|  27 Jun 2008

GCap radio stations penalized by Ofcom

MUMBAI: Ofcom the broadcasting watchdog imposes fine on 30 local radio stations owned by GCap for manipulating results of an on air quiz reports Telegraph U.K. The competition was named secret sound, where the listeners had to identify the sound being broadcast on air by calling or SMSing. The...

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 |  27 Jun 2008

Singh is Kinng music launched

MUMBAI: The much awaited music launch of 2008 - the Akshay Kumar starrer Singh is Kinng was released on 26 June at a hotel in suburban Mumbai amid much fanfare. The evening was ushered in by the film's producer Vipul Amrutlal Shah, director Anees Bazmee, music director Pritam, and the star cast of...

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 |  27 Jun 2008

Crescendo to launch Suneeta Rao's new album

MUMBAI: After a creative break of eight years, Suneeta Rao, who created ripples in the Indipop world with her numbers, 'Pari hoon main', 'Kesariya' and 'Ab ke baras' is back with her album 'Waqt'. The indi-pop album will be launched in a fortnight by Crescendo.

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 |  27 Jun 2008

Fever marks R D Burman's birth anniversary

MUMBAI: Fever FM is marking music legend R D Burman's 69 th birth anniversary on Friday, with a day long celebration of his music. The greatest hits of the singer-composer-music director will be played on air through the day, interspersed with other hits. The station will also host various contests...

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 |  27 Jun 2008

'Gaane Batao, Cash Le Jao' and '911 ki Hotline' on Lucknow's Radio City 91.1FM

MUMBAI: Infusing a 'Whatte Fun' musical wave for Lucknow's Radio Cityzens, Lucknow's Radio City 91.1 FM, is taking over the city with a musical campaign comprising both on-air and on-ground connect. The FM station presents 'Gaane Batao, Cash Le Jao' an exciting on-air musical contest and '911 ki...

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 |  27 Jun 2008

Red FM Test Rides the Boat

MUMBAI: After receiving tremendous listener response for its 'Vote for Boat,' initiative in the last 2 weeks, Red FM, the station of expression, chose some lucky listeners to test ride the Red FM Boat along with the Red FM crew including RJs Malishka & Mantra. The lucky listeners got the...

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 |  26 Jun 2008

K Sanjay Prabhu elevated as Radio Indigo MD

MUMBAI: Jupiter Entertainment Ventures the parent company of Radio Indigo and The Bengaluru Pages magazine has revved up the Senior Management team with strategic positions. K Sanjay Prabhu, chief operating officer - Radio Indigo and Publisher - Bengaluru Pages has been elevated to the position of...

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 |  26 Jun 2008

BBCs Romanian service to shut down

MUMBAI: BBC world service will close its Romanian language service on 1 August after 68 years of broadcasting. The news and current affairs service broadcasted for almost four hours a day on radio and also had a complementary website. It is the last of the BBCs non-English language services...

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 |  26 Jun 2008

Zee Muzic to roll out two shows by June end

MUMBAI: Zee Muzic will launch two new shows, Salt and Pepper and Unplugged, by the end of this month. Salt and Pepper will bring the latest gossip for the audience while, Unplugged would give an insightful lowdown on singers with unadulterated music.

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 |  26 Jun 2008

S Rajesh Kumar takes over as Hello FM marketing head

MUMBAI: Hello FM 106.4 FM has promoted S Rajesh Kumar to the post of Head of Marketing for all its networks. Kumar was earlier the station head of Hello FM's Coimbatore station. The position was held earlier by D Charles, who has put in his papers. As part of his new profile, Kumar will be...

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 |  26 Jun 2008

Eros holds 24% in B4U, plans India listing

MUMBAI: Eros International said Wednesday it has exercised its option on the B4U shares and now owns 24 per cent of the worldwide Movies and Music network of B4U channels. B4U's main shareholders are steel magnate Lakshmi Mittal and Gokul Binani. Eros also plans to expand into the television...

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 |  26 Jun 2008

Radio One listeners get first look at "Via Darjeeling"

MUMBAI: Radio One held a star studded preview of the Bollywood movie Via Darjeeling in Mumbai. Sonali Kulkarni, Simone Singh and Sandhya Mridul along with Director Arindam Nandy joined Radio One contest winners and the city's who's who at the screening of the film at PVR cinemas. Present on the...

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 |  25 Jun 2008

Misty launches 'I am sweet' campaign

MUMBAI: Radio Misty has launched 'I am sweet' campaign on 25 June. A special badge will be provided to all listeners of Radio Misty that would say 'I am sweet, certified by Radio Misty'. Radio Misty CEO Nishat Mittal says, "This unique campaign would cover all major towns of North Bengal. Misty in...

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 |  25 Jun 2008

Nokia N78 rolls out in the US

MUMBAI: The new N series version of Nokia N78 was launched in the US market on 24 June. The smart phone packs 3G capabilities, integrated Wi-Fi, assisted GPS, and an FM transmitter. The phone has plenty of options for music lovers. It features a microSD slot letting users hold up to 8 GB of music...

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