George Ergatoudis joins Spotify UK as its first 'head of content programming'
MUMBAI: Spotify UK announced its first ‘head of content programming’ in George Ergatoudis. He will join the streaming company in March next year. The head honcho was a part of BBC Radio 1 as its head of music during his second stint at Radio 1.
Over 235 FM radio channels apply to migrate from Phase II to Phase III
New Delhi: A total of 236 FM radio channels operating in different cities have sought permission to migrate from Phase II to Phase III, according to final figures revealed in Parliament.
PlanetRadiocity.com launches æRadio City BhaktiÆ
Mumbai: 15 December, 2015: PlanetRadiocity.com, a web radio network is all set to touch the hearts of their Telugu listeners across the world with the launch of Radio City Bhakti, a dedicated Telugu devotional web radio station.
Talking Business: Apple Music strikes exclusive video deal with Taylor Swift
MUMBAI: Apple has won an exclusive deal with Taylor Swift to release her concert film ‘Taylor Swift: The1989 World Tour’ through its music streaming service, Apple Music starting December 20.The company and the singer revealed the deal on the social media site Twitter.
Record labels are a work in progress business today and streaming services are critical to the music ecosystem
MUMBAI: The second edition of the ‘The Exchange’ produced by UK Trade & Investment and Submerge witnessed deep and insightful discussions on various aspects of the Indian music industry.
Adele tops the Albums Chart; fails to stay in SinglesÆ Top 3
MUMBAI: Adele’s November-release ‘25’ continues to reign at the top for the Albums Chart in the latest week. The British songwriter retained the position for the third consecutive week since the album’s release.
Sony Music leads Apple MusicÆs Best of 2015 list
MUMBAI: Closing 2015 on a winning note, global music giant Sony Music Entertainment leads Apple Music’s Best of 2015 list across multiple categories.
Rock Street Journal completes the first IMW focus session in Mumbai
Mumbai: Rock Street Journal kicked off the first of the IMW (India Music week) focus sessions in Mumbai at Todi Mills on 12 December.
æSpirit of IndiaÆ marks the beginning of Chinmaya Ananda Utsav
MUMBAI: Music is the language of the soul, espoused Spirit of India, a glorious musical evening held on 13 December by Chinmaya Mission Mumbai. The melodious evening set the tone for a week-long celebration, Chinmaya Ananda Utsav from 13 to 20 December.
æDevotional space has tremendous potential in IndiaÆ: Shemaroo director Hiren Gada
MUMBAI: Last month Shemaroo Entertainment joined hands with Videocon d2h to launch a 24 hour ad free devotional channel “d2h Darshan”. The channel offers the audience a wide variety of religion related content such as temple tourism, jaaps, mantras, kathas, popular bhajans, holy books etc.
