MUMBAI: After a six-week trial, Michael Jackson's Doctor Conrad Hunt has been sentenced a maximum of four years in prison.
Hunt was convicted under involuntary manslaughter charges and will lose his medical license Hunt will also pay restitution to the singer's three children Prince, Paris and Blanket However, it's unlikely that Hunt would be able to pay any sizable sum including the $1.8 million cost of Jackson's funeral.
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NEW DELHI: An inter-ministerial committee (IMC) headed by Information and Broadcasting Ministry Additional Secretary Rajiv Takroo has been set up to finalise the details of the e-auction for the third phase of FM Radio in the country.
The committee with nine members, of whom I&B Joint Secretary (Broadcasting) Supriya Sahu will be the member secretary, will guide and supervise the process of e-auction and grant of license to private parties... for Phase III.
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MUMBAI: Big FM will embark a national �Red Ribbon Campaign' on World Aids Day across its 45 station network.
On 1 Dec, the radio jockey's will host a radio marathon that will last for 9.27 hours non-stop and discuss facts, mis-conceptions, importance of prevention, expert advice from specialist with listeners. Supported by Smita Thackeray's Mukti Foundation, the initiative is a noble cause by the radio station to spread awareness about the virus and create an AIDS-proof India....
MUMBAI: Sony Music Entertainment India has launched the second edition of OMG featuring over 1000 biggest international music albums and artistes like Pitbull, Shakira, Foster the People, Kasabian, Britney Spears to name a few.
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MUMBAI: Indian classical music stalwarts such as Pandit Jasraj, Hariprasad Chaurasia, Amaan Ali Khan and others will come together on one platform at the three-day traditional music fest �Gunidas Sangeet Sammelan' starting from 1 December 2011 in Mumbai.
The annual classical music fest has enroped in scholars and genius of Hindustani classical music. Grammy Award winner Pandit Vishwa Mohan Bhatt will commence the festival which will be followed by Padma Shri and Sangeet Natak Akademy award recipient vocalist Begum Parween Sultana.
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MUMBAI: Shazam the mobile discovery company has reacquired the audio recognition technology and the related patents that it sold to Broadcast Music Inc in 2005.
Shazam originally sold its intellectual property rights to BMI to fund the technology's development. The new agreement will allow Shazam to expand its services and also reinstate its intellectual property ownership.
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MUMBAI: Celebrating 60th year of diplomatic ties between India and Germany, the Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra has announced a three city tour in India.
The concert will be held in Mumbai on 1 and 2 December at NCPA followed by Bangalore on 3 December and Chennai on 4 December. The tour will also witness the performances of Symphony Orchestra of India along with Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra.
The tour is part of the ongoing program series �Germany and India 2011-2012: Infinit...
MUMBAI: Times Music has launched Mohammed Vakil ghazal album �Maula Ka Darbar' in Mumbai. The album was unveiled by Ghazal maestro Ustaad Ghulam Ali Khan.
The album comprises of six tracks including Aan Phansi Hai (Manqabat), Ze Haal-E-Miskin (Sufiana Ghazal), Tu Hi Banata Hai (Hamd), Uthi Jo Mauje Haqeeqat (Naat), Apne Paya Laqab (Manqabat) & Aapka Naam Zaban Par (Manqabat). The music is composed by Manju Narain.
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MUMBAI: With over 10 million hits on YouTube, internet phenomenon Kolaveri has surpassed all previous benchmarks and become popular in a very short span of time. Techzone, content technology providers in the telecom industry states that the song has generated huge revenues and the telecom industry is very happy with the response they have received for mobile downloads.
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MUMBAI: Unseen footage of Michael Jackson's 1993 Dangerous tour that was expected to fetch 4-5 million pounds failed to sell at an auction last Saturday in Britain.
Around two hours long, the footage was shot by Jackson's own production crew and meant to be an intimate portrait of Jackson on tour. But the singer was unhappy with the quality and gave the only copy to his driver who was now trying to sell the footage, auction house The Fame Bureau said.
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