MUMBAI: After the extensive rebranding exercise undertaken by Loop Mobile (earlier BPL Mobile) to announce its change of name, the brand has announced a new campaign vouching its network to be 'as inseparable as your shadow'. The campaign is being leveraged across radio and print media.
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MUMBAI: Krishna Beura who sung the track �Maula Mere' in Shimit Amin's �Chak De India' (2007) has bagged an international project with Girish Malik's �Guns and Heroes'.
Krishna is rendering vocals to two tracks of the movie out of which one is the theme song of the movie, incidentally again called �Maula Mere'. The song has been composed by Meet Bros- Harmeet and Manmeet Singh and Taata Tannu and lyrics are penned by Juneja.
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MUMBAI: Starting 1 June, Dave Matthews Band Radio will broadcast week-long on Sirius XM's Jam_On channel, Sirius channel 17 and XM channel 56.
This coincides with the release of the band's latest studio album Big Whiskey and the GrooGrux King that will be released worldwide on 2 June.
Sirius XM Radio president and chief content officer Scott Greenstein says, "Dave Matthews Band has both a fervent fanbase and one of the most original sounds in rock music. We are happy to dedicate a week of Jam_On's programming to this band."
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MUMBAI: Popular qawwali singer Ustad Hamid Hussain's son Javed Ali is finally coming up with his debut solo album in June.
The song �Jashn-E-Bahaara' in Ashutosh Gowariker's �Jodhaa Akbar'(2008) has finally catapulted this singer to the A-list.
The music for the album has been scored by Nayab Raja and the lyrics are given by Ibrahim Ashq and Vijay. The name and the label of the album have not been decided yet but it will comprise eight songs, including a remix of one...
NEW DELHI: Ambika Soni, who had served as Minister of Tourism and Minister of Culture in the outgoing UPA Government, is the Information and Broadcasting Minister in the Manmohan Singh cabinet.
Soni is from the Rajya Sabha like her predecessor Anand Sharma who was widely being tipped to continue in the same portfolio.
Interestingly, the present Council of Ministers has two Ministers of State in the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting - Mohan Jatua and Dr. S Jagathrakshakan.
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MUMBAI: The Indian Excellence in Radio Awards 2009 saw Red FM emerging as the giant, second year in a row, mopping up a large chunk of the awards.
The Red FM family bagged a total of 11 awards, including the Best FM Station award. The Red FM team was on a justiable high throughout the brief ceremony at Taj Land's End on Wednesday evening, as a total of 28 awards were given out. Red FM managed a clutch of 10 awards, while sibling station SFM took home one, at the awards held after the ...
MUMBAI: Sony Music has struck a deal with GlobalCollect and GmbH wherein Sony Music will use GlobalCollect's portfolio of local and international payment methods to enable e-payment transactions.
GlobalCollect's single-interface online payment platform WebCollect will offer an array of payment products form credit cards to alternative payment methods. Later the e-commerce offer will be expanded to include artist merchandise and concert tickets amongst others.
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MUMBAI: Out of home listenership is increasing at a fast clip in metros where the Radio Audience Measurement is currently operational, according to TAM Media research CEO LV Krishnan.
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MUMBAI: How does a programmer successfully create a compelling offer to the listeners whilst delivering the audiences and advertisers wants? Perhaps a tough one to crack!
Mark Story, founder and managing director of Radio story consultancy addressed the radio industry professionals on 26 May at the annual India Radio Forum (IRF) 2009.
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