Consolidate revenue, PAT for FY 2020 were up 15.5% and 6.3%, respectively. 

BENGALURU: TV Today Network Limited (TVTN) reported 15.5 per cent and 6.3 per cent growth in consolidated revenue from operations (Op Rev) and consolidated profit after tax (PAT) respectively for the year ended 31 March 2020 (FY 2020, year or period under review) as compared to the previous year ago (FY 2019). Consolidated simple operating EBIDTA for the year under review increased 8.2 per cent as compared to FY 2019.

TVTN reported consolidated Op Rev of Rs 857.22 crore and Rs 742.24 crore for FY 2020 and FY 2019 respectively. Total Income for FY 2020 increased 15.6 per cent to Rs 900.53 from Rs 778.92 crore in FY 2019. Consolidated PAT for FY 2020 was Rs 139.36 crore as compared to Rs 131.10 crore in FY 2019.

The dream run for Doordarshan in the GEC category has come to an end as Star Plus and Dangal respectively in their categories regain their spots.

This week we see a major change in the Hindi GEC Pay-TV category as Star Plus gets back on being the leader with 794 mn impressions according to the television viewership data released by BARC India for week 18.Sony SAB on the 2nd spot with 750mn impressions followed by DD National on the 3rd spot with 648mn impressions.

DD Bharati gets down to the 4th spot with 556mn impressions and as usual, we see Sony Entertainment Television is still on the 5th spot with 434mn impressions, followed by Colors on the 6th spot with 413mn impressions.

Star Utsav on the 7th spot with 320mn impressions and then for the last 3 spots in this category we have Sony Pal with 269mn impressions, Dangal with 260mn impressions, and Zee TV with 250mn impressions.

Mumbai: The Nickelodeon franchise entertains millions of young fans across India and has always created a fun-filled environment for kids. Even during these unprecedented times, Nickelodeon continues to engage young viewers across the franchise with the unique #HomeOkPlease campaign by bringing the playground home through engaging tentpoles on air,  new episodes  and made for television movies, celebrating special occasions and innovative DIY campaigns on social and digital.

The dream run for news channels continues in week 18 of 2020 as the nation continues to battle the coronavirus pandemic. According to BARC data, Republic TV is the fastest-growing news channel in the English News Genre, by being the Super PrimeTime slot leader since the past 4 weeks.

In week 15 Republic TV’s market share for the Super PrimeTime slot was 48.7% which grew to 62.1% in week 16 and now is a stable 57.4% in week 18. (Source BARC| NCCS AB 22+|Weekdays)

According to BARC Ratings of South GEC for week 18, the following are the ranking of various Regional GECs.

Malayalam:

Asianet leads the Malayalam GEC category with 166mn impressions followed by Surya TV on the 2nd spot with 118mn impressions, Mazhavil Manorma on the 3rd spot with 98mn impressions. For the last two spots, we have Flowers TV with 80mn impressions and new entrant Kairali TV with 52mn impressions.

Chennai: Star India’s Tamil entertainment channel, Vijay TV has extended its helping hand towards the Crew members associated with the shows aired on the channel.

Due to the continuing Lockdown, the daily wage workers and low-level technicians such as Light Man, Electricians, Camera Assistants, and Assistant Directors and Junior artists were extremely affected as the shooting for Film and TV shows were halted since the third week of March.

Taking stock of the situation, Vijay TV came forward to help the considerable volume of daily wagers, Technicians, and artists employed in leading fiction and non-fiction shows of the channel and earmarked Rs 75 lacs which is equivalent to the cumulative monthly earnings of their Junior Crew members to compensate them during this testing times.

Hyderabad: Over a month into the lockdown, physical distancing has become a way of life across the country. As families continue to adhere to the lockdown, they crave for fresh content on television and digital media to keep themselves entertained. Understanding the market need, Zee Telugu, on the occasion of its 15th anniversary, promises to make the lockdown engaging with power-packed content. Starting 18th May, every Monday to Friday, between 8– 9 PM, Zee Telugu brings back the classic comedy show ‘Amrutham’ season 1 and a majestic political story ‘Queen’ only on Zee Telugu and Zee Telugu HD.

As per the report, Hindustan Unilever, Reckitt Benckiser and Government of India are among the top ten advertisers of this week. The total TV Free Commercial Time (FCT) has further decreased this week. It has dropped by 9% as compared to week 17 as per the eighth edition of the joint report by BARC India and Nielsen on TV and Smartphone consumption during COVID-19.

Industry sources say the ‘relief’ comes as a double whammy as broadcasters delaying payment of fees will have to pay interest both to the bank for the PBG & to the public broadcaster.

DD Free Dish has accepted the broadcasters’ demand for a window to delay payment of carriage fees by three months but does that help the industry that is presently going through an all-time low? Perhaps not.

The News Broadcasters Federation (NBF) recently wrote to the Centre to waive off the carriage fees for a few months due to cash flow problems in the wake of the pandemic but instead got a delayed deadline that comes with an added cost.

The Free To Air channels were looking at 100% waiver of carriage fees for the first quarter and 50% for the second quarter. A look at the new plan may not really count as a relief.
Carriage fees for the month of March, April and May can now be paid by 27.6.2020. Broadcasters paying the carriage fees on the delayed date will have to pay the monthly installment along with applicable taxes and interest for one month at the rate of 5.7% annum and GST on the interest amount. Broadcasters would also have to furnish a monetary guarantee in the form of a Performance Bank Guarantee (PBG) to avail this facility of delayed payments.

Zee Kannada, one of Karnataka’s general entertainment channel, celebrates 14 glorious years of entertaining Kannada-speaking audiences from across India.

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Over the years, the channel’s variety of multi-genre offerings from fiction shows to reality shows and talk shows have been reflective of its philosophy ‘Bayasid'dha Bāgilu Tegiyōṇa', bringing about a revolution across the state of Karnataka.

Zee Kannada celebrates this milestone with the entire Zee Kannada family by acknowledging and appreciating their constant support in making the channel what it is today. At the beginning of the previous calendar year, Zee Kannada emerged as the number 1 channel for the first time in 13 years and has ever since continued to win the hearts of all Kannada audience. Impacting viewers by serving as an inspiration and refection of love, Zee Kannada’s tent-pole shows like Weekend with Ramesh, Drama Juniors, Sa Re Ga Ma Pa, Jothe Jotheyali and now with the launch of Malgudi Days, the channel has transformed small screen entertainment in the market.