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  • Subhash Chandra ropes in retail and life style veteran Wadhwa to head Siti Cable

    Subhash Chandra ropes in retail and life style veteran Wadhwa to head Siti Cable

    Mumbai: There’s tremendous promise and potential in Indian cable TV. No one knows this better than Essel group and Zee TV
    chairman Subhash Chandra who floated cable TV firm Siti Cable more than 19 years ago – in the early stages of cable and satellite TV in India.

    And with the Indian cable TV sector now undergoing digitisation under a government mandate, he clearly believes he can take India’s leading MSO to greater heights.

    Today Chandra announced the appointment of V D Wadhwa as CEO of Siti Cable Network. The cable TV network has close to 10 million subscribers nationally. Reaching out to over 10 million viewers.

    As Siti Cable CEO , Wadhwa will be based out of Noida and will be responsible for taking forward the organisational aspirations of growing the business of Siti Cable multifold through digitisation.

    His last assignment was with Timex Group India where he was managing director & CEO for business operations in India and Saarc countries. Wadhwa brings with him over 28 years of general management experience in consumer life style and retail industry and largely credited with the profitable turnaround of Timex operations in India and establishing its retail operations in India and south Asian countries.

    Wadhwa is an alumnus of Harvard Business School and a fellow member of the Institute of Company Secretaries of India. He has served on various Ficci and Assocham committees besides serving as president of the Horological Federation of India.

    Says Chandra: “We are delighted to have Wadhwa at the helm of Siti Cable. With his strong business acumen and strategic inputs, we expect the company to touch new highs with the aggressive growth plan in the digital regime. I am confident that Wadhwa’s association with the group will add immense value to the Company and all its stake holders.”

  • Hindi GECs make a comeback; Star plus continues to lead

    Hindi GECs make a comeback; Star plus continues to lead

    MUMBAI: The Hindi general entertainment channels (GECs) have roared back in week 18 (28 April-4 May 2013) of the Tam ratings roster. Last week, Max had taken them to the cleaners by registering a 32 gross rating points lead over leader Star Plus. But in week 18 Max shed some points and Star Plus gained nine points to come level with it with 224 GRPs.

    As per TAM data (HSM including 5 new LC1 markets, C&S, 4+) sourced from a channel, the new Star Plus talent hunt-cum-reality
    show India‘s Dancing Superstar notched up a 2.6 TVR even as fiction shows such as Ek Hazaaron Mein Meri Behna Hai and Diya Aur Baati Hum showed improvements in their ratings from 1.2 to 1.4 and from 3.7 to 4 TVR respectively.

    Despite shaving 16 GRPs, Zee TV continued to occupy the second spot on the Hindi GEC charts with 175 GRPs. Zee TV‘s top performer was the fiction series Sapne Suhane Ladakpan Ke (it scored a TVR of 3) which also occupies the No 2 spot amongst all Hindi fiction shows. Its reality talent hunt India‘s Best Dramebaaz showed a growth in viewers on Sunday from 1.4 to 2.4 TVR even as it delivered lower ratings of 1.9 on 4 May Saturday (2.4 last week). Most of the other Zee TV shows had ratings being nibbled off them.

    Colors added a couple of GRPs to close the week with 166 GRPs (last week 164). It aired a special event Sitaare Zameen Par which notched up a 1.2 TVR even as fiction show Sasural Simar Ka went up by marginally.

    Sony too gained four GRPs at 154 on the back of a good showing of its non-fiction shows such as CID Chote Heroes and CID Mahaepisode (1.8 TVR), CID (2.2 vs 2.0), Crime Patrol (2.0 vs 1.8) and Comedy Circus (1.5 vs 1.2). Its fiction shows either stagnated or dipped marginally during the week.

    Sab gained six GRPs as it ended the week at 131 GRPs. Its leading fiction show Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah inched up marginally (2.9 vs 2.8) and Chidiya Ghar gained (1.5 vs 1.4).

    Meanwhile, Star India‘s second rung Hindi GEC Life OK closed the week with 102 GRPs (last week 101).

    Sahara One with 15 GRPs (last week 20) remained at the bottom of the GEC heap.

    Hindi movies seemed to have become a hit with viewers last week as viewers sought entertainment other than cricket and drama series, with channels such as Zee Cinema (110 vs 105) and Movies OK (60 vs 52) showing healthy gains.

  • IPL6 takes Max to the top of the GRP charts

    IPL6 takes Max to the top of the GRP charts

    MUMBAI: It‘s not only Gayle, Bravo and Pollard who have been hitting the maximum in the sixth season of the Indian Premier League. Sony Max has trumped Star India‘s flagship Hindi general entertainment channel Star Plus to take the lead in the GRP race for week 17 of TAM.

    As per TAM data (C&S, 4+, HSM) provided by Max, the channel has notched 248 GRPs in the fourth week of the tournament, making it the number one channel in India. Star Plus managed to collect 215 GRPs (last week 233) in the week ended 27 April.

    Meanwhile, Max and Sony Six collectively garnered 304 GRPs.

    The tournament also continues to beat all competition in prime time. Pepsi IPL‘s average primetime viewership is at 3.6 TVR as compared to Star Plus‘s 2.0 TVR, Colors 1.6 and Zee TV at 1.7 TVR in the Hindi Speaking Market (HSM).

    Pepsi IPL 6 also registered a reach of 168 million viewers in just four weeks and has already surpassed the total reach of any of the previous editions of the league. Sony Max EVP and business head Neeraj Vyas said, “Our ratings of this week reiterate the fact that Pepsi IPL 2013 is the biggest entertainer of the year. We are indeed delighted to see that it has already achieved such incredible reach just halfway through the tournament. We are thrilled that it continues to offer spectacular entertainment to our viewers and unparalleled value to our partners.”

    On the Hindi GEC Space, Zee TV has emerged as the biggest gainer of the Hindi GECs genre in the week 17 of TAM‘s ratings. The flagship Hindi GEC from Zee Entertainment Enterprises (Zeel), added around 22 GRPs to register 191 GRPs. Almost all the shows of the channel have witnessed improvement in numbers.

    As per TAM data (HSM including 5 new LC1 markets, C&S, 4+) sourced from a channel, the pecking order of the Hindi GECs remained the same in week 17 of TAM, with Star Plus leading the flock followed by Zee TV, Colors, Set, Sab, Life OK and Sahara One at No.2,3,4,5,6 positions respectively.

    Star Plus launched its new dancing reality show ‘India‘s Dancing Superstar‘ on 27 April that opened with a 2.5 TVR. The show replaced Nach Baliye Sriman vs Shrimati that concluded with a 1.8 TVR on 21 April. The other shows of the channel have seen a drop in eyeballs.

    Colors, the Viacom18 channel, has lost three GRPs to register 164 GRPs.

    Following Colors is Sony that had premiered the Shah Rukh Khan, Katrina Kaif and Anushka Sharma starrer ‘Jab Tak Hai Jaan‘ on 21 April. The movie clocked a 2.4 TVR in its first airing on Indian television.

    The Yash Chopra-directed movie ran for around four hours from 7.30 pm, helping the channel get around 19 gross rating points (GRPs). Set ended the week with 150 GRPs. Sab is next with 125 GRPs (last week 123) while Life OK closed the week with 101 GRPs (103 GRPs).

    Sahara One with 20 GRPs (last week 21 GRPs) remained at the bottom of the channel ladder.

  • Zee TV, Colors, Sony gain even as Star Plus leads

    MUMBAI: That phase II digitisation switch offs and IPL6 are having an impact is seen in TAM‘s week 16 ratings for 2013. Overall, the general entertainment channel (GECs) genre shed 19 GRPs, even as Zee TV, Colors, Sony Entertainment Television (Set) managed to hold on to their GRP numbers. Life OK and Star Plus, however, seem to have taken a bit of a dent in their ratings.

    As per TAM data (HSM including 5 new LC1 markets, C&S, 4+) sourced from a channel, the pecking order of the Hindi GECs changed a bit as Colors moved up to No.3 slot.

    Despite the loss of 19 GRPs, Star Plus continues to be the leader of the genre with a good margin of 64 GRPs more than Zee TV. Many shows of the Star India flagship channel saw a drop in viewership. The channel ended the week with 233 GRPs.

    Holding on to the second spot, Zee TV added around six GRPs to close the week with 169 GRPs. The channel‘s reality show India‘s Best Dramebaaz rated a 1.9 TVR on Sunday 14 April and 1.8 TVR on 20 April. The channel‘s other shows witnessed marginal changes in numbers.

    Colors gained around 11 GRPs to take its tally to 167 GRPs helping it retain its No 3 spot. The Viacom18 channel had aired the Gr8 Women Awards on 14 April that rated 0.4 TVR.

    Set too added five GRPs to gross 165 GRPs. The channel‘s crime shows continue to hold strong. C.I.D notched a 2.4 TVR (last week 2.3) while Crime Patrol fetched a 1.9 TVR (last week 1.8).

    Sab ended the week with 123 GRPs (last week 137) while Life OK ended up with 103 GRPS (last week 111).

    Sahara One with 21 GRPs (last week 19) remained at the bottom of the ladder.

  • 9X Media Network restructures national sales team

    MUMBAI: Music television network 9X Media Pvt Ltd has announced a national restructuring of its sales team which will come into effect from 26 April.

    Samir Kadam has been appointed national sales head at 9X Jalwa (the all time Bollywood Hits channel) and 9X Jhakaas (India‘s first Marathi music channel). He has earlier worked with Star Network, Zee TV and B4U. Before joining 9X Media, Kadam was handling the national sales for Star Jalsha Movies.

    The network has also elevated Anupama Gulati to handle the national sales responsibilities for the network‘s international music channel – 9XO. She will also head the brand solutions function for the network. Sachin Malhotra has been promoted to handle 9X Tashan sales across India. The sales responsibility for the group‘s flagship channel 9XM will be shared between Rajiv Sharma in North and Johnson Jain in West. All the sales heads will continue to report to 9X Media Group chief revenue officer Pawan Jailkhani. This structure will come into effect from the last week of April 2013.

    Jailkhani said, “The past 18 months have been very exciting for 9X Media Group. We have grown manifold times both in terms of ad revenues and our music channels offerings. Keeping in mind the current and future needs of our Network we have strengthened our sales team with internal and external appointments. This will enable more focused sales considering our diverse portfolio of music channels. I would also like to welcome Samir to 9X Media Group. I am confident that Samir will add tremendous value to the team.”

  • Sulina Menon quits SMG to join OMD

    MUMBAI: Sulina Menon has joined media agency Omnicom Media Group yesterday as managing partner –North.

    Menon confirmed her movement to Indiantelevision.com. She will continue to be based out of Delhi.

    Her last stint was with Starcom MediaVest Group (SMG) India as executive director, where she worked for more than three years.

    Menon started her career in 1986 with Interface Communications as a trainee and then moved on to work with organisations like O&M, McCann Ericsson, Zee TV and Carat Media Services.

  • Hindi GECs shed 56 GRPs; Colors, Life OK, Sony and Sab hold on

    MUMBAI: Hindi General Entertainment Channels (GECs) continue to face the heat from the Indian Premiere League (IPL) 6 as they further lost 56 GRPs in the week ended 13 April. The genre had lost nearly 110 GRPs in the earlier week which saw the launch of IPL 6.

    As per TAM data (HSM including 5 new LC1 markets, C&S, 4+) sourced from a channel, the pecking order of the Hindi GECs remained the same.

    While two channels Zee TV and Star Plus have seen fall in numbers, Colors, Life OK, Sony and Sab held on to their viewership in the week 15 of 2013.

    Continuing to lead the flock, Star Plus lost 31 GRPs to end the week with 253 GRPs. The majority of the loss of the numbers can be attributed to the fact that the channel had aired Salman Khan-starrer Dabangg 2 in week 14 which had helped it gain eyeballs. Star Plus had aired a special one hour episode of its fiction property Saathiya Saath Nibhana on 13 April that clocked a 2.4 TVR while the other shows of the channel witnessed marginal fall.

    Zee TV maintained its foothold at No.2 spot despite losing 22 GRPs. The channel concluded the week with 163 GRPs as almost all its shows seen loss in viewership.

    Meanwhile, Set lost just four GRPs to close the week with 160 GRPs as minor changes in the ratings of its shows were observed.

    Following Set is Colors that didn‘t see any change in its gross rating points this week. The fiction properties of the channel saw ups and downs but it didn‘t affect the channel‘s overall ratings as it
    recorded 156 GRPs.

    Sab and Life OK too notched same GRPs as previous week‘s. While Sab registered 137 GRPs, Life OK pocketed 110 GRPs.

    Sahara One with 19 GRPs (last week 18) remained at the bottom.

  • Sony, Sab witness big leap in ratings

    MUMBAI: Sony Entertainment Television and Sab are the only Hindi general entertainment channels to have seen sizeable jump in viewership in week 13.

    As per TAM data (HSM including 5 new LC1 markets, C&S, 4+) sourced from a channel, the two Multi Screen Media (MSM) channels have become the major gainers in the week ended 30 March.

    Sab benefited from the telecast of ‘Sab Ki Holi’ on 27 March that rated a 3.1 TVR for a two-and-a-half hours run, contributing to around 15 GRPs to the channel’s total tally of 159 GRPs (last week 142 GRPs).

    Sab EVP and business head Anooj Kapoor said, “More and more families seem to be joining the SAB family with every passing week. The magic of “Asli mazaa SAB Ke Saath Aata hai” is indeed spreading. We are committed to this extended family of ours and will continue to offer exciting and entertaining content that families can sit together and enjoy. Sab ki Holi was one such initiative and we are thrilled to see the way our viewers have loved it, taking it to a unprecedented rating of 3.1 TVR.”

    Meanwhile, Set gained from the television premiere of Amir Khan-starrer ‘Talaash’ that notched a 2.3 TVR for a three-and-a half hour telecast on 30 March, fetching around 16 GRPs for the MSM flagship Hindi GEC. The channel garnered 175 GRPs (last week 155), and its new fiction show Chanchan that debuted on 25 March clocked a 1.7 TVR.. The show replaced Honge Juda na hum at the 9 pm slot, which registered a TVR of 0.4 on 21 March, its closing episode.

    Star Plus maintained the status quo with 291 GRPs, continuing to rule the Hindi GECs’ flock. The channel had aired its first ever Star Guild Awards, hosted by Bollywood superstar Salman Khan, that notched up 3.7 TVR on 24 March. Almost all the fiction shows on the channel like Yeh Rishta Kya kehlata Hai (3.5 TVR), Diya Aur Baati Hum (4.6 TVR) saw a marginal dip in viewership.

    Holding on to the second spot is Zee TV with the same numbers as last week at 207 GRPs. Its Sapne Suhane Ladakpan Ke Holi Event recorded a whopping 3.5 TVR for three hours run on 25 March. Like Star Plus, Zee TV also suffered loss in numbers of few of its daily soaps like Qubool Hai (2.9 TVR) and Punar Vivah (1.8 TVR).

    Colors, the number 3 Hindi GEC channel lost just one GRP to conclude the week with 191 GRPs. The Viacom18 channel had aired Femina Miss India 2013 on 24 March that registered a 0.8 TVR at the 10 pm slot. The loss in numbers can be because of the audience fragmentation to Star Plus as it clashed with the Salman Khan hosted Star Guild Awards on that day. The channel‘s other shows witnessed minor changes in the ratings.

    Following Sab, at No. 6 is Life OK that lost eight GRPs to close the week with 119 GRPs. Sahara One remained at the bottom of the ladder with 22 GRPs (last week 24).

  • Masterchef India 3 opens with 2.2 TVR on Star Plus

    MUMBAI: The third season of the cookery show Masterchef India opened with a TVR of 2.2 in a week that saw no change in the Hindi GEC hierarchy.

    Star Plus‘ strategy of placing the show on weekdays at 8 pm seems to have worked. Pitched against daily soaps, ‘Masterchef Kitchen Ke Superstar‘ (as named this time) held on to its ratings in a highly fragmented market. In the earlier two seasons, the Indian adaptation of ‘Masterchef Australia‘ was aired during weekends and debuted with 2.6 TVR (with Akshay Kumar as host) and 2.01 TVR respectively.

    Star Plus maintained its position as the leading Hindi general entertainment channel (GEC) with a tally of 273 GRPs for the week ended 16 March. The channel gained a single GRP over the previous week, despite most of its fiction shows seeing some loss in audience numbers. Saraswatichandra, however, rated higher with an average of 2.9 TVR (last week 2.5). Star Plus’ non-fiction property, Nach Baliye 5, averaged 2.7 TVR compared to the previous week‘s 2.9 TVR.

    As per TAM data (HSM including 5 new LC1 markets, C&S, 4+) sourced from a channel, the pecking order of the top four Hindi GECs remained the same in week 11, with Sab and Life OK sharing the fifth spot.

    Continuing to hold on to the second spot, Zee TV lost 13 GRPs to close the week with 202 GRPs. ‘Qubool Hai’ remained as the leading fiction property of the channel with 3 TVR (last week 3.4 TVR), followed by Sapne Suhane LK with 2.7 TVR (3.1 TVR) and Pavitra Rishta with 2.5 TVR (2.7 TVR). The channel’s kids reality show ‘India’s Best Dramebaaz’ rated 3.1 (3.5 TVR).

    Colors stayed at the third spot with 187 GRPs, a loss of 27 GRPs from the previous week. Balika Vadhu had a rating of 3.6 TVR (4.3 TVR), Madhubala 3.5 TVR (3.9 TVR) and Uttaran 2.8 TVR (3.1 TVR).

    Sony Entertainment Television (Set) added eight GRPs to end the week with 163 GRPs (last week 155).

    Life OK and Sab collected 135 GRPs each. While Life OK added 10 GRPs to its last week’s tally, Sab stayed flat. Sahara One with 23 GRPs (last week 24) remained at the bottom of the ladder.

  • Zee News to boost presence in Singapore via StarHub

    Zee News to boost presence in Singapore via StarHub

    MUMBAI: Zee News will be expanding its distribution in Singapore. The Hindi-language news channel will be carried on pay TV operator StarHub from 2 April.

    With this launch, Zee News will be the first Hindi-language news channel to be made available in Singapore. Customers who currently subscribe to Zee TV will be able to catch Zee News at no additional charge.

    The addition of Zee News will augment the existing line-up of nine Hindi channels on StarHub TV which comprises Zee Cinema (Channel 130), Zee TV (Channel 125), Channel V India (Channel 132), Colors (Channel 128), Eros Bollywood On Demand (Channel 142), Sony Entertainment TV (Channel 127), Sony Max (Channel 131), Star Gold (Channel 129) and Star Plus (Channel 126).

    Programmes on Zee News include ‘Badi Khabar‘ which brings the biggest story of the day to viewers with moving pictures, analysis and in-depth coverage, the flagship bulletin ‘News @ 9‘ that contains all the main news items of the day, and The Inside Story that brings to light sensitive national issues that affect the ordinary man on the street.

    In addition to bringing the news coverage that matters to the Hindi-speaking community, StarHub TV will also be bringing the A-listers of Zee TV to the Singapore fans. StarHub will be presenting Zee Nite on 6 April at Esplanade – Theatres on the Bay. Zee Nite is a one-night only concert that showcases the best of India‘s television stars.

    StarHub VP of media business unit Lee Soo Hui said, “The addition of Zee News on StarHub TV helps to anchor our Hindi line-up with a strong news offering. Customers who are concerned about news affecting the Hindi-speaking community in India can now be kept up-to-date through Zee News.”

    “As Zee News is offered to Zee TV subscribers at no extra charge, customers can now enjoy two channels for the price of one. It is a testament of our commitment to continually offer the best programming with the greatest value to our subscribers.

    “We are also pleased to bring Zee Nite back to Singapore since its successful inauguration here in 2006. The stellar line-up of India‘s favourite TV stars at Zee Nite promises to be a treat for all fans of Hindi entertainment.”

    To allow StarHub TV customers to get a taste of both Zee News (channel 158) and Zee TV (channel 125), a two-week free preview will be held from 2 April to 16 April. StarHub TV customers can subscribe to Zee TV Pack which includes Zee TV and Zee News at a monthly subscription of $8.56 (including GST). Existing Zee TV customers will be able to enjoy Zee News at no additional cost.