The battle for eyeballs is hotting up in the state with more leading politicians launching vernacular news channels very soon. In any case, every major political party already has a channel run by a prominent member. Though advertising revenue is not very encouraging, that hasn't deterred the netas. They also don't see lack of experience in media management a hindrance. The latest to take the plunge will be the Reddy brothers of Bellary, who are all set to launch Janasri, a 24/7 news channel (the name is derived from Janardhana and Sriramulu). This was seen necessary because most other channels owned by politicians were stridently anti-BJP or anti-Reddys. They've been working for over a year to launch this channel, in Kannada and Telugu.
Former PM H D Deve Gowda's family owns Kasturi Kannada Vahini channel and also controls part of the distribution business. Anitha Kumaraswamy, JD(S) legislator and wife of former Karnataka chief minister H D Kumaraswamy, heads the channel which is, quite unsurprisingly, a party mouthpiece. Congress recently jumped into the fray with a senior leader and former minister Satish Jharkiholi, a business magnate from Belgaum, launching Samay.
Four years ago, Rajya Sabha member Rajeev Chandrashekar's Jupiter Entertainment Ventures acquired a 51% stake in Asianet Communications, which runs a bouquet of Malayalam TV channels. Chandrashekar, who won the elections as an independent with the help of JD(S) and BJP, later started Suvarna 24/7 and an entertainment channel. The channel is providing serious competition to TV9, the leading channel in Karnataka, owned by Associated Broadcasting Company (ABCL) of Hyderabad.
Another player soon will be Hubli-based transport tycoon Vijay Sankeshwar, a three-time MP and now BJP MLC, who plans to start Vijay TV early next year. Most politicians see news channels as an economical option to get favourable coverage and build up a public image. "You need at least Rs 25-50 crore to launch a vernacular news channel, but a newspaper and other entertainment channels would cost anywhere between Rs 100 and Rs 150 crore,'' says a broadcaster. However, a channel has some drawbacks -- not only is credibility an issue, motives are attributed to what is broadcast.
South side story
* Tamil Nadu has the maximum number of channels owned by political parties or their close aides. These include Sun TV (owned by DMK supremo M Karunanidhi's grandnephews Kalanidhi and Dayanidhi Maran) and Jaya TV (owned by Jayalalithaa). Captain TV is owned by actor-turned-politician Vijaykanth besides Mega TV and two Congressmen launched Vasanth channel and Makkal TV espouses the PMK cause. After DMK leaders fell out with the Marans last year, the party launched Kalaignar TV.
* In Andhra Pradesh, the late YSR's son Jaganmohan Reddy owns Sakshi TV and Sakshi newspaper.
* In Kerala, Malayalam Communications runs a couple of channels is a CPM-backed venture, while Congressmen have their Jaihind channel. M K Muneer of Muslim League started India Vision.
Content - TOI
Saturday, October 23, 2010
16 episodes on Yuvan Shankar Raja
Vijay TV to air 16 episodes on Yuvan Shankar Raja
Vijay TV will be airing a 4-week, 16 episode serial on Yuvan Shankar Raja (Yuvan) as a run-up to a live concert at Chennai. Each half-hour episode will be broadcast Monday to Thursday at 10.30 pm. The creatives and the production of the series will be by Vijay TV. The episodes will revolve around Yuvan, his music, his journey through the eyes of his friends, family and colleagues from the industry. They will also feature the career ascent of Yuvan, as well as insights into his family which has its roots in the town of Pannaipuram.
The theme of the ‘Yuvan Live-In Concert’ is ‘Celebrating music that’s young and fresh’. Yuvan would also be composing an album which would cater to the audiences across Tamil Nadu . The album is likely to be released on the date of the concert. The event is likely to feature an array of singers like Hariharan, Shreya Ghoshal, Shankar Mahadevan , Vijay Yesudas, Karthik, Haricharan, with Yuvan in the lead. A special segment named ‘Band of Brothers’ would be staged where for the first time the entire family comprising Yuvan and his siblings Karthik Raja, Venkat Prabhu, Premji Amaren, Bhavatharini would perform.
The highlight of the concert will be a segment “Unforgettable’ for which Yuvan and the maestro – his father Ilaiyaraaja - will perform together. International dance acts are also a part of the concert, informed a source.
Vijay TV plans to bring on board as many personalities as it can and has yet to announce the date. “The concert will be anytime between the last week of December and the middle of Januray,” revealed a source at Vijay TV. A road show to promote Yuvan’s album has been planned. Yuvan would travel to Madurai and Coimbatore to promote the same apart from promoting it in Chennai.
Yuvan is an Indian Tamil film score and soundtrack composer, singer and occasional lyricist. He has predominantly scored music for Tamil as well as Telugu films. He has won two Filmfare Awards; the Best Music Director Award in 2004 for his score in the drama 7G Rainbow Colony at age 25, remaining the youngest winner of the award, and the Special Jury Award in 2009 for his Telugu musical Oy!. Besides, he received two nominations for Filmfare Awards, one Tamil Nadu State Film Award in 2006 and the Cyprus International Film Festival Award in 2006 for Raam, becoming the first and only Indian composer to win it.
Courtesy - Indiantelevision
Vijay TV will be airing a 4-week, 16 episode serial on Yuvan Shankar Raja (Yuvan) as a run-up to a live concert at Chennai. Each half-hour episode will be broadcast Monday to Thursday at 10.30 pm. The creatives and the production of the series will be by Vijay TV. The episodes will revolve around Yuvan, his music, his journey through the eyes of his friends, family and colleagues from the industry. They will also feature the career ascent of Yuvan, as well as insights into his family which has its roots in the town of Pannaipuram.
The theme of the ‘Yuvan Live-In Concert’ is ‘Celebrating music that’s young and fresh’. Yuvan would also be composing an album which would cater to the audiences across Tamil Nadu . The album is likely to be released on the date of the concert. The event is likely to feature an array of singers like Hariharan, Shreya Ghoshal, Shankar Mahadevan , Vijay Yesudas, Karthik, Haricharan, with Yuvan in the lead. A special segment named ‘Band of Brothers’ would be staged where for the first time the entire family comprising Yuvan and his siblings Karthik Raja, Venkat Prabhu, Premji Amaren, Bhavatharini would perform.
The highlight of the concert will be a segment “Unforgettable’ for which Yuvan and the maestro – his father Ilaiyaraaja - will perform together. International dance acts are also a part of the concert, informed a source.
Vijay TV plans to bring on board as many personalities as it can and has yet to announce the date. “The concert will be anytime between the last week of December and the middle of Januray,” revealed a source at Vijay TV. A road show to promote Yuvan’s album has been planned. Yuvan would travel to Madurai and Coimbatore to promote the same apart from promoting it in Chennai.
Yuvan is an Indian Tamil film score and soundtrack composer, singer and occasional lyricist. He has predominantly scored music for Tamil as well as Telugu films. He has won two Filmfare Awards; the Best Music Director Award in 2004 for his score in the drama 7G Rainbow Colony at age 25, remaining the youngest winner of the award, and the Special Jury Award in 2009 for his Telugu musical Oy!. Besides, he received two nominations for Filmfare Awards, one Tamil Nadu State Film Award in 2006 and the Cyprus International Film Festival Award in 2006 for Raam, becoming the first and only Indian composer to win it.
Courtesy - Indiantelevision
Vijay TV's musical series on Yuvan Shankar Raja
Star’s Tamil offering Vijay TV will be airing a 4-week, 16 episode musical series on Yuvan Shankar Raja (Yuvan) as a run-up to a live concert in Chennai. Each half-hour episode will be broadcast Monday to Thursday at 10.30 pm. Vijay TV will create and produce the series, a source from the channel told RnM. The concert is likely to be staged between the last week of December and the middle of January, and Vijay TV plans to start airing the Yuvan series four weeks before the concert date.
The musical series will revolve around Yuvan, popular music composer and son of the illustrious Illayaraja. It will cover his journey through the eyes of his friends, family and colleagues from the industry. The episodes will also feature the career ascent of Yuvan, as well as insights into his family which has its roots in the town of Pannaipuram. The theme of the ‘Yuvan Live In Concert’ is ‘Celebrating music that’s young and fresh’. Yuvan will also compose an album which would cater to the audiences across Tamil Nadu. The album is likely to be released on the day of the concert.
The event promises to feature a galaxy of music and singing stars like Hariharan, Shreya Ghoshal, Shankar Mahadevan, Vijay Yesudas, Karthik and Haricharan, with Yuvan in the lead. A special segment named ‘Band of Brothers’ would be staged in which, for the first time, the entire family comprising Yuvan and his siblings Karthik Raja, Venkat Prabhu, Premji Amaren and Bhavatharini would perform. The highlight of the concert will be a segment, Unforgettable, for which Yuvan and the maestro – his father Illaiyaraja -- will perform together. International dance acts are also a part of the concert. The channel plans to bring on board as many personalities as it can, and has yet to announce the date.
A road show to promote Yuvan’s album has been planned. Yuvan would travel to Madurai and Coimbatore to promote the same apart from promoting it in Chennai. As is well known, Yuvan is an Indian Tamil film music and soundtrack composer, singer and occasional lyricist. He has scored music predominantly for Tamil and Telugu films. He has won two Filmfare Awards; the Best Music Director Award in 2004 for his score in the drama 7G Rainbow Colony at age 25 (the youngest winner of the award) and the Special Jury Award in 2009 for his Telugu musical Oy! Besides, he received two nominations for Filmfare Awards, one Tamil Nadu State Film Award in 2006 and the Cyprus International Film Festival Award in 2006 for Raam, becoming the first and only Indian composer to win it.
The musical series will revolve around Yuvan, popular music composer and son of the illustrious Illayaraja. It will cover his journey through the eyes of his friends, family and colleagues from the industry. The episodes will also feature the career ascent of Yuvan, as well as insights into his family which has its roots in the town of Pannaipuram. The theme of the ‘Yuvan Live In Concert’ is ‘Celebrating music that’s young and fresh’. Yuvan will also compose an album which would cater to the audiences across Tamil Nadu. The album is likely to be released on the day of the concert.
The event promises to feature a galaxy of music and singing stars like Hariharan, Shreya Ghoshal, Shankar Mahadevan, Vijay Yesudas, Karthik and Haricharan, with Yuvan in the lead. A special segment named ‘Band of Brothers’ would be staged in which, for the first time, the entire family comprising Yuvan and his siblings Karthik Raja, Venkat Prabhu, Premji Amaren and Bhavatharini would perform. The highlight of the concert will be a segment, Unforgettable, for which Yuvan and the maestro – his father Illaiyaraja -- will perform together. International dance acts are also a part of the concert. The channel plans to bring on board as many personalities as it can, and has yet to announce the date.
A road show to promote Yuvan’s album has been planned. Yuvan would travel to Madurai and Coimbatore to promote the same apart from promoting it in Chennai. As is well known, Yuvan is an Indian Tamil film music and soundtrack composer, singer and occasional lyricist. He has scored music predominantly for Tamil and Telugu films. He has won two Filmfare Awards; the Best Music Director Award in 2004 for his score in the drama 7G Rainbow Colony at age 25 (the youngest winner of the award) and the Special Jury Award in 2009 for his Telugu musical Oy! Besides, he received two nominations for Filmfare Awards, one Tamil Nadu State Film Award in 2006 and the Cyprus International Film Festival Award in 2006 for Raam, becoming the first and only Indian composer to win it.
Tuesday, October 19, 2010
Non-fiction would continue to drive Vijay TV : K Sriram
“In the recent past, Vijay TV has pushed the envelope of creativity by a few notches. People look upto the channel for differentiated, innovative programming, be it fiction or non-fiction. The expectations of the people are such that if there is anything new on the Tamil television space, it has to be on Vijay TV,” said K Sriram, General Manager, Vijay TV when quizzed whether audience fatigue was the reason for the channel shifting its focus from non-fiction shows, which is considered to be its forte.
Sriram further said that it’s not about shifting from non-fiction to fiction and added that they had successful run of fictions like ‘Kana Kaanum Kaalangal’, ‘Madurai’ and ‘Swami Ayyappan’, wherein they had presented innovative storylines which was well received by the audience. “Fiction has always been our focus and now that we have strengthened our non-fiction content with shows like ‘Super Singer Senior’ and ‘Junior’, ‘Jodi No 1’ to name a few, we have shifted our focus back to fiction as it is very essential for any GEC Channel”, he said.
After ‘Kana Kaanum Kaalangal’, ‘Madurai’ and ‘Swami Ayyappan’, Vijay recently launched soaps like ‘Maharani’, ‘Meera’, ‘En peyar Meenatchi’ and ‘Mahan’. Currently the channel hosts fictions from 6:30 to 9 pm on weekdays. According to Sriram, ‘Maharani’ and ‘Mahan’ were performing extremely well while ‘Meera’ and ‘Yen Peyar Meenatchi’ for Tamil Nadu audience.
Non-fictions’ shelf live is very short
According to Sriram, Vijay TV had extremely high level of fiction recall programming. However, he said, what made people really think that Vijay TV was a non-fiction channel was because the non-fiction shows became hugely popular compared to the fiction shows. Now, with the addition of three more fiction shows, the channel expects a good balance in the weekly numbers from both fiction as well as non-fiction.
“Unlike fiction, non-fiction’s shelf live is very short”, said Sriram and added “you need to be able to re-invent in every 13 or 26 week to stay in the game. Fiction will always occupy the place that it has, but today with the amount of fictions that we have put from 6:30 to 9, the probability of three or four fiction working is much higher’’.
However, Sriram said that non-fiction would continue to drive the channel as they did not want to let go off the momentum that has been built by non-fiction. ``Non-fiction shows are the one that has enabled us to grow and we will not lose the base that we have gained. The strategy is to build on fiction on week days while on weekends we will bring out as many innovative shows as possible’’.
New shows:
The channel is all set to launch two new shows on the non-fiction front. After several editions of junior and senior super singer, Vijay TV is all set to stretch its imagination beyond language and geographical barriers for one of its kind singing talent hunt show ‘Junior Super Stars’ which combines the junior singing talents from the four southern states. The show will bring together finest junior voices of Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh and Kerala and Tamil Nadu. The show will go on air at 9.00 pm from October 15, 2010.
The channel will also be launching a new game show entitled ‘Oru Varthai Oru Laksham’, which goes on air at 8.00 pm on October 16, 2010. This show will test one’s Tamil vocabulary skills.
Sriram further said that it’s not about shifting from non-fiction to fiction and added that they had successful run of fictions like ‘Kana Kaanum Kaalangal’, ‘Madurai’ and ‘Swami Ayyappan’, wherein they had presented innovative storylines which was well received by the audience. “Fiction has always been our focus and now that we have strengthened our non-fiction content with shows like ‘Super Singer Senior’ and ‘Junior’, ‘Jodi No 1’ to name a few, we have shifted our focus back to fiction as it is very essential for any GEC Channel”, he said.
After ‘Kana Kaanum Kaalangal’, ‘Madurai’ and ‘Swami Ayyappan’, Vijay recently launched soaps like ‘Maharani’, ‘Meera’, ‘En peyar Meenatchi’ and ‘Mahan’. Currently the channel hosts fictions from 6:30 to 9 pm on weekdays. According to Sriram, ‘Maharani’ and ‘Mahan’ were performing extremely well while ‘Meera’ and ‘Yen Peyar Meenatchi’ for Tamil Nadu audience.
Non-fictions’ shelf live is very short
According to Sriram, Vijay TV had extremely high level of fiction recall programming. However, he said, what made people really think that Vijay TV was a non-fiction channel was because the non-fiction shows became hugely popular compared to the fiction shows. Now, with the addition of three more fiction shows, the channel expects a good balance in the weekly numbers from both fiction as well as non-fiction.
“Unlike fiction, non-fiction’s shelf live is very short”, said Sriram and added “you need to be able to re-invent in every 13 or 26 week to stay in the game. Fiction will always occupy the place that it has, but today with the amount of fictions that we have put from 6:30 to 9, the probability of three or four fiction working is much higher’’.
However, Sriram said that non-fiction would continue to drive the channel as they did not want to let go off the momentum that has been built by non-fiction. ``Non-fiction shows are the one that has enabled us to grow and we will not lose the base that we have gained. The strategy is to build on fiction on week days while on weekends we will bring out as many innovative shows as possible’’.
New shows:
The channel is all set to launch two new shows on the non-fiction front. After several editions of junior and senior super singer, Vijay TV is all set to stretch its imagination beyond language and geographical barriers for one of its kind singing talent hunt show ‘Junior Super Stars’ which combines the junior singing talents from the four southern states. The show will bring together finest junior voices of Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh and Kerala and Tamil Nadu. The show will go on air at 9.00 pm from October 15, 2010.
The channel will also be launching a new game show entitled ‘Oru Varthai Oru Laksham’, which goes on air at 8.00 pm on October 16, 2010. This show will test one’s Tamil vocabulary skills.
Sunday, October 17, 2010
Musical battle of South India with all 4 Southern States
Vijay TV churns out unique content which is exciting and entertaining. This time around Vijay TV stretches its imagination beyond language and geographical barriers and presents a Singing Talent Show which combines the Junior Singing Talent from the 4 Southern States. Junior Super Singers the show stoppers from the Airtel Super Singer Junior and who have become household names would take the lead; little singing sensation Srikanth, the entertainer Nithyashree, the perfect technique of Shravan and the sweet Roshan will complete the exhilarating lineup.
These singers would combine with the finest junior voices of Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh and Kerala in ‘Poorvika Mobile Junior Super Stars powered by India Gate’ that is slated to hit air on October 15th, 2010, Friday’s and Saturday’s at 9pm. This powered packed weekend show will have the top junior voices across the southern states combine with Vijay TV’s junior voices and fight it out to win the coveted title which would fetch the winning pair Rs. 5 lakh each.
The participants will team up as 9 pairs and the competition is expected to be intense to say the least, as these juniors have undergone the rigor to come up trumps in their native states. Every week an unique theme would confront the nine chosen pairs; namely duet, black and white, semi classical, disco to name a few. The Main Judge for the show would be Anuradha Sriram. Other Popular Singers like Usha Udup, S.P. Shailaja, M.G .Sreekumar and many others will feature on the show in accordance with the theme.
Another interesting aspect of ‘Poorvika Mobile Junior Super Stars powered by India Gate’ would be the hosts of the show. Vijay TV has brought together the senior and junior combination of versatile singer Mano and the little singing sensation Srikanth who will not only enthrall the audiences with their special performances but will also make the audience go in splits with their wit and humor.
‘Poorvika Mobile Junior Super Stars powered by India Gate’ launched on Friday, 15 October 2010, and airs every Friday and Saturday at 2100 hrs on Vijay TV. Get ready to be entertained as these juniors are going to set the stage on fire.
K.Sriram General Manager remarks about the Show, ‘We all know that Music has no language and this is the first time these words would be translated onto a Television Show. We are excited at this unique attempt of bringing together the best junior talent from the Southern States. We are sure that this show will not only do well in Tamilnadu but in the neigbouring states as well.”
These singers would combine with the finest junior voices of Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh and Kerala in ‘Poorvika Mobile Junior Super Stars powered by India Gate’ that is slated to hit air on October 15th, 2010, Friday’s and Saturday’s at 9pm. This powered packed weekend show will have the top junior voices across the southern states combine with Vijay TV’s junior voices and fight it out to win the coveted title which would fetch the winning pair Rs. 5 lakh each.
The participants will team up as 9 pairs and the competition is expected to be intense to say the least, as these juniors have undergone the rigor to come up trumps in their native states. Every week an unique theme would confront the nine chosen pairs; namely duet, black and white, semi classical, disco to name a few. The Main Judge for the show would be Anuradha Sriram. Other Popular Singers like Usha Udup, S.P. Shailaja, M.G .Sreekumar and many others will feature on the show in accordance with the theme.
Another interesting aspect of ‘Poorvika Mobile Junior Super Stars powered by India Gate’ would be the hosts of the show. Vijay TV has brought together the senior and junior combination of versatile singer Mano and the little singing sensation Srikanth who will not only enthrall the audiences with their special performances but will also make the audience go in splits with their wit and humor.
‘Poorvika Mobile Junior Super Stars powered by India Gate’ launched on Friday, 15 October 2010, and airs every Friday and Saturday at 2100 hrs on Vijay TV. Get ready to be entertained as these juniors are going to set the stage on fire.
K.Sriram General Manager remarks about the Show, ‘We all know that Music has no language and this is the first time these words would be translated onto a Television Show. We are excited at this unique attempt of bringing together the best junior talent from the Southern States. We are sure that this show will not only do well in Tamilnadu but in the neigbouring states as well.”
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