MUMBAI: Punjabi singer-songwriter Jazzy B has collaborated with the latest talk of the town Yo Yo Honey Singh to launch a special party anthem this festive season.
The singer will be launching a new single conceptualized for the festival season titled ‘This Party Gettin Hot’. The teaser of the song will premiere on his YouTube channel today (18 December) followed by the music video and subsequently across major music channels. The track will be available on retail stores, iTunes an...
MUMBAI: Leaving behind major FM broadcasters in the rat race, My FM has added three trophies on its mantle. Attracting the best companies from Asia, the network bagged the 'Radio Station of the Year' trophy at the recently held 'Asian Leadership Awards' in Dubai.
Apart from that, it also received the 'Brand Excellence in Media & Entertainment' award at the 'Global Awards for Brand Excellence' in Mumbai organized by the World Brand Congress. It shared the award with SAB and Movies Now in the category.
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MUMBAI: Ficci has appointed Star India CEO Uday Shankar as the new Chairman of Ficci’s Media & Entertainment Committee. Earlier, this position was held by late legendary film-maker Yash Chopra. Ramesh Sippy and Karan Johar will be the Co-Chair of the Committee.
In a statement issued, Shankar said “He would work with all industry stakeholders closely to formulate an agenda for sustained growth of the burgeoning entertainment sector and keep up regular and meaningful dialogue wit...
MUMBAI: Samsung has unveiled the smartphone 'Galaxy Grand' in the global market.
The device is embedded with 5 inch WVGA TFT LCD display, dual core 1.2GHz processor, android 4.1.2 Jelly Bean, 8MP front camera, 2MP back camera, 1080p video recording, WiFi, USB 2.0, bluetooth, 1GB RAM, 8GB internal storage expandable to 64GB, and 2100mAh battery.
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MUMBAI: To bring in 2013 with a bang, Delhi based online music mag Wild City has partnered with electronic music anthology HUB and Bangalore's most forward thinking venue CounterCulture to launch Epoch. An annual event that aims to showcase artists that throughout the year have represented the best of new alternative Indian music, from cities across India.
Epoch #1 features some of the most exciting acts to have emerged from New Delhi, Mumbai, Bangalore and Hyderabad in a huge line up ...
MUMBAI: Emerging as the major hub for national and international music festivals, Goa is all set to host major events in December on its shores. However, a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) filed by a citizen has brought the issue of permissions to the forefront even as the committee claims the petition has been filed in haste.
Margao citizen Aleixo Pereira filed the petition before the high court of Bombay at Goa, against the government for permitting musical festivals in the Coastal Regulatory Zone (CRZ) III or no-development zone over the years.
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NEW DELHI: With All India Radio facing 8462 vacancies in various categories, the government has granted approval for filling up 1150 posts.
The Government has also granted approval for undertaking recruitment against Group B and C posts through the Staff Selection Commission as a one-time dispensation to fill critical posts expeditiously.
Information and Broadcasting Minister Manish Tewari told Parliament that of the 8,462 vacancies, 1,314 are Group A posts while there are 1,596 Group B posts, 3,618 Group C and 1,934 group D posts.
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MUMBAI: Karisma Kapoor has always captured people’s imagination not only with her awe-inspiring performances in critically acclaimed films, but has also made an impression with her keen sense of fashion and style! Her beauty, grace and elegant dress sense have had some of the best designers vying to have her as their show-stopper. After a successful stint with films and television Karisma now turns her attention to radio where she will be taking on the mantle of an RJ with the country’s l...
NEW DELHI: The reserve price for new cities getting channels in FM Radio Phase III auctions will be the highest bid price received during Phase II auctions for that category of cities in that region.
In the case of FM Phase II cities which already have channels and are to get new channels, the reserve price will be the highest bid price received for that city in Phase II.
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Even though the current music scenario is dominated by western influences, musical duo Sajid-Wajid has ventured down a different path with their latest film ‘Dabangg 2’. While their tracks in the film created a rage and even fetched them host of awards, the expectations from its sequel have doubled bringing with it a set of challenges for the composers. But inspite of the obstacles, the soundtrack opened to rave reviews from the audiences and is expected to top the charts...
