MUMBAI: Universal Music India, has acquired rights for the official song of the ICC World Twenty20 tournament to be held in Sri Lanka later this month.
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NEW DELHI: Among the seven complaints related to Prasar Bharati filed by the Central Vigilance Commission (CVC) to the Information and Broadcasting (I&B) Ministry, one involves All India Radio director general LD Mandloi.
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MUMBAI: Shillong Chamber Choir (SCC), a choral group from Meghalaya will sing and perform in the inaugural episode of ‘Kaun Banega Crorepati (KBC) 6’ with bollywood superstar and game show host Amitabh Bachchan.
The legend will render with the choir on a medley of songs, arranged by Neil Nongkynrih, the choir's founder and conductor. The choir will belt out songs of patriotism like ‘Rang de Basanti’ and more, to inspire and motivate the audience.
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MUMBAI: Projecting a significant surge in the number of internet users in the country, the total number of web users in rural India is expected to reach to about 45 million by the end of 2012, according to the I-Cube Report on Internet in rural India by Internet and Mobile Association of India (IAMAI) and Indian Market Research Bureau (IMRB).
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MUMBAI: China's leading search engine Baidu announced the launch of its own mobile Internet browser. The development is the most recent step by the company to gain a better hold of a still young, but rapidly expanding mobile Internet market.
The browser will offer speedy download times and Baidu’s services and can run applications directly off the Internet, the company said.
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NEW DELHI: The Indian government expects to garner Rs 15.3192 billion in revenue from the auction of licenses under the FM Phase-III expansion, for which the Information and Broadcasting (I&B) ministry is expected to call for tenders later this month.
The ministry sources told Radioandmusic.com that it will hold ascending e-auction of e-auction of 839 FM channels in 294 cities as recommended by the Group of Ministers and followed in the case of 3G and BWA by the Telecom Department.
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MUMBAI: Legendary singer and songwriter Billy Joel has signed an exclusive worldwide publishing administration agreement with the Universal Music Publishing Group (UMPG) and its subsidiary Rondor Music International. The announcement was made by UMPG Worldwide chairman and CEO Zach Horowitz and Rondor Music president Lance Freed.
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MUMBAI: In its zest to provide innovative and user-friendly content, Big FM celebrated Teacher's Day with the kids of Akanksha Foundation in Mumbai.
In an interactive session with RJs. the kids shared their problems, with one wanting help in Maths, being terrible at tables the other seeking to get better at spoken English in order to become a 'Badaa Sahab'. The kids appealed to the listeners to take on the responsibility of becoming their teachers and experience the joy of spreading th...
MUMBAI: ‘Die Hard’ actor Bruce Willis is in a collision course with the world’s wealthiest company Apple on the issue of the company’s iTunes collection.
Reports say, Willis, who has ‘spent thousands of dollars downloading music on to "many, many iPods"’ wants to bequeath his extensive iTunes music collection to his daughters - something that's not permitted under the current iTunes terms.
Willis is reportedly considering legal action against Apple after he discovere...
MUMBAI: Legendary rock ‘n’ roll band, The Rolling Stones are set to release a documentary that catalogues the band’s colourful 50 years history. The film is due for release in selected British cinemas in October and will premiere on HBO on 15 Nov.
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