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  • Star Network wants ISL to be postponed

    Star Network wants ISL to be postponed

    MUMBAI: Post 2014 FIFA World Cup, football fans in India were eagerly waiting for Indian Super League (ISL) to begin. While it is slated for September, its official broadcast partner Star Network has asked IMG-Reliance to postpone the inaugural season.

     

    The Champions League T20 cricket tournament is likely to start from 7 September. The All India Football Federation (AIFF) has given IMG-Reliance a window of 18 September to 7 December for the eight-team league.

     

    The network which is also the promoter of the football league, does not want the league to clash with the cricket tournament.

     

    IMG-Reliance senior official Priti Srivastava told IANS, “Star has requested us to change the dates of the league. But it will be extremely difficult for us. We are still in talks with Star to find a viable solution.”

     

    AIFF secretary general Kushal Das also said that the national calendar could not be compromised for ISL.

     

    He added, “We have given them the window and they have to host the ISL during that period.”

     

    However, there is some good news as Hero MotoCorp has come on board as as the title sponsor of the league which will now be called ‘Hero Indian Super League’.

    Hero has signed a three-year deal with ISL.

     

     

     

  • MediaPro terminates distribution alliance with NDTV, MCCS, MGM

    MediaPro terminates distribution alliance with NDTV, MCCS, MGM

    MUMBAI: The MediaPro split is known to all. With Star and Zee setting up their affiliate sales teams for their respective channels, a few networks that formed a part of the content aggregator have now been left with no choice but to distribute the channel on its own.

     

    The three year distribution venture split after the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) came out with its regulation on the role of content aggregators. News now is that MediaPro has decided to not renew its distribution deal with New Delhi Television (NDTV) with effect from 1 April 2014.

     

    The content aggregator has also terminated its distribution alliance with   Media Content & Communication Services (MCCS) and MGM programming Service India (MGM) with effect from 16 April 2014.

     

    As a result of this, NDTV (NDTV India, NDTV 24×7, NDTV Good Times and NDTV Profit), MGM (MGM) and MCCS (ABP News, ABP Majha and ABP Ananda) will now distribute their respective channels through their own independent affiliate teams.

  • Star Sports and KidZania collaborate to empower kids

    Star Sports and KidZania collaborate to empower kids

    MUMBAI: Star Sports and KidZania have collaborated and co-created a unique platform for kids that will help nurture children’s self-confidence through exposure to a real-life TV show experience. 

     

    The Star India Studio activity at KidZania Mumbai simulates a working television production facility allowing kids to role-play and understand various nuances of television broadcast, providing them with a remarkable opportunity to truly understand how life is on the ‘other side of the TV screen’ and showcase their abilities.  The activity is in tandem with KidZania’s unique proposition of edutainment – learning through role-play and real-life experiences.

     

    As a part of this initiative, kids visiting KidZania were encouraged to audition and five children were selected to be part of an expert panel siscussion on the Star Power special segment hosted by Manish Batavia. The show was recorded at the Star India TV Studio establishment at KidZania Mumbai and is scheduled to air on 25 May 2014 in English on Star Sports 1 & Star Sports HD1 and in Hindi on Star Sports 3.

     

    The innovative content package from Star will see kids offer their fresh perspective on the most followed sport in India – cricket as well as provide a light and entertaining segment for viewers of the show ‘Star Power’.

     

     “We, at Star, are always on a look-out for innovative content opportunities to provide our viewers with sports broadcast experience like never before. To achieve this objective, we are delighted to have partnered with KidZania to create a special segment for kids on STAR Power,” said Star India sports business head Nitin Kukreja.

     

     He further added “It will be refreshing to hear kids give their innocent perspective on the game of cricket for a change and hopefully this segment will inspire budding anchors to come forward and express themselves.”

     

     Commenting on this partnership, KidZania India chief marketing officer Viraj Jit Singh, said “KidZania is all about, empowering, inspiring and educating children through real-life ROLE-PLAY experiences and we look at partnering brands that help bring realism and authenticity to our activities.  This exceptional opportunity with Star has helped further build our promise of “real experiences”. It’s allowed kids to build self-confidence and encouraged creativity as they transferred their experiential learning from the activities at the Star TV Studio at KidZania to a real life TV Show.”

  • IBF panel hopes to standardise TV ratings system

    IBF panel hopes to standardise TV ratings system

    The Indian Broadcasting Federation (IBF), which has representation from all major channels, is setting up a committee to review the television rating systems in India.

    Presently, there are no uniform guidelines wherein agencies can rate programmes on various channels.

     

    “The IBF is putting together a technical committee to prescribe the technical specifications for a rating system which would be valid for India,” the Financial Express quoted Bhuvan Lall, executive director, IBF, as saying.

     

    The IBF has 29 members, including representatives of Doordarshan, Star, Zee, Sony, Discovery, TV Today, Sahara, ESPN, BBC, UTV, Enadu, Sabe and Sun TV, among others.

     

    The review committee, which is expected to present a final report in the next three to four months will have representatives from all major broadcasters/TV channels, Lall said.

     

    After the committee finalises its report, independent rating agencies that broadcasters subscribe to will have to conform to the guidelines in the report, according to Lall. The IBF expects the initiative to be the first step in offering a fair rating system for TV programmes.

     

    Rating of TV programmes is a major issue in the industry, and the IBF is determined to address all issues that impact the industry as a whole, Lall said.

  • Ad cap petitions adjourned till 11 November

    Ad cap petitions adjourned till 11 November

    NEW DELHI: The case challenging the adcap regulations sought to be implemented on television channels was today adjourned to 11 November by the Telecom Disputes Settlement and Appellate Tribunal.

    TDSAT Chairman Justice Aftab Alam and member Kuldip Singh also rejected the interventions filed by Zee, Star and Viacom18, with the Tribunal asking them to file separate applications.

    The News Broadcasters Association had moved TDSAT challenging the constitutional validity of the regulations of Telecom Regulatory Authority of India enforcing the ad cap.

    Several other broadcasters – mostly general entertainment channels – had later moved TDSAT, but the Tribunal had in 30 August accepted the argument by NBA that the cases of the general entertainment channels could not be clubbed with the petition of NBA.

     The news channels are seeking relief from the 10+2 ad cap regulation prescribed by TRAI.

    Senior Counsel Abhishek Manu Singhvi on behalf of the NBA sought time as the pleadings were not ready.

    Some regional channels from Kerala also wanted to intervene as petitioners, but TDSAT said their matter would be heard after the main hearing.

    Channels that sought to move to the court today included 9X, B4U, TV Vision and Pioneer Channel Factory of Mumbai, Sun TV Network of Chennai, E24 Glamour, Polimer Media, Reliance Big Network, Eenadu TV, Sarthak Entertainment and Raj TV.

    Later, some general entertainment channels including music channels had also approached TDSAT in various petitions and the Tribunal had decided to hear these matters after the NBA matter.

    Counsel for TRAI said that an anomalous situation had been created with some channels having accepted the adcap with effect from 1 October. It was therefore requested that the matter be resolved once for all.

    Meanwhile, TRAI had been forbidden on 30 August from taking any ‘coercive action’ against news channels who are not abiding by the agreement relating to advertisement time on news channels.

    The Tribunal also said that while the news channels will maintain weekly records of the advertising time per hour on a weekly basis, they will not be required to submit this to the regulator as being done at present and will only submit these to TDSAT at the hearing of the case.

    Counsel for the NBA A J Bhambani had said on 30 August that a delegation of the Indian Broadcasting Foundation had submitted a formula to the regulator but that did not preclude the broadcasters from challenging the validity of the Regulations. He also said that this was only a compromise reached between the broadcasters and the regulator and could not form the basis of penal action since it was not a regulation or legal provision. He had added that there were many members who were common to both the IBF and the NBA, and therefore the IBF had submitted a ‘proposal’ on 29 May this year, which the TRAI accepted. But this could not be construed as a regulation.

    Even otherwise, he argued that TRAI was only empowered by its own Act to make ‘recommendations’ on issues like advertisements and not bring about or enforce regulations and resort to prosecution.

    When the law was invoked by the Authority in May 2012, it was disputed by television broadcasters which had also challenged the jurisdiction of TRAI in this regard before the Tribunal.

  • Star’s celebrity dance show works wonders for it in week 45

    Star’s celebrity dance show works wonders for it in week 45

    MUMBAI: In the week 45 of TAM TV ratings, there are hardly any changes, especially in the top three positions. Star Plus continues to lead, thanks to its newly launched celebrity dance reality show Nach Baliye Season 6 that has registered 6034 TVTs on the day of its launch, 9 November taking its tally to 536,270 GVTs (486,066). Colors continue to be at number two even this week with 486,423 GVTs (463,778) and Zee TV also maintains its third position with 428,610 GVTs (434,987). Life OK has overtaken Sab TV’s position last week and has escalated to number four with 344,624 GVTs (323,897) followed by Sony that turned out to be the highest gainer this week and registered 341,054 GVTs (299,964). Sab is back to its number six slot with 310,534 GVTs (337,099) and Sahara One continues to be at the bottom with 31,549 GVTs (31,647).

    Star Plus, which is leading the chart, witnessed few changes in the ratings of its popular shows — Diya Aur Baati Hum witnessed a slight increase in its ratings with 10,921 TVTs (10,155), Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai too registered 7,039 TVTs (6,986). However, Pyar Ka Dard Hai maintained a stable position with 7,754 TVTs (7,752). Sath Nibhana Saathiya, one of the most popular shows in the pre-primetime slot too witnessed 7,518 TVTs (7,509), while the epic series Mahabharat witnessed a drop and registered 4,899 TVTs (5,041). The ratings of Saraswati Chandra also didn’t see much change with 5,111 TVTs (5,170). The channel aired Indian Television Academy Awards (ITA) on 3 November, which garnered 3,192 TVTs.

    There are surprises for Colors’ as well. Its longest running fiction series, Balika Vadhu saw a significant raise and generated 7,581 TVTs (7,080), Madhubala – Ek Ishq Ek Junoon scored 4,594 TVTs (4,441). Uttaran witnessed a dip and rated 3,690 TVTs (4,299). Comedy Nights with Kapil, which has been one of the most popular shows in the recent times, witnessed a huge rise with 7,357 TVTs (6,631) and so did the much hyped Indian adaptation of the international series 24 starring Anil Kapoor which scored 3,222 TVTs (2,755). And it seems the cat fights are really garnering eye balls as the celebrity reality show, Bigg Boss is becoming even more popular with every passing day. Compared to last week’s 5,024 TVTs, this time it registered 5,133 TVTs.

    Zee TV’s period drama Jodha Akbar has worked some wonders for the channel. The show’s ratings notched up this time taking the final score to 8,989 TVTs (8,101). However, the channel’s fictional offering Qubool Hai witnessed a slight drop and registered 5,397 TVTs (5,625). Pavitra Rishta generated 4,345 TVTs (4,235), while drama series, Do Dil Bandhe Ek Dori Se registered 5,159 TVTs (4,870). Its sitcom, Bh se Bhade saw a drop too with 1,735 TVTs (2,139). Zee TV’s popular dance reality show, Dance India Dance 4 became a savior for the channel and its mega audition episode that was telecast on Saturday attracted enough viewers and scored 5,550 TVTs (3,854). But on Sunday, it again witnessed a drastic drop at 3,806 TVTs (6,519).

    Life OK at number four witnessed a drop in its popular mythological series Mahadev. It scored 3,073 TVTs (4,183). Shapath seems to be becoming a favourite among the viewers as it generated 3,418 TVTs (3,172). Do Dil Ek Jaan recorded 1,438 TVTs (1,526), while crime-based show Savdhaan India generated 2,730 TVTs (2,509). Ek Boond Ishq saw a slight dip and registered 2,528 TVTs (2,620). With Mallika Sherawat’s antics making headlines, reality series The Bachelorette India saw a rise in its ratings with 2,710 TVTs (2,073).

    Sony, which is at number five, witnessed a huge rise in ratings for its longest running crime series CID — 5,501 TVTs (4,317). Crime Patrol too witnessed a rise and managed to register 4,284 TVTs (3,818). The channel’s historical show Maharana Pratap garnered 2,668 TVTs (2,771), while quiz show KBC witnessed a rise and recorded 4,029 TVTs (2,436). Other fiction shows either maintained a stable position or dipped marginally during the week. Its new horror flick, Bhoot Aaya registered 1,583 TVTs (2,544).

    Sixth placed, Sab’s fiction show, Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah continued to lead among all its other shows with 7,135 TVTs (7,637). Chidiya Ghar saw a drop and generated 2,836 TVTs (3,645). Lapataganj generated 1,894 TVTs (2,354) and Baalveer registered 2,375 TVTs (2,391). It was a roller-coaster ride for other fiction shows as well.

    In the movie channel genre, Zee Cinema reported 218,568 GVTs (210,728); Star Gold witnessed a rise and registered 217,861 GVTs (175,245) and Movies OK scored 138,425 GVTs (120,183). On the other hand, &pictures garnered 71,225 TVTs (57,589), Zee Anmol registered 41,776 GVTs (50,827) and Max scored 197,869 GVTs (182,588).

    While there hasn’t been much change this week as compared to last week, let’s see what’s in store for the channels in the coming weeks.

  • Ad cap petitions adjourned till 11 November

    Ad cap petitions adjourned till 11 November

    NEW DELHI: The case challenging the adcap regulations sought to be implemented on television channels was today adjourned to 11 November by the Telecom Disputes Settlement and Appellate Tribunal.

     

    TDSAT Chairman Justice Aftab Alam and member Kuldip Singh also rejected the interventions filed by Zee, Star and Viacom18, with the Tribunal asking them to file separate applications.

     

    The News Broadcasters Association had moved TDSAT challenging the constitutional validity of the regulations of Telecom Regulatory Authority of India enforcing the ad cap.

     

    Several other broadcasters – mostly general entertainment channels – had later moved TDSAT, but the Tribunal had in 30 August accepted the argument by NBA that the cases of the general entertainment channels could not be clubbed with the petition of NBA.

     

     The news channels are seeking relief from the 10+2 ad cap regulation prescribed by TRAI.

     

    Senior Counsel Abhishek Manu Singhvi on behalf of the NBA sought time as the pleadings were not ready.

     

    Some regional channels from Kerala also wanted to intervene as petitioners, but TDSAT said their matter would be heard after the main hearing.

     

    Channels that sought to move to the court today included 9X, B4U, TV Vision and Pioneer Channel Factory of Mumbai, Sun TV Network of Chennai, E24 Glamour, Polimer Media, Reliance Big Network, Eenadu TV, Sarthak Entertainment and Raj TV.

     

    Later, some general entertainment channels including music channels had also approached TDSAT in various petitions and the Tribunal had decided to hear these matters after the NBA matter.

     

    Counsel for TRAI said that an anomalous situation had been created with some channels having accepted the adcap with effect from 1 October. It was therefore requested that the matter be resolved once for all.

     

    Meanwhile, TRAI had been forbidden on 30 August from taking any ‘coercive action’ against news channels who are not abiding by the agreement relating to advertisement time on news channels.

     

    The Tribunal also said that while the news channels will maintain weekly records of the advertising time per hour on a weekly basis, they will not be required to submit this to the regulator as being done at present and will only submit these to TDSAT at the hearing of the case.

     

    Counsel for the NBA A J Bhambani had said on 30 August that a delegation of the Indian Broadcasting Foundation had submitted a formula to the regulator but that did not preclude the broadcasters from challenging the validity of the Regulations. He also said that this was only a compromise reached between the broadcasters and the regulator and could not form the basis of penal action since it was not a regulation or legal provision. He had added that there were many members who were common to both the IBF and the NBA, and therefore the IBF had submitted a ‘proposal’ on 29 May this year, which the TRAI accepted. But this could not be construed as a regulation.

     

    Even otherwise, he argued that TRAI was only empowered by its own Act to make ‘recommendations’ on issues like advertisements and not bring about or enforce regulations and resort to prosecution.

     

    When the law was invoked by the Authority in May 2012, it was disputed by television broadcasters which had also challenged the jurisdiction of TRAI in this regard before the Tribunal.

  • Star readies for Sachin mania; hopes to create world record

    Star readies for Sachin mania; hopes to create world record

    MUMBAI: Come 14 November and that will be the time when Cricket fans world over will be glued to their TV sets to witness “the little master” wield his bat for the Indian cricket team one last time at his home ground in Mumbai – Wankhede stadium.

     

    This will mark the end of Sachin Tendulkar’s 24 year long career in the great sport of Cricket. Once Tendulkar had requested the BCCI to play his last competitive game at his home ground, the decision with regard to his farewell Test – also his 200th – was a mere formality earlier this month. As a result, the Cricket Association of Bengal, which had been promised Tendulkar’s 200th before he announced his decision to retire after the Test, was awarded with Tendulkar’s penultimate Test.

    Star India has launched a unique campaign ‘Cheer for Sachin’ to pay tribute to arguably the best cricketer in the world as he gets ready to play the series against the West Indies early next month. The broadcaster is targeting to break the world record for maximum ‘Cheers’ garnered by any campaign ever across the world. Star India has invited Sachin’s fans to cheer “Sachin-Sachin” and break the world record for a hero who has always broken records for India! And the cheer will be played on the broadcast network (Star Sports) as a tribute for the hero.

     

    The Participants may register his/her telephone number to participate in the activity by calling the number, 505782717, which is valid on Vodafone (Rs 6.00/min), Airtel (Rs 6.00/min), Tata Indicom (Rs 6.00/min), Idea (Rs 6.99/min), Reliance (Rs 6.00/min), BSNL (Mobiles) (Rs 5.00/min) and BSNL (Landline) (Rs 2.40/min) telephone networks only.

    According to the terms and conditions given on starsports.com – The activity opened from 25 October 2013 at 00:00 hours (IST) and will end on 19 November 2013 at 00:00 hours (IST), or on such other dates and times as shall be indicated by ESPN Star Sports India. No entries from before or after the activity period will be accepted.

     

    The response has been very encouraging with stars from Bollywood, Cricket as well as TV recording their cheers. Stars like Priyanka Chopra, Prosenjit Chaterjee, Kapil Dev, Ravi Shastri, Wasim Akram, Rameez Raza and protagonists from the leading serials on Star Plus like Diya Aur Baati Hum and Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai have already recorded their cheers. The broadcaster has also reached out to Sudhir Kumar Chaudhary (The guy who is often seen in the stadiums in body paint cheering for Sachin) – regarded by many as the biggest Sachin fan to record a special cheer for this campaign.

    Speaking on the occasion, Star India EVP – marketing and communications Gayatri Yadav says: “For 24 years, the legend has stood for a billion…and now it’s time for a billion to stand for one.  It’s our time to cheer for the little master. We are honoured that Sachin’s farewell series will be played on our network. Our philosophy has been to take fans closer to their heroes because as the official broadcasters we play the critical role of an enabler. We are extending the invitation to all Sachin fans through this campaign to come out and thank the little master for a wonderful career in which he took Indian cricket to newer heights.”

     

    Yadav adds: “We are aiming for the World Record. Sachin has made innumerable records during his memorable career; it’s time that his fans make this record as a grand tribute. We believe there cannot be a bigger opportunity for Sachin fans to show support and be a part of history in making as he gets ready for one last time to play for India.”

     

    The campaign will run across the Star Sports network as well as Star India network of channels. There will be huge focus on the digital media as well to aggregate all fans for the campaign. The official Facebook and Twitter pages of Star Sports has been buzzing with fans commenting and posting nostalgic moments from the “little master’s past”.  The Star Sports website has also created a separate section dedicated to Sachin on his 24 year long journey in Cricket for India.

    Star India will donate its share of proceeds from the incoming call revenues to an NGO for sports development amongst youth. (As a norm the telcos in India normally share revenues with their partners in a 60:40 or 70:30 ratios. The estimated figure for the donations going towards the NGO could well be running into a few million rupees)

     

    Star India is pulling out all the stops to make the India West Indies series memorable. Additionally, the broadcaster will use a special FanCam enabling fans to say “I was there” as they enjoy the historic moment.

     

    The Fan Cam is capable of generating 360 degree extremely high resolution photo of the stadium therefore each and every fan who will be fortunate to be at the stadium on any of the Test match days will be able to zoom into his picture and keep this memory with him for posterity.

     

    On the programming front, a 10 part documentary series will be dedicated to Sachin – Sachin Ka Safar and The Sachin Journey in Hindi and English language respectively which will be telecast in the month of November. There will be a live show on Sachin – Sachiiiiiiin… Sachin – that will be telecast during the series. A special 24 segment series Sachin Years will also be showcased in the run-up to the historic series. A segment will be dedicated to each of Sachin’s 24 years of international cricket.

  • Star gears up for MIPCOM

    Star gears up for MIPCOM

    MIPCOM is where the ‘stars’ align for business. And so it is that Star India will be participating for the eighth consecutive time at MIPCOM this year, armed to its teeth with content including Hindi and regional programs.

    There’s no undermining how important MIPCOM is, even for an established entity such as Star India, whose programs have takers not only in India but all over the world. Star India vice president Ashutosh Mordekar puts it well saying: “MIPCOM is the biggest aggregation of content buyers and sellers across the globe. It provides a platform to showcase our content to buyers across the world.”

    Ashutosh Mordekar believes the market provides an opportunity to meet and transact with new as well as existing clients

    Mordekar also believes the market provides an opportunity to meet and transact with new as well as existing clients.

    Star will be focussing on markets like Central and Eastern Europe, Russia and CIS region and Central Asia.

    Coming to what’s new from the Star stable, Mordekar says: “Star is showcasing the epic Mahabharat which is the most expensive show coming from India. The show is already garnering interest across Asia and Europe, and buyers have already indicated their interest.”

    Explaining why Indian content is very well accepted in global markets, he reasons: “The world is currently opening up to Indian content in a big way. Indian content is at present just breaking out. We are at the end of stage one, where the content has been sampled in various countries through initial foothold deals and the success of these shows has created a huge interest in fresh content coming from India.”

    While it is generally felt that the production value of Indian content has gone up in recent times, is it really up-to-speed with international standards? “Yes! The last couple of years have seen a huge leap in the production value of our shows. Be it HD, Dolby 5.1 Sound etc. – the production values today are comparable to the best in the world,” quips Mordekar.

    About the platforms the network plans to target at MIPCOM, he says: “We are going to be in discussions for exploiting our content on IPTV, mobile, VOD (Voice on demand) or free-to-air platforms.”

    Optimistic about the results of participation, Mordekar is looking forward to this year’s fest.

  • Sony back at no four; Star continues to lead the pack

    Sony back at no four; Star continues to lead the pack

    MUMBAI: The war for ‘the best among the rest‘ continues even as the top three positions see no change in week 36 of TAM TV ratings. In week 36, reality shows have worked wonders for most of the GECs.

    The best example is Sony‘s new reality show Kaun Banega Croreprati that has garnered 8,950 TVTs on a Friday and 8,460 TVTs on a Saturday. Sony which was at the fifth position last week has propped up to fourth position and witnessed a huge growth, recording 346,122 GVTs (291,074). Zee TV was the next highest gainer as it witnessed 410,774 GVTs (395,024) and occupies the number three slot.

    Star Plus continues to lead the pack by maintaining its stability and reported 494,732 GVTs (495,509). Not quite far is Colors which continues to maintain its number two position recording 452,851 GVTs (452,921).

    Sab, a sister channel of Sony goes back to the number five position as it rated 322,392 GVTs (319,158). Life OK is at sixth position this week with 276,290 GVTs (269,927).

    Back to the chart topper, Star Plus channel‘s popular show Diya aur Baati Hum saw a drop in its ratings and rated 9,765 TVTs (10,175). Another prime time show, Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai saw a slight rise taking its score to 7,261 TVTs (7,024). Pyar Ka Dard Hai reported 6,840 TVTs (6,515) and Saathiya registered 6,079 TVTs (6,127). Reality show Junior Master Chef lost its audiences witnessing a drop 2,370 TVTs (2,671).

    Colors‘ popular celebrity dance reality show Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa has grabbed attention of the viewers this week generating a huge growth 6,482 TVTs (5,979) on a Saturday and 7,568 TVTs (5,730) on a Sunday. Long running fiction series Balika Vadhu registered 5,912 TVTs (6,127), Madhubala – Ek Ishq Ek Junoon scored 4,847 TVTs (5,329) and Uttaran rated 4,450 TVTs (5,069). The comedy show Comedy Nights with Kapil is enjoying good attention of viewers generating 7,983 TVTs (7,072).

    Zee TV‘s reality dance show DID Super Moms witnessed drop in its viewership and rated 3,257 TVTs (4,653) on Saturday and 4,012 TVTs (4,490) on a Sunday. Its fictional offering Qubool Hai scored 6,380 TVTs (6,492). Pavitra Rishta generated 5,163 TVTs (5,078). It‘s long running series Sapne Suhane Ladakpan Ke scored 5,362 TVTs (4,785). The channel‘s historical show Jodha Akbar seems to attract audiences by its interesting track taking its tally to 7,259 TVTs (6,824). Drama series Do Dil Bandhe Ek Dori Se registered 5,946 TVTs (5,188).

    Fourth placed, Sony‘s long running crime series CID saw a healthy rise recording 5,941 TVTs (4,758) and Crime Petrol scored 3,418 TVTs (4,783). The channel‘s historical show Maharana Pratap generated 3,354 TVTs (2,993). Sony‘s Indian Idol Junior aired its grand finale on 8 September and reported 6,290 TVTs. Other fiction shows either held on to their viewership or dipped marginally during the week.

    Fifth placed Sab‘s fiction show Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah continues to be the channel leader with 6,751 TVTs (7,094). Chidiya Ghar gets active this week when it scored 3,064 TVTs (2,777). Lapataganj reported 2,062 TVTs (2,093). Other fictional shows witnessed marginal rise and fall as well.

    Sixth placed, Life OK‘s top series Mahadev rated 2,511 TVTs (2,995). Do Dil Ek Jaan stood at 1,462 TVTs (1,721), Savdhan India rated 2,651 TVTs (2,271), whereas Shapath generated 3,339 TVTs (2,455) and Gustakh Dil rated 1,333 TVTs (1,372).

    Sahara One continues to be at the bottom scoring 28,742 GVTs (29,645).

    In the movie channel‘s genre: Zee Cinema reported 206,038 GVTs (246,750); Star Gold witnessed a fall with 176,904 GVTs (194,992) and Movies OK rated 105,357 GVTs (118,643). On the other hand, Max witnessed a drop with 179,760 GVTs (223,692).

    Well, it seems the GECs are having a good roller coaster ride. Let‘s see what is instore for the GECs in the coming weeks.