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| 30 Dec 2009

Worldspace listeners want music to play on

MUMBAI: The news of Worldspace Radio shutting down has shocked its subscribers in India, a country that housed 95 per cent of its subscription base. Music lovers are aggrieved at the abrupt termination of the music service from 31 December. It is the loss of music that the users are upset about...

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| 26 Dec 2009

Mirchi widens lead margin in Kolkata

MUMBAI: Radio Mirchi slipped slightly in Bangalore and Delhi in week 50 according to RAM data, but...

| 22 Dec 2009

Mergers and consolidations - new mantra for FM stations

MUMBAI: Is there light at the end of the tunnel for the struggling private FM radio industry in...

| 18 Dec 2009

Red FM inches close to Mirchi in Mumbai

MUMBAI: Red FM clawed its way back up in Mumbai to give stiff competition to leader Mirchi in the...

| 12 Feb 2009

Radio City Love Guru - Keep the flame burning, come what may!

Yeh ishq nahi aasaan bas itna hi samajh leeje, Ek aag ka darya hai aur doob ke jaana hai This wellknown couplet somehow sums up the need for love in one's life. Companionship has been the perennial desire for man. But one needs to welcome joys and sorrows alike, which come as a package deal....

| 12 Feb 2009

Radio keeps head above water in slow times

MUMBAI: Have the tough times proved to be a boon for the radio sector? FM players across the country have seen a marginal growth rather than a dip in their inventories in the last quarter, and anticipate a rosier picture in the coming year. According to Radio Adex data, monthly radio ad volumes...

| 10 Feb 2009

IIT Kanpur to start CR station

NEW DELHI: Even as the government has permitted non-governmental organisations to set up community radio stations (CRS), it is working to clear the list of applicants in the field of education who have applied for licenses for establishing, maintaining and operating such stations. The Indian...

| 10 Feb 2009

Decks cleared for 40 CR stations, 90 applications pending

NEW DELHI: With the grant of permission for a community radio station at St Aloysius College in Mangalore, the number of such stations (CRS) in the country has gone up to 42, even as over 90 applications from non-governmental organisations and educational institutions are pending approval. The St...

| 09 Feb 2009

Resul Pookutty - 'I am humbled and honoured and this is great news for all technicians back home'

Indian film Sound Mixer and Sound Designer Resul Pookutty has won the British Academy Of Film & Television Arts, 2008 (BAFTA) award on Sunday evening and might well go on to win the Academy award for Sound Mixing of Danny Boyle's Slumdog Millionnaire later this month.

| 09 Feb 2009

St Aloysius college to launch CR in Mangalore

MUMBAI: Mangalore based college St Aloysius will shortly launch its community radio, �Sarang' - celebrating colours of life. The college representatives signed their GOPA (Grant of Permission Agreement) last week in Delhi with the Information and Broadcasting ministry. The GOPA agreement allows...

| 07 Feb 2009

Vh1 India Associate General Manager Ferzad Palia - A lot is going to change in the way we support Indian musicians with international dreams

Vh1, India's only international music and lifestyle channel is known to bring down international shows and artists to India regularly. With new shows like Jazz Masters, Big Brother, Saturday Night Live, Global music Express and Yo Momma, Vh1 is scaling new heights with its programming and foray...

| 06 Feb 2009

Dhan Foundation to operate CR station in Nagapattinam, TN

NEW DELHI: The Maduari based non government organisation (NGO), Dham Foundation has been permitted to establish, maintain and operate a community radio station at Vizhunthamavad village, Nagapattinam district in Tamil Nadu by the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting. The CR station, which is...

| 02 Feb 2009

Universal VP content and A&R Rajeeta Hemwani - The idea is to get the best and most innovative albums on the table

After being associated with top music labels in the past, Rajeeta Hemwani joined Universal eight months ago as vice president, content and A&R. She was the creative and marketing brain behind some of the albums of artistes like Gulzar, Jagjit Singh, Asha Bhonsle, Shubha Mudgal, Shankar...

| 31 Jan 2009

Remembering Sridhar

Sridhar Hariharan Padmanabh or more popularly, H.Sridhar, to the people who would look for his credit either on a CD cover or in the credits of an Indian feature film, was a mathematics graduate whose love for music finally drove him into an area, where he will be remembered as a pioneer of sorts....

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