NEW DELHI: HT Media Ltd (HTML) equity shareholders, secured and unsecured creditors' meeting which took place on 28 January has decided to go ahead with the demerger of the radio business from subsidiary company HT Music and Entertainment (HTME).
HTME's FM radio stations operate under the Fever FM brand.
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MUMBAI: After an extremely exciting round of activities in December, My FM once again took the Jiyo Dil Se flavour to the media agencies in Delhi and Mumbai this January. My FM in its endeavour to reach out to Trade Fraternity launched the Paanch Ka Punch... games for these agencies. The entire activity was planned to sample & experience a first hand feel of My FM and to emphasize the top 5 reasons why My FM is the best radio station in terms of reach, content, listenership, packaging and market share.
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Chodo kal ki baatien kal ki baat purani, aayo hum sab mil ke likhe ek nayi kahani (let's forget the past, as it's old now, let's come forward unitedly and write a new script)
It's 2009 now. Let's come forward to fulfil the wish list of the FM radio industry. This wish list can just be achieved when we all work together unitedly. FM radio in India is now growing and with agenda 2009, we can bring a new boom to this industry.
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MUMBAI: Twenty shortlisted bands from across India made their way into Channel [V]'s third edition of [V] Launch Pad and were invited to perform in front of a live audience at the Andheri Sports Complex on 27 January.
Through the day, 15 bands (names) Fire Exit, ATM, Radio, Faridkot, Hourglass, Sector 8, AAS, Reverse Polarity, Circus, Cassini's Division, Ho Bos, Black, Prachir, Blank Noise and Workshop were shortlisted for Channel [V]'s Launchpad after the eliminations held in Mumbai o...
MUMBAI: Entertainment Network (India) Ltd., has reported revenues of Rs 600 million for the quarter ended 31 December 2008, Rs 78 million (11.5 per cent) down from corresponding period figures last fiscal.
Profit after tax stood at Rs 49 million.
The Company's earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) stood at Rs 183 million, while the EBITDA margin for Q3 FY09 was at 30.6 per cent as against 28.1 per cent in Q3 FY08, an improvement of 249 bps.
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MUMBAI: Humor adds spice to life…….. so when you listen to BIG FM Hyderabad, the most humorous and musical station, you are sure to experience a �life banao' fun. Continuing its supremacy in associating all the major events in Hyderabad, BIG 92.7 FM is all set again to offer a humorous experience to its listeners through a popular family entertainment comedy play �Mr. and Mrs. Karan Johar'.
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MUMBAI: Big FM is altering its Sunday programming across cities, keeping listeners' preferences in mind.
Big will now introduce programming with a combination of entertainment, humour, entertainment customised according to individual needs of different cities. Some of the changes to be incorporated are information capsules for Kolkata and Chennai markets as the listeners need more news based content and on the contrary, Mumbaiites and Delhiites need more entertainment and light humour.
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MUMBAI: A R Rahman has got an invitation to perform live at the Oscars.
According to industry reports, Rahman, along with playback singer Sukhwinder Singh, has been invited to open the 81st annual Academy Awards night, on 22 February to be held in Los Angeles, with the Oscar nominated song �Jai ho' from the original soundtrack of �Slumdog Millionaire'.
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MUMBAI: The National Geographic Society has launched a record label, christened Nat Geo Music, through its music division of the same name.
According to Billboard, the label will record, release and promote modern music from around the globe from a variety of artists and genres. It will be headed by Nat Geo Music GM Mat Whittington, who will report to National Geographic Entertainment president David Beal.
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MUMBAI: "Gulshan Kumar lives on. We refuse to accept that he has left us and gone. And in our hearts and our work, he lives on. That is the reason why despite the music market not doing well, Bhushan Kumar still churns out hits. He is blessed by Gulshanji who lives on in his son," said an emotional Sonu Nigam at the success party of his father Agam Kumar Nigam's Woh Bewafa.
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