Biz Asia News Snippets

Bidaai leads as No.1 show on Indian TV
‘Sapna Babul Ka – Bidaai’, the prime time offering on STAR Plus, is soaring on the ratings chart week after week. The show currently rates as the number one drama on Indian television, which was launched on 8th October 2007.

A simple yet intriguing story of two sisters faced with societal pressures because of their skin colour, the show has won accolades by the viewers in less than a year of its launch. The show rates an average 6.3 TVRs as per the latest TAM research data for Week 32. (From TelevisionPoint)

Ex-Ethnic Media Group sets up own business
Michael Chinnery who left the Ethnic Media Group at the end of June has set up his own business called Contract Publishing. The business specialises in print & production management, transport & logistics, circulation & distribution management, digital editions of newspapers, magazines or brochures, marketing, branding & promotions, plus others.