MUMBAI: Marathi composer Ajay Naik is set to churn out his second Marathi album under his own Music label Swaraj Music. The album will release on 22 July in Pune.
Along with Baba Chitnis, who is the general secretary of political party Maharashtra Navnirman Sena, Ajay is the co-owner of the music label
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MUMBAI: The Academy of Television Arts & Sciences has announced the nominations for 2008-09 Emmy Music Awards.
Neil Patrick Harris of popular CBS series �How I Met Your Mother' will host the Emmy Awards which will broadcast live on 20 September on CBS Television.
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MUMBAI: Telecom Company BSNL has tied up with digital music distribution company Hungama Digital Media to launch on-demand digital entertainment portal, BSNL.Hungama.com
The service is based on subscription basis and is locked only for BSNL subscribers. Users can get unlimited music downloads for Rs 149 per month and for Rs 49 per month they can get unlimited game downloads
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MUMBAI: While it was Star World and CNN which boasted live rights to the Michael Jackson memorial service telecast on 7 July, it was the English news channels that walked away with the lion's share of the viewership.
CNN IBN, among the Indian Enlgish news channels, grabbed a 37 per cent share of the audience that tuned in to watch the Jackson family and friends pay their tributes to the pop legend. Times Now followed with a 28 per cent share, while NDTV 24x7 had a 24 per cent share of the viewership.
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MUMBAI: Radio One, the radio arm of Mid Day Multimedia, has reduced its first-quarter operating loss to Rs 33 million, lower than Rs 36.40 million a year ago.
Revenue stands at Rs 71.4 million, up from Rs 66.3 million in the first quarter of FY'08.
Radio One has employed a capital of Rs 1.86 billion, according to data till 30 June, while liabilities from the radio business stood at Rs 203.7 million.
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MUMBAI: Does this indicate any relief to the music industry? A new survey conducted in the UK by The Leading Question and Music Ally Speakerbox has found that music customers of all ages still prefer the CD to downloading, a pattern that extends into the lucrative teenage demographic. That's not to say online offerings aren't important, though—those who use subscription or streaming services tend to buy more CDs than others, so online music discovery is clearly helping to keep those sales alive.
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