Auctions will be followed by few M&A in the Indian radio industry
MUMBAI: The talks of Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A) have already started amongst the radio players. It would be a chance for many players to enter new markets through M&A rather than going through the tedious auction process.
TV Today FY-2014 PAT quintuples, OYE! FM operating loss down 15 per cent
BENGALURU: TV Today Network Limited (TVTN), a part of the India Today group reported 5.02 times growth in standalone PAT in FY-2014 to Rs.61.32 crores (15.75 per cent of Income from Operations or Op Inc) as compared to the Rs.12.21 crores (3.9 per cent of Op Inc) in FY-2013.
Sony Corp's music segment Sony Music observes increase in sales
MUMBAI: Sony Corporation announced its consolidated financial results for the fiscal year ended 31 March 2014 (1 April, 2013 to 31 March, 2014).
AIR FM Gold airs programme on the versatile Mohammed Rafi
NEW DELHI: 'The Versatile Rafi' a series presented by Danish Iqbal on by All India Radio's FM Gold will be repeated on the singer's 34th death anniversary on 31 July. The show will be repeated once again on his birth anniversary.
Shotformats launches Tiny TV for music video lovers on mobile
MUMBAI: Tiny TV is a rich media product from the Shotformats table. Tiny TV, as a name suggests is a data product which offers music video streaming and downloads.
NYF 2014 International Radio Program Awards finalists announced; from India BIG FM is leading
MUMBAI: This year's finalists for the world's best radio programs were announced on 14 May 2014 by New York Festivals' International Radio Program Awards. RTÉ Ireland is in the lead, followed by Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, and TBI Media United Kingdom.
Positive EBITA for Vivendi is reflected by good performance of UMG and GVT
MUMBAI: Due to lower numbers of recorded music and merchandising sales, Vivendi's Universal Music Group (UMG) posted a fall of two per cent in revenue at constant currency and perimeter, which is € 984 million during the first quarter of 2014.
T Series Music made available on Saavn app
MUMBAI: Saavn, the music streaming website has announced its partnership with label company T- Series, bringing all the content from T-Series to its mobile streaming service in India. Users can now listen to more than 133,000 tracks from T-Series on mobile devices.
Hungama invited to Qualcomm Design and Wireless Innovation Summit
MUMBAI: Hungama.Com, Digital Entertainment Company becomes a part of Qualcomm Design and Wireless Innovation Summit.
Information and Broadcasting: an uphill journey all the way
NEW DELHI: For any person who takes over the mantle of the Information and Broadcasting Ministry, the handling of the portfolio will be full of potholes created by his or her predecessors primarily because of a failure to take strong decisions.
