MUMBAI: Positioned and envisioned as the Grammys of India, the Uninor Mirchi Music Awards 2010 Powered By Karbonn Mobiles brought together the leading lights of contemporary Bollywood Music under one roof. The winners were delighted on bagging these prestigious awards. Here is what some of them had to say:...
CHENNAI: The South Indian Music Companies Association represented by its secretary, J. Swaminathan, has filed a writ petition challenging provisions of the Copyright Act. The writ seeks a direction from the court to declare sections 11 and 12 of the Copyright Act, 1957, and rule 3 of the Copyright Rules, 1958, as ultra vires of Articles 14, 19(1)(g), 21, 50, 245, and 300-A of the Constitution of India, reports lawetalnews.com....
What a year we had in 2010! It was a single year that changed the VAS industry. Both, within India and globally, the VAS industry was completely transformed. VAS companies started the year fighting the so-called ‘recession-trends’ and the consequent squeeze by carriers, and look at what they accomplished by the end of the year -- almost a perfect U-turn where carriers are looking to VAS to retain their customers and save bottom-lines. One thing is for sure: there has been ...
MUMBAI: Samsung India Electronics Pvt Ltd on Friday announced the launch of Wave II (S8530) on the �bada' platform, Samsung's own proprietary OS. With its Wave series of mobiles based on the bada platform, the company is seeking to provide users with an enhanced smartphone experience.
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MUMBAI: Distinguished percussionist Ranjit Barot along with Sridhar Parthasarathy performed at the World Economic Forum in Davos on Saturday, the 29th of January. The duo performed at an India-centric weekend gala called �India Inclusive,' at the Swiss ski resort. They presented a composition inspired by three ragas -- Desh, Charukeshi and Yog -- to showcase the millennia-old musical legacy of India and its relationship with the West. The eight-minute symphony followed by a five-minute...
MUMBAI: Radio Misty 94.3 FM, the first and Number one fm station of North Bengal have teamed up with Siliguri food festival committee to organise the fifth Food and Tourism Festival will be held at Kanchenjunga Stadium at Siliguri from 9 to 13 January. This festival draws huge crowd from all over region. Various competitions are held during this event.
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MUMBAI: 92.7 BIG FM and BBC bring to you a unique initiative titled �Music beyond Borders'. Standing true to its name, this first of its kind initiative will see the Indian rock band Euphoria and Pakistani pop band Strings coming together live from the studios of Delhi and Karachi respectively to offer India a memorable afternoon from 12noon – 3pm. Marking the 63rd death anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi, 92.7 BIG FM and BBC will use music to transcend all borders and dividers to spread peace through music.
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MUMBAI: 94.3 Radio One, the joint venture between Mid-day Multimedia and BBC worldwide, has recorded exceptional growth in revenues and EBIDTA (earnings before interest, depreciation, Tax and Amoritzation) for Q3 as compared to the same period in the previous year. Revenues were at Rs.12.31Cr for Q3 2010-11 -- 70% higher from Rs.7.23Cr for the same quarter last year....
MUMBAI: 92.7 BIG FM announced its final winner of the �Constitution of music' on 27th January 2011 at studios. Kids across 45 cities from India participated in enormous numbers to sing the unplugged version of our national song �Vande Mataram'. 3 lucky contestants across each city got the opportunity to sing at the studios of 92.7 BIG FM on the 26th of January. The final selected 19 children across the nation were called to Mumbai to be a part of �Constitution of music.'
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