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Colors adds 30 GRPs on the back of Screen Awards
MUMBAI: Colors, the Hindi general entertainment channel from the Viacom 18 stable, has emerged as the biggest gainer in the week ended 28 January, as far as ratings are concerned.
The channel added 30 GRPs (gross rating points) to its previous week‘s tally to end week with 230 GRPs as it was aided by the Screen Awards‘ telecast. However, it did not help the channel to better its position among the Hindi GEC ladder, and it remained behind Sony Entertainment Television (Set).
As per TAM data for the week 4 of 2012 (HSM, C&S, 4+), the telecast of Colors Screen Awards on Sunday clocked an average TVR of 5.37 over a period of three-and-a-half hour. The repeat of the show was aired on Saturday, 28 January, which recorded 1.8 TVR. Colors also launched its sports entertainment reality show Ring Ka King on 28 January that registered a 2.2 TVR.
Meanwhile, genre leader Star Plus has seen an improvement in its ratings. With addition of 13 GRPs, the channel has ended the week with 306 GRPs (last week 293). The top three most watched GEC properties were from Star Plus. After a long time, channel‘s fiction property Yeh Rishta…is at the No 1 position with 5.93 TVR while Saathiya Saath Nibhana has slipped to No 3 with 5.68 TVR.
Set‘s ratings remained unchanged this week and the channel ended the week with 237 GRPs.
For Zee TV, it was another black Wednesday, as the channel shed further 13 GRPs and closed with 172 GRPs (last week 185). Sab added one GRP and clocked 132 GRPs.
Life OK, the second channel from the Star India stable, saw a dip in GRPs again. The channel that had reached to 100 GRPs in the third week of its launch has gone down to end the week with 85 GRPs (last week 87).
Imagine TV with 61 GRPs (last week 65) and Sahara One with 45 GRPs (last week 42) followed.
Brands
Jubilant FoodWorks faces Rs 47.5 crore GST demand, plans appeal
Tax authorities flag alleged misclassification of restaurant services
MUMBAI: Jubilant FoodWorks Limited has landed in a tax tussle after receiving a GST demand of Rs 47.5 crore from the office of the additional commissioner of CGST and central excise in Thane, Maharashtra.
The order, issued under the provisions of the Central Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017, relates to an alleged incorrect classification of certain services under the category of restaurant services. According to the tax authorities, this classification resulted in a short payment of goods and services tax for the period between the financial years 2019-20 and 2021-22.
The demand includes Rs 47.5 crore in GST along with an equal amount as penalty, in addition to applicable interest. The order was received by the company on March 13, 2026.
In a regulatory filing to the BSE Limited and the National Stock Exchange of India Limited, the company said it disagrees with the order and believes its arguments were not adequately considered.
The company is preparing to challenge the decision and plans to file an appeal. It added that once the redressal process is complete, the demand is likely to be dropped.
Despite the sizeable figure attached to the notice, the company said it does not expect any material impact on its financials, operations or other activities.
The disclosure was signed by Suman Hegde, EVP and chief financial officer, who confirmed that the company received the order at 19:06 IST on March 13 and has already initiated steps to contest it.
The development places the quick service restaurant major in the middle of a tax debate that could hinge on how certain restaurant-linked services are classified under GST rules. For now, the company appears ready to take the matter from the tax office to the appeals desk.
