Country | India |
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Broadcast area | International |
Slogan | అదే బంధం... సరికొత్త ఉత్తేజం Adhē bandhaṁ... Sarikottha uttējaṁ (Same bond... New zeal) |
Headquarters | Hyderabad, India |
Programming | |
Language(s) | Telugu |
Picture format | 1080iHDTV (downscaled to letterboxed576i for the SDTV feed) |
Ownership | |
Owner | |
Sister channels | Star India channels |
History | |
Launched | 2002; 19 years ago |
Former names | Maa TV (2002 - 2017) |
Links | |
Website | Star Maa on Disney+ Hotstar |
Availability | |
Cable | |
Hathway | Channel 406 (SD) Channel 405 (HD) |
Asianet Digital | Channel 174 (SD) |
Kerala Vision Digital TV | Channel 561 (SD) |
Satellite | |
Airtel digital TV | Channel 881 (SD) Channel 882 (HD) |
Tata Sky | Channel 1409 (SD) Channel 1408 (HD) |
DishTV | Channel 6 (SD) Channel 5 (HD) |
Reliance Digital TV | Channel 78 (SD) Channel 57 (HD) |
Sun Direct TV | Channel 156 (SD) Channel 828 (HD) |
Videocon d2h | Channel 692 (SD) Channel 987 (HD) |
IPTV | |
Singtel TV (Singapore) | Channel 671 (SD) |
APSFL | Channel 5 |
Streaming media | |
Disney+ Hotstar | (India) |
Star Maa, formerly Maa TV, is an Indian Telugu-language general entertainmentpay television channel based in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana. In 2015, Star India acquired broadcast business of Maa Television Pvt. Ltd and In 2017, Maa TV was rebranded as Star Maa.[1][2][3] Star Maa is owned by Star India Wholly owned by The Walt Disney Company (India).[4][5][6][7] The channel telecasts Telugu language programmes such as drama, reality shows and Telugu films.
May 29, 2020 According to the Broadcast Audience Research Council (BARC) TV viewership data, the top watched Telugu TV serial from 11th January to 17th January 2020 with highest TRP ratings is Star Maa 's 'Karthika Deepam'. 'Karthika Deepam' has been in the top spot for many weeks now, and is comfortably ahead of its competition. We are shared with you List of all Star Maa Reality Shows, TV Serials and Programs 2021 With Today Schedule and Timings. Star Maa is popular Telugu TV Channel, Star Maa channel mostly airs family drama, comedy and Reality Shows. The channel is broadcast various popular Reality shows and daily based Serials like Bigg Boss, Dancee Plus, Rela Re.
History[edit]
MAA Television Network was founded in 2001 as a corporate entity, while its main TV channel, MAA TV was launched in 2002. The company's second channel, MAA Music, was launched in 2008.
Nimmagadda Prasad along with Telugu film industry stars Chiranjeevi, Nagarjuna and Allu Aravind became promoters by purchasing stake from Murali Krishnam Raju.[8]
In February 2015, Star India acquired broadcast business of MAA Television Network for ₹2,500 crore (US$350 million) with company along with remaining promoters.[1][2] On 13 February 2017, Maa TV was rebranded as Star Maa with a new logo before the start of the fourth season of Meelo Evaru Koteeswarudu. In June 2017, Maa Movies, Maa Music and Maa Gold were rebranded into Star Maa Movies, Star Maa Music & Star Maa Gold[9] On 6 September 2020, Star Maa introduced a new logo during the Bigg Boss season 4 Grand Launch.[10]
Programming[edit]
Star Maa has programming which appeals to all audiences.
Award Functions[edit]
CineMAA Awards[edit]
Maa TV presents the CineMAA Awards to Tollywood personalities every year. The trophy was designed by Neil Foley Designs.[11]
Star Maa Parivaar Awards[edit]
Awards from the Television Serials were started presenting from 2017 onwards with this name, every year best serials were nominated and present awards to them[12]
Channels[edit]
Channel | Category | SD/HD Availability |
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Star Maa | General Entertainment | SD+HD |
Star Maa Movies | Movies | |
Star Maa Gold | SD | |
Star Maa Music | Music |
Reception[edit]
The channel used to be one of the most watched top five Telugu GECs.[13] As in 2010, it remained the third most watched Telugu GEC.[14] Since 2017, the viewership of the channel started to have a great jump and it consistently became the most watched Telugu GEC after the launch of Bigg Boss Telugu with a record viewership and GRPs not garnered by any Telugu GEC.[15] In week 26 while it had 529 GRPs in week 28, it jumped to 828.[15] While as in week 28, it was at third position, in week 29, it became the most watched Telugu GEC.[16][17] In week 34 of 2018, it became the third most watched Indian Television channel with 936 GRPs.[18] In week 30 of 2019, it garnered its highest GRP of 1108 being third most watched Indian channel.[19] In week 33, it maintained its top position with 1068 GRPs.[20]
References[edit]
- ^ ab'STAR India acquires MAA TV's broadcast business for Rs 2.5k cr'. Business Standard.
- ^ ab'Star India to acquire four Telugu Maa TV channels'.
- ^'Star Maa, launched fresh identity of network channels with New Logo, Positioning and Programs'. www.startv.com. Retrieved 2 June 2021.
- ^'Disney's $52.4 billion acquisition of 21st Century Fox includes Star India too – MediaNama'. www.medianama.com. Retrieved 8 March 2018.
- ^'Star to discontinue linear channels in US from 5 Jan'. televisionpost.com.
- ^'2018's most watched South Indian channels'.
- ^'Star Maa showcases the best of Telugu entertainment'.
- ^'IndianTelevision'.
- ^'Maa TV rechristened as Star Maa'. bestmediainfo.com.
- ^kalagara, Loshith (6 September 2020). 'బ్రేకింగ్: స్టార్ మా లోగో చేంజ్'. telugu news | Manalokam.com. Retrieved 6 September 2020.
- ^http://www.indiantelevision.com/release/y2k10/aug/augrel28.php
- ^'Star Maa Parivaar Awards 2017, Winners List, Event Images And Telecast'. Indian Television. 7 June 2017. Retrieved 2 September 2019.
- ^'Going gets tougher for regional broadcasters as national players expand footprint'. Business Today.
- ^'Telugu television rewrites script in 2010 - Sun TV Network SVP, business head- Telugu cluster Sanjay Reddy'. Indian Television dot com.
- ^ ab'బిగ్బాస్: రెండో వారం రేటింగ్ పగిలిపోయింది'. The Times of India. Archived from the original on 22 March 2021.
- ^'Jr NTR's Bigg Boss Telugu Tops TRP Charts Making Star Maa No. 1 Telugu TV Channel'. International Business Times. Archived from the original on 22 March 2021.
- ^'Bigg Boss Telugu TRP Ratings: Rana's No 1 Yaari Is Way Ahead Of NTR's TV Show'. International Business Times. Archived from the original on 22 March 2021.
- ^'Star Maa is 3rd highest viewed channel in the country'. Indian Television dot com. Archived from the original on 22 March 2021.
- ^'Star Maa becomes no.3 GEC'. Indian Television dot com. Archived from the original on 22 March 2021.
- ^'Bigg Boss Telugu S3 propels growth of Star Maa'. Indian Television dot com. Archived from the original on 2 April 2021.
External links[edit]
Serials have become a part of the household now, Right from the afternoon times to night sleeping times. The serials telecast continuously on the popular TV Channels, MAA TV Top serials are here Most of the audience especially the house wives watch these TV serials. The Craze of the serials are so immense that the people share emotional bond with the characters even though they are fictional.
The Introduction of OTT platforms and the advantage of watching serials at any you want in the platform has made the work even more easier. Apart from the present day telecasting episode, You can watch all the episodes of your favorite TV show absolutely for free on the OTT Platforms. Now let’s see what are the Top TV serials of the MAA TV.
Here is the list of TOP MAA TV Serials and the timings they telecast on the channel.
MAA TV Top serials
As you can see these are the MAA TV Top serials, As usual Karthik Deepam is the top most serial and many people absolutely love this show. Deepa and Karthik also known as Vantal Akka and Doctor babu have kept the audience on a cliffhanger now. This serial has become quite popular and whenever the clock strikes 7:30PM. Everybody just leave their work and watch this serial that’s how special this show is.
Next stuff Intinti Gruhalakshmi is the story about a housewife and the problems she faces in and out of her family. The serial has attracted many people especially the housewives because they can relate to most of the problems which are shown in the serial.
Maa Tv Serials List 2012 Telugu
Next serial is Devatha and it is the story about two girls and a boy who are involved in a triangular love story. Both the sisters love the same guy, What are the consequences and the problems they have to face about this problem? How will the sisters manage this relationship? Who will sacrifice their love for the other? That is what the serial is running about now.
The new serial Janaki Kala Ganaledhu has reached the top 5 list very early. The story is about a girl who dreams to become a police officer but she gets married to a man who doesn’t have any education and their family is against this. So how does the husband help his wife to achieve the dream of becoming a police officer.
Maa Tv Telugu Serials List 2019
Last but not least Gupedantha Manasu has become one of the popular serials in the recent times, and the story is really wonderful. This serial also mentions about the dreams, hardwork and other important aspects of the life wonderfully.
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Maa Tv Telugu Serials List 2021
As you can see these serials are lined up continuously that is why these serials have reached the top 5 in the list. So these are the top serials which telecast on MAA TV. Each serial is quite different and unique in their own way and they provide wonderful entertainment to the audience and the audience share emotional bon with the characters involved in this serials.