exited the top five in the Bhojpuri genre. 

    Kannada GECs

    Colors Kannada retained numero uno position with 24060 (‘000s) followed by Suvarna at number two position with 175718 (‘000s) as against 182363 (‘000s) in the previous week. Zee Kannada retained third spot with 157397 (‘000s), while Udaya Movies at fourth berth with 135803 (‘000s) followed by Udaya TV at fifth spot with 134133 (‘000s).

    Malayalam GECs

    Though Asianet saw a fall in its rating , it continued to dominate first position with 324464 (‘000s) as against 410813 (‘000s) in previous week. Mazhavil Manorama retained second position with 91653 (‘000s) . Surya TV bagged third position with 83271 (‘000s) pushing down Flowers TV at fourth position with 81607 (‘000s) as against 72372 (‘000s) in previous week. Asianet Movies came down to fifth position from fourth position with 57168 (‘000s) as against 60124 (‘000s) in week eight.

    Marathi GECs

    Zee Marathi also remained at the top with 131479 (‘000s) followed by Colors Marathi in second position with 99583 (‘000s) as against 103425(‘000s) in the previous week. Zee Talkies retained third position with 67297 (‘000s), while Star Pravah climbed up to fourth position with 39096 (‘000s) pushing down Fakt Marathi to fifth position with 34458(‘000s)

    Oriya GECs 

    Sarthak TV retained position on the top with a sharp rise in its rating to 105387 (‘000s) as against 88626 (‘000s) in week eight. Tarang TV retained second berth with 50819(‘000s). Odisha TV climbed up to third position from fourth position with 14667 (‘000s) pushing down Colors Oriya in fourth position with 14629 (‘000s) as against 20625(‘000s)in week eight, followed by Alankar at fifth position with 8740 (‘000s) .

    Tamil GECs 

    Sun TV continued to be in the top most position in the Tamil general entertainment space with 976616 (‘000s) followed by KTV at second position with 273723 (‘000s). Whereas Star Vijay continued to hold its third position with 171870 (‘000s). Zee Tamil climbed up to fourth position from fifth position with 82998 (‘000s) as against 79165(‘000s) in the previous week. J Movies bagged the fifth position with 76673 (‘000s) while Polimer TV exited from the top five in Tamil general entertainment space. 

    Telugu GECs 

    ETV Telugu continued to be the leader in the Telugu general entertainment space with 387663 (‘000s) followed by Zee Telugu at second position with 358683 (‘000s), while Maa TV retained the third berth with 355552 (‘000s) as against 365602 (‘000s) and Gemini TV continued to hold fourth position with 290460 (‘000s). Though there was slight dip in rating for Gemini Movies, it retained fifth position with 174603 (‘000s) as againt 189472 (‘000s) in week eight.

  • BARC week 9: Regional channel leaders maintain status quo; ETV Bihar Jharkhand & Polimer TV exit their genres

    BARC week 9: Regional channel leaders maintain status quo; ETV Bihar Jharkhand & Polimer TV exit their genres

    MUMBAI: There were no major shifts in week 9 of BARC ratings as far as the regional television channels were concerned. The leaders of the respective genres continued to dominate their position, whereas ETV Bihar Jharkhand exited the top five in the Bhojpuri genre and Polimer TV exited the Tamil genre .Oscar Movies entered Bhojpuri genre and J Movies entered in Tamil genre 

    Bangla GECs

    Star Jalsha continued to be the numero uno channel in the Bangla general entertainment channel with 244740 (‘000s) as against 223650 (‘000s) in week eight. Zee Bangla retained the second berth with 131428(‘000s) followed by Jalsha Movies in the third position with 62471 (‘000s).Zee Bangla Cinema was in fourth slot with 38636 (‘000s).Though Colors Bangla saw a fall in its rating , it maintained the fifth position with 29842 (‘000s) as against 30744 (‘000s) in previous week . 

    Bhojpuri GECs 

    Though Big Magic Ganga saw fall in its rating, it continued to maintain first position with 19226 (‘000s) as against 20196 (‘000s) in the previous week. Bhojpuri Cinema retained second berth with 15793 (‘000s) followed by Dabangg at third position with 8222 (‘000s). Dangal TV with 7730 (‘000s) retained fourth slot. Oscar Movies Bhojpuri bagged fifth position with 3142 (‘000s) whereas ETV Bihar Jharkhand exited the top five in the Bhojpuri genre. 

    Kannada GECs

    Colors Kannada retained numero uno position with 24060 (‘000s) followed by Suvarna at number two position with 175718 (‘000s) as against 182363 (‘000s) in the previous week. Zee Kannada retained third spot with 157397 (‘000s), while Udaya Movies at fourth berth with 135803 (‘000s) followed by Udaya TV at fifth spot with 134133 (‘000s).

    Malayalam GECs

    Though Asianet saw a fall in its rating , it continued to dominate first position with 324464 (‘000s) as against 410813 (‘000s) in previous week. Mazhavil Manorama retained second position with 91653 (‘000s) . Surya TV bagged third position with 83271 (‘000s) pushing down Flowers TV at fourth position with 81607 (‘000s) as against 72372 (‘000s) in previous week. Asianet Movies came down to fifth position from fourth position with 57168 (‘000s) as against 60124 (‘000s) in week eight.

    Marathi GECs

    Zee Marathi also remained at the top with 131479 (‘000s) followed by Colors Marathi in second position with 99583 (‘000s) as against 103425(‘000s) in the previous week. Zee Talkies retained third position with 67297 (‘000s), while Star Pravah climbed up to fourth position with 39096 (‘000s) pushing down Fakt Marathi to fifth position with 34458(‘000s)

    Oriya GECs 

    Sarthak TV retained position on the top with a sharp rise in its rating to 105387 (‘000s) as against 88626 (‘000s) in week eight. Tarang TV retained second berth with 50819(‘000s). Odisha TV climbed up to third position from fourth position with 14667 (‘000s) pushing down Colors Oriya in fourth position with 14629 (‘000s) as against 20625(‘000s)in week eight, followed by Alankar at fifth position with 8740 (‘000s) .

    Tamil GECs 

    Sun TV continued to be in the top most position in the Tamil general entertainment space with 976616 (‘000s) followed by KTV at second position with 273723 (‘000s). Whereas Star Vijay continued to hold its third position with 171870 (‘000s). Zee Tamil climbed up to fourth position from fifth position with 82998 (‘000s) as against 79165(‘000s) in the previous week. J Movies bagged the fifth position with 76673 (‘000s) while Polimer TV exited from the top five in Tamil general entertainment space. 

    Telugu GECs 

    ETV Telugu continued to be the leader in the Telugu general entertainment space with 387663 (‘000s) followed by Zee Telugu at second position with 358683 (‘000s), while Maa TV retained the third berth with 355552 (‘000s) as against 365602 (‘000s) and Gemini TV continued to hold fourth position with 290460 (‘000s). Though there was slight dip in rating for Gemini Movies, it retained fifth position with 174603 (‘000s) as againt 189472 (‘000s) in week eight.

  • BARC week 8: Most regional channels successfully continue to retain their positions

    BARC week 8: Most regional channels successfully continue to retain their positions

    MUMBAI: Fakt Marathi climbed fourth position from fifth position pushing down Star Pravah in fifth position, even as the leaders of all regional channel continued dominate their respective positions with slight increase and fall in ratings, according to the Broadcast Audience Research Council (BARC).

    Bangla GEC

    Star Jalsha was in the numero uno position among Bangla general entertainment channels with 223650 (‘000s) as against 220355 (‘000s) in week Seven. Zee Bangla bagged the second berth with 142368 (‘000s) followed by Jalsha Movies in the third position with 69316 (‘000s).

    Though Zee Bangla Cinema saw a fall in ratings, it maintained the fourth position with 30816 (‘000s) as against 37709 (‘000s) in the previous week followed by Colors Bangla at the fifth slot with 30744 (‘000s).

    Bhojpuri GEC

    Big Magic Ganga saw a sharp rise and continued to maintain the top position with 20196 (‘000s) against 16346 (‘000s) in week Seven, followed by Bhojpuri Cinema at second position with 15728 (‘000s).  

    In comparison, Dabangg climbed up to third slot with 7489 (‘000s) and pushed Dangal TV to the fourth position with 7485 (‘000s) in week 8 while ETV Bihar Jharkhand with 3993 (‘000s) maintained its number five position.

    Kannada GECs

    Colors Kannada retained its top position with 239925 (‘000s) followed by Suvarna at number two position with 182363 (‘000s), while Zee Kannada retained third spot with 144678 (‘000s) followed by Udaya Movies at fourth berth with 135757 (‘000s) as against 130904 (‘000s) in the preceding week. Udaya TV stood at fifth spot with 132177 (‘000s) as against 119542 (‘000s) in the previous week .

    Malayalam GECs

    Asianet continued to hold the top slot with rise in ratings at 410813 (‘000s) showing a further rise compared to its figures of 340204 (‘000s) in the previous week. This was followed by Mazhavil Manorama with 91947 (‘000s) in the second berth. Flowers TV saw a dip in its rating but managed to retain the third spot with 72372 (‘000s) as against 88537 (‘000s) in week 7 .Asianet Movies with 60124(‘000s) stood at number four position followed by Surya TV at fifth berth with 53843(‘000s)

    Marathi GECs

    Zee Marathi also remained at the top with 133880 (‘000s) followed by Colors Marathi in second position with 103425 (‘000s) as against 95409 (‘000s) in previous week. While Zee Talkies retained third position with 65090 (‘000s) as against 89848 (‘000s) in week 7, Fakt Marathi climbed one step to fourth position with 51755 (‘000s) as against 24396 (‘000s) in the previous week, pushing down Star Pravah in fifth position with 42576 (‘000s) as against 46968 (‘000s) in week 7.

    Oriya GECs

    Though Sarthak TV witnessed a slight fall in its ratings, it maintained its position on top with 88626 (‘000s) as against 92440 (‘000s) in week 7, followed by Tarang TV in second spot with 56638 (‘000s). Colors Oriya retained third berth with 20625 (‘000s) whereas Odisha TV was in fourth position with 17571 (‘000s) showing a slight increase in its ratings followed by Alankar with 9815 (‘000s) in fifth place as against 7187 (‘000s) in previous week.

    Tamil GECs

    Sun TV remained the leader in the Tamil space with a minor fall  in ratings at 938256 (‘000s) as against 953616 (‘000s) in week 7.KTV was at number two with fall in ratings at 234971 (‘000s) as against 264009 (‘000s) in the previous week whereas Star Vijay continued to hold its third position with 167514 (‘000s) followed by Polimer in fourth slot with 81404 (‘000s) and Zee Tamil on fifth slot with 79165 (‘000s) in week 8.

    Telugu GECs

    Though ETV Telugu saw a fall in ratings, it continued to lead the Telugu genre with 398781 (‘000s) as against 417220 (‘000s) the week, before followed by Zee Telugu on second position with 367722 (‘000s) and Maa TV on third spot with 365602 (‘000s). Gemini TV retained its place in the fourth rung with 281682 (‘000s) while Gemini Movies with 189472 (‘000s) stood in the fifth position.

  • BARC week 8: Most regional channels successfully continue to retain their positions

    BARC week 8: Most regional channels successfully continue to retain their positions

    MUMBAI: Fakt Marathi climbed fourth position from fifth position pushing down Star Pravah in fifth position, even as the leaders of all regional channel continued dominate their respective positions with slight increase and fall in ratings, according to the Broadcast Audience Research Council (BARC).

    Bangla GEC

    Star Jalsha was in the numero uno position among Bangla general entertainment channels with 223650 (‘000s) as against 220355 (‘000s) in week Seven. Zee Bangla bagged the second berth with 142368 (‘000s) followed by Jalsha Movies in the third position with 69316 (‘000s).

    Though Zee Bangla Cinema saw a fall in ratings, it maintained the fourth position with 30816 (‘000s) as against 37709 (‘000s) in the previous week followed by Colors Bangla at the fifth slot with 30744 (‘000s).

    Bhojpuri GEC

    Big Magic Ganga saw a sharp rise and continued to maintain the top position with 20196 (‘000s) against 16346 (‘000s) in week Seven, followed by Bhojpuri Cinema at second position with 15728 (‘000s).  

    In comparison, Dabangg climbed up to third slot with 7489 (‘000s) and pushed Dangal TV to the fourth position with 7485 (‘000s) in week 8 while ETV Bihar Jharkhand with 3993 (‘000s) maintained its number five position.

    Kannada GECs

    Colors Kannada retained its top position with 239925 (‘000s) followed by Suvarna at number two position with 182363 (‘000s), while Zee Kannada retained third spot with 144678 (‘000s) followed by Udaya Movies at fourth berth with 135757 (‘000s) as against 130904 (‘000s) in the preceding week. Udaya TV stood at fifth spot with 132177 (‘000s) as against 119542 (‘000s) in the previous week .

    Malayalam GECs

    Asianet continued to hold the top slot with rise in ratings at 410813 (‘000s) showing a further rise compared to its figures of 340204 (‘000s) in the previous week. This was followed by Mazhavil Manorama with 91947 (‘000s) in the second berth. Flowers TV saw a dip in its rating but managed to retain the third spot with 72372 (‘000s) as against 88537 (‘000s) in week 7 .Asianet Movies with 60124(‘000s) stood at number four position followed by Surya TV at fifth berth with 53843(‘000s)

    Marathi GECs

    Zee Marathi also remained at the top with 133880 (‘000s) followed by Colors Marathi in second position with 103425 (‘000s) as against 95409 (‘000s) in previous week. While Zee Talkies retained third position with 65090 (‘000s) as against 89848 (‘000s) in week 7, Fakt Marathi climbed one step to fourth position with 51755 (‘000s) as against 24396 (‘000s) in the previous week, pushing down Star Pravah in fifth position with 42576 (‘000s) as against 46968 (‘000s) in week 7.

    Oriya GECs

    Though Sarthak TV witnessed a slight fall in its ratings, it maintained its position on top with 88626 (‘000s) as against 92440 (‘000s) in week 7, followed by Tarang TV in second spot with 56638 (‘000s). Colors Oriya retained third berth with 20625 (‘000s) whereas Odisha TV was in fourth position with 17571 (‘000s) showing a slight increase in its ratings followed by Alankar with 9815 (‘000s) in fifth place as against 7187 (‘000s) in previous week.

    Tamil GECs

    Sun TV remained the leader in the Tamil space with a minor fall  in ratings at 938256 (‘000s) as against 953616 (‘000s) in week 7.KTV was at number two with fall in ratings at 234971 (‘000s) as against 264009 (‘000s) in the previous week whereas Star Vijay continued to hold its third position with 167514 (‘000s) followed by Polimer in fourth slot with 81404 (‘000s) and Zee Tamil on fifth slot with 79165 (‘000s) in week 8.

    Telugu GECs

    Though ETV Telugu saw a fall in ratings, it continued to lead the Telugu genre with 398781 (‘000s) as against 417220 (‘000s) the week, before followed by Zee Telugu on second position with 367722 (‘000s) and Maa TV on third spot with 365602 (‘000s). Gemini TV retained its place in the fourth rung with 281682 (‘000s) while Gemini Movies with 189472 (‘000s) stood in the fifth position.