MUMBAI: After a long period of time, an international act, Guns N Roses had sold out concerts in three cities in Bangalore, Mumbai and Delhi.
Credit undoubtedly goes to Mooz entertainment for their flawless understanding of the audience and organizing every detailed aspect of the concert. However the promotion strategy was also unique which was worked out jointly by Mooz entertainment and Radio One.
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Ashit Kukian came on board as special guest editor at RNM office and contributed to the fifth anniversary celebrations.
One of the big learnings that I take from my stint in radio is the fact that this industry is not for people who want to see success instantly. This business needs a lot of patience and willingness to hang in there when the chips are down.
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Zurich....... the very name brings to mind beauty….beautiful place, beautiful people. And suddenly that word ‘Beauty’ becomes a cliché. Everything in Zurich is beautiful and this fact has been endorsed by all my co-participants at the International Radio Festival 2012 (IRF) that was held in the city between September 12 and 16 this year at the Schloss Sihlberg.
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It has been quite a varied journey for me as an individual who has been a part of the music, film and media industry at large. I began my journey as a chorus dancer on stage, graduated to DJ-ing in discos and pubs and began a television career at a time when the music television phenomenon was yet to explode. My exposure to the television world was via being a Video Jockey (VJ) for one of India’s then premier music channels (Channel V).. VJ-ing was a new concept and to a nation that was jus...
Have you ever spent a day without music? Just imagine if one day there is no music and the world stops producing it forever. Of course, one would say, you can listen to the music that was released previously. Sure one can do that. But what about the fact that music has a phase, a trend , a style. Can you imagine listening to 60s kind of music in the 21st century? All the songs that have been remixed are a proof that one has to flow with time....
The amended Section 18 of the Act provides that authors of literary and musical works included in cinematograph films and sound recordings cannot assign or waive the right to receive royalties to be shared on an equal basis with the assignee of copyright therein for any utilization of such works, except when a film is shown in a hall.
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I remember the year 2008 when Pepsi launched “Youngistan” campaign, which was quite a success. We Indians became young in one night. We were talking young, walking young, eating young and sleeping young. Live in relationships, breaking up with girl friend, finding another one on internet was considered cool. There was this young wave all around us which hit the media too. Most of the time ‘media’ is the tool which creates a woo about something but sometimes it’s vice-e-versa and it ...
After having worked in the radio industry for over 16 years, I feel that the Indian radio industry died long back. It was alive only till 1994 when just three radio stations existed. It was like an open playground, where each of the three stations gave their best stuff to the listeners. With passing time competition started increasing and the playground is now full with 10 stations, who are creating a mess by churning out low quality content....
The amended statute is very clear that the only class of persons who cannot assign their right to receive royalty is the author of literary and musical works included in a cinematographic film or sound recording. While the author of the sound recording is the producer, restriction has not been made for sound recordings so being the author of a sound recording is irrelevant for the purposes of the amendment. Additionally being the first owner of copyright is distinct from the author so even if...
There appears to be a popular perception that by way of amendments the author of literary and musical works incorporated in cinematograph films and/or sound recordings cannot assign their copyright in such works post the amendments of 2012. What the amendments seek to do is retain for the author, only the right to receive royalties for exploitation of the said works, wherever applicable, by providing that an author of the above mentioned classes of works cannot waive or assign the right to re...
