MUMBAI: The Times of India group has unveiled its global ambitions, making its first acquisition outside the home market. TIML Golden Square, a wholly owned subsidiary of Times group, has bought Virgin Radio Holdings Ltd. and its subsidiaries in the UK for Ł53.2 million ($105 million) from Scottish media company SMG Plc.
With the deal, TIML will get the AM national licence and the FM London licence. TIML will manage the station along with Absolute Radio, the European group that already owns the music station Jack FM in Oxford.
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MUMBAI: According to a disclosure report, Ă‹Ĺ“The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) has spent more than $1.5 million in the first quarter to lobby on copyright theft and other issues.
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MUMBAI: The India Radio Forum's opening CEO Panel Discussion had radio broadcasters discussing the way radio as a medium is perceived by the media buyers and how it should adapt itself in the coming year.
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MUMBAI: The Indian Radio Forum 2008 culminated with the Indian Excellence in Radio Awards 2008. The atmosphere was charged with all radio stations hooting and cheering for their nominees. A total of 27 awards were given out this year.
And in the end, it was Red FM that emerged the clear winner bagging a total of nine awards, followed by Radio Mirchi, which bagged four awards.
This year also saw the introduction of four new categories- Excellence in New Media Initiative, Excellen...
MUMBAI:The India Radio Forum's session on 'Balance Sheet:Giving Advertisers More bang For Their Buck' coordinated by Hansa Research chief executive Praveen Tripathy opened with the crucial question - how much does Radio Audience Measurement' (RAM) help in selling the medium?
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MUMBAI: Radio industry must monetise by gearing up their brand activations and strengthening their local advertising, was the unanimous take by FM broadcasters and media buyers during the twin sessions on advertising at the India Radio Forum.
Pointing out the growth of radio as a medium in the past two years, Friends FM Business Head Amritendu Roy said, "Radio as a medium is no longer a poor cousin or a medium to be underestimated. There has to be a paradigm shift in the way radio sho...
MUMBAI: Maa Television Network today launched its Telugu music and lifestyle channel Maa Music.
Apart from music, the channel will also have lifestyle and campus-based shows. The programming mix includes back to back music, live shows, interactive content and fillers.
"Maa Music is much more than a music channel. It is also a lifestyle channel. It is contemporary, youth-focused, slick and entertaining," the company said in a statement.Maa Television Network owns and operates a T...
MUMBAI: We present a few observations and interesting vignettes from the India Radio Forum, Mumbai.
At the session, What Do Advertisers Want?, Friends FM Business Head Amritendu Roy made an emotional appeal to advertisers to understand the medium. He questioned why innovations should be expected only from radio.
"Sometimes, advertisers expect too much out of us, but they should understand that we are not event managers. It is my emotional appeal to the advertisers to understand t...
MUMBAI: Big FM announced 'Get high on 100 Chartbusters, Not on Tobacco' - a campaign to motivate Delhi-ites towards healthy living on the occasion of 'World No Tobacco Day. As part of its awareness creation drive the BIG Ashtray was placed at 3Cs in Lajpat Nagar and breakfast jock RJ Sujata encouraged Delhi listeners stub their cigarettes in it.
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MUMBAI: Synergy Media Entertainment Limited has appointed Shailja Naqvi as the national programming head of 94.3 My FM.
Prior to this, Shailja has had more than twelve years of corporate media experience. Last, she served as the national programming headat Dhamaal 24 and was responsible for the successful launch of nine stations under the banner.
Naqvi replaces Viplove Gupte who joined Big FM as national programming director.
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