MUMBAI: With illegal downloads acting as a stumbling block in the growth of music industry, Qtrax has announced the launch of free and legal online music download site, operating its beta service in India. Users in India can log onto www.qtrax.com for accesing the site.
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MUMBAI: He is often described as a perfectionist. Whether it's writing lyrics, script or making an ad, Prasoon Joshi produces his works with great panache and detail. The wordsmith has carved his niche in the industry with simple and powerful lyrics touching the hearts of one and all. As he turns a year older today, the lyricist talks to Radioandmusic.com about his love for writing and his journey in the world of Bollywood.
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Oscar winning sound artiste Resul Pookutty, who won the National Award for his work in the superhit Malayalam film 'Keralavarma Pazhassiraja' yesterday, said that he was overjoyed at receiving the �ultimate' honour.
Pookutty who is also a voting member of the Academy of Motion Pictures, won the award for Best Sound Designer for his work in the period epic.
"There is no award like the National Award, it's the ultimate feeling. And it is all the more special because I was recognised for my work in my own language Malayalam," Pookutty told PTI.
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MUMBAI: Vodafone Essar, India's cellular services provider yesterday announced the launch of Vodafone Night Radio for all its subscribers in Karnataka.
By subscribing to this service, Vodafone customers can tune into their favorite music all through the night for a small amount of Rs 2 per day.
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MUMBAI: Radio One has begun their hunt for fresh talent amongst college students across India. Radio One College Championship (ROCC), is an interactive competition introduced by the radio station to bring out the best amongst the participants.
It is a hunt for the finest talent amongst students who aspire to be Music Jockeys (MJs) on the station The youngsters who will manage to surpass the grueling semi-final phase will get a chance to intern at the radio station which exposes them to every single aspect of the working of a radio station.
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MUMBAI: Internet search powerhouse Google is putting forward proposals for a new music service which features an Ă la carte-style digital download store and social networking locker that would take on Apple's market-ruling iTunes, media reports.
Google is approaching many record labels for this service that would let people download songs in digital format or store music in the Internet "cloud" for streaming to online devices. Consumers will be charged about $25 (Ł16) for this.
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MUMBAI: Orange, France Telecom's brand, and Nokia have announced a new integrated Ovi service that widens the developer ecosystem and gives Orange customers using Nokia handsets easier access to more content.
Orange is integrating Ovi content with the best of its apps from the Orange Application Shop to give customers simpler, more secure access to a wider range of content and services, creating one easy and seamless experience. Nokia's Ovi Store with Orange will be accessible by Orange customers in the UK and France in 2011.
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