BARC Week 9 Regional Mapping: Surya TV climbs to third spot; Asianet continues to lead

Marathi

Zee Marathi continued to lead with 131479 GVTs, followed by Colors Marathi and Zee Talkies with 99583 and 67297 GVTs, respectively.

Star Parvah returned to fourth spot with 39096 GVTs, while Fakt Marathi slipped to fifth position with 34458 GVTs.

Bangla

With 244740 GVTs, Star Jalsha led the chart once again. Zee Bangla remained at second spot with 131428 GVTs, followed by Jalsha Movies with 62471 GVTs.

Zee Bangla Cinema stood at fourth position with 38636 GVTs and Colors Bangla remained at fifth spot with 29842 GVTs.

Bhojpuri

Big Magic Ganga maintained its lead with 19226 GVTs, followed by rival Bhojpuri Cinema with 15793 GVTs. Dabangg stood strong at third spot with 8222 GVTs.

At fourth spot was Dangal TV with 7730 GVTs and Oscar Movies Bhojpuri surpassed ETV Bihar Jharkhand by claiming fifth spot with 3142 GVTs.

Oriya

Sarthak TV topped the chart once again with 105387 GVTs. Tarang TV stood strong at second spot with 50819 GVTs, while Odhisha TV climbed to third position with 14667 GVTs.

Colors Oriya slipped to fourth spot with 14629 GVTs, followed by Alankar with 8740 GVTs.

Tamil

Sun TV stood strong at top spot with 976616 GVTs, followed by KTV and Star Vijay with 273723 and 171870 GVTs, respectively.

Zee Tamil climbed to fourth spot with 82998 GVTs, while with 76673 GVTs J Movie claimed fifth position by surpassing Polimer.

Telugu

With 387663 GVTs, ETV Telugu continued to lead. Zee Telugu remained at second spot with 358683 GVTs, followed by Maa TV with 355552 GVTs.

Sister channels Gemini TV and Gemini Movies stood at fourth andfifth positions with 290460 and 174603 GVTs, respectively.

Kannada

Colors Kannada maintained its lead with 240606 GVTs, followed by Survana and Zee Kannada with 175718 and 157397 GVTs, respectively.

Udaya Movies occupied fourth position with 135803 GVTs followed by sister channel Udaya TV with 134133 GVTs.

Malayalam

Asianet topped the chart once again with 324464 GVTs. Mazhavil Manorama stood strong at second spot with 91653 GVTs, while Surya TV jumped from fifth spot in week 8 to third spot with 83271 GVTs.

Flowers TV slipped to fourth position with 81607 GVTs, followed by Asianet Movies with 57168 GVTs.

Source: IndianMediaBook - Television

Nick HD+ to premiere the Nickelodeon Kids’ Choice Awards

Nick HD+ from the house of Nickelodeon is set to premiere international event Nickelodeon Kids Choice Awards 2016, within just 12 hours of the US broadcast. The show is all set to go on air on 13^th March at 7 PM IST on Nick HD+.

Speaking on the awards, Nina Jaipuria, EVP & Business Head – Kids Cluster, Viacom18 said “Nick HD+ provides children with unmatched entertainment experiences through unparalleled content. With the Kids Choice Awards exclusively premiering on Nick HD+ just within 12 hours of the US telecast and along with the rest of the world, the channel is going to raise the bar in kids’ engagement in India”

The annual awards honour the year’s television, music and movie acts voted by Nickelodeon viewers globally. This awards show will also feature entertainment acts, musical presentations, appearances and performances by numerous celebrity icons such as Blake Shelton, Taylor Swift, Chris Pratt and Little Mix.

Source: IndianMediaBook - Television

BARC Week 9 English Genre: Star Movies claims the throne

Entertainment channels

Comedy Central stood strong at top spot with 296 GVTs. Zee Cafe remained at second position with 201 GVTs, followed closely by AXN with 199 GVTs.

Star World occupied fourth spot with 117 GVTs, while Colors Infinity SD stood at fifth position with 79 GVTs.

News channels

Times Now maintained its lead position with 470 GVTs, India Today TV climbed to second spot with 254 GVTs, while NDTV 24×7 slipped to third position with 181 GVTs.

CNN IBN remained at fourth spot with 160 GVTs and News9 returned to fifth position with 106 GVTs.

Business news

CNBC TV18 continued to lead with 927 GVTs. ET Now remained at second spot with 341 GVTs, followed by NDTV Profit and NDTV Prime with 56 GVTs. Bloomberg stood at fourth spot with 35 GVTs.

Movies

With 3320 GVTs, Star Movies claimed the throne, while last week’s topper Movies Now slipped to second spot with 3279 GVTs. Sony Pix climbed to third spot with 1673 GVTs, followed by HBO and Zee Studio with 1457 and 1056 GVTs, respectively.

Source: IndianMediaBook - Television

BARC Week 9: DD National climbs to fifth spot; Star Plus continues to lead

General entertainment channels

Star Plus maintained its lead with 677342 GVTs, while Colors remained at second spot with 667036 GVTs. Zee TV occupied third position with 626362 GVTs, followed by sister channel Zee Anmol with 594218 GVTs.

DD National climbed to fifth spot with 509504 GVTs, while Sony Pal remained at sixth position with 500119 GVTs. Star Utsav slipped to seventh spot with 496353 GVTs, followed by Life OK and Rishtey with 435372 and 410132 GVTs, respectively. Sony Sab slipped to tenth position with 384177 GVTs and sister channel Sony Entertainment surpassed.

Top shows

Mircromax Asia Cup T20 2016 Live Match 4 India vs Pakistan on DD National claimed the throne with 24804 GVTs, while India vs Srilanka Live match occupied third spot with 19501 GVTs, followed by India vs UAE Live match with 14985 GVTs.

On the other side, last week’s topper Naagin from Colors TV slipped to second spot with 19564 GVTs and Star Plus’s Saath Nibhaana Saathiya slipped to fifth position with 12148 GVTs.

News channels

AajTak continued to lead with 94141 GVTs, followed by India TV with 76772 GVTs. ABP News returned to the third spot with 55609 GVTs, while Zee News slipped to fourth position with 51349 GVTs. News Nation surpassed India News and returned to fifth spot with 47439 GVTs.

Movies

Sony Max led the chart once again with 373946 GVTs, while Star Gold climbed to second spot with 349218 GVTs. Zee Cinema slipped to third position with 291551 GVTs. Movies Ok remained at fourth spot with 211154 GVTs, followed by &pictures with 192859 GVTs.

Sports

Star Sports 3 topped the chart once again with 510856 GVTs. Star Sports 1 climbed to second spot with 422584 GVTs, while Ten Sports slipped to third position with 128751 GVTs. Star Sports 2 and Sony Six stood at fourth and fifth spot with 57379 and 22156 GVTs, respectively.

Music

With 107644 GVTs, Mastiii continued to lead, followed by B4u Music and Sony Mix with 99240 and 94533 GVTs, respectively. Sister channels 9XM and 9X Jalwa occupied fourth and fifth positions with 82072 and 42137 GVTs, respectively.

Kids

Nick topped the chart once again with 77619 GVTs, followed by Pogo TV with 60792 GVTs. Cartoon Network climbed to third spot with 55414 GVTs, while Hungama slipped to fourth position with 55388 GVTs. Disney Channel stood at fifth spot with 53835 GVTs.

Youth

MTV stood strong at top spot with 12257 GVTs while Zing returned to second position with 11006 GVTs. Bindass slipped to third spot with 10168 GVTs, followed by Zoom and Channel V with 9833 and 4361 GVTs, respectively.

Infotainment

With 4535 GVTs, Discovery Channel maintained its lead. History TV18 stood strong at second spot with 3964 GVTs, followed by National Geographic Channel with 3335 GVTs.

Animal Planet remained at fourth position with 3097 GVTs and Nat Geo Wild stood at fifth spot with 1587 GVTs.

Source: IndianMediaBook - Television

SPN unveils new campaign for Vivo IPL 9Ek India Happywala

Sony Pictures Networks India (SPN) unveiled the new campaign for Season 9 of Vivo IPL, titled Ek India Happywala. This campaign implores every Indian in every corner of the world to build an empowered India a nation that respects differences in its cultural fabric but at the same time rises above those differences to create an atmosphere of dignity and harmony.

Speaking about the new campaign, NP Singh, CEP, SPN India, said, “Over the last 9 years, we have extensively promoted IPL, not only on television but across other mediums like print, outdoor and digital. Our marketing campaigns have become cultural mnemonics in household conversations. Right from EkDesh. EkJunoon in 2009 to India KaTyohaar in 2015, our message was clear – Lets spread the cheer. And now, Ek India Happywala is our earnest attempt to engage viewers in conversations that will spread the cheer to our children, because it is our children who will inherit this world from us.”

From 2008 onwards, SPN has been the broadcaster of Vivo IPL and since then, with BCCI’s support, SPN has been not only been marketing and promoting the event on its network but also using content that powers the television medium to entertain and communicate.

“From programming content to contribution to society, we want to make ‘Ek India Happywala’ our call to action. So, at Sony Pictures Networks India, our CSR initiatives will be cascaded under the aegis of ‘Ek India Happywala’. This is our way of ensuring that the ethos of the campaign stays alive much after Vivo IPL Season 9 is over,” added Singh.

Vivo IPL 2016 will be aired in Hindi on Sony Max and Sony Six. In addition, Sony Six will also carry Tamil, Telugu and Bengali language feeds. Sony Six HD as well as the Sony ESPN cluster of channels will air the English language feed of Vivo IPL.

Source: IndianMediaBook - Television