Colors, a Hindi-language entertainment channel owned by Viacom, is pulling in viewers thanks to reality programming based on Western formats. Spurning soap operas and gambling instead on Indian versions of Fear Factor has been a success so far, says this Business Week article.
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Viacom scores in India with reality TV
Colors, a Hindi-language entertainment channel owned by Viacom, is pulling in viewers thanks to reality programming based on Western formats. Spurning soap operas and gambling on Indian versions of Fear Factor has been a success so far, says this Business Week article.
February 11, 2009
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