New Delhi: Continuing the channel’s legacy of bringing extensive reportage & engaging formats, News18 India is coming up with an election special edition of one of its flagship shows, ‘Lapete Mein Netaji’. Ahead of the assembly elections in Bihar, the show is set to bring some of the most renowned local poets together on a single platform.

An innovative take on ‘hasya kavi sammelan’, Lapete Mein Netaji, will bring the much-needed humor and satire to the fiery political debates. Hosted by Kishore Ajwani, Managing Editor, News18 India, The upcoming episodes of the show will witness prominent politicians and poets such as Sudeep Bhola, Gaurav Chauhan, Ved Prakash Ved & Shambhu Shikhar. The show will see some of the wittiest ‘kavis’ recite satirical verses on various issues faced by the voters in the state and nation at large. The show will bring some sharp sarcasm, satire, and a sense of humor to the daily discourse.

Kolkata: ABP Ananda has not just been wooing its audiences with its special Durga Puja programming, but also leaving no stone unturned to help brands achieve awareness and equity through interactive and customizable sponsor integrations.

The channel has taken a bevy of sponsors on-board, across its three properties – Sharad Ananda, Parae Parae Serar Lodai & Surokshar Puroskar. It has emerged as a clear favourite amongst a sea of content and opportunities, owing to its extensive programming and special integrations. These properties have created exciting opportunities for brands to be involved in the channel’s programming in a meaningful way that doesn’t detract from its content, offering a far higher degree of presence and brand-building capabilities.

As Sony entertainment celebrates its 25 years in India, Sony Pictures Network MD and CEO NP Singh will be speaking live at the Visionary Talks series hosted by Kailashnath Adhikari, MD, Governance Now on 23rd October at 5pm.

During the conversation, NP Singh will share about the organisation's journey and future roadmap. He will also talk about the success of SCAM 1992, which has turned out to be the game-changer for SONY LIV, and the OTT platform's future roadmap.

The Governance Now Visionary Talk series is a knowledge-sharing platform where industry stalwarts and thought leaders participate and discuss ideas that impact the business and the economy.

KOLKATA: Although linear television remains the primary mode of viewing for most Indian households, cableTV  operators still face numerous challenges – what the rapid uptake of OTT services and the inflexible pricing regulations set by the regulator. And the situation is not getting any better for the tribe, says Maharashtra Cable Operators Foundation (MCOF) president Arvind Prabhu.

He claims that matters took a grim turn with Covid2019 causing a 25-30 per cent drop in subscribers for the cable TV trade operators in the first four months of the crisis,

KOLKATA: As the country gears up to welcome Goddess Durga,  NXTDigital, the media arm of the Hinduja Group, has come up with a new consumer connect program – ‘ NXTDigital DURGOTSAV’. The program has been launched with the goal of spreading the message that though the festivities may be diluted due to the challenges posed by Covid2019, one can still celebrate the homecoming of Maa Durga through the company’s Durga Puja initiative.

As part of this initiative,  NXTDigital is encouraging consumers to record videos of themselves performing under three categories, namely -  song, dance and recitation and upload the same on durgotsav.nxtdigital.in starting 17 October 2020. Entries will be open till 23 October. This will be further promoted across  NXTDigital's social media channels and website.

It’s a political slugfest being rolled out in the name of probing the fake TV news viewership rating scam.

As the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) took over a case of fake TRPs being probed by the Uttar Pradesh Police on Tuesday, eyeballs have started rolling out on whether it has become a direct fight between the Shiv Sena, NCP and Congress-ruled Maharashtra Government and the NDA-ruled the central government.

As preparations for the Bihar Assembly Elections is in full swing, Hindi news channel ABP News from ABP Network has started another season of ‘Poll Khol’ from October 19, to give viewers top-notch coverage on all political affairs of the state.

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A satirical show on the current state of political affairs of the country, it is being aired at 10:30-11pm from Monday to Friday.   

Hosted by Bollywood actor Shekhar Suman, ‘Poll Khol’ has established itself as an iconic election season property with a ‘no-holds-barred, light-hearted approach’ to Indian politics, over the last 15 years. The show is frolicsome in nature, with unfailing flair for satire and startling honesty. 

This year, in the new normal, Durga Puja will be different, but what will not change is the zest for Pujo among Bengalis. Keeping in mind the five days of festivity, Bengali entertainment channel Colors Bangla from Viacom18 will treat its viewers with two special festive programmes, from October 22 to October 26.

“Sree Sree Sarodiya Durga Pujo”, which will air at 10 am, will provide viewers with a spiritual experience by giving an essence of the various rituals associated with Pujo while the evening show “Golpe Gaane Pujor Adda” that will air at 5 pm will be an “adda” with singers and actors entertaining the viewers with popular music and memories. Presented by Hellman’s Mayonnaise and powered by Brooke Bond Red Label, both these shows aim at celebrating the fervour of Durga Puja. 

The current season of Colors’ Bigg Boss has registered 3.9 billion viewing minutes in its launch week, the highest in the last three seasons.

As per the Broadcast Audience Research Council (BARC) India data, the last 3 seasons of Bigg Boss had registered 2.5, 3.4 and 3.4 billion viewing minutes respectively in the first week. Although it has not made it to the top five programmes of Hindi General Entertainment Channels in Week 40, in the HSM Urban 2+ market, the season 14 recorded 3.1 billion viewing minutes as compared to 2.5 billion in season 13, 2.6 billion in season 12 and 2 billion viewing minutes in season 11.

In the absence of fresh content and live sports, TV news was the biggest gainer in the first half of 2020. Cut to a month into the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2020, news genre sees a dip in ad volumes as most advertisers flock to invest in IPL.

As per latest TAM data, the share of news genre in ad volumes shrunk to 30% during the first 22 days of the tournament compared to 32% in the same period before the tournament took off on September 19. Data also shows that in the same period, ad volumes of sports genre spiked by nearly three times compared to 22 days prior to IPL 13.

Interestingly though, GEC did not lose out much. Though growth numbers were far less than sports, ad volumes saw a 9% rise in the first three weeks of IPL against news’ meagre 3%.