In a scenario choc a bloc with music channels trying to outdo each other with innovative programming, Music India believes in sticking to the conventional format of no VJs and back to back music. Parent company Media Worldwide's Prashant Chothani shares his views on the contemporary music channels, the distribution issues and the innovations planned for the year ahead in a conversation with Radioandmusic.com's Anita Iyer.
Excerpts:
What is the status of music channels in India today?...
After the encouraging response to its Sing with Sonu initiative, Big FM is venturing into original music to differentiate itself from other radio stations. In a chat with Radioandmusic.com's Anita Iyer, the newly appointed Mumbai station head Sudharshan Saha talks about ad revenue patterns of radio stations, differential content and Big FM Mumbai's short term plans
It's bustling with the colour �red' and why not! That's the Red FM berth for you. It's been a successful radio brand and confidently says so. Following the tagline – �You can love us, hate us but can't ignore us' every Red strategy is designed with a sniper approach and it's working. Red FM COOAbraham Thomas takes some time off his busy schedule to meet Radioandmusic.com's Riya V Anandwala to talk about Red's image, strategies and attitude!
Be it regulatory, royalty or infrastructure related, the focus of the Association of Radio Operators of India (AROI) is avowedly on issues directly correlated to ensuring the success of the nascent radio industry. In a chat with Aparna Joshi, Radio City CEO Apurva Purohit, president of the AROI national governing board, shares her views on which way the industry is headed.
Excerpts:
How have the last few years been for the radio sector?...
After testing the waters at varied music labels for 16 long years, Rajeeta Hemwani has started her own innovative venture for aspiring musicians.
Named Monks of Music, the company will be headed by Hemwani, who put in herpapers at Big Music as content head, Artiste and Repertoire, a few days ago.
In an exclusive interview with Radioandmusic.com's Riya V Anandwala, she talks about hernewly setup company, plans ahead and much more...
T-Series has in its library three of 2007's mega blockbusters - Om Shanti Om, Taare Zameen Par and Jab We Met. The label has also been actively acquiring music from various smaller labels. VinodBhanushali, President - Marketing Media Publishing (TV), has been with T-Series for over 15 years now and has seen the company grow from strength to strenght. In a frank and open-ended interview with radioandmusic.com's Aaishwari Chouhan, Bhanushali speaks about issues facing the music industry.
We have all wondered about the voices that infuse life into loving animated characters, sell us products in our drawing rooms and talk to us in their friendly voices on FM radio. These are the invisible voice over artists we hear every day; the unknown faces of the broadcasting industry. A biker by passi...
Manoj Dawane, who's seen the business from the operators' side till last year, shifted from Bharti Airtel to become CEO of People Infocom (Mauj) in mid 2007.
One of India's leading mobile value added services company, Mauj has been jumping from strength to strength in the M Vas space, even as it experiments and innovates in a bid to keep pace with the burgeoning telecom and computing industries.
In a chat with Radioandmusic.com's Aparna Joshi, Dawane shares his insights and vision for the company in the year ahead....
W ith an already cluttered and competitive music channel market, acquiring a good chunk of market share was not easy for Music India. Having achieved that, Media Worldwide, the company that operates the channel, has plans afoot to launch two regional music channels.
In an exclusive chat with Indiantelevision.com's Richa Dubey,Media Worldwide director Prashant Chothaniattributes the success of Music India to a complete Bollywood masala content and a strong focus on distribution....
Radio City's National Head of Marketing, Rana Barua leads the national marketing team, based out of Mumbai. Barua looks after all national marketing initiatives. The focus of his assignment is to further build on the innovative never-done-before aspects of marketing which will further build the brand, Radio City.
In conversation with radioandmusic.com's Aparna Joshi, Barua detailed the company's changing strategies and outlined some of its plans.
W ith an already cluttered and competitive music channel market, acquiring a good chunk of market share was not easy for Music India. Having achieved that, Media Worldwide, the company that operates the channel, has plans afoot to launch two regional music channels.
In an exclusive chat with Indiantelevision.com's Richa Dubey,Media Worldwide director Prashant Chothaniattributes the success of Music India to a complete Bollywood masala content and a strong focus on distribution....
Be it regulatory, royalty or infrastructure related, the focus of the Association of Radio Operators of India (AROI) is avowedly on issues directly correlated to ensuring the success of the nascent radio industry. In a chat with Aparna Joshi, Radio City CEO Apurva Purohit, president of the AROI national governing board, shares her views on which way the industry is headed.
Excerpts:
How have the last few years been for the radio sector?...
T-Series has in its library three of 2007's mega blockbusters - Om Shanti Om, Taare Zameen Par and Jab We Met. The label has also been actively acquiring music from various smaller labels. VinodBhanushali, President - Marketing Media Publishing (TV), has been with T-Series for over 15 years now and has seen the company grow from strength to strenght. In a frank and open-ended interview with radioandmusic.com's Aaishwari Chouhan, Bhanushali speaks about issues facing the music industry.
We have all wondered about the voices that infuse life into loving animated characters, sell us products in our drawing rooms and talk to us in their friendly voices on FM radio. These are the invisible voice over artists we hear every day; the unknown faces of the broadcasting industry. A biker by passi...
After the encouraging response to its Sing with Sonu initiative, Big FM is venturing into original music to differentiate itself from other radio stations. In a chat with Radioandmusic.com's Anita Iyer, the newly appointed Mumbai station head Sudharshan Saha talks about ad revenue patterns of radio stations, differential content and Big FM Mumbai's short term plans
Andy Schuon, former top programming executive for MTV and VH1, is now president of Vivendi/Universal's new TV network IMF: The International Music Feed, the only music TV channel owned by a record label - Universal Music Group. In an email interview, Schuon outlines his plans for the new channel.
Excerpts:
What is the target audience of International Music Feed? Is it a youth channel or a mix - for both young and older audiences?
The channel is targeted at 12 to 24 year olds. ...
Archana Vohra took charge as director, Big Digital in September 2007. In less than two months of inception, BIG 92.7 FM's digital and online music foray has ventured into podcasting, plans to get into mobile VAS in a big way and launch a slew of portals in the coming months.
Vohra oversees the digital business which includes all internet properties, the short-code 55454 and the Company's digital and online music foray, about which Big claims to have 'some very ambitious plans in the music space and will be making some major forays in this space over the next few months'....
Hiren Gada, Director, Shemaroo Entertainment is a management graduate with 13 years of experience in media. He handles several areas like Strategy, Marketing, Finance, Overseas Markets, Operations and Acquisitions for Shemaroo and has been instrumental in putting in place several new initiatives for growth and development of the various businesses that Shemaroo Entertainment is operating in.
Radioandmusic.com's Aaishwari Chouhan engages Gada in a conversation on Shemaroo's plans, with particular emphasis on its music ventures. ...
Manoj Dawane, who's seen the business from the operators' side till last year, shifted from Bharti Airtel to become CEO of People Infocom (Mauj) in mid 2007.
One of India's leading mobile value added services company, Mauj has been jumping from strength to strength in the M Vas space, even as it experiments and innovates in a bid to keep pace with the burgeoning telecom and computing industries.
In a chat with Radioandmusic.com's Aparna Joshi, Dawane shares his insights and vision for the company in the year ahead....
Radio City's National Head of Marketing, Rana Barua leads the national marketing team, based out of Mumbai. Barua looks after all national marketing initiatives. The focus of his assignment is to further build on the innovative never-done-before aspects of marketing which will further build the brand, Radio City.
In conversation with radioandmusic.com's Aparna Joshi, Barua detailed the company's changing strategies and outlined some of its plans.
W ith an already cluttered and competitive music channel market, acquiring a good chunk of market share was not easy for Music India. Having achieved that, Media Worldwide, the company that operates the channel, has plans afoot to launch two regional music channels.
In an exclusive chat with Indiantelevision.com's Richa Dubey,Media Worldwide director Prashant Chothaniattributes the success of Music India to a complete Bollywood masala content and a strong focus on distribution....
Radio City's National Head of Marketing, Rana Barua leads the national marketing team, based out of Mumbai. Barua looks after all national marketing initiatives. The focus of his assignment is to further build on the innovative never-done-before aspects of marketing which will further build the brand, Radio City.
In conversation with radioandmusic.com's Aparna Joshi, Barua detailed the company's changing strategies and outlined some of its plans.
Andy Schuon, former top programming executive for MTV and VH1, is now president of Vivendi/Universal's new TV network IMF: The International Music Feed, the only music TV channel owned by a record label - Universal Music Group. In an email interview, Schuon outlines his plans for the new channel.
Excerpts:
What is the target audience of International Music Feed? Is it a youth channel or a mix - for both young and older audiences?
The channel is targeted at 12 to 24 year olds. ...
Market sources say 9XM could well be the first from the INX Media family to get off the block, in early November 2007.
INX Media head of music entertainment channels Vikas Varma refuses to be intimidated by the slew of existing music channels that may pose a threat to the new product, and plans to plunge into the arena with a host of radical innovations - no VJs, a shockingly young TG and a heavy use of animation.
In a chat with Radioandmusic.com's Aparna Joshi at the new INX offices in south Mumbai, Varma details his plans for the new venture....
Archana Vohra took charge as director, Big Digital in September 2007. In less than two months of inception, BIG 92.7 FM's digital and online music foray has ventured into podcasting, plans to get into mobile VAS in a big way and launch a slew of portals in the coming months.
Vohra oversees the digital business which includes all internet properties, the short-code 55454 and the Company's digital and online music foray, about which Big claims to have 'some very ambitious plans in the music space and will be making some major forays in this space over the next few months'....
Hiren Gada, Director, Shemaroo Entertainment is a management graduate with 13 years of experience in media. He handles several areas like Strategy, Marketing, Finance, Overseas Markets, Operations and Acquisitions for Shemaroo and has been instrumental in putting in place several new initiatives for growth and development of the various businesses that Shemaroo Entertainment is operating in.
Radioandmusic.com's Aaishwari Chouhan engages Gada in a conversation on Shemaroo's plans, with particular emphasis on its music ventures. ...
We have all wondered about the voices that infuse life into loving animated characters, sell us products in our drawing rooms and talk to us in their friendly voices on FM radio. These are the invisible voice over artists we hear every day; the unknown faces of the broadcasting industry. A biker by passi...
In a scenario choc a bloc with music channels trying to outdo each other with innovative programming, Music India believes in sticking to the conventional format of no VJs and back to back music. Parent company Media Worldwide's Prashant Chothani shares his views on the contemporary music channels, the distribution issues and the innovations planned for the year ahead in a conversation with Radioandmusic.com's Anita Iyer.
Excerpts:
What is the status of music channels in India today?...
After testing the waters at varied music labels for 16 long years, Rajeeta Hemwani has started her own innovative venture for aspiring musicians.
Named Monks of Music, the company will be headed by Hemwani, who put in herpapers at Big Music as content head, Artiste and Repertoire, a few days ago.
In an exclusive interview with Radioandmusic.com's Riya V Anandwala, she talks about hernewly setup company, plans ahead and much more...
After the encouraging response to its Sing with Sonu initiative, Big FM is venturing into original music to differentiate itself from other radio stations. In a chat with Radioandmusic.com's Anita Iyer, the newly appointed Mumbai station head Sudharshan Saha talks about ad revenue patterns of radio stations, differential content and Big FM Mumbai's short term plans
W ith an already cluttered and competitive music channel market, acquiring a good chunk of market share was not easy for Music India. Having achieved that, Media Worldwide, the company that operates the channel, has plans afoot to launch two regional music channels.
In an exclusive chat with Indiantelevision.com's Richa Dubey, Media Worldwide director Prashant Chothani attributes the success of Music India to a complete Bollywood masala content and a strong focus on distribution....
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Radio City's National Head of Marketing, Rana Barua leads the national marketing team, based out of Mumbai. Barua looks after all national marketing initiatives. The focus of his assignment is to further build on the innovative never-done-before aspects of marketing which will further build the brand, Radio City.
In conversation with radioandmusic.com's Aparna Joshi, Barua detailed the company's changing strategies and outlined some of its plans.
Excerpts:...
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Andy Schuon, former top programming executive for MTV and VH1, is now president of Vivendi/Universal's new TV network IMF: The International Music Feed, the only music TV channel owned by a record label - Universal Music Group. In an email interview, Schuon outlines his plans for the new channel.
Excerpts:
What is the target audience of International Music Feed? Is it a youth channel or a mix - for both young and older audiences?
The channel is targeted at 12 to 24 year olds. ...
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Market sources say 9XM could well be the first from the INX Media family to get off the block, in early November 2007.
INX Media head of music entertainment channels Vikas Varma refuses to be intimidated by the slew of existing music channels that may pose a threat to the new product, and plans to plunge into the arena with a host of radical innovations - no VJs, a shockingly young TG and a heavy use of animation.
In a chat with Radioandmusic.com's Aparna Joshi at the new INX offices in south Mumbai, Varma details his plans for the new venture....
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Archana Vohra took charge as director, Big Digital in September 2007. In less than two months of inception, BIG 92.7 FM's digital and online music foray has ventured into podcasting, plans to get into mobile VAS in a big way and launch a slew of portals in the coming months.
Vohra oversees the digital business which includes all internet properties, the short-code 55454 and the Company's digital and online music foray, about which Big claims to have 'some very ambitious plans in the music space and will be making some major forays in this space over the next few months'....
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Hiren Gada, Director, Shemaroo Entertainment is a management graduate with 13 years of experience in media. He handles several areas like Strategy, Marketing, Finance, Overseas Markets, Operations and Acquisitions for Shemaroo and has been instrumental in putting in place several new initiatives for growth and development of the various businesses that Shemaroo Entertainment is operating in.
Radioandmusic.com's Aaishwari Chouhan engages Gada in a conversation on Shemaroo's plans, with particular emphasis on its music ventures. ...
Comments: 0 | |
We have all wondered about the voices that infuse life into loving animated characters, sell us products in our drawing rooms and talk to us in their friendly voices on FM radio. These are the invisible voice over artists we hear every day; the unknown faces of the broadcasting industry. A biker by passi...
Comments: 0 | |
In a scenario choc a bloc with music channels trying to outdo each other with innovative programming, Music India believes in sticking to the conventional format of no VJs and back to back music. Parent company Media Worldwide's Prashant Chothani shares his views on the contemporary music channels, the distribution issues and the innovations planned for the year ahead in a conversation with Radioandmusic.com's Anita Iyer.
Excerpts:
What is the status of music channels in India today?...
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After testing the waters at varied music labels for 16 long years, Rajeeta Hemwani has started her own innovative venture for aspiring musicians.
Named Monks of Music, the company will be headed by Hemwani, who put in herpapers at Big Music as content head, Artiste and Repertoire, a few days ago.
In an exclusive interview with Radioandmusic.com's Riya V Anandwala, she talks about hernewly setup company, plans ahead and much more...
Excerpts:
Tell us in a nutshell about Monks of Music?...
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After the encouraging response to its Sing with Sonu initiative, Big FM is venturing into original music to differentiate itself from other radio stations. In a chat with Radioandmusic.com's Anita Iyer, the newly appointed Mumbai station head Sudharshan Saha talks about ad revenue patterns of radio stations, differential content and Big FM Mumbai's short term plans
Excerpts:
How has the response for Sing with Sonu been?...
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