GEC
A Star-studded Evening at The Launch of the New Hindi GEC ‘Atrangii’
Media baron Vibhu Agarwal threw a grand launch party for his new Hindi GEC Atrangii- Dekhte Raho. It was a star studded evening which witnessed the presence of the whose who from the television world. The channel will launch in the first week of June. It will bring quality content for the HSM markets and from the first day itself launch with a rich original programming line-up of 4 hours. However, its unique proposition is that it will bring finite series with world class production and treatment, giving content a definitive edge over currently produced shows in the Hindi GEC space. | Click Here...
Industry veteran Bharat Ranga to launch new GEC, Azad
It’s time to spread wings, and fly higher in the wide vast horizon of the GECs!! More to the competition and much more for the viewers to rejoice, when there are new additions to the GEC list. News spreading like wildfire now is that industry veteran Bharat Ranga, who earlier held the mandate of Zee’s global operations as Head of Zee Entertainment’s International Business, is launching a new general entertainment channel, titled Azad. Azad, we hear will have deep-rooted concepts that are closer to the thought process of a layman. As many as four to five top-ranked | Click Here...
Star Plus and its idea of bringing back yesteryear popular shows: Good or bad?
Television has lived and grown amidst huge competition! The General Entertainment Channels (GECs) are in constant battle to gain supremacy with respect to numbers and this is what channels like Star Plus follows.. Speaking of competition, the threat to TV comes from all mediums, especially from the digital medium, which streams new programming literally everyday, across platforms. Amidst all this, there have been a lot of trends observed by the layman in the programming setup of a GEC. While new seasons and spin-offs of popular ongoing shows have picked up pace, the hustle and | Click Here...
Number One slot: The Race of television shows
BARC ratings that come out every Thursday indeed sets the pace for the coming calm or storm of every GEC show on television for the number one slot!! Well, the race here is for the top slot, the number one slot that will applaud the efforts of that one big show that is able to beat the other shows and emerge as the Number One!! Truly, the race to the top of few significantly popular shows on Indian Television in this year 2019 has been amazing to watch and analyze, especially in the fiction genre!! The year 2019 started with the reality shows The Kapil Sharma Show and S | Click Here...
End the chasm between Politics and GEC TV
With Elections 2019 reaching fever pitch, and the first phase of polls done, all political parties are doing what it takes to reach their voters. &TV and Zee TV shows, Bhabhiiji Ghar Par Hai, Tujh Se Hai Raabta and Kundali Bhagya had mentioned govt schemes and nameless references to Prime Minister Modi, which obviously did not wash down well with the main opposition Congress Party. Maharashtra Congress General Secretary, Sachin Sawant, demanded that the channels be banned and action also taken against the makers and actors. The EC has not yet ruled on the issue and neither have t | Click Here...
Discovery JEET set to disrupt the GEC market in India
Discovery JEET is set to disrupt the GEC space in India starting February 12, 2018. Built on the ethos of ‘Hai Mumkin’, the channel will bring together Discovery’s unmatched storytelling and the best of real-life entertainment through larger than life stories aimed at inspiring millions. Discovery JEET will launch with highest ever distribution, of more than 100 million households, in the history of GECs in India. The channel will be available on all leading DTH & Cable platforms across the country. Discovery | Click Here...
Exclusive: Arjun Bijlani to play lead role in Yash Patnaik’s show for Colors
IndianWikiMedia is here to share exclusive news from the world of Indian television. It’s common knowledge on Yash Patnaik (Beyond Dreams Productions) weaving a concept for Colors. Media has reported about Alisha Panwar being cast as the female lead of the project. Now, IndianWikiMedia has learnt that Aalisha will play a powerful double role. Adding spice to the plot will be the talented and good looking Arjun Bijlani, who as per sources, has been signed as the male lead. We have initial info and we will soon update the space. We buzzed Yash and channel | Click Here...
Review: Chandrakanta – Ek Mayavi Prem Gaatha on Colors
Television in India has gotten into a trend wherein there has been an excess supply of mythological, historical and fantasy based shows!! Considering the immense research work and planning that goes into the making of such magnum-opus big-budget projects, the broadcaster and maker either ‘gain’ or ‘lose’ the game, in the initial few weeks itself. Considering the huge competition that various GECs have on the platter for the audience, it is very important for every show, especially the big-budget ones to start off on the right footing in terms of its presentation, performances | Click Here...
Govinda in awe of visually impaired contestant Neha Banushali
Govinda, the superstar who is known for his immense talent was recently seen on the set of The Voice India – Season 2. While everyone on the set was excited to meet the actor, Neeti Mohan, the coach on the show, was seen experiencing a fan girl moment. Clad in a saree, the soulful singer was seen enjoying herself thoroughly along with coaches Shaan, Salim and Benny. Govinda’s entry on the set saw the audience and the contestants asking for more. It was an entry befitting a hero! Govinda obliged his eager fans with some of his legendary dance moves and it was definitely a ‘paisa | Click Here...