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  • Trinity Pictures ropes in five directors for films; to start production in FY 2017

    Trinity Pictures ropes in five directors for films; to start production in FY 2017

    MUMBAI: Eros International’s Trinity Pictures is now ready with its first slate of films across new and exciting genres. Also it has roped in five ace directors from the industry to produce films.  In what is said to change the way films are traditionally developed, Trinity’s first slate is all about creating character-driven franchises which will be leveraged across feature films, merchandising, digital and more.

    With a focus on creating fresh concepts in new spaces, Trinity is also one of the first Bollywood studio in India that has a dedicated in-house team of writers in the ‘Trinity Writers’ Room’ who have created over ten original franchises since the Division’s inception, out of which at least four films will go into production in fiscal year 2017.

    Trinity’s initial lineup includes a range of character-driven franchises across budgets, genres and languages – from a live action elephant film, to a kid’s action film and an Indo-China project to name a few. These will be helmed by acclaimed directors from across the country including Kabir Khan, Siddharth Anand, Amole Gupte, Telugu director Krish and popular Tamil director Prabhu Solomon.

    The first feature to roll out under Trinity Pictures will be director Amole Gupte’ s favourite genre but with a difference – a kids action film, a big scale action film with a child secret agent at the centre of the story that will go on floor in the summer vacation.

    With Trinity’s launch, the studio is looking at expanding new film markets which includes opening of one of the biggest markets in the world – China. Two projects will be co-produced with a Chinese studio, based on stories organically weaving the socio-cultural worlds of India and China.

    Additionally, the films will be shot in both languages. The first Indo-China co-production to roll will be directed by Kabir Khan with A-lister cast from India and China,  a human drama exploring the central character’s journey from India to China. Other projects in the pipeline include a film by Siddharth Anand which will explore a fresh take on the spy genre in India. This genre is a global favourite with franchise potential.

    Multiple award winning Tamil director, Prabhu Solomon’s bilingual project will be an inspiration from the quintessential super hit animal film—Haathi Mere Saathi. The shooting will take place during the monsoons across India and abroad and will be mounted on a scale with never-seen-before visual effects in this genre.

    Ace director Krish’s buddy cop film will be shot in Hindi and Tamil simultaneously, featuring popular lead actors from both the South and Bollywood. This film has been co-written by Shridhar Raghavan (mentor to Trinity writers), Dheeraj Rattan and K. Subhash.

    Commenting on Trinity plans, Eros International group CEO Jyoti Deshpande said, “With Trinity, we continue our endeavour to raise the bar in revolutionizing Indian cinema. As a leading film studio, we have peaked with three out of the top four and seven out of top fifteen films in Bollywood in 2015 being Eros films. Trinity strategy is all about conceiving breakthrough big content ideas and unlocking value from that intellectual property across various distribution platforms for a very long time. We are excited about the slate under development and hope we will have a few top ten films from Trinity”.

    Trinity Pictures  CEO Ajit Thakur added, “With Trinity, there is an effort to create something absolutely new for the Indian market, an effort in investing in creating characters that open a world of possibilities – films, digital games, comics, merchandise. We have writers for the first time creating characters first and then building scripts and projects around these characters. We are the first studio to have tied up with China for co-productions and will be creating new markets with films shot in multiple languages.  There are many firsts to Trinity and only Eros could have seen the merit in a franchise set up as this and taken the risk of making Trinity Pictures happen. We are very excited that the characters and franchises we are creating will hopefully entertain Indian audiences across platforms and well beyond the first Friday”.Tamil director Prabhu Solomon.

  • BARC week 7: Fakt Marathi makes maiden entry in Top 5 Marathi channels list

    BARC week 7: Fakt Marathi makes maiden entry in Top 5 Marathi channels list

    MUMBAI: As per the Broadcast Audience Research Council (BARC) India’s week 7 ratings, the leaders of all the regional channels including Bangla, Bhojpuri, Kannada, Marathi, Telugu, Oriya, Tamil and Malayalam genres continued to have a stranglehold on their respective genres. 

    After marking its presence on the DD Free Dish DTH platform, Marathi channel Fakt Marathi made its maiden entry in the top five channels list in the genre.

    Bangla GECs

    Though Star Jalsha witnessed a fall in ratings, the channel maintained its number one position in the Bangla general entertainment channel (GECs) space with 220355 (‘000s) as against 247291 (‘000s) in week 6. 

    Zee Bangla bagged the second berth with 147283 (‘000s) followed by Jalsa Movies on the third spot with 66704 (‘000s) and Zee Bangla Cinema with 37709 (‘000s) stood at number four pushing down Colors Bangla to number five with 31284 (‘000s). 

    Bhojpuri GECs

    Big Ganga retained its numero uno position with an increase in its rating with 16346 (‘000s) as against 14575 (‘000s) in week 6, followed by Bhojpuri Cinema at second position with 16300 (‘000s) and Dangal TV with 7456 (‘000s) stood at number three.

    Dabangg bagged the fourth berth with 7206 (‘000s) and ETV Bihar Jharkhand with 3193 (‘000s) stood at number five in week 7.  

    Kannada GECs

    Colors Kannada saw dip in its rating compared to previous week but managed to retain the first berth with 217260 (‘000s) as against 254250 (‘000s) in week 6. Suvarna climbed up to second position from last week’s fifth spot with 170074 (‘000s) and pushed Zee Kannada down to the third place with 145912 (‘000s). Udaya Movies bagged the fourth position with 130904 (‘000s), while Udaya TV stood in the fifth spot with 119542 (‘000s).

    Malayalam GECs

    Asianet continued to hold the top slot with a rise in ratings with 340204 (‘000s) as against 333827 (‘000s) in week 6, followed by Mazhavil Manorama with 99654 (‘000s) in the second place as against 103484 (‘000s) in previous week. Flowers TV maintained its place at number three with 88537 (‘000s) with a slight dip in its rating from the previous week. Asianet Movies with 62851 (‘000s) stood at number four and Surya TV with 49259 (‘000s) was at number five.

    Marathi GEC

    Zee Marathi retained its numero uno position with 139810 (‘000s) with a slight rise in rating as compared to the previous week. It was followed by Colors Marathi with 95409 (‘000s), whereas Zee Talkies maintained its third position with 89848 (‘000s) and also saw an increase in rating as against 668724 (‘000s) in week 6. 

    Star Pravah retained the fourth berth with 46968 (‘000s) with a slight dip in rating as compared to the previous week. The Marathi genre witnessed a new entrant Fakt Marathi in the fifth slot with 24396 (‘000s) while Maobili made an exit this week. 

    Oriya GEC

    Sarthak TV maintained its position on top with 92440 (‘000s) as against 109559 (‘000s) in week 6 followed by Tarang TV with 56243 (‘000s) in the second slot. Colors Oriya retained its third berth with 20538 (‘000s) with a slight dip in rating whereas Odisha TV retained its fourth position with 17000 (‘000s) as against 20103 (‘000s) in the previous week followed by Alankar with 7187 (‘000s) in the fifth place.

    Tamil GECs

    Sun TV remained the leader in the Tamil space with a minor spike in ratings at 953616 (‘000s) as against 962984 (‘000s) in week 6. KTV was at number two with 264009 (‘000s) whereas Star Vijay continued to hold its third spot with 177117 (‘000s).  

    Polimer climbed up to fourth slot with 77343 (‘000s) and pushed down Zee Tamil to the fifth place with 75617 (‘000s) in week 7. 

    Telugu GECs

    ETV Telugu continued to lead the Telugu genre with 417220 (‘000s) followed by Zee Telugu in the second position with 382931 (‘000s) and Maa TV in the third spot with 350918 (‘000s). 

    Gemini TV retained its place in the fourth rung with 286818 (‘000s), while Gemini Movies with 182659 (‘000s) stood in the fifth position.

  • BARC week 7: Fakt Marathi makes maiden entry in Top 5 Marathi channels list

    BARC week 7: Fakt Marathi makes maiden entry in Top 5 Marathi channels list

    MUMBAI: As per the Broadcast Audience Research Council (BARC) India’s week 7 ratings, the leaders of all the regional channels including Bangla, Bhojpuri, Kannada, Marathi, Telugu, Oriya, Tamil and Malayalam genres continued to have a stranglehold on their respective genres. 

    After marking its presence on the DD Free Dish DTH platform, Marathi channel Fakt Marathi made its maiden entry in the top five channels list in the genre.

    Bangla GECs

    Though Star Jalsha witnessed a fall in ratings, the channel maintained its number one position in the Bangla general entertainment channel (GECs) space with 220355 (‘000s) as against 247291 (‘000s) in week 6. 

    Zee Bangla bagged the second berth with 147283 (‘000s) followed by Jalsa Movies on the third spot with 66704 (‘000s) and Zee Bangla Cinema with 37709 (‘000s) stood at number four pushing down Colors Bangla to number five with 31284 (‘000s). 

    Bhojpuri GECs

    Big Ganga retained its numero uno position with an increase in its rating with 16346 (‘000s) as against 14575 (‘000s) in week 6, followed by Bhojpuri Cinema at second position with 16300 (‘000s) and Dangal TV with 7456 (‘000s) stood at number three.

    Dabangg bagged the fourth berth with 7206 (‘000s) and ETV Bihar Jharkhand with 3193 (‘000s) stood at number five in week 7.  

    Kannada GECs

    Colors Kannada saw dip in its rating compared to previous week but managed to retain the first berth with 217260 (‘000s) as against 254250 (‘000s) in week 6. Suvarna climbed up to second position from last week’s fifth spot with 170074 (‘000s) and pushed Zee Kannada down to the third place with 145912 (‘000s). Udaya Movies bagged the fourth position with 130904 (‘000s), while Udaya TV stood in the fifth spot with 119542 (‘000s).

    Malayalam GECs

    Asianet continued to hold the top slot with a rise in ratings with 340204 (‘000s) as against 333827 (‘000s) in week 6, followed by Mazhavil Manorama with 99654 (‘000s) in the second place as against 103484 (‘000s) in previous week. Flowers TV maintained its place at number three with 88537 (‘000s) with a slight dip in its rating from the previous week. Asianet Movies with 62851 (‘000s) stood at number four and Surya TV with 49259 (‘000s) was at number five.

    Marathi GEC

    Zee Marathi retained its numero uno position with 139810 (‘000s) with a slight rise in rating as compared to the previous week. It was followed by Colors Marathi with 95409 (‘000s), whereas Zee Talkies maintained its third position with 89848 (‘000s) and also saw an increase in rating as against 668724 (‘000s) in week 6. 

    Star Pravah retained the fourth berth with 46968 (‘000s) with a slight dip in rating as compared to the previous week. The Marathi genre witnessed a new entrant Fakt Marathi in the fifth slot with 24396 (‘000s) while Maobili made an exit this week. 

    Oriya GEC

    Sarthak TV maintained its position on top with 92440 (‘000s) as against 109559 (‘000s) in week 6 followed by Tarang TV with 56243 (‘000s) in the second slot. Colors Oriya retained its third berth with 20538 (‘000s) with a slight dip in rating whereas Odisha TV retained its fourth position with 17000 (‘000s) as against 20103 (‘000s) in the previous week followed by Alankar with 7187 (‘000s) in the fifth place.

    Tamil GECs

    Sun TV remained the leader in the Tamil space with a minor spike in ratings at 953616 (‘000s) as against 962984 (‘000s) in week 6. KTV was at number two with 264009 (‘000s) whereas Star Vijay continued to hold its third spot with 177117 (‘000s).  

    Polimer climbed up to fourth slot with 77343 (‘000s) and pushed down Zee Tamil to the fifth place with 75617 (‘000s) in week 7. 

    Telugu GECs

    ETV Telugu continued to lead the Telugu genre with 417220 (‘000s) followed by Zee Telugu in the second position with 382931 (‘000s) and Maa TV in the third spot with 350918 (‘000s). 

    Gemini TV retained its place in the fourth rung with 286818 (‘000s), while Gemini Movies with 182659 (‘000s) stood in the fifth position.

  • BARC week 5: Big Ganga is No. 1 in Bhojpuri genre; no leadership change in other regional genres

    BARC week 5: Big Ganga is No. 1 in Bhojpuri genre; no leadership change in other regional genres

     

    MUMBAI: While there were not many changes in the regional channels space in week 5, the prominent gainer was Big Ganga, which climbed up to the first spot in the Bhojpuri channels’ space.

     

    Additionally, there was also a new entrant each in the Oriya and Tamil language regional channels Top 5 list in week 5 of BARC ratings in Alankar and J Movie respectively.

     

    Regional channel leaders in the Bangla, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Oriya, Tamil and Telugu space continued to maintain a stranglehold on the top slot.

     

    Bangla GECs

     

    Star Jalsa retained the top position with 243019 (‘000s) followed by Zee Bangla in the second place with 138047 (‘000s). Jalsa Movies held on to its third position with 69803 (‘000s). Zee Bangla Cinema with 34628 (‘000s) climbed up one place to perch at the fourth spot, while Colors Bangla dropped one place to take the fifth place with 31471 (‘000s) in week 5 of BARC data in West Bengal (U+R): NCCS All : 4+ Individuals.

     

    Bhojpuri GECs

     

    Even as it witnessed a fall in ratings, Big Ganga climbed up to the top position in week 5 with 10365 (‘000s). On the other hand, Bhojpuri Cinema forfeited its leadership slot and dropped down to the second place with a considerable drop in ratings at 9727 (‘000s) as compared to 17459 (‘000s) in week 4.

     

    Dabangg retained its third place but yet again with a drop in ratings at 5707 (‘000s). Dangal TV too saw a drop in ratings but maintained its fourth place with 4613. ETV Bihar Jharkhand too held its fifth spot with 2591 (‘000s) in the Bihar (U+R) : NCCS All : 4+ Individuals according to BARC India.

     

    Kannada GECs

     

    Colors Kanada stood firm in the first spot even in week 5 with a drop in ratings at 261277 (‘000s). Zee Kannada in the second spot witnessed a rise in ratings with 159937 (‘000s) as compared to 145618 (‘000s) in week 4. Udaya Movies pipped Suvarna to claim the third spot in week 5 with 159785 (‘000s). On the other hand, Suvarna dropped to the fourth slot with 139413 (‘000s). Udaya TV maintained its place in the fifth position with 111309 (‘000s) in Karnataka (U+R) : NCCS All : 4+ Individuals.

     

    Malayalam GECs

     

    Asianet continued to hold the top slot with 330282 (‘000s) followed by Mazhavil Manorama with 97830 (‘000s) in the second place. Flowers TV maintained its place at number three with 88167 (‘000s). Asianet Movies with with 50598 (‘000s) climbed up one place to stand at number four, while Surya TV dropped one place at number five with 49294 (‘000s) in the Kerala (U+R) : NCCS All : 4+ Individuals market in week 5.

     

    Marathi GECs

     

    With no change in the Top 5 channels’ pecking order in the Marathi genre, Zee Marathi retained its numero uno position with 152180 (‘000s). Following it was Colors Marathi with 96885 (‘000s), whereas Zee Talkies maintained its place in the third spot with 63998 (‘000s). Star Pravah in the fourth slot was with 50095 (‘000s), whereas Maiboli stood in the fifth slot with 20489 (‘000s) in the Maharashtra / Goa (U+R) : NCCS All : 4+ Individuals market.

     

    Oriya GECs

     

    Sarthak TV maintained its place on top with 105782 (‘000s) and was followed by Tarang TV with 23447 (‘000s) in the second spot. Colors Oriya was in the third position with 23447 (‘000s), whereas Odisha TV retained its fourth position with 15420 (‘000s). Prarthana bowed out of the Top 5 list, paving the way for Alankar, which made an entry in week 5 at the fifth spot with 8948 (‘000s) in the Odisha (U+R) : NCCS All : 4+ Individuals market.

     

    Tamil GECs

     

    Sun TV remained the undisputed leader in the Tamil space with a spike in ratings at 962670 (‘000s). KTV was at number two with 280055 (‘000s) whereas Star Vijay continued to hold its third spot with 196249 (‘000s). Polimer climbed up one place to take the fourth place with 80166 (‘000s), whereas a new channel J Movie with 79722 (‘000s) made its presence felt in the fifth place. In week 5, Zee Tamil, which was in the fourth position last week, dropped out of the charts in the Tamil Nadu/ Puducherry (U+R) : NCCS All : 4+ Individuals market.

     

    Telugu GECs

     

    The Telugu genre too saw no change in the pecking order from last week. ETV Telugu continued to lead the genre with 426874 (‘000s) followed by Zee Telugu with 370362 (‘000s). Maa TV was in third spot with 364618 (‘000s), whereas Gemini TV retained its place in the fourth rung with 268420 (‘000s). Gemini Movies with 194587 (‘000s) stood in the fifth position in week 5 in the Andhra Pradesh – Telangana (U+R) : NCCS All : 4+ Individuals market.

  • BARC week 5: Big Ganga is No. 1 in Bhojpuri genre; no leadership change in other regional genres

    BARC week 5: Big Ganga is No. 1 in Bhojpuri genre; no leadership change in other regional genres

     

    MUMBAI: While there were not many changes in the regional channels space in week 5, the prominent gainer was Big Ganga, which climbed up to the first spot in the Bhojpuri channels’ space.

     

    Additionally, there was also a new entrant each in the Oriya and Tamil language regional channels Top 5 list in week 5 of BARC ratings in Alankar and J Movie respectively.

     

    Regional channel leaders in the Bangla, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Oriya, Tamil and Telugu space continued to maintain a stranglehold on the top slot.

     

    Bangla GECs

     

    Star Jalsa retained the top position with 243019 (‘000s) followed by Zee Bangla in the second place with 138047 (‘000s). Jalsa Movies held on to its third position with 69803 (‘000s). Zee Bangla Cinema with 34628 (‘000s) climbed up one place to perch at the fourth spot, while Colors Bangla dropped one place to take the fifth place with 31471 (‘000s) in week 5 of BARC data in West Bengal (U+R): NCCS All : 4+ Individuals.

     

    Bhojpuri GECs

     

    Even as it witnessed a fall in ratings, Big Ganga climbed up to the top position in week 5 with 10365 (‘000s). On the other hand, Bhojpuri Cinema forfeited its leadership slot and dropped down to the second place with a considerable drop in ratings at 9727 (‘000s) as compared to 17459 (‘000s) in week 4.

     

    Dabangg retained its third place but yet again with a drop in ratings at 5707 (‘000s). Dangal TV too saw a drop in ratings but maintained its fourth place with 4613. ETV Bihar Jharkhand too held its fifth spot with 2591 (‘000s) in the Bihar (U+R) : NCCS All : 4+ Individuals according to BARC India.

     

    Kannada GECs

     

    Colors Kanada stood firm in the first spot even in week 5 with a drop in ratings at 261277 (‘000s). Zee Kannada in the second spot witnessed a rise in ratings with 159937 (‘000s) as compared to 145618 (‘000s) in week 4. Udaya Movies pipped Suvarna to claim the third spot in week 5 with 159785 (‘000s). On the other hand, Suvarna dropped to the fourth slot with 139413 (‘000s). Udaya TV maintained its place in the fifth position with 111309 (‘000s) in Karnataka (U+R) : NCCS All : 4+ Individuals.

     

    Malayalam GECs

     

    Asianet continued to hold the top slot with 330282 (‘000s) followed by Mazhavil Manorama with 97830 (‘000s) in the second place. Flowers TV maintained its place at number three with 88167 (‘000s). Asianet Movies with with 50598 (‘000s) climbed up one place to stand at number four, while Surya TV dropped one place at number five with 49294 (‘000s) in the Kerala (U+R) : NCCS All : 4+ Individuals market in week 5.

     

    Marathi GECs

     

    With no change in the Top 5 channels’ pecking order in the Marathi genre, Zee Marathi retained its numero uno position with 152180 (‘000s). Following it was Colors Marathi with 96885 (‘000s), whereas Zee Talkies maintained its place in the third spot with 63998 (‘000s). Star Pravah in the fourth slot was with 50095 (‘000s), whereas Maiboli stood in the fifth slot with 20489 (‘000s) in the Maharashtra / Goa (U+R) : NCCS All : 4+ Individuals market.

     

    Oriya GECs

     

    Sarthak TV maintained its place on top with 105782 (‘000s) and was followed by Tarang TV with 23447 (‘000s) in the second spot. Colors Oriya was in the third position with 23447 (‘000s), whereas Odisha TV retained its fourth position with 15420 (‘000s). Prarthana bowed out of the Top 5 list, paving the way for Alankar, which made an entry in week 5 at the fifth spot with 8948 (‘000s) in the Odisha (U+R) : NCCS All : 4+ Individuals market.

     

    Tamil GECs

     

    Sun TV remained the undisputed leader in the Tamil space with a spike in ratings at 962670 (‘000s). KTV was at number two with 280055 (‘000s) whereas Star Vijay continued to hold its third spot with 196249 (‘000s). Polimer climbed up one place to take the fourth place with 80166 (‘000s), whereas a new channel J Movie with 79722 (‘000s) made its presence felt in the fifth place. In week 5, Zee Tamil, which was in the fourth position last week, dropped out of the charts in the Tamil Nadu/ Puducherry (U+R) : NCCS All : 4+ Individuals market.

     

    Telugu GECs

     

    The Telugu genre too saw no change in the pecking order from last week. ETV Telugu continued to lead the genre with 426874 (‘000s) followed by Zee Telugu with 370362 (‘000s). Maa TV was in third spot with 364618 (‘000s), whereas Gemini TV retained its place in the fourth rung with 268420 (‘000s). Gemini Movies with 194587 (‘000s) stood in the fifth position in week 5 in the Andhra Pradesh – Telangana (U+R) : NCCS All : 4+ Individuals market.

  • Star India completes integration of Maa Television’s broadcast business

    Star India completes integration of Maa Television’s broadcast business

    MUMBAI: Star India has successfully completed the integration of the Maa Television Network’s broadcast business.

     

    With this, Star India strengthens its offering in the Telugu speaking markets of South India.

     

    Star India CEO Uday Shankar said, “We are pleased to announce the completion of the integration of the broadcast business of Maa Television Network, a journey that we had embarked upon in February, earlier this year. We are very impressed by the solid creative core and quality and depth of the management team at Maa Television Network and are delighted to welcome them to the Star family.”

     

    “The acquisition fills a critical gap in our portfolio and will allow our advertisers targeted access to the large Telugu speaking population. We plan to invest further in this important market to fundamentally change the content quality paradigm. I am confident that team Maa under the leadership of K. Madhavan will transform the content experience for Telugu viewers,” Shankar added.

     

    The acquisition of Maa TV also opens up a significant opportunity for major content innovation in the Telugu television market, which is extremely important given that the Telugu TV market is the second largest regional market in India in terms of revenue potential.

     

    Maa Television’s bouquet of four channels includes Maa, Maa Music, Maa Movies and Maa Gold.

     

    With the completion of the necessary formalities, the broadcast business of Maa TV will now be integrated with the business of Star India.

     

    With the expansion into the Telugu market, Star looks to continue its tradition of innovation in content, building on the strong track record established by the team at Maa Television Network.

  • YuppTV launches on-demand movie streaming service

    YuppTV launches on-demand movie streaming service

    MUMBAI: Over-the-top (OTT) player YuppTV has launched its on-demand movie streaming service called YuppFlix.

     

    Backed by its library of more than 5000+ movies in 12 languages, YuppFlix will offer users on-the-go entertainment across genres like comedy, thriller, romance, action, drama and devotional.

     

    YuppFlix will offer instant movie updates through ad campaigns and push notifications, internet premiers of upcoming movies.

     

    Speaking on the launch, YuppTV founder and CEO Uday Reddy said, “The Indian expat communities living overseas have limited access to legal regional movie content. Having established YuppTV as the digital destination for over-the-top Indian content, we felt the time was right for us to launch YuppFlix as the premier on-demand digital movie solution for Indian expats. With our extensive database of movies in Tamil, Hindi, Telugu, Malayalam, Bengali, Punjabi and Kannada, we are confident of delivering high-quality digital movie solutions for our users across the globe.”

     

    YuppFlix’s catalogue has over 25,000 hours of on-demand content accessible with a subscription.

  • MIB sets up toll free call centre for seamless transition of DAS

    MIB sets up toll free call centre for seamless transition of DAS

    MUMBAI: The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (MIB) has set up a Toll Free Telephone Number 1-800-180-4343 to answer queries of stakeholders, including consumers, for seamless transition to digitisation. To begin with the queries can be answered in 8 Indian languages – Hindi, English, Bangla, Gujarati, Marathi, Telugu,Tamil & Kannada. 
     

    After the completion of first two phases of cable TV digitisation, which covered 4 metros (Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata and Chennai) and 38 cities having populations of more than 10 lakh each, Phase III of digitisation is underway. It would cover all the remaining urban areas in the country and is to be completed by 31 Dec 2015. 

    The MIB has been facilitating the smooth switchover to digitisation. In this connection a list of urban areas to be covered in Phase III has been finalised in consultation with the state/Union Territory Governments. A Task Force has been constituted which is meeting every month to take stock of the progress. State and Union Territory Governments have nominated state level and district level nodal officers for coordination work. 10 workshops have been conducted by the Ministry of I&B at regional level to sensitise the nominated nodal officers about their role in the digitisation process.

     

    Twelve regional units have also been set up by the MIB for effective coordination. Secretary (I&B) has requested all the Chief Secretaries to set up monitoring committees to review preparedness for digitisation. Broadcasters as well as Multi System Operators (MSOs) have launched public awareness campaign. MIS software has been made operational for collection of seeding status of Set Top Boxes (STBs) online from registered MSOs, Direct To Home (DTH) and Headend In the Sky (HITS) operators. 

  • BARC week 41: Regional channels’ pecking order

    BARC week 41: Regional channels’ pecking order

    MUMBAI: With the introduction of the rural ratings data by the Broadcast Audience Research Council (BARC) India in week 41, the number one slot across various regional channels has remained more or less the same with the exception of Telugu and Bhojpuri language channels.

     

    While in the Telugu channels genre, ETV Telugu emerged as the No. 1 channel in week 41, in the Bhojpuri genre, Dangal TV pipped Big Magic Ganga to become the numero uno channel.

     

    Here’s a look at the pecking order of channels across the Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, Kannada, Marathi, Bangla, Oriya and Bhojpuri languages in the All India (Urban + Rural) market in week 41.

     

    TAMIL

     

    Sun TV continued to rule the roost amongst the Tamil channels with 1092231 (oooSums) in the All India (U+R) market. Incidentally, Sun TV also became the No 1 channel on All India basis ahead of Star Plus and Colors. Second in line amongst the Tamil channels was KTV with 337657 (oooSums) followed by Star Vijay with 183451 (oooSums). On fourth and fifth position were Polimer and Jaya TV with 95731 (oooSums) and 69870 (oooSums) respectively.

     

    TELUGU

     

    ETV Telugu emerged as the no. 1 channel in the Telugu GEC market with 424252 (000Sums). Second in line was Maa TV with 370706 (000Sums), followed by Zee Telugu with 316913 (000Sums). In the fourth spot stood Gemini TV with 255329 (000Sums), whereas Gemini Movies was in the fifth position with 178486 (000Sums).

     

    MALAYALAM

     

    In the Malayalam GEC genre, Asianet topped the chart with 413385 (oooSums), followed by Mazhavil Manorama with 85146 (oooSums) in the second spot. Followers TV with 77976 (oooSums) stood in the third rung, whereas Surya TV with 75531 (oooSums) and Asianet Movies with 74399 (oooSums) were at the fourth and fifth spot respectively.

     

    KANNADA

     

    In the Kannada GEC genre, Colors Kannada maintained its ranking order with 211268 (oooSums). In second spot was Udaya TV with 154276 (oooSums) followed by Suvarna with 153873 (oooSums) in the third spot in the All India (U+R) market in week 41. Zee Kannada, which was in second spot in C&S 1Lac+ marker in week 40, surfaced at the fifth spot in the All India (U+R) market in week 41 with 114845 (oooSums).

     

    MARATHI

     

    Zee Marathi with 116598 Rat (oooSums) leads the Marathi GEC genre followed by Colors Marathi with 73520 (oooSums) in the second spot. Zee Talkies was in the third spot with 55350 (oooSums). Star Pravah with 36992 (oooSums) and Maiboli with 23975 (oooSums) were in the fourth and fifth spot respectively.

     

    BANGLA

     

    Star Jalsha topped the Bengali GEC space with 241463 (000Sums). In second spot was Zee Bangla with 160222 (000Sums) and Jalsha Movies with 57045 (000Sums) stood in the third rung. Colors Bangla with 40571 (000Sums) was in the fourth spot, where Zee Bangla Cinema with 31173 (000Sums) came in fifth.

     

    ORIYA

     

    In the Oriya channels market, Sarthak TV led with 86337 (000Sums), followed by Tarang TV with 52529 (000Sums) in the second spot. Colors Oriya came up in the third spot with 19247 (000Sums), whereas Odisha TV with 18141 (000Sums) and Alankar with 11600 (000Sums) were in the fourth and fifth spot respectively.

     

    BHOJPURI

     

    Dangal TV with 12650 (000Sums) led the pack by a large margin in the Bihar & Jharkhand NCCS All: Individuals: All India (U+R) data. On second spot was Big Magic Ganga with 8138 (000Sums), followed by ETV Bihar Jharkhand with 5961 (000Sums) in the third slot. The fourth and fifth positions were occupied by DD Bihar and Anjan TV respectively. While DD Bihar scored 3130 (000Sums), Anjan TV totted 2667 (000Sums).

  • Sun TV loads South Indian languages films on HOOQ in multi-year deal

    Sun TV loads South Indian languages films on HOOQ in multi-year deal

    MUMBAI: The OTT acceleration in India is rapidly getting recognition from film and television companies. After collaborating with the likes of Yash Raj Films and Shemaroo Entertainment, OTT player HOOQ has now joined hands with top South Indian broadcaster Sun TV in a multi-year deal.

    HOOQ will carry Sun TV’s library that includes a mix of super hit films in Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam and Kannada languages. 

    Sun TV group CEO S L Narayanan said, “We are excited about the possibilities arising out of our association with HOOQ, a digital distribution platform of impeccable lineage. Sun TV holds a large library of blockbusters and timeless classics with enduring appeal.”

    “Sun TV Network’s extensive library with titles from Tamil to Malayalam will help us ensure we have something for everyone in India. More importantly, we want our customers to continue to enjoy the largest and best catalogue of Hollywood and Indian content of any service available today,” added HOOQ CEO Peter Bithos.

    It may be recalled that Asian OTT player HOOQ recently set shop in India with over 30,000 hours  of movies and TV series.