My FM COO Harrish Bhatia - The slowdown is more of a metro phenomenon
As part of the Dainik Bhanskar group, My FM has been able to build brand value in the 17 cities it operates. But COO Harrish Bhatia believes private FM in India is still to acquire the status of serious business in corporate India
Radio Mirchi emerges topper in election advtg
MUMBAI: That political advertising emerged as a breather for private FM radio stations during the tough times of the slowdown has now been validated by RAM data. Election campaign advertising stood tall at 22,634 minutes occupying 13.3 per cent share of total advertising on radio, followed by TV...
Labels ready music promotions of long delayed releases
MUMBAI: Friday was marked by frenetic activity as music labels struggled to chalk out music promotion plans for feature films whose release dates were hastily fixed as soon as the multiplex-producers standoff was called off.
Red FM leads with slender margin in Mumbai, Mirchi leads Delhi, Kolkata
MUMBAI: HT Media venture Fever FM that had surged ahead of rivals in Bangalore and Mumbai, has lost the lead, according to RAM data just out for week 21. Bangalore
Fever FM business head S Keerthivasan - Advertisers can no longer ignore us
The story of HT Media's Fever FM reads a bit like Cinderalla's. The station, a joint venture with Virgin, started life quietly, and was regarded as insignificant till recently by both audiences and advertisers. Till a few months ago, when the station got itself a makeover, slowly and silently. A...
Forum or Ho-hum - Vineet Singh Hukmani
We attend forum after forum and at the end of it realize that most of them were â€?ho- hums' not forums. This is a checklist to classify the same before you attend one and then spare yourself the agony of another HO-HUM. Would request all organizers of these forums to take this in humorous spirit â...
Ofcom gives nod for three community radio licences
MUMBAI: British media regulator Ofcom has awarded three new community radio licences to Huntingdon Community Radio (HCR), Intobeats and Ashford Hospital Broadcasting Service (AHBS) for a period of five years. This takes the number of community radio licences awarded by Ofcom to over 200. HCR FM...
CR station to come up at Tilonia in Rajasthan
NEW DeLHI: Barefoot College Tilonia in Ajmer, Rajasthan, has been given permission to establish, maintain and operate a Community Radio Station (CRS) and is expected to be operational within three months Tilonia is a village of about 2000 inhabitants situated 400 miles south-west of Delhi, best...
Tamil Nadu gets permission for eight CR stations
MUMBAI: The Information and Broadcasting Ministry has issued LoI (Letter of Intent) to eight community radio stations in Tamil Nadu. Permissions have been granted to set up stations at Namakkal, Tiruchencode, Kumarapalayam Madurai and two in Tanjavore. The Commonwealth Educational Media Centre for...
IPL gets the moolah in for FM radio
MUMBAI: FM radio has inadvertently turned out to be one of the key beneficiaries of the ongoing IPL tournament, in terms of advertising revenues. The moolah is pouring in via SMS driven revenue from on air contests as well as spots. Many regional players, tied up officially with teams from their...
