Thursday, 28 January 2016

Nat Geo salutes the BSF heroes with a one hour special show

Speaking about the documentary, Swati Mohan, General Manager, India, NGC Network (India), said, “National Geographic has always given viewers unprecedented access to some of the most iconic institutions. We have taken them inside The Vatican, The White House and even the International Space Centre. With this documentary we are giving viewers unique access to a force, who till now have just been ‘brave soldiers protecting the borders’. The documentary will present to viewers the never seen before emotions, incredible stories of sacrifice, and the unshakable courage of the men and women that make this force. This documentary is our salute to the amazing spirit of the Border Security Force.”
The documentary will premiere on the eve of India’s 67th Republic Day, 25th January at 9PM with a repeat on Republic Day.
This is National Geographic Channel’s fourth series showcasing the spirit and courage of the Indian Forces. The channel has earlier produced and broadcast Mission Army (with the Indian Army in 2011), Mission Navy (with the Indian Navy in 2009) and Mission Udaan (with the Indian Air Force in 2005).
They capture spectacular scenes across the different terrains the BSF is stationed in. From the unforgiving snow peaked mountains of Kashmir to the breath-taking deserts of Rajasthan, from the creek areas of Gujarat to the imposing mangroves of Sunderbans, the documentary showcases BSF in action, in the varied topography that the force works in.

Star India elevates Krishnan Kutty as GM English cluster & Infotainment

Kutty joined Star India in 2005 as the Vice president-Research and On air and was later promoted as EVP- Distribution. Last year in April 2015, Kutty was elevated as the Head of Distribution.
Kutty holds 17 years of experience and he had served at leading brands such as He JWT, Mindshare, GroupM, Hutch, NDTV and Vodafone.

BARC Week 1 Regional Mapping: Sun TV, Asianet & Zee Marathi lead the regional chart


Barcreg1Marathi
Star Parvah remained at fourth spot with 44311 GVTs, while Maiboli returned to fifth position with 22545 GVTs.
Bangla
Among the Bangla players, Star Jalsha continued to lead with 240378 GVTs. Zee Bangla stood strong at second position with 153485 GVTs, followed by Jalsha Movies and Zee Bangla Cinema with 65645 and 31141 GVTs, respectively. With 31118 GVTs, Colors Bangla stood at fifth position.
Bhojpuri
With 19073 GVTs, Bhojpuri Cinema maintained its lead in Bhojpuri speaking market. Big Magic Ganga stood at second position with 17787 GVTs, followed by Dabangg with 9118 GVTs.
Dangal TV remained at fourth spot with 7801 GVTs, while ETV Bihar Jharkhand occupied fifth position with 4141 GVTs.
Oriya
Sarthak TV topped the chart once again among the players with 109578 GVTs. Tarang TV remained at second spot with 61413 GVTs, while Colors Oriya climbed to third position with 18882 GVTs.
Odhisha TV slipped to fourth spot with 17010 GVTs, followed by Prathana with 113780 GVTs.
Tamil
In Tamil speaking market, Sun TV maintained its lead position with 1046602 GVTs, followed by KTV and Star Vijay with 277982 and 181191 GVTs, respectively. Polimer remained at fourth position with 96146 GVTs, while J Movie climbed to fifth spot with 72131 GVTs; surpassed Kalaignar.
Telugu
Among the Telugu entertainers, ETV Telugu continued to lead with 413525 GVTs. Maa TV stood strong at second spot with 373558 GVTs, followed by Zee Telugu and Gemini TV with 359755 and 281966 GVTs, respectively. At fifth position was Gemini Movies with 187321 GVTs.
Kannada
Colors Kannada stood strong at top spot with 276018 GVTs. Udaya Movies climbed to second position with 1554322 GVTs, while sister channel Udaya TV slipped to third position with 140487 GVTs. Survana TV climbed to fourth spot with 134771 GVTs and Zee Kannada slipped to fifth position with 133458 GVTs.
Malayalam
With 378813 GVTs, Asianet topped the chart once again among Malayalam players. Mazhavil Manorama remained at second position with 99669 GVTs, followed by Surya TV and Flowers TV with 74005 and 73816 GVTs, respectively. Asianet Movies stood at fifth spot with 52852 GVTs.

BARC Week 1 English Genre: Start World & Star Movies claim the throne


BARC1Entertainment channels
News channels
Times Now maintained its lead with 711 GVTs, followed by NDTV 24×7 with 348 GVTs. CNN IBN climbed to third position with 331 GVTs, while India Today TV slipped to fourth spot with 223 GVTs. BBC World New remained at fifth position with 119 GVTs.
Business news
ET Now stood strong at the top position with 323 GVTs. CNBC TV18 remained at second spot with 265 GVTs, followed by NDTV Profit and NDTV Prime with 110 GVTs. With 11 GVTs, Bloomberg TV stood at fourth position.
Movies
With 3180 GVTs, Star Movies claimed the throne, while last week’s topper Movies Now slipped to second spot with 2857 GVTs. Sony Pix remained at third position with 1697 GVTs, whereas Zee Studio climbed to fourth position with 1324 GVTs. HBO slipped to fifth position with 1057 GVTs.

BARC Week 1: Colors, Aaj Tak Sony Max continues to lead the chart


Barcweek1General entertainment channels
Zee TV remained at fourth spot with 681259 GVTs. Star Utsav stood at fifth position with 462298 GVTs, followed by Life Ok with 421720 GVTs.
Rishtey was at seventh spot with 390305 GVTs, while Sony Pal climbed to eight spot with 352393 GVTs. Sony Sab slipped to ninth spot with 334235 GVTs and Sony Entertainment remained at tenth position with 328025 GVTs.
Top shows
On Colors, Naagin maintained its lead position with 19824 GVTs. Zee TV’s Kumkum Bhagya climbed to second spot with 13692 GVTs. Star Plus’ Saath Nibhaana Saathiya returned to third position with 12798 GVTs. Colors’ Sasural Simar Ka jumped to fourth spot with 12108 GVTs, while Star Plus’ Ye Hai Mohabbatein slipped to fifth spot with 11833 GVTs.
News channels
With 109610 GVTs, Aaj Tak topped the chart once again, while India TV stood strong at second position with 81356 GVTs. ABP News returned to third spot with 68435 GVTs and Zee News climbed to fourth position with 63089 GVTs.
News Nation slipped from third spot in last week to fifth position with 62526 GVTs. CNBC Awaaz occupied 1522 GVTs and Zee Business stood with 795 GVTs.
Movies
Sony Max continued to lead with 403014 GVTs. Star Gold climbed to second spot with 378490 GVTs, while Zee Cinema slipped to third spot with 357196 GVTs.
Movies OK and &pictures remained at fourth and fifth position with 250540 and 176404 GVTs, respectively.
Sports
Ten Sports stood strong at the lead position with 118592 GVTs, followed by Star Sport 1 with 44541 GVTs. Ten Cricket climbed to third spot with 18711 GVTs, while Star Sports 3 stood at fourth position with 14463 GVTs. Sony Six remained at fifth spot with 12422 GVTs.
Music
Mastiii led the chart once again with 120995 GVTs. B4U Music remained at second spot with 103008 GVTs, while 9XM returned to third position with 76230 GVTs. Sony Mix slipped to fourth spot with 73642 GVTs and 9X Jalwa remained at fifth position with 41958 GVTs.
Kids
Nick maintained its top position with 91613 GVTs, while Cartoon Network climbed to second position with 64283 GVTs. Pogo TV slipped to third spot with 63936 GVTs and Hungama remained at fourth spot with 49446 GVTs. Disney Channel occupied fifth spot with 33077 GVTs.
Youth
Zing continued to lead with 14984 GVTs, while MTV climbed to second spot with 10902 GVTs. Bindass slipped to third position with 8683 GVTs, while Zoom and E24 remained at fourth and fifth spot with 6749 and 5597 GVTs, respectively.
Infotainment
Discovery Channel topped the chart once again with 6146 GVTs, followed by History TV18 and National Geographic Channel with 5143 and 4090 GVTs, respectively. Animal Planet remained at fourth position with 3922 GVTs, while Discovery Science bagged fifth spot with 1580 GVTs by surpassing Nat Geo Wild.