Copyright Amendment Act won't benefit indie acts: Rahul Ram
MUMBAI: Unlike their Bollywood counterparts, the country’s indie artists are unlikely to reap any benefit from the Copyright (Amendment) Act 2012 passed by Parliament. The newly passed bill makes it mandatory for music companies and producers to share royalty with singers, lyricists and...
Information and interaction core of 9XO's roadmap: Luke Kenny
Standing true to its claims of delivering the best of English and international music from across the globe, 9X Media’s international music channel, 9XO has completed a year with flair in a competitive and highly cluttered music environment. In a free-wheeling chat with Radioandmusic.com, 9XO...
Apurva Purohit: Great Expectations in the new FM radio scenario
Radio City CEO Apurva Purohit shares her expertise on the growth of radio industry post FM Phase III in this week’s musical rendezvous:-
Idea Jalsa on its way to achieve 150 million viewers: Durga Jasraj
The 2013 'Idea Jalsa - Music for the Soul’, the Indian Music concert tour across 12 cities, featuring over 100 artistes will conclude in Mumbai on 24 March.
Ashwin Padmanabhan: Delhi has an affinity towards retro music
One of the leading players in the market today, Big FM has been one network that does not follow the trends ruling the radio industry. Having ventured into testing waters on their own understanding of the market, the station has faced some hits and misses in the past few years. Aiming to now...
Ficci Frames 2013: India is the finest Asian market in digital
MUMBAI: Twitter also made its presence felt in the 14 edition of Ficci Frames 2013, the annual conclave for the media and entertainment industry. Twitter Inc head of global operations Shailesh Rao graced the panel ‘Engaging a billion consumers in the media and entertainment industry’- this year’s...
Ficci Frames 2013: Innovate beyond ads for robust paid digital ecosystem
MUMBAI: As India has emerged as the third largest internet market with an expected growth of 150-600 million consumers in the next four years, the need to build a paid model differentiated from the current ad based ones is the focus of most aggregators. At the Ficci Frames 2013, the session ‘...
Ficci Frames 2013: Best of radio is yet to come
MUMBAI: FM Phase III is set to be a game changer and the radio industry is highly awaiting the move. With FM Phase III having received a boost after the EGoM clearance, radio broadcasters are busy charting out their expansion plans to enhance reach and profitability. While the expansion policy will...
Oscar winner Ioan Allen takes master class in Ficci Frames 2013
MUMBAI: A long journey of sound and picture came alive in the master class by Dolby Laboratories senior vice-president Ioan Allen on the second day of Ficci Frames 2013. Allen went back in the history of Dolby with respect to the changing nature of the image— from traditional film to the digital...
Ficci Frames 2013: Media industry lacks reliable data
MUMBAI: Ficci Media & Entertainment Committee chairman Uday Shankar highlighted the key challenges faced by the media and entertainment industry at the inaugural session of Ficci Frames 2013 in Mumbai. Shankar mentioned that in the last ten years there was a manifold growth in channels, films,...
