The Indian Radio League! Is it that difficult to do an IPL for Radio?
Can't formatted Radio borrow the format of success from the IPL? What's so different about the IPL? It's 200% entertainment. 20 overs with more runs scored than the balls bowled. Can't this be replicated for radio? More activity out of every second of airtime. And the I & B Ministry has done us...
Big FM widens lead in B'lore, Mirchi in Kolkata
MUMBAI: Week 14 of 2010 turned out a mite more interesting than previous weeks,with players like Red FM inching up slightly in Delhi and Mumbai. Akashwani Mumbai climbed up 0.6 points, nudging Meow behind. In Kolkata, Aamar is now fairly fighting for the third spot, just behind Friends FM. And...
Gyanvani goes on air in Kerala
MUMBAI: Gyanvani, the first educational FM channel in Kerala airing programmes on different courses became operational yesterday. The channel would be different from other FM channels as it would have no advertisements, no repeat broadcast of the same dance or music, according to a press release...
AWAL founder Denzyl Feigelson - This is the right time for a new model in the industry
UK based AWAL (Artists Without A Label) founder Denzyl Feigelson was recently in India at Ficci Frames 2010 to speak on 'Music Industry and Remedies For its Revival'. A musician, and a music therapist, Feigelson has been credited with having closely worked on iTunes when it started in 2007. An...
Big FM surges in Kolkata, Mumbai
MUMBAI: While Mirchi stayed put at leader position in the three metros, Big FM inched closer in Kolkata to snap at the leader's heels. In Mumbai, Big FM elbowed up the ladder to get into the top five. Bangalore: The leader, Big FM lost 0.1 points in the city but stayed at number one position with a...
OnMobile president and COO Sanjay Uppal - With music streaming gaining ground, digital music consumption might undergo shifts
Having made its debut on the Indian Stock Exchanges (BSE and NSE) in February 2008, Bangalore based VAS provider OnMobile is aggressively viewing the radio space. The company is currently in talks with network operators to roll out its mobile radio service M-Radio Gold. OnMobile also entered into...
Red FM crawls up in Mumbai, Delhi, Bangalore
MUMBAI: The station which would be king, the radio channel that has spread its presence to over 45 cities now - Red FM has slowly inched up in three metros in week 12. Not that it created much dent in the overall RAM ratings for the week, which stayed more or less at the same level they were the...
The great Indian Radio League! (A ball by ball comparison with the IPL!)
For starters both are a medium of entertainment. And both have a very limited time to keep you hooked in or tuned in. There are a few who watch a whole match which is approximately 3 to 4 hours long. That's approximately the duration of a radio show on any one time-slot. So if you were to look at...
RJs - chance ambassadors for radio?
MUMBAI: Mention the word Jeeturaaj to a Mumbaikar and you are likely to get the response, Mirchi?... So inextricably are some jockeys linked to the brands they serve and so often do they develop a larger than life persona, that the differentiating line often begins to blur. Not surprisingly, that'...
IPL 'industry' v/s the Radio industry - Vineet Singh Hukmani, Radio One MD
Someone had an idea. A brain child. He fathered it and nurtured it passionately. And every time the child crossed a milestone, he shouted out from the rooftops. The government thankfully did not interfere or better did not even have an inkling of how to control it with their typical short sighted...
