MUMBAI: Just five days after his death, pop star Michael Jackson's albums are in high demand across stores globally. Music industry market groups reported on Sunday that Michael Jackson's 2003 album of his greatest hits, 'Number Ones', has surged again to the top of the album charts in Britain. A week ago, the 'Number Ones' album with 18 number-one hits by Jackson had stood at 121.
The album sales have not risen in the UK or the US alone, Sony Music's India division witnessed a sudden...
MUMBAI: Tips Industries has announced its intention to buy back its shares (Rs 10 face value each) at a price not exceeding Rs 75 - a premium of 81 per cent approximately from the company's yesterday closing price of Rs 41.55 on the BSE.
Company sources say the buyback offer, through the open market purchase route, would start once the company receives a consent from shareholders and Sebi. Tips Industries has issued a notice of a postal ballot seeking the approval of its shareholders on the buy back.
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MUMBAI: Saregama has reported a downturn in its performance. Revenues are down, its balance sheet has got stained red, as the company battles in an industry which is grappling with dropping physical format sales, monetizing digital music on the mobile and online.
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MUMBAI: The latest edition of the BET awards held on 28 June in Los Angeles was dedicated to the King of Pop, Michael Jackson. The show's lineup was changed after Jackson passed three days before the awards.
The BET Awards were established in 2001 by the Black Entertainment Television network to celebrate African Americans and other minorities in music, acting, sports, and other fields of entertainment over the past year.
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NEW DELHI: Prasar Bharati is bracing itself to meet major protests from various cadres on issues such as cadre review for engineering employees to the inordinate delay and failure in promoting the direct recruit cadre officers to higher posts as directed by Courts more than five years back.
Hundreds of Direct Recruit Programme officers working in the two public service broadcasters, All India Radio and Doordarshan, are to launch a nationwide peaceful sit in protest dharna from 2 July.
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MUMBAI: After crooning music for Dil Dosti etc, Bhram, Rama Rama Kya Hain Dramaaa, duo Sidharth-Suhas are all set to compose music for Prakash Jha's next home production �Turning 30'.
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MUMBAI: After Radio city morning jock RJ Harssh quit Radio city to join Fever 104 FM, Radio City 91.1FM has roped in TV host Salil Acharya. The morning show now coined as Kasa Kai Mumbai would be co-hosted by Salil Acharya with RJ Archanaa.
The duo went on air from today and would host the morning slot from 7:00am to 11:00 am, Kasa Kai Mumbai only. A show with a difference will now connect emotionally and intellectually with the Mumbaikars. The breakfast show will now have more melodious music and even higher city connect than before.
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MUMBAI: Reliance Mobile and BBC World Service have announced a strategic alliance to offer live audio service through Reliance's VAS platform R-World. This is the first such international offering to be launched by an Indian telecom company.
The new partnership, aggregated by Worldwide Records, will see BBC World Service content available live across India through the medium of mobile phones. Reliance subscribers will now be able to listen to BBC World Service news in a choice of five different languages, seven days a week.
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MUMBAI: HT Media's Fever 104 FM has joined hands with Hindi entertainment channel Sab wherein both the parties will exploit each other's platforms (radio and television) to promote their respective properties.
Under the agreement, Fever 104 FM will integrate Sab's Gunwaale Dulhaniyan Le Jaayenge with its Dhinchak Mornings.
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MUMBAI: Michael Jackson attended the very first Bollywood Awards in the US in 1999 and wore an Indian kurta pyjama designed by Manish Malhotra especially for the occasion. This remained the only Indian mega event held in the US which Jackson attended.
Jackson received the award for Outstanding Contribution to Global Music and Entertainment... at the first Bollywood awards ceremony in 1999.
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