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Radio offers opportunity beyond TV reach: ZenithOptimedia MD Hari Krishnan
ZenithOptimedia managing director Hari Krishnan's session at India Radio Forum (IRF) on 13 May 2016 at The Westin Mumbai Garden City turned out to be an eye-opener for the radio industry. Krishnan pinpointed the loopholes that television as a medium has left open for radio to exploit.......more |
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IRF 2016: Radio industry needs to educate advertising agencies
India Radio Forum (IRF) 2016 witnessed some interesting revelations about the advertising scenario on radio. .......more |
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Big FM, Red FM win big at IRF awards
Neelesh Misra won the RJ of the Year award for his Big FM show 'Yaadon ka Idiot Box' at the India Radio Forum Awards held on Friday in Mumbai...........more |
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We do not understand the radio industry well: Gaurav Mehta, OLX
The first half of the India Radio Forum (IRF) held in Mumbai on Friday was dominated by a discussion on how radio could turn out to be the next big thing in the marketing space, the importance of the medium to brands and the necessity of a measuring tool for radio...........more |
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India Radio Forum 2016: The testing times for Radio
The first half of the India Radio Forum 2016 involved discussions on measures to ensure radio's reach grows despite the commercial and technical constraints. If the first half was dedicated to radio's growth, the second half focused on elements that carry the potential to hamper the radio ecosystem in more ways than one........more |
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Trai to hold Open house on need for regulatory body for radio listenership measurement
An Open House is to be held in Delhi next week on the radio audience measurement and rating services in India.........more |
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In Bollywood, everyone promises you a song- Sukhbir
This gentleman revived the 'Golden Bhangra Era' with his flawless musical beats and ability to jog the audience out of its ennui with his energetic numbers. No celebration was complete without his glorious Punjabi number 'Oh Ho Ho Ho'...........more |
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'Nil Battey Sannata' was a very good launch for us: Music composers Rohan and Vinayak
Music composers Rohan Utpat and Vinayak Salvi who have given music to nothing less than 400 to 500 ads recently made their way to the 70mm with Ashwini Iyer Tiwari's 'Nil Battey Sannata.' The composer duo is best known for their ICC World Cup 2015 song 'Mauka Mauka' got the Bollywood mauka through the director of the film and they grabbed the opportunity with both hands. They not only composed the music of this recently released film, but they also gave the background scores..........more |
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Whether a song works on not, depends on its kundali: Antara Mitra
The 'Gerua Girl' who swayed listeners with her singing in Dilwale (2015) and other wonderful tracks, Antara Mitra has her hands full with several projects in her kitty. She shared her journey from her Indian Idol days in a short chat with radioandmusic.com..........more |
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Radio Mirchi improves the lead in Kolkata
Radio Mirchi continued to comfortably cruise at the top position in Kolkata with the Week 18 figures suggesting a 3.4 per cent difference between the top two positions. Big FM finished previous week with 16.9 per cent shares, however, the figure fell to 15.7 per cent this week. On the summit, Mirchi's shares soared from 17.9 per cent to 19.1 per cent, thus increasing the gap further. ..........more |
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Peter Cat Recording Co.'s frontman exhibits his idea of film-making through ethereal 'I'm Home'
The idea of watching a music video with the camera trailing a drunk guy for over six minutes might not have the necessary ingredients to ensnare viewers into appreciating what it stands for. But add The Great Wall of China, astounding after-effects, a drone and a waltzy original composition to the mix, and the video receives a completely refreshing makeover. Delhi-based psychedelic rock band Peter Cat Recording Co. released the video for 'I'm Home' - off the 2015 album 'Climax' - last week, featuring the band's frontman Suryakant Sawhney as the Grim Reaper...........more |
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BARC India Week 18: MTunes SD gets watermarked
In week 18 of Broadcast Audience Research Council (BARC), all India (U+R) Mastiii remained numero uno with 95464 ('000s). While 9XM climbed up with 80003 ('000s) and B4U Music that had been ruling the second spot got pushed in the third place with 76920 ('000s). Sony MIX followed B4U Music in the fourth place with 66262 ('000s)............more |
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Bajaao announces 'Lord of the Riff' contest; winner will receive Fender signature guitar
Mumbai-based online retailers of musical instruments - Bajaao - continues its foothold as the largest online retailer of musical equipment in India. For its latest unique initiative, the company will hold a contest '#LordofTheRiff' for anyone and everyone with a guitar and presence on social media...........more |
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EarthSync brings back the Berklee India Exchange
Chennai based record label and audio/visual production house EarthSync has collaborated once again with the Berklee College of Music, Boston, to present the second edition of the Berklee India Exchange – a series of clinics across India consisting of workshops, master-classes and panels presented by distinguished faculty from Berklee College of Music...........more |
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Baaghi's 'Sab Tera' continues to rule the airwaves this week
The Malik siblings are riding high with their music in the last couple of weeks, despite stiff competition from Amit Trivedi, Mikey Mcleary and Sharib-Toshi, whose compositions appear to be on everyone's lips as well. Radioandmusic.com is here again with a dip stick check on what's working on radio and YouTube. Take a look at our top picks..........more |
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10 interesting facts about Benny Dayal
Benny Dayal who hails from Kerala, is an Indian playback singer. He got a golden chance to be associated with music maestro A R Rahman early in his career and most of the songs he sang for him have been in Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam and of course Hindi...........more |
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Spice Girls record new song
The all-girls band Spice Girls has reunited to record their first song in 16 years.
Singers Geri Horner, Mel B and Emma Bunton joined forces for a secret music session at the Deep Play Studios in London this week, working on new material for the first time in almost two decades. But the other bandmates, Mel C and Victoria Beckham were absent, reports dailymirror.co.uk...........more |
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