Small Screen Offering Big Competition
The various Telugu TV channels are competing amongst themselves to offer highest rank of entertainment to the audience.
Vijayawada: The ever increasing TV channels are forcing the channels to enter into competition amongst them to entertain the audience. Almost all the channels are looking for variety of programs to retain and improve their TRP ratings. Successful programs in one channel are finding replica in other channels with different name and slight change in theme.
The ever increasing popular & most popular ETV show Paduta Tiyaga has been one example that needs mention in this particular instance. The program originally launched during 1990’s gained high popularity and brought into light various new generation singers like Mallikarjuna, Hemachandra, Geeta Madhuri etc.
Based on huge success the program attained, the ETV management continued the program mentioning the series 1 to 7 and presently the 8th series is being aired. The various series have been dedicated to different set of singers based on age. The 7th series has even moved to US where the program got good response.
As a close competition to Padutha Theeyaga, MAA TV also started program under the name ‘Super Singer’. This is also a show to improve the singing performance of upcoming and new singers. The show also went for 7 series. For some of the series Suma acted as the anchor and some other series had Sagar (brother of DSP the music director) as the host.
Not to be left behind, Gemini TV also started a program with the name ‘Bol Baby Bol’ a program that is exclusively designed for singing professionals in general & children at some specific instances.
The difference of Super Singer from that of Padutha Theeyaga is that the different series had different set of judges whereas SPB has been the standard judge and anchor for Padutha Theeyaga.
ETV has been conducting Star Mahila with Suma as anchor. This afternoon program is dedicated exclusively for ladies. The program has also received huge success and also good TRP ratings.
As a close competition to Star Mahila, MAA TV is running Modern Mahalaxmi with Roja as the lead anchor. Both Star Mahila & Modern Mahalaxmi are good entertainment programs & liked by women audience of all ages.
