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MUMBAI: Music composer duo Dharam Bhatt and Sandeep Patil, who shot to fame in bollywood with Ram Gopal Varma’s Rakht Charitra, Rann and Department, are all set to surprise fans with Satish Kaushik's directorial venture ‘Gang of Ghosts’. The duo has composed six tracks for Gang of Ghosts, a Hindi remake of Bengali blockbuster ‘Bhooter Bhabishyat’. Producer Ratan Jain (Venus Records & Tapes) has bought the rights of the 2012 film, which was a horror-based comic entertainer.
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MUMBAI: Leading telecom VAS (Value Added Services) provider OnMobile Global has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire the business assets and liabilities of Livewire Mobile, a provider of end-to-end managed mobile entertainment solutions for network operators and consumer device manufacturers, for $17.8 million.
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MUMBAI: Percussionist Sivamani is showing his unusual side to the music fraternity as he is now donning the role of a music director in Vikram Prabhu's upcoming film ‘Arima Nambi’ which will be directed by Anand Shankar. The film stars Prabhu and Priya Anand in lead roles. It will have five tracks.
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MUMBAI: Australian DJ Michael Christian whose prank call to the hospital that the Duchess of Cambridge was being treated in, and that was subsequently linked to a nurse's suicide, has been awarded.
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MUMBAI: The FM Rainbow channel of All India Radio (AIR) is holding it very well despite competition from private FM stations, influx of the internet, 24x7 television, gaming and box office hits by providing a free and varied entertainment for audiences.
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MUMBAI: To felicitate creative excellence in radio advertising, Radio Mirchi has announced the 10th edition of Mirchi Kaan Awards to be held on 5 July in Mumbai. It’s time for ad agencies to showcase their best work as the last date to submit entries is 19 June. All radio spots aired between 1 January 2012 and 31 December 2012 are eligible to participate.
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MUMBAI: 9X Tashan, Punjabi music channel from the bouquet of 9X Media Group, hosted a glittering Tashan Nites concert with the Deols, who were there busy promoting Yamla Pagla Deewana 2 (YPD2), on 1 June in Chandigarh. The concert will be aired on the channel on 8 June at 8 pm.
read moreNEW DELHI: Parliamentary Committee has expressed concern that as many as 230 applications are pending for grant of licences for community Radio and the process for clearing the proposals is very slow. The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Information Technology has however expressed satisfaction that a small scheme for strengthening the Community Radio Movement in India has been proposed in the Twelfth Plan.
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MUMBAI: Irish rock band U2 may soon be out with a new album. The iconic band, whose groundbreaking albums include ‘Joshua Tree’, ‘Achtung Baby’, ‘Zooropa’ could be nearing completion of a new studio album, according to the band’s fan site. According to reports, the band members spent the day at New York's Electric Lady Studios, along with musician- producer Danger Mouse, who was completing mixing duties.
read moreMUMBAI: The French music industry has suffered a huge drop of 6.7 per cent in sales for its first quarter of 2013 (Q1 2013). The country’s music industry body SNEP (Syndicat National de l’édition Phonographique) reported that physical sales saw a drop of 7.3 per cent drop in year-on-year to Euro77m ($100.2m). Digital Sales also experienced a 5.2 per cent slide to Euro 30.9m ($40.2m), contributing to an overall drop of 6.7 percent.
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MUMBAI: Digital platform is the way ahead for radio industry. As radio entertainment gets more personalized, opportunities in the medium will increase, radio consultant Vehrnon Ibrahim said. The ex- heavy metal frontman, who has cut his teeth in the radio industry, believes that more than anything else, economics will be the deciding factor that will convince radio stations to go online.
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MUMBAI: Universal Music Group (UMG) delivered impressive first-quarter earnings that surpassed exread more
MUMBAI: Universal Music Group and TikTok have announced a new licensing agreement, marking the enread more
MUMBAI: Vianet Media, founded by Mr.read more
MUMBAI: Google initiated testing of the 'hum to search' feature in late 2023 on its YouTube Musicread more
MUMBAI: The worlds of art and technology have always had an intricate relationship, but in recenread more
MUMBAI: Logan Lynn has just released “I Feel Alone When I’m With You”, the latest single off his brand new studio album SOFTCORE out June 7 via Kill...read more
MUMBAI: In a spectacular blend of tradition and innovation, Amandeep Singh, the son of renowned musicians and singers Bhupinder Singh and Mitali...read more
MUMBAI: Following the success of its inaugural edition, Goafest 2024 is set to bring back 'Advertising Rocks', an initiative that offers a unique...read more
MUMBAI: Garnering immense love for his newly launched debut global radio show, ‘Only Just Begun’, singer-songwriter Armaan Malik has audiences...read more
MUMBAI: Pop band Faridkot, consisting of members IP Singh and Rajarshi Sanyal, recently sat down for an exclusive interview to discuss their latest...read more
