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Status quo prevails in the GEC hierarchy
MUMBAI: Two of the top three general entertainment channels, Sony and Colors, have lost eyeballs while genre leader Star Plus has seen a mild gain in ratings over the earlier week.
Star Plus added 3 GRPs (gross rating points) during the week ended 4 February to end with 309 GRPs (last week 306) according to TAM data for the Hindi speaking markets (C&S, 4+).
The channel leads most of the primetime slots with its five shows in the top 10 GEC list. The top 4 ranked shows are its fiction properties, Saathiya Saath Nibhana (6.21 TVR), Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai (6.18 TVR), Diya Aur Baati Hum (6.1 TVR) and Is Pyaar Ko Kya Naam Doon (4.70). Star Plus‘ Ek Hazaron Mein Meri Behna Hai occupied the 9th spot with a rating of 3.90.
Set, meanwhile, lost 20 GRPs. Though the position of the channel on the GEC rating chart remained the same, it clocked 217 GRPs (last week 237).
Viacom18‘s flagship channel Colors becomes the biggest loser of the week, shedding 26 GRPs to end with 204 points. Last week, the channel had mopped up 230 GRPs, adding 30 points from the telecast of Screen Awards.
Zee TV saw a 7 GRP rise in this week. Continuing to be the number 4 GEC, the channel ended the week with 179 GRPs (last week 172).
Sab clocked 133 GRPs (last week 132), while Star‘s second GEC Life OK, rested with 83 GRPs (last week 85).
Imagine TV with 55 GRPs (last week 61) and Sahara One with 48 GRPs (last week 45), stood at the bottom of the ladder.
MUMBAI: In India’s fast-moving payments race, Visa has just swiped in a new leader. The company has named Suresh Sethi as its India country head, marking a key leadership shift as it sharpens its focus on digital payments growth in the market. Sethi steps into the role following his recent exit from Protean eGov Technologies, where he served as chief executive officer. He succeeds Sandeep Ghosh, who has moved on after more than four years at Visa to pursue an external opportunity.
The appointment comes at a time when Visa is doubling down on its expansion strategy across India and the wider region, deepening partnerships and accelerating adoption in an increasingly competitive digital payments ecosystem.
Sethi brings with him a broad, cross-market perspective shaped by decades of experience across corporate banking, retail financial services, mobile money and large-scale government technology initiatives. He began his career at Citigroup, where he spent 14 years working across India, Africa, South America and the United States, focusing on transaction banking services within the corporate bank.
His appointment signals a blend of institutional experience and market familiarity qualities that could prove critical as Visa navigates a landscape where fintech innovation, regulatory evolution and consumer adoption are all accelerating at once.
As digital payments in India continue to scale rapidly, the leadership change underscores a simple reality, in a market where every tap, scan and swipe counts, who leads the charge can matter just as much as the technology itself.
