MUMBAI: Producing original shows on issues of contemporary local significance like surgical strikes, national elections, Ganesha festivals, marvels and mysteries of India; that’s how History TV 18 aims to stand out in the niche segment of infotainment channels in India. “Very consciously we are going towards the direction of original local content because that is what will make our brand stand out in India,” says A+E Networks | TV18 MD and Network18 CEO Avinash Kaul in an interaction with Indiantelevision.com. He also spoke on the need for creating original content in infotainment space, challenges faced by the genre, impact of NTO on niche genres, economic slowdown, channel’s growth trajectory and plans for 2020.

BENGALURU: Recent events in the country resulted in the increase in viewership of news channels. Broadcast Audience Research Council of India (BARC) weekly data for Top 5 English news channels in week 46 of 2019 (Saturday, 9 November 2019 to Friday, 15 November 2019, week or period under review) shows a sharp increase in ratings as compared to the previous week. Among the major news events that took place during the week under review was the Supreme Court’s verdict for the Ayodhya dispute.

MUMBAI: For the past few weeks Sony Pictures Network's GEC channel Sony Entertainment Television and Sony SAB were holding the leading position but in week 46 of BARC India rating, Star Plus has jumped to the leading position. Sony SAB has slipped to second position this week, the channel was seen at first position last week. Even Sony Entertainment Television has slipped down to the fourth position. Last week the channel was observed in the third position. Zee TV, which was seen in the third position last week, has slipped to the fifth position.

MUMBAI: In week 46 of BARC India ratings, Zee Bagla Cinema has replaced Colors Bangla at fifth position and in Gujarati space, VTV News has replaced Sandesh News at fifth position. Apart from these, slight changes in the pecking of channels in the Malayalam, Gujarati and Marathi spaces were observed. Whereas the pecking order of the channels in  Bhojpuri, Kannada Tamil and Telugu space remained unchanged.

In an era of information overload and fake news, having an authentic voice is vital for brands looking to fully engage audiences and customers. BBC Global news which owns and operates BBC World News and BBC.com hosted its first Upfront events in Delhi and Mumbai.

At the BBC News Upfront 2019, which had a theme of ‘ The Power of an Authentic Voice’ saw a BBC Global News showcasing a range of its forthcoming content, partnerships and initiatives.

Star India Private Limited has released its financials for FY 2018-19 and according to financial data accessed by business intelligence platform Tofler, the broadcaster has reported a 30 per cent jump in its total revenues for the financial year 2018-19 at Rs 11,956 crore, compared to the last financial year. The revenues for FY18 stood at Rs 91,990 crore.

The company has further reported a net loss of Rs 636 crore during the same fiscal and its total expenses stood at Rs 12,930 crore.

The excitement around the historic Pink Ball Test to be played from Nov 22, at one of cricket’s most iconic venues, the Eden Gardens, has reached fever pitch. Star Sports Network will begin broadcast as a run-up to the #PinkBallTest as early as on November 21, 2019. Cricket fans and viewers alike can tune-in across the Star Sports Network to enjoy engaging and innovative content.

Fan favourite programmes like - ‘Follow the Blues’, ‘Game Plan’ and the flagship pre and post-show ‘Nerolac Cricket Live’ will feature the Star Sports panel of experts who will deliver deep insights to create excitement amongst the fans in the build-up to the start of the test match. As part of the content line up, Ajinkya Rahane who is expected to play the historic test, will speak about playing the pink ball. Star Sports has curated segments on the making of pink ball including an interesting documentary – “17 times to get the colour right”.

BBC Global News will be launching two new premium collections on BBC.com in 2020

BBC Global News, which owns and operates BBC World News and BBC.com, hosted its first-ever Upfront events in Delhi on Tuesday and the Mumbai event will be held on Thursday.

The theme of the events is ‘The Power of an Authentic Voice’ and will bring together movers and shakers from India’s media and advertising industries, and see BBC Global News showcasing a range of its forthcoming content, partnerships and initiatives.

Disney’s announcement of entering into the video-on-demand streaming service with Disney+ has not only triggered concerns among global players but in India as well. Although there is no official communication on how Disney will roll out it's streaming services in India, reportedly the service will be launched via Hotstar, which is now owned by The Walt Disney Company.

Recently, Disney+ was launched in the US market at a subscription priced at $6.99 per month. According to media reports, the platform is planning to launch its service in India in May next year. Currently, there are over 32 OTT platforms in India and the recent launch of Disney+ is expected to up the game for others in terms of content and quality. The new on-demand streaming service will bring iconic TV shows and movies from Disney's other subsidiaries including Pixar, Marvel, Star Wars, National Geographic and others.

There would be many who would desire to make money from the stock market but they are too busy to either track the share bazaar to know what's happening there or are not sure where to invest their money to make it grow.

Keeping this in mind, Zee Business started a new show, ‘Bazaar Aaj Aur Kal’, from November 18. The 22-minute show focuses on eminent trading voices, the triggers and events that shaped the day, followed by what to expect and look out for the next day.

With sharp business acumen and detailed market insights, share bazaar experts will do a wrap-up show on Trading Days to summarise all the top action of the day that one might have missed.