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Star Plus and Sab gain in TAM week 22
MUMBAI: Week 22, TAM ratings. Hindi General Entertainment Channel (GEC) leader Star Plus once again held on to its pole position adding 11 GRPs to increase its total to 249 for the entire week. Sab was the next highest gainer, clipping on an additional 10 GRPs to take its score to 145 GRPs, according to ratings provided by a TV channel.
Colors gained a couple of GRPs and that helped it maintain its no 2 position with 186 GRPs. Zee TV shed eight GRPs to end the week with 176 GRPs. Sony Entertainment was at no 4 as it gained five GRPs to end the week with 154 GRPs. Life OK gained seven GRPs taking its total tally to 137 GRPs.
1 June saw a slew of new reality shows fighting it out to be crowned the best weekend prime time slot turning GECs into a war zone with Zee TV, Sony and Colors launching their reality shows at the 9.00 pm time slot.
There was cut-throat competition among the GECs who spent top dollar in promoting the 
weekend shows. And going by the current week‘s ratings, Zee TV‘s DID Super Moms apparently has won the prime time war bagging a 3 TVR. On the other hand, popular celebrity dance reality show Jhalak Dikhhla Ja (JDJ) registered a 2.4 TVR while Sony‘s all new Indian Idol Junior (IIJ) was at 1.8 TVR.
Numero uno Star Plus‘ chart topper Diya Aur Baati Hum added eyeballs as the show rated 4.1 TVR (3.7 TVR last week). Its long running Yeh Rishta showed an improvement as it ran up a 3.7 TVR (2.8 TVR last week). Pyaar ka Dard another popular series witnessed a jump generating 3.6 TVR (2.9 TVR last week). Fiction series Veera notched up 2.6 TVR (2.1 TVR last week).
The channel‘s new talent hunt-cum-reality show India‘s Dancing Superstar aired its maha Govinda episode and managed to get 1.5 TVR on Saturday and witnessed a fall to 1.6 (2.6 last week) on Sunday.
Colors popular celebrity dance reality show JDJ helped them maintained their position this week (it generated 2.4 TVR on Saturday). Colors leading fiction series witnessed a marginal rise with 2.8 TVR (2.6 TVR last week) and Madhubala inched up to 2.6 TVR (2.3 TVR last week).
Zee TV‘s fictional show Qubool Hai saw a growth to 3 TVR (2.5 TVRlast week), Sapne Suhane Ladakpan Ke saw a slight growth to 2.2 TVR (2.0 last week), PunarVivaah fell to 1.8 (1.9 TVR). What was surprising was the rating that the Hindi feature film ‘Kai po Che‘ got (a 0.8 TVR on 26 May), Sunday. Other fictional shows seem to be shedding viewers if one goes by the fact that Punar Vivaah witnessed a fall taking it to 1.4 TVR (1.8 last week).
Fourth placed, Sony Entertainment‘s long running crime series CID showed a marginal improvement as it registered a 2 TVR (1.8 last week); whereas Crime Patrol witnessed a fall as it registered a 1.4 TVR (1.8 last week). Finally, Comedy Circus showed a drop of 0.1 taking Sony‘s tally to 1.3 TVR (1.4 last week). A new historical show Maharana Pratap notched up to 1.5 TVR (0.7 last week). Other fiction shows either held on to their viewership or dipped marginally during the week.
Sab gained 10 GRPs ending the week with 145 GRPs. Its fiction show Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah continues to be the channel lead with 3.1 TVR (2.8 last week). The show‘s maha special episode included Dharmendra who promoted his movie Yamla Pagla Deewana 2 and added 2.4 TVR to the chart. Wah Wah Kya Baat Hai saw a marginal growth taking it to 0.9 TVR (0.6 last week).
Life OK gained seven GRPs taking it to toll with 137 GRPs (130 last week). Its top series Mahadev continues to lead, with a TVR of 2.4 (1.9 last week). Savdhan India showed a 0.2 improvement taking it to 1.3 TVR (1.1 last week).
Sahara continued to be at the bottom of the heap with 15 GRPs.
Movie channels too witnessed marginal decreases: Zee Cinema stayed stable with 103; Star Gold lost few points and rated at 103 GRPs (110 last week) and Movies OK was at 52 GRPs (56 last week).
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Dish TV shareholders approve three independent directors
99.49 per cent vote of confidence strengthens board as company expands into connected TV, e-commerce and OTT.
MUMBAI: Dish TV has just been served a near-perfect vote of confidence and the shareholders have dished it out in style. Shareholders of the DTH operator have approved the appointment of three new Independent Directors with an overwhelming 99.49 per cent approval. The three appointees are Mr Arun Kumar Kapoor, Ms Heena Naishadh Bhatt and Mr Ashok Anant Paranjpe.
The strong mandate reflects continued investor faith in the company’s strategy, disciplined execution and long-term value creation. It comes as Dish TV focuses on stabilising its core DTH business while actively scaling new verticals connected TV platform VZY, B2B e-commerce ShopZop, and OTT service Watcho to build a more diversified and resilient growth trajectory.
Dish TV India Limited, CEO & executive director Manoj Dhobhal said, “We are encouraged by the shareholders’ approval of the appointment of the Independent Directors and sincerely thank them for their continued trust and confidence. The Board is already benefiting from the Directors’ collective experience, which will further sharpen strategic focus and support disciplined execution.”
With a fresh, strengthened board in place, Dish TV is well positioned to navigate the evolving media landscape. In a sector where every percentage point matters, a 99.49 per cent thumbs-up is the kind of ringing endorsement that suggests the company’s recipe for the future is already tasting right.
