AIR DG G Jayalal - We don't believe in sensationalising news
All India Radio is older than independent India. The service that began formally in 1936 had a network of six stations by 1947, a rate of growth that the public broadcaster kept up over the decades Being the first radio broadcaster of the country had made AIR the leader for many years. However,...
Symbiosis Institute to set up community radio on campus
MUMBAI: The Pune based Symbiosis Institute of Media and Communication will start its own community radio, �Radio Symbi' on its premises and plans to launch it by February in the next academic year. We have already applied for the necessary government licence for our campus radio and would be...
Jamia FM provides yeoman service during Delhi encounters
MUMBAI: Community radio station Jamia 90.4 FM played an important role in maintaining harmony in a tense atmosphere during the terrorist encounters in Delhi on 19 September. This community radio station, started in 2005, is run by the AJK Mass Communication Research Centre of Jamia Millia Islamia...
Aditya Music MD Umesh Gupta - The film music market in Andhra is too huge to sustain non film albums
It's a relative newcomer that stepped into the south Indian music market in the late 1990s. Aditya Music has today become the king of Tollywood, creating a niche for itself in the Telugu music industry. The label now plans to venture into other south Indian markets. Aditya Music's managing director...
DU's Lady Irwin College launches radio mgt course with ARM
NEW DELHI: Lady Irwin College (Delhi University) has joined hands with South Asia's first full time broadcast school- Academy of Radio Management (ARM) to launch an industry-oriented certificate programme in Radio Management. Students completing the course will be issued a Certificate in Radio...
Continuing govt apathy to news on FM irks industry
Is the chapter on permitting news broadcasts to private FM radio channels over, at least as far as the government is concerned? This appears to be the view of both Information and Broadcaster Minister Priyaranjan Dasmunsi and I&B Secretary Sushma Singh, who both answered with an unequivocal 'no...
Radio Mirchi CEO Prashant Panday - We will carry out the fight against piracy on our own
In association with sibling Mirchi Movies, Radio Mirchi has launched its maiden CSR initiative 'Listen to my movie'. The forthcoming children's film �Hari Puttar' will be the first film to be converted into an audio film, an initiative that will help the visually challenge to enjoy the movie as...
