Radio Congress 2011: Objectives, Achievements and the Way Forward
A special overview by Uday Chawla, Secretary-General, Association of Radio Operators For India (AROI) We conceptualized Radio Congress 2011 as a continuation of our Vision 2010 event held in Nov 2009 which got together the various interest groups in Radio together to discuss the future of Private...
RAM Wk 11: AIR FM 2 Gold leapfrogs to Joint #1 in Delhi, #2 in Mumbai
* Radio Mirchi regains top spot in Delhi where Fever plummets by -3.4% MUMBAI: The ICC Cricket World Cup worked its magic for AIR FM 2 Gold too, which has leapfrogged to Joint #1 in Delhi and the Number 2 spot in Mumbai per Week 11 of 2011 (13-03-2011 to 19-03-2011). AIR FM-2 Gold's ratings are...
Ofcom launches new round of community radio licensing
MUMBAI: Ofcom has opened the door to a fresh intake of applications for community radio licences. This comes in response to significant interest expressed by more than 270 individuals and community groups wanting to take to the air and provide services for their local community.
Jaideep Ghosh [KPMG] on Themes of Sector Growth in Phase-3
Jaideep Ghosh - Partner, KPMG Advisory Services, captures the essence of his special presentation at AROI's Radio Congress 2011. The Radio Industry registered high revenue growth of ~24% in CY 2010, to INR 10 bn from the CY 2009 figure of INR 8.1 bn, and this growth has obviously resulted in...
RAM Wk 10: Bangalore churns, Kolkata freezes
MUMBAI: Radio Audience Measurement in Kolkata showed the market sizes across 13 individual stations and a 14th category of �others' virtually frozen from the last week. There was no change in Market Shares in 12 of the 14, while one of the stations gained by the tiniest of 0.1% market share, and...
RAM Wk 9: Fever is No. 1 in Delhi, plummets in Kolkata; Mirchi regains top spot in Mumbai, builds in Kolkata
*Fever takes 4.1% lead over Mirchi, leads sat 23.8% in Delhi, but loses a solid 4.4% in Bangalore, is No. 4 *Radio City loses 1.8% in Mumbai, drops to #3; Red FM gains 1.3%; is Mumbai No. 2 behind Mirchi with 16.3%
RAM Wk 8: Mirchi loses ground in Delhi, Bangalore, Kolkata
* Radio City is new market leader in Mumbai MUMBAI: The RAM reports for Week 8 of 2011 seem to have brought bad news for Radio Mirchi, which had been losing market shares in Mumbai over the past three weeks, and is now Mumbai's Number Two, behind the new leader Radio City (15.1%) by 0.4% market...
Radio City emerges as market leader in Mumbai
MUMBAI: According to the latest RAM reports of Week 8, Radio City 91.1 FM is at a clear No. 1 position in Mumbai with a market share of 15.1% in all SEC 12+ audiences. In the all-SEC A-B audience also, Radio City is at the No. 1 position with a market share of 17.5%. Radio City was no. 1 based on...
RAM Wk 7: Mirchi is Number 1 in all 4 metros; slipping in Mumbai
MUMBAI: Radio Mirchi is the Number One FM station across all the RAM-monitored metros including Bangalore where it is joint leader with BIG FM. However, Mirchi's share in Mumbai has now dropped to 14.8%, a loss of 1.7% market share over Week 6 / 2011, and the its lowest market share in the seven...
Bhushan Kumar: TV, Radio networks are our partners in spirit
Ever since tragic circumstances forced him to take charge of his illustrioius father's mega music company, Bhushan Kumar, Chairman & MD – T-Series, has come a long way. Today, his company is valued at Rs 5000 crore and commands close to 85% of market share, he is exporting music to over 24...
