NEW DELHI : The Indian FM radio sector may be in for some good news. The buzz doing the rounds in New Delhi is that the the Union Cabinet is reportedly positively inclined to hike the foreign direct investment limit in FM radio from 20 per cent to 26 per cent. The Cabinet has to reach a consensus on this decision, but the Committee of Secretaries (CoS), headed by the Cabinet Secretary, had agreed to the increase earlier this month. Its recommendation has now been forwarded to the Cabinet.
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Bangalore: Reliance Broadcast Network's Ltd (RBNL) radio arm 92.7 Big FM has announced �Big Kannada Music Awards', a platform to recognize and celebrate outstanding talent in Kannada Music
The awards will be held at Bangalore University's Gnan Jyoti Convention Centre on 22 August
An initial curtain raiser episode of 30 to 60 minutes as well as the award function will be broadcast on Star's Kannada channel Suvarana
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MUMBAI: Sony TV's reality show Indian Idol 5 contestants Sreeram Chandra and Swaroop Khan can see their long-lived dream of playback singing almost fulfilled as both of them have bagged projects from leading composers in Bollywood.
Media reports nineteen-year-old Khan, a folk singer from Rajasthan lent his voice to ace composer Bappi Lahiri's upcoming film Emotional Atyachar. The music of the film is composed by Bappi Da and Mangesh Dhaake and lyrics by Amitabh Bhattacharya. Recording of the song took place at Bappi Da's studio on 24 July.
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MUMBAI: Samsung has launched Samsung Champ C3300, smallest and cheapest touchscreen handset in India.
It features a 2.4-inch QVGA resistive touchscreen, 1.3 megapixel camera at the rear, a 3.5 mm music jack as well and packs in an FM radio and various connectivity options including Bluetooth and USB
The phone doesn't support 3G but is good enough for GPRS/EDGE based Internet usage
Like other Samsung feature phones, this one comes with a load of social networking too...
MUMBAI: MusicRevolution.com (www.musicrevolution.com), an innovative online marketplace for production music, today announced the launch of its Free Music Program for qualified schools, educational institutions and non-profit organizations (https://www.musicrevolution.com/free_music/) as a way to give something back to the community.
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MUMBAI: Mufin, the developer of semantic audio technology for music recommendation and music recognition, today announced that Boris Löhe, former Managing Director at Sony Entertainment Germany, is joining the mufin team as President.
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MUMBAI: Yeh Shaam Mastani, Dil Kya Kare, O Maajhi Re, you've heard these evergreen songs time and again by the legendary singer Kishore Kumar.
Kishore Da, whose mellifluous voice could leave many moist-eyed with its heart-wrenching pathos, soul-stirring melancholy and deep anguish, is remembered by scores of 94.3 MY FM and its listeners in the legendary singer's birthday week special.
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MUMBAI: South India's most popular musical reality Idea Star Singer kicked off its fifth season this week in the presence of cine actress Meera Jasmine , Jury members including music composer Sharreth and playback singers K. S. Chithra , M.G.Sreekumar, pop singer Usha Uthup and the head honchos of Asianet. Thirty-nine contestants from across Kerala have been shortlisted for this year's competition. Apart from the jury members, prominent personalities from film industry will attend as celebrity guest. The audition was conducted in all major cities in Kerala and abroad.
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MUMBAI: The Bandwidth Music - Technology Conference, the annual gathering of music, digital music, technology and media professionals, has announced additional speakers. The conference will take place on August 19 and 20, 2010 in San Francisco.
Speakers will lead boardroom style sessions where attendees can take part in the conversation. Bandwidth explores the evolving musical experience -- how people discover, purchase, interact with, and are exposed to new music -- with a focus on marketing, fan behavior, current trends, and future forecasts.
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