MUMBAI: According to the recent report by PRS, it is the theme songs of shows like 'The Weakest Link' and 'Who Wants To Be A Millionaire?' that have been among the UK's highest grossers abroad in the past decade.
As per music rights organisation PRS, overseas revenue from TV themes has grown considerably over the last ten years, with income rising from Ł15 million in 2000 to Ł50 million in 2009.
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MUMBAI: The Indian operations of Universal Music Group (UMG) will now come under the supervision of UMG president Vico Antippas . Anitppas till now managed Nordic, Benelux, Central & Eastern Europe and from 1 July, he will be overseeing UMG operations in South Africa, sub-Saharan Africa and India Universal Music India managing director Rajat Kakar will now report to him as will South Africa/sub-Saharan Africa managing director Harry Voerman.
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MUMBAI: Viacom Inc's MTV Networks and Warner Music Group Corp have announced a broad-reaching, multi-year partnership that strengthens MTV Music Group's leadership position in the digital music category while expanding WMG's artist-centered video strategy.
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MUMBAI: After being a regular in Madhur Bhandarkar's camp churning music for most of his films, music director Shamir Tandon is all geared up for his new project Kandahar for which he has composed a patriotic song.
The composer has roped in singer Sonu Niigaam for recording the song titled 'Naman Hai'. The multi lingual film is based on the infamous Kandahar hijack that happened in 1999. The movie stars actors like Amitabh Bachchan and Malayalam actor Mohan Lal. The movie is being prod...
MUMBAI: Reliance Broadcast Network Ltd. and Indian Music Academy (IMA), a body founded by Pt. Jasraj to popularize all forms of Indian music, have joined hands to recognize talent from India's vast music pool. The two majors announced the launch of Big Indian Music Academy Awards, an annual music award, on Wednesday 30 June 2010.
Among the musicians, Pt. Shivkumar Sharma, music director Pyaarelal, Jagjit Singh and music composers Salim – Sulaiman expressed their thoughts at the ...
MUMBAI: The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) has recommended an increase in foreign investment ceiling in radio from the current 20 per cent to 26 per cent.
The current proposal differs from the one in 2008 where Trai had proposed to raise the FDI cap in FM radio and uplinking of channels to 49 per cent. On Wednesday, Trai said that foreign participation should be restricted to 26 per cent.
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