MUMBAI: Oscar winning Sound Engineer Resul Pookutty will host a Master Class Series at the International Film Festival of India (IFFI) 2010 upcoming in Goa, as part of the plans to enrich the offerings at the festival that will play out till the 2nd of December.
The Master Class series will feature Oscar winner Resul Pookutty's session on sound technology on the 27th of November, while another master craftsman, actor Boman Irani, will elaborate on the evolution of comedy in cinema on the 1st of December.
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MUMBAI: As part of its overall plan to drive VAS leadership through innovation, Reliance Communications has introduced a new way of playing cricket called �Cwicket', a multi-lingual and fully featured voice based mobile cricket game, which RCOM says is the first major voice-based service to play cricket on mobile through a language of one's choice.
Reliance users can activate Cwicket for Rs 15 for 15 days.
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MUMBAI: Debut Broadcasting Corporation, Inc., a media and entertainment company, today announced a third-quarter net income of $100,326 on the strength of a 7% increase in top line revenue and a 35.7% reduction in operating expenses.The company continues to make progress on its reorganization strategy.
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MUMBAI: Mariah Carey seems to have received an early Christmas present this year -- the diva's second holiday album in 16 years, Merry Christmas II You, made a Top 5 debut on the charts.
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New Delhi: Sarod maestro Ustad Amjad Ali Khan and eminent violinist Dr N Rajam received the SaMaPa Vitasta Lifetime Achievement awards over the weekend, while the �SaMaPa Sher-e-Kashmir Sheikh Mohd. Abdullah Award 2010' was conferred upon the veteran Pahari and Gojri singer, Abdul Rashid Qureshi.
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BANGALORE: Blue Hill Pvt. Ltd., the promoter of the �Nilgiris Supermarket Chain', announced a super premium luxury inter-city bus service – Luxuria. The group plans to invest Rs. 300 million for 12 buses and infrastructure- almost RS.20 million per Dilip Chhabria designed bus by March 2011 and Rs.4.5 billion over the next seven years for 250 buses.
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MUMBAI: Radio One's Bangalore station, the city's only Bollywood-driven offering, turned four, with some memorable achievements – internal record revenues for a month at a never-before Rs 75 lakh in October 2010 (up from Rs 65 lakh over the same period a year earlier), and an attrition rate of less than 5%, with all MJs and key people across critical functions remaining unchanged in a highly incestuous market marked by headhunters on the prowl.
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MUMBAI: With all ten stations of the radio network operational, Dhamaal 24 has captured strong hold of the market in its respective regions. It posted revenue of Rs. 18.29 Million for the quarter ended September 30, 2010 as against Rs. 12.16 million in the corresponding period last fiscal, a rise of 50 %.
The Half yearly revenue has grown from Rs. 18.59 Million for the period ended September 30, 09 to Rs. 29.32 Million for the Half year ended September 30, 10; a growth of 58 % showing an upward curve for the current fiscal .
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MUMBAI: Rihanna has clinched a rare Billboard Hot 100 chart achievement, as What's My Name... has taken a huge, 59-point leap straight to the top, from #60 last week, with Only Girl (In the World)... ranked at #4. Both tracks have set the stage for Rihanna's upcoming fourth studio album, Loud arriving November 16th on Def Jam Recordings.
Rihanna's Top 5 duo of What's My Name... and Only Girl (In the World)... puts her amonst elite acts who have managed the same feat
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MUMBAI: Radio Misty 94.3 FM, the first FM station of North Bengal, has just completed three years of entertaining and engaging listeners, and celebrated its anniversary with on-air and ground activities.
Radio Misty partnered with Sukna Games and Sports Association to organize a blood donation camp, and teamed up for sports activities in Tindharia, a kids carnival and a family fashion show at Siliguri.
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