72-628: Rithvik Dhanjani (born 5 November 1988) is an Indian actor who primarily works in Hindi television and web shows. He made his acting debut in 2009, portraying Parth in Bandini . Dhanjani earned wider recognition with his portrayal of Arjun Digvijay Kirloskar in Pavitra Rishta . He is a recipient of one Indian Telly Award and Gold Award each, along with other nominations. Dhanjani had his first success with Pyaar Kii Ye Ek Kahaani , where he
144-486: A Tamil channel called GEC (Golden Eagle Communication), which was later acquired by Vijay Mallya and renamed as Vijay TV . In Telugu, Telugu daily newspaper Eenadu started its television division called ETV Network in 1995 and later diversified into other Indian languages. The same year, another Telugu channel called Gemini TV was launched which was later acquired by the Sun TV Network in 1998. Throughout
216-789: A half years. After doing theatre and events in Dubai , he decided to shift to Mumbai to become an actor. He then did an acting course from the Kishore Namit Kapoor Institute before entering the television industry. Dhanjani began his acting career with a cameo in Bandini in 2009, where he played Parth, a negative character. He then portrayed supporting parts of Prithvi Pundir in Bairi Piya from 2009 to 2010 and Partho Rawal in Tere Liye in 2010. He had his big break with Pyaar Kii Ye Ek Kahaani where he played
288-406: A heterogeneous and fragmenting television market ORG-MARG (Operations Research Group - Multiple Action Research Group) introduced INTAM (Indian National Television Audience Measurement). Ex-officials of Doordarshan ( DD ) claimed that INTAM was introduced by vested commercial interests who only sought to break the monopoly of DD and that INTAM was significantly weaker in both sample size, rigour and
360-414: A huge advertising industry. In 2021, India's advertising sector generated revenue worth 74,600 crore rupees, which included type types advertising. Traditionally organisations and manufacturing industries used to advertise through Television due to its vast reach. Indian TV and print media frequently run advertisements are often types of Surrogate advertisings , False advertisings etc. Alcohol advertising
432-523: A model in 2009 after she won the title of Miss Uttarakhand 2009 during her college days. She appeared in various advertisements for companies and did many photo shoots. Later she auditioned for her first TV show in 2010 with the StarPlus show Sapnon Se Bhare Naina playing the role as Madhura. In 2011, Negi appeared on the Balaji Telefilms series Bade Achhe Lagte Hain , where she played
504-537: A panel member. Following this, he played Ved in the second season of Half Love Half Arranged opposite Maanvi Gagroo . Bhawna Arya stated, "Rithvik's Ved has our heart, the innocence in his character is clearly intriguing and he plays his part flawlessly." Dhanjani met actress Asha Negi on the set of Pavitra Rishta in 2011 and later they began dating. Dhanjani and Negi parted ways in May 2020, after 7 years of relationship. Dhanjani along with his Cartel team, joined
576-590: A project named, "JO FO MO" with a NGO to help the charity organizations raise funds for the migrant workers , during the COVID-19 pandemic . He has ramp walked in the ITA Creators Walk in 2017 and has been the cover model for several magazines such as Zing Magazine and Gr8 Magazine, where he featured with Asha Negi . Dhanjani ranked 15th in 2013 in Eastern Eye ' s 50 Sexiest Asian Men list. In
648-545: A statutory autonomous body was established. Doordarshan along with the AIR were converted into government corporations under Prasar Bharati . The Prasar Bharati Corporation was established to serve as the public service broadcaster of the country which would achieve its objectives through AIR and Doordashan. This was a step towards greater autonomy for Doordarshan and AIR. However, Prasar Bharati has not succeeded in shielding Doordarshan from government control. The transponders of
720-460: A subscription that varies depending on how many channels a subscriber chooses to pay for and how much the provider is charging for the packages. Channels are usually sold in groups or a la carte . All television service providers are required by law to provide a la carte selection of channels. India is the second largest pay-TV market in the world in terms of subscribers after China and has more than doubled from 32% in 2001 to 66% in 2018. In India,
792-490: A supporting role. She also starred in the film Collar Bomb . Negi was born and raised in Dehradun , Uttarakhand to L.S. Negi and Beena Negi. In 2009, she was crowned Miss Uttarakhand 2009. She eventually moved to Mumbai to pursue an acting career. Negi began a relationship with her Pavitra Rishta costar Rithvik Dhanjani in 2013. They later broke up in 2020 after 7 years of dating. Negi started her career as
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#1732793204868864-486: A viewing population of more than 400 million individuals through more than 100 channels. There are at least five basic types of television in India : broadcast or "over-the-air" television, unencrypted satellite or " free-to-air ", Direct-to-Home (DTH) , cable television, IPTV and OTT . Over-the-air terrestrial and free-to-air TV (such as DD Free Dish ) is free with no monthly payments while Cable, DTH, and IPTV require
936-579: Is also known for her participation in the reality show Fear Factor: Khatron Ke Khiladi 6 . In 2010, Negi debuted into television with the role of Madhura in Sapnon Se Bhare Naina and later appeared as Apeksha Malhotra in Ekta Kapoor 's Bade Achhe Lagte Hain on Sony TV in 2011. She achieved her breakthrough performance in the soap opera Pavitra Rishta where she played Purvi Deshmukh from 2011 to 2014. In 2013, she won
1008-701: Is also noted that Bengali filmmaker Prabir Roy had the distinction of introducing colour television coverage in India in February–March 1982 during the Nehru Cup , a football tournament which was held at Eden Gardens , Kolkata , with five on-line camera operation, before Doordarshan started the same during the Delhi Asian Games in November that year. The central government, under the leadership of
1080-576: Is at 64% as of September 2014. India now has over 850 TV channels (2018) covering all the main languages spoken in the nation and whereby 197 million households own televisions. The growth in digital broadcast has been due to the introduction of a multi-phase digitization policy by the Government of India. An ordinance was introduced by the Govt. of India regarding the mandatory digitization of Cable Services. According to this amendment made in section 9 of
1152-410: Is defined as the reception of satellite programmes with a personal dish in an individual home. As of December 2012, India had roughly 54 million DTH subscribers. DTH does not compete with CAS . Cable TV and DTH are two methods of delivery of television content. CAS is integral to both systems in delivering pay channels. Cable TV is through cable networks and DTH is wireless, reaching direct to
1224-544: Is illegal in India but brands frequently run surrogate advertising campaigns. The Central Consumer Protection Authority (CCPA), the consumer rights protection body of the Consumer Affairs Ministry issued guidelines against surrogate advertising. Television metrics in India have gone through several phases in which it fragmented, consolidated and then fragmented again. One key difference in Indian culture
1296-544: Is not the whole of television but it is certainly the most significant link in the system" and added that the demonstration of the sort could be the "first in India ". The first TV transmitter in India was installed in the Electronics and Telecommunications engineering department of the Jabalpur Engineering College , on 24 October 1951. In Srinagar, television was first used in the house of
1368-566: Is provided by Airtel Digital TV , DD Free Dish , DishTV , Sun Direct , Tata Play and Videocon D2H . Dish TV was the first one to come up in Indian Market, others came only years later. These services are provided by locally built satellites from ISRO such as INSAT 4CR, INSAT 4A, INSAT-2E, INSAT-3C and INSAT-3E as well as private satellites such as the Dutch-based SES, Global-owned NSS-6 , Thaicom-2 and Telstar 10. DTH
1440-588: Is that families traditionally limit themselves to owning only one screen. During the days of the single-channel Doordarshan monopoly, DART ( Doordarshan Audience Research Team ) was the only metric available. This used the notebook method of recordkeeping across 33 cities across India. DART continues to provide this information independent of the Private agencies. DART is one of the rating systems that measure audience metrics in Rural India. In 1994, claiming
1512-568: Is very diverse and produces thousands of programmes in many Indian languages. Nearly 87% Indian households own a television. As of 2016, the country had over 900 channels of which 184 were pay channels . National channels operate in Hindi and English , in addition to channels in several other languages including Telugu , Tamil , Kannada , Malayalam , Bengali , Marathi , Odia , Punjabi , Assamese , Gujarati , Urdu , Bhojpuri , Kashmiri , Konkani and Haryanvi , among others. The Hindi, Telugu and Tamil language television industries are by far
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#17327932048681584-649: The Ekta Kapoor show Kumkum Bhagya along with Dhanjani reprising their roles in Pavitra Rishta . She also did an episodic appearance in Code Red . She also was a team member in Box Cricket League in Season 1 in 2015 along with Season 2 of BCL. Later, hosted the singing reality show Indian Idol in 2015. In November 2015, Negi was approached and finalised to replace Shritama Mukherjee in
1656-501: The 1990s, along with a multitude of Hindi -language channels, several regional and English language channels flourished all over India. By 2001, international channels HBO and the History Channel started providing service. In 1995–2003, other international channels such as Cartoon Network , Nickelodeon, VH1 and Toon Disney entered the market. Starting in 2003, there has been an explosion of news channels in various languages;
1728-539: The American satellites PAS-1 and PAS-4 helped in the transmission and telecast of DD. An international channel called DD International was started in 1995 and it telecasts programmes for 19 hours a day to foreign countries-via PAS-4 to Europe, Asia and Africa, and via PAS-1 to North America. The 1980s was the era of DD with shows like Hum Log (1984–1985), Wagle Ki Duniya (1988), Buniyaad (1986–1987) and comedy shows like Yeh Jo Hai Zindagi (1984), other than
1800-604: The Cable Television Networks (Regulation) Amendment Ordinance, 1995, the I&;B ministry is in the process of making Digia tal Addressable System mandatory. As per the policy, viewers would be able to access digital services only through a set-top box (STB). Starting in December 1991, Disney Star introduced four major television channels into the Indian broadcasting space that had so far been monopolised by
1872-537: The Centre estimated that 75% of Kolkata households had installed STBs, the ministry issued a directive to stop airing analogue channels in some parts of the city beginning 16 December and completely switch off analogue signals after 27 December. On 17 December 2012, the West Bengal government openly defied the directive and stated that it would not implement it. The state government then announced that it would extend
1944-789: The Congress, launched a series of economic and social reforms in 1991 under the then-Prime Minister P. V. Narasimha Rao . Under the new policies, the government allowed private and foreign broadcasters to engage in limited operations in India. This process has been pursued consistently by all subsequent federal administrations. Foreign broadcasters like the CNN , the BBC and Disney Star and private domestic broadcasters such as ZEEL , ETV Network , Sun TV and Asianet started satellite broadcasts. Starting with 41 sets in 1962 and one channel, by 1995, television in India had covered more than 70 million homes giving
2016-503: The Indian epics of the same names, were the first major television series produced. They notched up a world record in viewership numbers. By the late 1980s, more people began to own television. Though there was a single channel, television programming had reached saturation. Hence the government opened up another channel which had part national programming and part regional. This channel was known as DD Metro (formerly DD 2). Both channels were broadcast terrestrially. In 1997, Prasar Bharati ,
2088-504: The Indian government-owned Doordarshan : MTV , STAR Plus , Star Movies , BBC News and Prime Sports . In October 1992, India saw the launch of Zee TV , the first privately owned Indian channel to broadcast over cable followed by the Asia Television Network (ATN). A few years later CNN , Discovery Channel and National Geographic Channel made their foray into India. Later, Star TV Network expanded its bouquet with
2160-704: The Jan family, which was a huge milestone for industrialization. In 1952, the government's Scientific Advisory Committee for Broadcasting recommended the creation of a pilot station to showcase television's potential to viewers. A television demonstration was held in Bombay from 10 to 12 October 1954. In 1955, an officer of All India Radio went to the United States to study telecommunications. The trip would give stamina to AIR's first experimental television station. Terrestrial television in India officially started with
2232-628: The Madras High Court further extended the deadline to 9 November. The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting stated that it would allow an additional extension to 31 December. As of March 2013, out of 3 million subscribers, 2.4 million continued to be without set-top boxes. A similar petition, filed by a local cable operator (LCO), to extend the deadline in Mumbai was rejected by the Bombay High Court on 31 October 2012. In
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2304-540: The StarPlus show Kuch Toh Hai Tere Mere Darmiyaan opposite Gautam Gupta and Aly Goni . She plays the role of Gauravi Mehta in web series of Alt Balaji named Baarish opposite Sharman Joshi . In March 2012, Negi appeared as Purvi in the special episode of Punar Vivaah . In August 2012, she again performed for the 5th Boroplus Gold Awards along with Dhanjani. Later she made a special appearance in two shows Hitler Didi and Sapne Suhane Ladakpan Ke . In
2376-533: The Zee and Viacom18 entertainment channels, which have foreign shareholdings. In January 1950, The Indian Express reported that a television was put up for demonstration at an exhibition in the Teynampet locality of Chennai (formerly Madras) by B. Sivakumaran, a student of electrical engineering . A letter was scanned and its image was displayed on a Cathode-ray tube screen. The report said that "It may be this
2448-411: The antagonist, Jay Khurana from 2010 to 2011, who was a werewolf and in love with Sukirti Kandpal 's character. In 2011, he made his film debut with Jo Hum Chahein , portraying Akash. The film received mixed to negative reviews and was a box-office failure. He also worked in the short film, Aftermath portraying Ali. In June 2012 Rithvik entered Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa 5 as wild card entry and became
2520-829: The broadcast of free-to-air television is governed through a state-owned Prasar Bharati corporation, with the Doordarshan group of channels being the only broadcaster. As such, cable television is the primary source of TV programming in India. As per the TAM Annual Universe Update – 2015, India had over 167 million households (out of 234 million) with televisions, of which over 161 million have access to Cable TV or Satellite TV, including 84 million households which are DTH subscribers. Digital TV households have grown by 32% since 2013 due to migration from terrestrial and analogue broadcasts. TV-owning households have been growing at between 8–10%. Digital TV penetration
2592-447: The cable television sector by 2014. Chennai , Delhi , Kolkata , and Mumbai had to switch by 31 October 2012. The second phase of 38 cities, including Bangalore , Chandigarh , Nagpur , Patna , and Pune , was to switch by 31 March 2013. The remaining urban areas were to be digitised by 30 November 2014 and the rest of the country by 31 March 2015. † Indicates the date when analogue signals were switched off and not necessarily
2664-509: The consumer through a small dish and a set-top box. Although the government has ensured that free-to-air channels on cable are delivered to the consumer without a set-top box, DTH signals cannot be received without the set-top box. India currently has 6 major DTH service providers and a total of over 54 million subscriber households as of December 2012. DishTV (a ZEE TV subsidiary), Tata Play , d2h , Sun Network owned ' Sun Direct DTH', Bharti Airtel's DTH Service ' Airtel Digital TV ' and
2736-661: The dance reality show Nach Baliye 6 with her Pavitra Rishta co-star and partner Rithvik Dhanjani . Her other roles were in Ek Mutthi Aasmaan as Suhana/Kalpana on Zee TV and Kuch Toh Hai Tere Mere Darmiyaan as Koyal on StarPlus . Later, she participated in Fear Factor: Khatron Ke Khiladi 6 on Colors TV . In 2019, she was featured in the web series Baarish as Gauravi Karmakar. She made her Hindi film debut with Anurag Basu 's directorial Ludo (film) , in which she played
2808-534: The dance show. In August 2014, Negi entered the Zee TV show Ek Mutthi Aasmaan . She played the role as Kalpana Raghav Singhania opposite Ashish Chaudhary . She made a small appearance in the &TV show Killerr Karaoke Atka Toh Latkah in March 2015. Negi participated in the celebrity stunt based show Fear Factor: Khatron Ke Khiladi in 2015. She became one of the finalists on the show. She then appeared in
2880-601: The date when 100% digitisation was achieved. From midnight on 31 October 2012, analogue signals were switched off in Delhi and Mumbai. Pirated signals were available in parts of Delhi even after the date. In Kolkata, on 30 October 2012, the state government refused to switch off analogue signals citing low penetration of set-top boxes (STBs) required for receiving digital signals. The I&B Ministry did not push for switching off of analogue signals in Kolkata. After approximately
2952-457: The deadline to 15 January 2013. The I&B ministry had initially threatened to cancel the license of multi system operators (MSOs) in Kolkata if they did not switch off all analogue channels. However, the ministries softened their stand following a letter from MSOs, explaining how they were sandwiched between divergent orders from the Central and State Governments. In Chennai, the deadline
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3024-470: The experimental telecast starting in Delhi on 15 September 1959 with a small transmitter and a makeshift studio. Daily transmission began in 1965 as a part of Akashvani (formerly All India Radio AIR). Television service was later extended to Mumbai (formerly Bombay) and Amritsar in 1972. Up until 1975, only seven Indian cities had television services. Satellite Instructional Television Experiment (SITE)
3096-567: The final episode of Season 1. The same year, he participated in Nach Baliye 6 with his then partner Asha Negi and they emerged as the winners. In 2014, he portrayed Vidhyut in MTV Fanaah . In the same year, he participated in the dance reality show Dare 2 Dance and hosted the finale episode of India's Raw Star . He hosted a variety of shows such as V Distraction and Nach Baliye 7 with Karan Patel . Dhanjani emerged as
3168-436: The form of dance, music, drama, folk and rural art forms. Television services were separated from radio in 1976. The national telecast was introduced in 1982. In the same year, colour television was introduced in the Indian market. Indian small-screen programming began in the early 1980s. During this time, there was only one national channel, the government-owned Doordarshan . The Ramayana and Mahabharata , both based on
3240-528: The introduction of STAR World , Star Sports , ESPN , Channel V and STAR Gold . With the launch of the Tamil Sun TV in 1993, South India saw the birth of its first private television channel. With a network comprising more than 20 channels in various South India languages, Sun TV network recently launched a DTH service and its channels are now available in several countries outside India. Following Sun TV, several television channels sprung up in
3312-462: The issues that were to be addressed by implementation of CAS It was decided by the government that CAS would be first introduced in the four metros. It has been in place in Chennai since September 2003, where until very recently it had managed to attract very few subscribers. It has been rolled out recently in the other three metros of Delhi, Mumbai and Kolkata. As of April 2008 Only 25 per cent of
3384-460: The largest television industries in India. The national television broadcaster is Doordarshan , owned by Prasar Bharati . There are several commercial television broadcasters such as Culver Max Entertainment (Sony Pictures Networks), Disney Star , Viacom18 (owned by Reliance Industries through Network18 Group ), Warner Bros. Discovery India and Zee Entertainment Enterprises , at the national level, and Sun TV Network and ETV Network at
3456-718: The most notable among them are NDTV , CNN-News18 , Times Now and Aaj Tak . CAS or conditional access system is a digital mode of transmitting TV channels through a set-top box (STB). The transmission signals are encrypted and viewers need to buy a set-top box to receive and decrypt the signal. The STB is required to watch only pay channels. The idea of CAS was mooted in 2001, due to a furore over charge hikes by channels and subsequently by cable operators. Poor reception of certain channels; arbitrary pricing and increase in prices; bundling of channels; poor service delivery by Cable Television Operators (CTOs); monopolies in each area; lack of regulatory framework and redress avenues were some of
3528-737: The most popular television channels by viewership. Unlike most other countries, major Indian entertainment channels do not air news, with some exceptions in South India like Sun TV and ETV . This is partly due to Indian media regulations prohibiting Foreign Direct Investment of more than 26% in print and broadcast news, and foreign-owned broadcasters like Star have exited news broadcast. Some broadcasters (such as ABP Group , India Today Group , TV9 and ITV Network ) operate only news channels, while others (like NDTV and The Times Group ) have both news and non-news channels, while Zee Media Corporation and Network18 Group operate independently of
3600-458: The negative role Apeksha Malhotra. She has acknowledged the show as a great experience and has cited lead actress Sakshi Tanwar as her inspiration. Her first main role was in 2011 when she was cast in part in Zee TV 's Pavitra Rishta , as the intelligent, beautiful and determined Purvi Desmukh , the adopted daughter of Archana Deskmukh ( Ankita Lokhande ). She has won the stellar performer of
3672-810: The overnight ratings agency, has mounted a people meter panel to measure viewership and interactive engagement in DTH homes in India. There are IPTV Platforms available for Subscription in India in the main cities as Broadband in many parts of the country, they are The service is available to MTNL and BSNL Broadband Internet customers. Indian television drama is by far the most common genre on Indian television. Fiction shows (including thriller dramas and sitcoms) are extremely popular among Indian audiences. There are thousands of television programmes in India, all ranging in length, air time, genre and language. Major sports networks include Star Sports , Sony Sports Network , Eurosport , 1Sports and DD Sports . India has
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#17327932048683744-528: The people have subscribed to the new technology. The rest watch only free-to-air channels. As mentioned above, the inhibiting factor from the viewer's perspective is the cost of the STB. The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting issued a notification on 11 November 2011, setting 31 March 2015 as the deadline for complete shift from analogue to digital systems . In December 2011, Parliament passed The Cable Television Networks (Regulation) Amendment Act to digitize
3816-466: The public sector DD Free Dish . As of 2012, India has the most competitive Direct-broadcast satellite market with 7 operators vying for more than 135 million TV homes. India overtook the US as the world's largest Direct-broadcast satellite market in 2012. The rapid growth of DTH in India has propelled an exodus from cabled homes, and the need to measure viewership in this space is more than ever; aMap ,
3888-403: The range of cities and regions covered. In 1997, a joint industry body appointed TAM (backed by Nielsen Corporation ) as the official recordkeeper of audience metrics. Due to the differences in methodology and samples of TAM and INTAM, both provided differing results for the same programmes. In 2001, a confidential list of households in Mumbai that were participating in the monitoring survey
3960-534: The regional level. Currently, the major Hindi national general entertainment channels (GECs) that dominate pay television are StarPlus , Sony SAB , Sony Entertainment Television , Zee TV and Colors TV . Since 2019, free-to-air Hindi channels like Dangal and Goldmines have drastically increased in popularity due to their availability on DD Free Dish . Regional-language channels like Sun TV and Star Vijay (Tamil), Star Maa and Zee Telugu (Telugu), Asianet (Malayalam) and Star Pravah (Marathi) are also among
4032-562: The same list, he ranked 21st in 2014 and 20th in 2015. In Times of India ' s Most Desirable Men on TV list, he was placed 13th in 2017. Apart from acting, Dhanjani is an celebrity endorser for several brands and products, including Vivo . He also featured in Amazon Audible 's ad film with Nakuul Mehta . In 2024, Dhanjani started his own clothing line, named RDX. Television in India The television industry in India
4104-446: The second phase, 38 cities in 15 states had to digitise by 31 March 2013. Of the 38, Maharashtra has 9 cities, Uttar Pradesh has 7 and Gujarat has 5. About 25% of the 16 million households covered did not have their equipment installed before the deadline. Secretary Uday Kumar Varma extended a 15-day grace period. The I&B ministry estimated that as of 3 April 2013, 25% of households did not have set-top boxes. Enforcement of
4176-674: The second runner up. Dhanjani's portrayal of Arjun Digvijay Kirloskar opposite Asha Negi in Balaji Telefilms 's Pavitra Rishta proved as a major turning point in his career. He portrayed the character from 2011 to 2014. Dhanjani won Indian Telly Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role for his performance, along with various other nominations. In 2013, he hosted India's Best Dramebaaz with Ragini Khanna . From 2013 to 2015, he hosted two seasons of Yeh Hai Aashiqui , which gained him further praises. In 2013, he also portrayed Kabir, opposite Mihika Verma in an episode of Yeh hai Aashiqui . In 2015, he and Negi recreated their love story in
4248-461: The series progresses, you get the ‘sur’ of him, something that unleashes big time towards the terrific climax." Dhanjani in 2022, appeared in the short film, Arranged , portraying Tarun opposite Tridha Choudhury . Praising his performance, Archika Khurana wrote, "Both, Tridha’s Richa and Rithvik’s Tarun are the most appealing and well-written characters of the film. Onscreen, they get along well, and their genuine and sincere performances contribute to
4320-533: The show midway. The same year, he appeared in Lockdown Rishtey , as a presenter. He then appeared in Ladies vs Gentlemen as panelist. In 2021, He hosted Super Dancer 4 . Dhanjani next portrayed Abhay Angre opposite Monica Dogra in 2021 series Cartel . Joginder Tuteja for ABP News noted, "Rithvik is a find. When Cartel begins, it takes time to adapt to his character and mannerisms. However as
4392-536: The south. Among these are the Tamil channel Raj TV (1993) and the Malayalam channel Asianet launched in 1993 from Asianet Communications, which was later acquired by Disney Star . Asianet cable network and Asianet broadband were from Asianet Communication Ltd. These three networks and their channels today take up most of the broadcasting space in South India. In 1994, industrialist N. P. V. Ramasamy Udayar launched
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#17327932048684464-476: The story's relatability." The same year, he hosted Global Excellence Awards and Indian Film Festival of Melbourne . In 2023, Dhanjani appeared in an interactive film Lost and Found in Singapore opposite Apoorva Arora . It was released on MX Player . That year, he also appeared in an episode of the mini series Butterflies . Dhanjani began 2024 with the reality show Aapka Apna Zakir , where he appeared as
4536-568: The switchover varied from city to city. Vishakhapatnam had the lowest rate of conversion to the new system at 12.18 per cent. Other cities that had low figures included Srinagar (20 per cent), Coimbatore (28.89 per cent), Jabalpur (34.87 per cent) and Kalyan Dombivli (38.59 per cent). As of 2016, over 1600 TV satellite television channels are broadcast in India. This includes channels from the state-owned Doordarshan , Disney India owned Star , Sony owned Sony Entertainment Television , Zee TV , Sun TV Network and Asianet . Direct To Home service
4608-412: The widely popular dramas like Ramayan (1987–1988) and Mahabharat (1989–1990) glued millions to Doordarshan and later on Chandrakanta (1994–1996). Hindi film songs based programmes like Chitrahaar , Rangoli , Superhit Muqabla and crime thrillers like Karamchand , Byomkesh Bakshi . Shows targeted at children included Divyanshu ki Kahaniyan , Vikram Betal , Malgudi Days , Tenali Rama . It
4680-1271: The winner of the stunt based reality show I Can Do That . He has also hosted India's Best Dramebaaz (Season 2) the same year. Dhanjani hosted four shows in 2016 including Pyaar Ki Yeh Kahani Suno , So You Think You Can Dance , Man Vs. Job and Super Dancer (Chapter 1) . Dhanjani nade his web debut with I Don't Watch TV in 2016. In 2017, he first hosted Aye Zindagi and then participated in Fear Factor: Khatron Ke Khiladi 8 and ended at 7th place. He also participated in Lip Sing Battle . From 2017 to 2018, he hosted Super Dancer (Chapter 2) , for which he won Gold Award for Best Anchor , and Rasoi Ki Jung Mummyon Ke Sung . He hosted, India's Next Superstars and India's Got Talent 8 in 2018. Dhanjani portrayed Shivam Chaturvedi, opposite Anita Hassanandani in Galti Se Mis-Tech . It received positive reviews. He portrayed Mayank in XXX , both in 2018. He hosted Super Dancer Chapter 3 from 2018 to 2019. Dhanjani participated in Fear Factor: Khatron Ke Khiladi – Made in India in 2020. He stood at 7th place and quit
4752-530: The year in Gold Awards and was awarded the popular favourite Jodi at Zee Rishtey awards with Rithvik. Negi has also won the Fresh Face Female at Indian Telly Awards . In November 2013, Negi participated in the dance couple reality show Nach Baliye season six, along with her partner Dhanjani. They both were one of the entertaining contestants. In February 2014, they both became the winner of
4824-402: Was an important step taken by India to use television for development. The programmes were mainly produced by Doordarshan (DD) which was then a part of the AIR. The telecast happened twice a day, in the mornings and evenings. Other than information related to agriculture, health and family planning were the other important topics dealt with in these programmes. Entertainment was also included in
4896-512: Was born on 5 November 1988 in Mandsaur, Madhya Pradesh . His family, who's Sindhi , moved to Dubai soon after he was born. He has a younger sister named Heena Dhanjani. He did his schooling in Dubai and complete his graduation from City of London College, London . In his college days, he was into acting, modeling and hosting shows. Later, Dhanjani got involved in theater for as long as two and
4968-577: Was extended twice to 5 November by the Madras High Court . The extension was in response to a petition filed by the Chennai Metro Cable TV Operators Association (CMCOA), who argued at the beginning of November that only 164,000 homes in Chennai had the proper equipment, and three million households would be left without service. When a week later only a quarter of households had their set-top boxes,
5040-517: Was launched. Although initially, it faced a cautious uptake from clients, the TAM monopoly was broken. Asha Negi Asha Negi (born 23 August 1989) is an Indian actress who is known for her work in Hindi television productions. She is best known for playing Purvi Deshmukh Kirloskar in Zee TV 's soap opera Pavitra Rishta and Gauravi Karmarkar in Alt Balaji 's web series Baarish . She
5112-444: Was released, calling into question the reliability of the data. This subsequently led to the merger of the two measurement systems into TAM. For several years after this, despite misgivings about the process, sample and other parameters, TAM was the de facto standard and monopoly in the audience metrics game. In 2004, a rival ratings service funded by American NRI investors, called Audience Measurement Analytics Limited ( AMAP )
5184-676: Was seen portraying Jay Khurana. His film debut Jo Hum Chahein (2011), failed to leave a mark. The year 2013, marked a turning point in his career when he turned host with Yeh Hai Aashiqui and his success there led to him hosting other shows including India's Next Superstars , Super Dancer , India's Best Dramebaaz and So You Think You Can Dance . He made his web debut with I Don't Watch TV (2016) and has been part of successful web series including XXX (2018) and Cartel (2021). In addition to his acting career, Dhanjani has won reality shows such as Nach Baliye 6 , with his then partner Asha Negi and I Can Do That . Dhanjani
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