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  • BARC Week 44: Sony Pal enters top ten Hindi GEC; DD National exits list

    BARC Week 44: Sony Pal enters top ten Hindi GEC; DD National exits list

    MUMBAI: MUMBAI: Star Plus has continued to maintain its leadership position. Zee Entertainment Enterprises Ltd’s (Zeel) free to air (FTA) channel Zee Anmol and Hindi general entertainment channel (GECs) have bagged the second and third position respectively. Multi Screen Media (MSM) FTA channel Sony Pal entered the top ten channels of Hindi GECs list. However, DD National which was earlier in the top ten list failed to hold on its position in week 44 of Broadcast Audience Research Council (BARC) India all India (U + R) data. 

     
    Star Plus led the Hindi GEC genre with 787584 (000Sums), while Zee Anmol bagged the second position with 729701 (000Sums).  Zee TV secured third spot with 694864 (000Sums).

     
    Colors dropped to fourth place with 694582 (000Sums) followed by  Life OK at number five position with 534129 (000Sums).

    Star India’s FTA channel Star Ustav stood at the sixth spot with 511090 (000Sums), whereas Sony Entertainment Television was in the seventh position with 342113 (000Sums).

     

    Sab TV grabbed eighth spot with 336141 (000Sums), while Rishtey which was on tenth slot in previous week stood at ninth spot with 263955 (000Sums) followed by Sony Pal in the tenth slot with 252727 (000Sums).

  • Zee Tamizh rebranded as Zee Tamil

    Zee Tamizh rebranded as Zee Tamil

    MUMBAI: Zee Entertainment Enterprises Ltd (Zeel) has rebranded its Tamil language channel Zee Tamizh as Zee Tamil.

     

    The channel recently sported an all new logo reflecting the color of Manjal (turmeric) and Kunkumam (kum kum), the two most auspicious colors and symbols in Tamil Nadu.

     

    With the re-branding, the channel plans to have a uniform communication across all platforms with better understanding and easy pronunciation of its name thereby enabling the brand building exercise. 

     

    Zee Tamil has in its kitty new content offerings like Genes 2, Mella Thiranthathu Kathavu as well as the premiere of Kamal Haasan’s movie Uthama Villain.

  • Living Foodz to launch new foodtainment show with a twist

    Living Foodz to launch new foodtainment show with a twist

    MUMBAI: Zee Entertainment Enterprises’ international food and lifestyle television channel Living Foodz is planning to launch a unique show called Ranveer’s Cafe from 20 October, 2015. 

     

    The show, which will be telecast every Tuesday and Wednesday at 8.30 pm, will showcase international cafe recipes with an Indian twist and a beautiful representation while Chef Ranveer chats up with different, talented entertainers in each episode.

     

    The broadcast offers live musical performances by talented guests to add to the foodtainment quotient. The concept of the show is that while the chef cooks up a dish, these true performers will storm up the cafe with their vibrant energy and talent and at the same time learn a trick or two in cooking by helping the chef in the kitchen. The performers will mesmerize audiences with original compositions that are exclusive to the show.

     

    “People across the world bond the most over music and food. Hence we are bringing in a show that marries these two most loved things – food and music in a true sense to provide the viewers with thorough foodtainment. The show truly brings out the real essence of our channel philosophy,” said Living Foodz business head Amit Nair.

     

    The musical toast will feature celebrity artists like Kumar Sanu, Armaan Malik, Gajendra Verma, Aakriti Kakkar, Nakaash Aziz, Aditi Singh Sharma, Clinton Cejero and Siddharth Mahadevan amongst others.

  • Zee’s Subhash Chandra plans succession; names Amit Goenka as head – international biz

    Zee’s Subhash Chandra plans succession; names Amit Goenka as head – international biz

    MUMBAI: In a bid to steer to company towards the future, Zee Entertainment Enterprises Ltd’s (Zeel) Next Gen is stepping into pivotal roles. While Zeel chairman Subhash Chandra had pulled in his elder son Puneet Goenka into the firm a decade ago, he is now shoring up the senior management by bringing in his younger son Amit Goenka as CEO of Zeel’s international broadcasting business.

     

    Even as Puneet has steered Zeel to greater heights as its managing director and CEO, Amit, who was earlier the non executive chairman of the company, has been entrusted with the responsibility to provide clear focus to the company’s international operations. 

     

    To this effect, Zeel is reorganising its overseas broadcasting operations of all international channels, excluding sports, English channels and uplinking activities, under a wholly owned subsidiary of its company Asia Today Ltd (ATL). Currently, these operations are housed under Zeel’s overseas subsidiaries ATL, Mauritius (being renamed as ATL Media Ltd) and Zee Multimedia Worldwide (Mauritius) Ltd and their respective subsidiaries.

     

    Additionally, Zeel has also got board approval to write-off of an investment of GBP 3.25 million (equivalent to Rs. 33.06 crore) made by ATL, in 2013 for acquiring a minority stake in MirriAD Ltd., UK. This write-off was on account of continuing losses and consequent capital reduction and restructuring in the latter.

     

    “Bringing in Amit is a good move by Chandra as he has successfully been working behind the scenes at the Essel Group on innovations and business development despite heading Playwin as its CEO. He has a good deal of experience under his belt, which should help Zeel achieve Chandra’s global vision for Zee,” says a media observer. “It’s good succession planning by the savvy mediapreneur. And it’s quite akin to what his former partner Rupert Murdoch has done in recent times by bringing in his elder son Lachlan in a non-executive capacity as News Corp co-chairman and 21st Century Fox. His younger son James has been running 21st Century Fox as its CEO much earlier.”

     

    A techie at heart, Amit has more than 10 years experience and is the CEO of Pan India, which runs the online lottery business under the Playwin brand. Some of the other projects where he is involved are ITZ Cash, animation division, wireless mobility, 7575 short code business, Digital Media Convergence Limited, Mumbai Football Club, All Sports Bar and All Sports Magazine amongst others. Amit has also worked with Zee Telefilms and was closely associated with the group’s investment and restructuring of the ICO project, a global mobile telephony project during his early days.

     

    Additionally, Zeel executive vice chairman Subodh Kumar has resigned from his post with immediate effect. He will, however, continue as a non-executive director on the Board of the company.

  • Zing launches new talk show ‘Bad Company’

    Zing launches new talk show ‘Bad Company’

    MUMBAI: Zee Entertainment Enterprises’ youth entertainment channel Zing is all set to launch a talk show called Bad Company that will bring Indian television stars closer to the viewers. Starting 10 October, the show will be aired at 7 pm, every Saturday.

     

    The no-holds-barred talk show will be hosted by Vikas Gupta. The show will feature television stars like Ranvijay Singh, Gurmeet Choudhary, Karanvir Bohra, Kushal Tandon, Divyanka Tripathi and Prathyusha Banerjee amongst others.

     

    Zing channel head Vishnu Shankar said, “Bad Company is a never seen before concept on television. With fresh, edgy and bold content in store, it will surely take viewers by storm. For the first time on TV, your favourite small screen stars will be exposed. Their real and humane fun side will be the USP of the show. We, at Zing are confident that the viewers will lap up this new talk show with great enthusiasm and fan following.”

     

    The viewers will get a chance to know the real side of the celebrities revealing some candid insights with conversations revolving around their lives, relationships, regrets and work. The excitement doesn’t end here, as there are fun games and quiz rounds to look forward too.

     

    To engage with the core audience, besides an all-encompassing marketing plan, Zing has a media strategy in place ranging from hosting contests to creating endless conversations across its digital platforms. A special contest will be hosted on the channel’s Facebook and Twitter pages where viewers can share their views and tag it to #BC.

  • Zindagi to beef up Sunday programming with six telefilms

    Zindagi to beef up Sunday programming with six telefilms

    MUMBAI: Zee Entertainment Enterprises’ Hindi entertainment channel Zindagi will be kickstarting the festive season with Teletime, wherein the channel will be showcasing various telefilms. From 18 October to 22 November, the channel will air six telefilms every Sunday at 12 pm with a repeat at 9 pm.

     

    The first telefilm titled Saaya will be aired on 18 October and will captures the drama & essence that almost every family goes through. Starring Ayeza Khan, Shahzad Sheikh and Qavi Khan, it is a family drama of a wife trying to separate her husband from his father.

     

    On 25 October, Zindagi will air the second telefilm, which will also mark the return of veteran actress Samina Peerzada on the small screen. Titled Zindagi Ab Bhi Muskurati Hai, it will also have Adnan Siddiqui portraying the character of her son. The telefilm highlights how Tipu – a man who hates his nation because of his past, develops a fondness for it due to some incidents.

     

    On 1 November, the channel will air Behadd starring Fawad Khan, which is a heart wrenching yet progressive story of a mother (Nadia Jamil) who is willing to let go of the love of her life for her daughter.

     

    Next in line on 8 November is Khamosh Mohabbat starring Sara Batool and Humayun Ashraf in lead roles. The story highlights how we never value those who value us, until we lose them.

     

    The last two Sundays of Teletime will air two very different stories. Yeh Chand Na Sharma Jaye, which will be aired on 15 November, is a story about a man fearing his brother-in-law at home and his boss in the office and the hilarious turns this fear takes. The show will see Sanam Saeed playing a double role with a twist.

     

    The Teletime festival will culminate with Ishq Wala Love on 22 November, which is a story of a rich guy who falls in love with a poor girl due to deception. It stars Mehwish Hayat and Asfar Rehman.

  • &TV to experiment with socio-mytho genre with ‘Santoshi Maa’

    &TV to experiment with socio-mytho genre with ‘Santoshi Maa’

    MUMBAI: Spreading its wings across genres, the newest Hindi general entertainment channel (GEC) from the Zee Entertainment Enterprises stable – &TV is all set to experiment with the socio-mythological genre. The channel will soon be launching its first series in the genre titled Santoshi Maa.

    According to information available with Indiantelevision.com, the show is being produced by Rashmi Sharma Telefilms, which is known for popular fictions series like Bhagyalakshmi (&TV), Swaragini and Sasuraal Simar Ka (Colors) and Saath Nibhaana Saathiya (Star Plus).

    The channel has roped in veteran actress Aruna Irani, a popular face on &TV, for the show’s promo, which aired on prime time on 28 September.

    The promo features Irani as a successful superstar who has achieved fame, luxury and wealth, but is still seeking inner fulfillment and peace. The promo sees her delivering the line, “I have achieved everything in life but not satisfaction.”

    In recent years, Indian television has seen many mythological series dominating the prime time on Hindi GECs. Shows like Mahabharat, Santakmochan Mahabali Hanuman, Devo Ke Dev Mahadev and Surya Putra Karn are some of the shows that have managed to grab eyeballs on the small screen. What’s more, given the popularity of the genre in India, last year also witnessed the launch of a separate channel – The Epic Channel, which airs original content in the Indian history, folklore and mythology space.

    Santoshi Maa’s launch date on &TV has not yet been revealed by the channel.

  • &TV hops on to StarHub platform in Singapore

    &TV hops on to StarHub platform in Singapore

    MUMBAI: Zee Entertainment Enterprises’ newest Hindi general entertainment channel (GEC) &TV will launch on Singapore’s StarHub platform.

     

    From 16 September onwards, &TV will be available on StarHub TV’s Channel 165. To enable customers to view the channel on-the-go and across multiple devices, &TV will also be made available on StarHub Go, StarHub’s online streaming service.

     

    At launch, viewers will be able to catch content such as Agent Raghav – Crime Branch, a fast paced crime-mystery thriller;Bhabi Ji Ghar Par Hai!, a comedy television series, Deal or No Deal, a game-show that revolves around the opening of a set of numbered briefcases and Gangaa, an inspiring story of a child widow.

     

    “Zee Entertainment is one of India’s top entertainment companies, so  we are delighted to introduce &TV to our viewers, adding yet another quality Zee channel into our Hindi lineup. We are confident that &TV will be a breath of fresh air and delight our viewers with its exciting and contemporary content,” said StarHub head of media business unit Lee Soo Hui.

     

    Zee TV senior vice president – international business Tripta Singh added, “&TV focuses on young and edgy story-telling that preserves traditional Indian values at the same time. We are certain that the programme line-up of &TV will be welcomed by Indian viewers in Singapore. The launch of &TV takes the number of Zee channels on StarHub TV to six, augmenting our leadership in the Indian entertainment industry.”

     

    To enable customers to sample the channel, &TV will be available for a month-long free preview from 9 am on 16 September to 12 pm on 16 October via StarHub TV and StarHub Go. Additionally, StarHub TV customers can subscribe to &TV as an a la carte channel at $8.56 (including GST) per month through Instant Buy via the blue button on their remote control, or sign up for Manoranjan Pack at a monthly subscription of $25.90. Both the subscribers of &TV and Manoranjan Pack will be able to view this channel via StarHub Go.

     

    Manoranjan Pack comprises seven other Indian channels such as Zee TV, Zee TV HD, Zee News, Colors, Life OK, SET Asia and Star Plus.

  • Zindagi’s new show ‘Jackson Heights’ to go on air from 1 September

    Zindagi’s new show ‘Jackson Heights’ to go on air from 1 September

    MUMBAI: Zee Entertainment Enterprises’ Hindi-Urdu language entertainment channel, Zindagi is all set to launch a new show from 1 September. 

     

    This time round the channel will showcase a beautiful story of love, relations, friendship and hardships in a new show titled Jackson Heights, which premieres on 1 September, 2015 at 8:30 pm.

     

    Jackson Heights is directed by Mehreen Jabbar and written by Vasay Chaudhary. The show has Noumaan Ejaz and Aamina Sheikh in lead roles.

     

    A light hearted drama, Jackson Heights is about the journey of Jamshed (Adeel Hussain), Salma (Aamina Sheikh), Michelle (Manira Khan) and Imran Bhatti (Noumaan Ejaz) who live in Jackson Heights, New York. It captures their struggle to make their lives better and achieve their dreams, not just for themselves but also for their families back home.

  • Zeel licenses home-grown format ‘DID’ to Thailand’s broadcaster

    Zeel licenses home-grown format ‘DID’ to Thailand’s broadcaster

    MUMBAI: Zee Entertainment Enterprises Ltd (Zeel) has created a broadcast history by finalizing a syndication deal with JKN Global Media Limited Thailand for its home-grown format, Dance India Dance (DID). 

     

    It is a known fact that prime-time content in India has been laced with popular international formats, which are regularly imported and licensed by Indian TV channels from international broadcasters, production houses or format owners. 

     

    While Indian content being aired or repurposed on TV channels across the world is quite common, this particular syndication deal is a landmark achievement since it’s the very first time that a format created in India has been licensed internationally. The Indian content industry’s contribution to ‘Make in India’, literally.

     

    Zeel MD and CEO Punit Goenka said, “At Zee, we have always believed in developing in-house formats. It was our belief in the concept of Dance India Dance that led to its growth from the regional to the international platform. Through this partnership with JKN Global Media Limited, DID will not only reach out to the South-Asian diaspora but the local, mainstream audiences in Thailand as well.”

     

    “Going forward, we hope to license not just Dance India Dance but our other home-grown formats to the international markets,” Goenka added.

     

    Commenting on the partnership, JKN Global Media Thailand MD Andrew Suteestarpon said, “I’m very pleased to develop the well-known format show called Dance India Dance into the local version. With the collaboration of Zee, I strongly believe in the professional team and the corporate experience that can lead JKN Channel into achieving a high success rating with Dance Thailand Dance.”

     

    Zeel global head syndication Sunita Uchil added, “We are very proud that our home-grown format Dance India Dance will now reach 22 million homes in Thailand through JKN Channel. Over the years, there has been an increasing demand for Indian content and we have endeavored to meet this demand by offering a wide array of entertainment content through customized services like dubbing and subtitling in foreign languages under the Zee Bollyworld umbrella. This deal embraces our global positioning of ‘Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam – The World is My Family’ and reinforces Zee Bollyworld’s leadership as the ‘one-stop shop for Indian entertainment content the world over.’”