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[dino29]

Really impressed with content being aired on Investigation Discovery, wide variety of shows and fresh/new shows are added to the schedule at regular intervals and above all these r dubbed in Hindi too. All this despite channel not having much ad revenue, SD feed still has some ads while HD has even lesser ads.

Atleast Discovery Network is trying out new things and innovating as per rapid transformation happening in broadcast landscape. Their channels are affordably priced , air diverse content barring Discovery Channel which still needs to alter its programming strategy and even Discovery+ has lots of good content. I am certain they will further adapt to changing consumption pattern of viewers and improve further on its content strategy and even launch some new channels. Other broadcasters who have niche channels can learn some things from discovery network and implement the same across their channels so as to cater to viewers of different segment.

I had read i think in TRAI observations that around 70% of Pay TV audience are subscribed to Discovery Bouquet which in itself is a great achievement

 

[iDJ]

Sun tv - overatted
Zee tv - Overrated
Star - perfectly rated
Sony - underrated
Viacom18 - underrated

GECs
SET - Perfect with mix of everything for everyone.
SAB - Good but not even close to it's past glory.
Colors - Innovative. Caters to both family and youth.
Star Plus - Little outdated but daring. Knows ways to stays relevant.
Zee TV - Outdated.

 

[dino29]

GECs
SET - Perfect with mix of everything for everyone.
SAB - Good but not even close to it's past glory.
Colors - Innovative. Caters to both family and youth.
Star Plus - Little outdated but daring. Knows ways to stays relevant.
Zee TV - Outdated.

Sony Entertainment Television is urban centric channel,it mostly airs shows which appeals to city audience barring few exceptions and that is their USP. They may not be getting very high ratings bcoz they avoid regular saas bahu serials but they have strong foothold in urban cities thus get ads from brands which want to connect with this audience . Sony makes the best reality shows be it Indian Idol, Super Dancer, India's Best Dancer, Kaun Banega Crorepati or even New Reality Shows like Shark Tank India, Masterchef India...no one comes close when it comes to matching production standards sony maintains for its reality shows

Colors TV serials were initially excellent...Balika Vadhu, Uttaran r key examples...later on they too have started airing more of regular formula shows and air some message driven fiction shows too which r good but not comparable to shows initially aired on their channels. As far as reality shows r concerned except Dance Deewane, Jhalak Dikhlaja and to some exrent Khatra Khatra Khatra , Fear Factor other shows r not that good. But u r right it tries to cater to both youth and family audience ...also it particularly tries to cater to younger female audience too (18 - 40 years old)

Star Plus uses to air much more regular saas bahu serials but offlate in last 5 or 6 years their fiction shows /daily soaps have improved a lot interms of content. Each of their shows have a good storyline and social message embedded in it , these have got very strong response from viewers and r on top of ratings charts since long time. Their primary audience is again family within which they have content suited for female audience across age groups. Disney-Star has not been successful with reality shows


I agree Zee TV still has not evolved and continues with old formula shows, they did try to bring in some new age concept driven shows but they failed to garner good ratings ....i believe reason is that they lacked good storyline and still had screenplay which had more of old saaa bahu show elements which lead to audience not accepting it in positive manner. In reality shows too except Dance India Dance zee has struggled to get success in this segment...Sa Re Ga Ma used to be a very good reality show but over last 5 or 6 years it has lost that charm bcoz of unnecessary changes on presentation or dramatization which has become part of it.

Most of Zee, Disney-Star, Viacom18 shows perform well even among tier 2, 3 cities and rural audience too but Sony lacks behind in this segment

 

[JollyLNB]

I agree Zee TV still has not evolved and continues with old formula shows, they did try to bring in some new age concept driven shows but they failed to garner good ratings ....i believe reason is that they lacked good storyline and still had screenplay which had more of old saaa bahu show elements which lead to audience not accepting it in positive manner. In reality shows too except Dance India Dance zee has struggled to get success in this segment...Sa Re Ga Ma used to be a very good reality show but over last 5 or 6 years it has lost that charm bcoz of unnecessary changes on presentation or dramatization which has become part of it.

Most of Zee, Disney-Star, Viacom18 shows perform well even among tier 2, 3 cities and rural audience too but Sony lacks behind in this segment

Zee TV’s problem is its inability to adapt with launching new and exciting properties. It refuses to launch a single international reality show and sticks to the same Sa Re Ga Ma Pa. Sony is constantly pushing the envelope with both Shark Tank/MasterChef kind of shows and great serials, while Sony Sab is slowly moving beyond Comedy content. Star Plus and Colors are the most mass-oriented. But Zee TV?

 

[dino29]

Zee TV’s problem is its inability to adapt with launching new and exciting properties. It refuses to launch a single international reality show and sticks to the same Sa Re Ga Ma Pa. Sony is constantly pushing the envelope with both Shark Tank/MasterChef kind of shows and great serials, while Sony Sab is slowly moving beyond Comedy content. Star Plus and Colors are the most mass-oriented. But Zee TV?

Sony is now airing more urban centric and innovative fiction shows with fresh as well as nternational concepts and even giving more attention to reality shows. Positioning of Sab TV has been alerted from being a comedy/light hearted shows channel to a brand which encompasses even shows from other genres. Basically the void created on Sony TV is being filled by Sab TV

 

[Shark]

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has released Consultation Papers on the sharing of telecom and spectrum infrastructure, and spectrum leasing. It has also sought views from stakeholders on licence fee and policy matters of DTH services.

TRAI seeks comments from stakeholders on spectrum sharing & DTH bank guarantee - Exchange4media

The views have to be submitted by February 10 and February 13, respectively

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[Shark]

The Supreme Court has asked the News Broadcasting and Digital Standards Authority and the central government to look at ways to control "sensational news that serve an agenda", media networks have reported.

SC wants govt & news body to control ‘sensational news’ - Exchange4media

The division bench was hearing pleas seeking ways to curb hate speech incidents

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[dino29]

Star Gold Select has now started airing some dubbed hollywood / chinese movies in early morning hours or watershed hours. May be post shutdown of UTV HD, disney-star will show some popular as well as critically acclaimed dubbed hollywood/chinese movies on Star Gold Select...maybe even few offbeat/critically acclaimed dubbed south indian movies will find space on this channel.

I have also shared feedback with Disney-Star as to how old Channel V/Bindass Fiction + Reality Shows, HBO Movies/Documentaries/Shows, Marvel Kids/Animation/Live Action Shows + Movies, Disney International Old/New Cartoons/Live Action Shows and even Foreign/International language shows in original as well their dubbed versions can be accommodated on their existing linear TV channels or 1 or 2 new channels can be launched for airing some of this content. Hopeful that they will work out a strategy to widen the range of content available on their TV Channels available across genres and cater to all audience segment in best possible manner.

Noticing that all Science shows have been taken off air from National Geographic Channel....may they r considering launching a new channel dedicated to airing content from this genre as well biography, investigation, exploration, etc. content on it....such a channel is much needed and it can directly compete with Discovery Science and Investigation Discovery

Eager to know what programming strategy is designed /implemented for Star Movies Select. Will it air more of romantic, comedy, kids movies and compete with Romedy Now or will it be turned into a kids movie channel with multi audio/language feeds.

Just to add to this disney+hotstar has added several retro cartoons,,hollywood movies and shows to its already vibrant & extensive content catalogue. Really enjoying watching these

 

[dino29]

Disney-Star is also airing many foreign language (Non English) movies dubbed in Hindi on its Hindi Movie Channels. These include films from Russia, Korea, Japan, China, Spain, Italy, Germany etc. Even Zee does air some Dubbed Foreign Language occasionally on And Pictures HD but still have lot catch up to do for competing with Disney-Star in this segment/genre.

On the contrary And Flix / And Privé which are English Movie Channels from Zee, they do show lots of different Foreign Language Movies (Non English) on a regular basis and which is a big plus point...currently no other rival network does the same in English Movie Genre barring few exceptions wherein few of such films might get aired on MN+ or Star Movies Select.


Another thing which i have noticed since a long time is that on Sony Pix, And Flix air lot many Hollywood / South Asian/Chinese with dual audio (English and Hindi) or Multi Audio (English , Hindi, Tamil, Telugu) option so which means they have the rights of the original language + dubbed version of these movies....i just wonder why do they not then air these movies more prominently on their Hindi or Regional GEC/Movie Channels as it would definitely help them gain an edge interms of content aired on these channels. Airing movies with multi audio on English Movie Channels will not help the channel get as much wider audience when compared to what having a dedicated channel for it can achieve...2 major reasons for it r that less number of people subscribe to these channels and even many r unaware about how language change option can be used or even get to know that multi audio option is made available . It is understandable that Star Movies telecasts fewer Hollywood or Foreign Language Movies with Dual or Multi Audio Language option as they have a dedicated channels UTV Action/ UTV HD for it and even air these on their other hindi movie channels on a daily basis.

MN+, And Privé again hold an edge as far as airing critically acclaimed hollywood movies is concerned....Star Movies or Star Movies Select air very few of these though Star Movies Select was started as a channel to showcase meaningful/critically acclaimed / story driven hollywood + international movies but due to less ratings since last 18 or 20 months it is airing mostly mainstream / popular hollywood movies, let's see post launch of Star Movies Select Standard Definition feed what changes are done in its content strategy as currently it's HD feed is in pause/transitional mode & continuously repeating few movies .

More of foreign language cinema should be aired on English Movie Channels of different broadcasters or even better if dedicated channels r launched for the same. Really miss channels like Lumiere Movies, UTV World Movies ....in OTT/ internet age too such channels can succeed in getting good viewership on TV if content, packaging, pricing etc. r good. Hope that even retro Hollywood / International movie channels like TCM, MGM make a comeback or Disney-Star, Sony-Zee, Times Network air of iconic/popular movies from this genre on their English Movie Channels or launch separate channel for it in near future .

Viacom18 should also consider entering dubbed hollywood movies and English Movies genre in the coming future .... Such channels would get good ratings and Viacom18 have all the resources to acquire wide range of content as well as invest in other things to make the channels successful

 

[Shark]

Network18 Media & Investments Limited today announced its results for the quarter ended December 31, 2022. The company’s consolidated revenue grew 12% YoY to Rs 1,850 crore.
The company’s consolidated net profit was Rs 9 crore compared to Rs 307 crore in corresponding period of the last fiscal year.

Network18 posts 12% growth in operating revenue in Q3FY23 - Exchange4media

The figure stood at Rs 1,850 crore

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