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  • Big Magic brings more madness & comedy presents ‘Total Nadaniyaan’

    Big Magic brings more madness & comedy presents ‘Total Nadaniyaan’

    MUMBAI:Big Magic revamps its popular come dy caper Uff! Yeh Nadaniyaan. Renamed as Total Nadaniyaan, this will begin on 27 April at 9:30 pm bringing in fresh characters, more madness and over the top comedy. Retaining the popular faces as Upasana Singh, Gaurav Sharma the show promises new characters with an engaging new storyline. 

     

    Total Nadaniyaan is set in the backdrop of Punjab will revolve around a righteous mother Tarawanti, her younger son Pappu who is a wannabe actor & teleshopping entrepreneur married to Canada return wife Jassi who is dumb yet solves the most complex problems with her simple and unfiltered take on things. The show will also introduce Jassi’s twin brother who shares the same name. 

     

    Viewers will be entertained with a heavy dose of humour as war between Pappu and Jassi the brother in law; as Jassi becomes immensely popular. The Pug Ghungroo can only talk to Pappu and speak his mind out and has a point of view on every situation which makes it funny thus adding uniqueness and freshness to the show. 

     

    Talking about the changes and more comedy, Reliance Broadcast Networkcreative director Paritosh Painter said, “At Big Magic, we strive to offer content that is only fresh and full of over the top comedy. Total Nadaniyaan, will bring in a sense of absolute LOL comedy followed by quirky characters represented by the madness of each character. Seeing the popularity of Uff! Yeh Nadaniyaan, we are confident of its acceptance in its current planned form.”

     

    Says Reliance Broadcast Networkchief strategy officer Sunil Kumaran said, “We believe comedy is emerging as a very relevant genre and we as RBNL shall be tapping into it more extensively across our TV and Radio media platforms.  BIG MAGIC as a  channel promise is to refresh, rejuvenate audience and this new show relaunch is  a step in that direction – poised towards the objective of creating an ultimate comedy destination.” 

     

    Additionally, BIG MAGIC aiming at building highoctane recall and popularity is promoting the show heavily on numerous radio stations apart from leveraging the popularity of their own BIG FM network. The channel, to garner maximum visibility is generating excitement through engaging content across social media platforms. 

     

    Ensuring ribtickling humor and sidesplitting comedy, the new season will endeavor to cater content for family entertainment, giving them the perfect doze of laughter and leisure. 

  • Our aim has always been to diversify humour genre: Tarun Katial

    Our aim has always been to diversify humour genre: Tarun Katial

    2014 was a fantastic year for Big Magic as we expanded reach and launched as a national entertainment channel positioned as the one stop destination for humour. Our journey has been excellent; we have not only performed in terms of numbers but have also won the affinity of our viewers. We ranked ninth within the leading channels which is a commendable start in spite of the clutter in the entertainment market

    After receiving phenomenal success in the regional belt, it was a logical step for us to go national. It was the perfect time as digitisation was getting implemented in key markets, which has helped us to reach out to a larger spectrum of audiences. With strong presence in HSM and PHCHP markets, our main focus was to create brand equity for the channel and newly launched shows. Each show has been conceptualised on the basis of market insights, derived from in-depth research amongst our core TG. The current offering on the channel has been a concoction of traditional celebrations peppered with comedy which has resonated excellently with the entire family. Our shows like Akbar Birbal, Ajab Gazab Ghar Jamai and Uff Yeh Nadaniyaan have been a huge hit amongst all age groups.

    Our aim has always been to diversify humour genre and explore the untapped opportunities. In the new year – the promise is to deliver more chatpata content living up to the expectations of our viewers with season wise programming focus across our popular shows.

    Hits and Misses

    One of the catalysts for our success has been the channel’s proposition of serving clutter breaking and fresh content in the humor space e.g. India’s first historical comedy – Har Mushkil ka Hal Akbar Birbal. In terms of the overall performance, Big Magic demonstrated an impressive 48 per cent growth in its viewership along with a staggering reach in 85 million Indian households. At present the channel delivers a 10 per cent unduplicated incremental reach across the markets of UP, MP and Rajasthan, when compared to the top six GECs. The exuberant performance of Big Magic has also garnered interest amongst leading advertisers and marketers, resulting 100 per cent ad inventory.

    Apart from HSM and having focused on distribution and marketing, we are experiencing new viewers from Maharashtra, Gujarat and other parts of the country. A major milestone for us was the launch of Big Magic International in US, Canada and Australia to tap Indian diasporas.

    As we know the route less travelled is always difficult, and it was no exception for us. One of the major challenges we faced was the stiff competition from the leading broadcasters. When we entered the market, it was already cluttered, but with our innovative programming strategy and robust distribution in place, we emerged as a leading contender. Another obstacle we faced was establishing the brand lineage in the markets where our competition has been the leader, but with steady performance we see positive reaction across these markets as well.

    In a nutshell

    We have seen positive synergises between radio and television which has further consolidated our position as the leading media network. With successful implementation of digitisation, the television network witnessed further boost.

    With the new government, the corporate world is optimistic, instilling positive sentiments amongst national and international investors. This year also saw e-commerce industry emerging as one of the highest spenders across advertising platforms especially on television. These factors will further help to boost industry.

    We also saw the launch of many general entertainment channels, but future will belong to the segmented channels offering niche content. Overall, Big Magic saw a promising year with new show launches – Har Mushkil Ka Hal Akbar Birbal and Bal Gopal Kare Dhamaal.

    92.7 Big FM has maintained leadership in share and some shows as Suhana Safar and Breakfast shows continue to rank as number one in the Mumbai and Delhi market. New properties as Big Green Ganesha, Big Green Durga that raised concern for the environment is our focus area, going ahead. New show launches as Seher with Anup Jalota has started rating well too.

    In 2015 broadcasters will focus on newer formats, as content will drive engagement and growth. Comedy as a genre will further see diversification and will continue to move north on the rating charts.

    (These are purely personal views of RBNL CEO Tarun Katial and indiantelevision.com does not necessarily subscribe to these views.)

  • Big Magic goes seasonal

    Big Magic goes seasonal

    MUMBAI: In a country where daily soaps rule, Big Magic, the flagship general entertainment channel of Reliance Broadcast Network, is all set to adopt a new seasonal format.

    Starting 29 December, the channel with its core positioning of being chatpata har pal, will introduce seasonal formats across its popular shows like Har Mushkil Ka Hal Akbar Birbal, Uff Yeh Nadaniyaan, Ajab Ghajab Ghar Jamai and MahiSagar. With this format, the channel aims to emphasise on freshness in characters, more comedy twists in plots, new themes in a four week long season format.

    New seasons for the shows kicks off as below:

    Uff Yeh Nadaniyan – 29 Dec

    Har Mushkil ka Hal Akbar Birbal – 15 Jan

    Ajab Ghajab Ghar Jamai – 12 Jan

    Mahisaagar – 19 Jan

    With the seasonal format kicking in, the channel will see transformation in existing characters, new character introductions new high points – with an unpredictable climax at the end. It will continue its episodic formats but will bring in more comedy, quirky and over the top elements to garner a higher space in the comedy genre. The season will be divided into – premieres, mid-season and season finale.

    Talking about the new season format, Reliance Broadcast Network creative director Uditanshu Mehta said, “At Big Magic, we regularly aim to bring in innovation and newness across our shows. Our regular innovation and programming spikes have ensured time spent on our channel has increased excellently over the past few months, and alongside has audience expectations. This move is part of our endeavor to ensure we deliver to our discerning viewers a truly chatpata experience through our programming.”

    The channel emphasises that the move will also allow marketers an effective window which can be perfectly timed to their campaigns, since they can now partner seasons, which are shorter and ensure high audience engagement.

    As a part of the larger programming strategy, Big Magic will be incorporating interesting storylines in their leading shows.

    The spikes will be marketed heavily across television, radio and digital, ensuring excellent promotions and reach with a 360 degree marketing plan.

  • Big Magic ups festive quotient offering a blend of authentic celebrations and humour

    Big Magic ups festive quotient offering a blend of authentic celebrations and humour

    MUMBAI: Big Magic, the flagship national Hindi general entertainment channel from the Reliance Broadcast Network bouquet positioned as the one stop destination for humor is ensuring it delivers to audiences authentic festive offerings, layered in humor. Promising an engaging watch for the entire family, the Navratri celebrations on both shows Ajab Gajab Ghar Jamai and Uff! Yeh Nadaniyaan is built on the insights of the markets that they are based in. The already glittering artist line up on the show, sees special appearances with Sailesh Lodha on Ajab Gajab Ghar Jamai and Sunil Pal on Uff! Yeh Nadaniyaan. With the best entertainment package this festive season, audiences stand to soak in an excellent show, while marketers get an excellent opportunity to engage with audiences.

     

    Ajab Gajab Ghar Jamai ki Ajab Gajab Ram Leela:

    The Ram Leela depiction is an authentic celebration of Navratri in Uttar Pradesh, and the Braj region in particular. It is a form of folk theatre, based on the life of the Pandavas of Mahabharata and Yakshagana of Karnataka revolving around various epics and puranas. With Uttar Pradesh being a focus market and the show based in Braj, this creative programming highpoint ensures resonance with audiences. The show will feature an illustration of the Ram Leela by the Shaktishaali family, with chaos and hilarity coming in with each character wanting to play the lead roles. It is amidst this madness that Shailesh Lodha steps in as the savior and sutradhaar. An exciting show highpoint, with ensures resonance with audiences.

     

     Uff! Yeh Nadaniyaan features Navrata ke Rang, Sunil Pal ke Sang

    Navrata is celebrated with great zeal across India.  Delhi is one of the key regions that follows this festival with a lot of enthusiasm, with the Jagrata’s being a key part of the offerings. Since Big Magic’s show, Uff! Yeh Nadaniyaan is based in Delhi, the Jagrata special will appeal to the local audiences. It’s an apt opportunity to tap this festival and create amplification around the show integrated with the festival.

     

    Well known comedian, Sunil Pal will be playing a cameo in the festive special on Uff! Yeh Nadaniyaan wherein he will masquerade as a Jagrata singer. He is sure to take the audiences on a joyous ride with his comic timing and the situations he will get into in this episode.

     

    Commenting on the specials, Reliance Broadcast Network COO Lavneesh Gupta said, “The festival specials on Big Magic, built on local insights and backed by research are already connecting excellently with audiences. With Shailesh Lodha and Sunil Pal on the show, it gives the spikes an added spurt and ensures higher levels of engagement. With a Channel reach to 85mn Indian households and a special connect with audiences focused on the HSM’s, this special festive spike makes for an excellent opportunity for marketers to connect with a plum audience base.”

     

    The spikes will be marketed heavily across television, radio and digital, ensuring excellent promotions and reach.