MUMBAI: Vision Corporation plans to launch a music television channel, �Vision Music' in October this year. The channel had received a nod from the Ministry three months ago to launch four TV channels.
Vision Corporation promoter Ashok Kumar Mishra says, Vision Music will have a global launch as we have a tie up with various international channels. As a part of this tie up, our content will be broadcast across many channels in Europe, America, UAE, African and Asia and their content will be broadcast on our channel....
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MUMBAI: In a historic judgement passed by the federal jury, Boston University student Joel Tenenbaum has been asked to pay $675,000 for 30 songs he downloaded illegally. Tenenbaum will have to pay as much as $22,500 for each song news reports mentioned.
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MUMBAI: Entertainment Network (India) Ltd, better known by its brand Radio Mirchi, has reported revenues of Rs 502 million for the quarter ended 30 June 2009 as compared to Rs 572 million in corresponding period of last fiscal year,down by 12.2 per cent.
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MUMBAI: The Indian Veterinary Research Institute (IVRI) in Uttar Pradesh's Bareilly district will launch an FM radio channel that would inform farmers about new technologies and methods for efficient livestock management.
Even as no deadline has been fixed for launching the radio channel, IVRI sources said it might start functioning by the end of this year.
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MUMBAI: The radio network Dhamaal of BAG Films, has posted revenue of Rs 6.43 million as against Rs 5.58 million in Q1 previous year, a rise of 15.35 per cent.
Radio Dhamaal is currently operational in nine stations across India. The one station it is due to launch in Shimla, is likely to go on air soon.
The radio venture has managed to cut down losses from Rs 12.7 million (quarter ended June 2008) to Rs 6.78 million for quarter ended June 2009. Reason for reduction in losses might be attributed to cut down on operational expenses.
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MUMBAI: A P Parigi has decided to step down from the post of managing director of ENIL.
While the Board of Directors of Entertainment Network (India) Limited has accepted Parigi's decision, he will serve as MD of ENIL up to 30 September 2009. He has however accepted the Board's request to continue to be associated with the Company as a Non Executive Director.
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MUMBAI: The Indian Music Industry (IMI) will be launching the Music Mobile Exchange (MMX), an initiative to curb mobile piracy in Punjab from 1 August. The initiative kick started in Andhra Pradesh May this year is now being carried to parts of Punjab.
Says IMI Secretary General Savio D'Souza, The music culture in Punjab is flourishing and so IMI thought of launching the MMX concept in Punjab.... The initiative will be targeted in four places in Punjab namely- Chandigarh, Bhatinda, Amritsar and Jalandar.
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MUMBAI: Sony Music saw a year-on-year increase in sales in its first financial quarter – although only because of its acquisition of Bertelsmann's 50 per cent stake in Sony BMG. Sony Corp. posted net income of 23.3 billion yen ($215 million) on sales of 1.6 trillion yen ($14.9 billion) in its fiscal first quarter, which ended June 30, 2009.
The major reported sales of $638m (Ł385m) for the quarter to June 30, an increase on last year. However, on a pro-forma basis, this represents a 19 per cent fall in sales.
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