Upanga Dutta, Chief Marketing Officer, Mumbai Circle – Uninor, tells Pavan R Chawla that the Uninor Mirchi Music Awards 2010 Powered by Karbonn Mobiles is a great endeavour to have a separate entity that recognizes not only the domain of music, but also identify and reward the best and upcoming talent.
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I don’t want to do the usual. Talk about problems and figures and issues and solutions, questioning numbers, measurements, listing out the problems and what-have-you. These things are part and parcel of our world, the struggle, the sweat, the efforts and the results. It’s time we got out of the kindergarten stage of questioning numbers and started with a collaborative approach in the direction of meaningful radio....
Get a drift on what's happening and what's not in the life of popular music jockey Hrishikesh Kannan a.k.a. Hrishi.K, who presents the breakfast show on 94.3 Radio One
I always say. . in the radio and the hospitality business, while the others holiday and party, .we work our socks off!
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NEW DELHI: Dr Kapila Vatsayayan, the veteran art historian and art administrator and renowned filmmaker A Nageshwar Rao have been conferred the Padma Vibhushan, the nation’s second highest civilian honour, on the occasion of the nation’s Republic Day. India’s first woman cameraperson Homai Vyarawalla is also to receive the Padma Vibhushan, while maestro Mohammed Zahur Khayyam Hashmi alias Khayyam, and veteran actors Shashi Kapoor and Waheeda Rehman are to receive the Padma Bhushan....
MUMBAI: On the occasion of India's 61st Republic Day, 92.7 BIG FM, the radio initiative of Reliance Broadcast Network Limited (RBNL) has planned a special event called 'Constitution of Music.' where kids across 45 cities will go on-air and sing unplugged version of our national song �Vande Mataram'. The song dedicated to our very own mother India and its beauty will ensure the feeling of patriotism spreads across the nation through this small initiative by 92.7 BIG FM.
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Eminent lyricist, writer and top creative advertising professional and Jury member Prasoon Joshi, tells Pavan R Chawla that the best things about the Uninor Mirchi Music Awards 2010 powered by Karbonn Mobiles is that they are fair, are decided by musicians and very respected people, and that the organisers have their commitment strongly in place.
Why did you say yes to Mirchi music awards jury?
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MUMBAI: The RAM ratings of the first week of 2011 are in, and this time round too, Radio Mirchi has opened the account with its customary first position in Mumbai, Delhi and Kolkata, with BIG FM at the Number 1 spot in Bangalore. However, in Mumbai, Radio City and Red FM are inching closer to Mirchi, and in Kolkata, BIG FM is just 2 percent market share behind Mirchi. In Delhi, Mirchi leads the pack with a clear 5 percent market share. In Bangalore, Mirchi is 2 percent market share behind the leader BIG FM....
MUMBAI: Even as cinema lovers await the release of Navketan Films’ iconic Hum Dono in colour on 4th Februray, Radio Mirchi’s retro show Purani Jeans saw the legendary Dev Anand re-launch the eternal melodies of the film when he unveiled the ‘Hum Dono Rangeen’ CD at the Mirchi studio....
MUMBAI: Radio Misty 94.3 fm achieved a milestone when its morning crew of Misty Subha, RJs Dorjee and Bhavna, completed 1000 shows. Misty Subha is the station’s most popular show, and its crew of RJ Dorjee and Bhavana have been hosting the breakfast show since the fm station’s inception in Siliguri. For over three years now, they have been jumpstarting North Bengal mornings with this fun-filled and light-hearted breakfast show. A station release says “hundreds of listeners came to (th...
MUMBAI: This Republic Day, Red FM is educating Mumbaikars about their rights. The station launched ‘What the Haq?!’ on Monday, to air till 26 January. Red FM RJs will interact with RTI activists and human rights lawyers and discuss with them a common man’s Haqs (rights). Commenting on the initiative Nisha Narayanan, Senior VP -- Projects and Programming, said: “The 26th of January is a day of pride for all Indians. However, over the years, it has merely become a holiday for most of us....
