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Radio station for Jagannath Temple

RnMTeam — Wed, 19 Jun 2013 15:34:47 +0530

MUMBAI: The early morning ritual, niti and ‘Mangalalati' of Jagannath Temple, one of the most renowned and biggest temples of Orissa, will soon be heard live on-air.

The temple’s managing committee has decided to set up their own radio station to disseminate information on Lord Jagannath. The proposal that has been passed by the managing committee will allow an investment of Rs 4-5 crores as the initial capital expenditure for studio, equipments and training of staff.

Teen country singer Danielle Bradbery wins 'The Voice'

RnMTeam — Wed, 19 Jun 2013 14:49:52 +0530

MUMBAI: Television singing contest ‘The Voice’ Season 4 has a new winner in 16-year-old country singer from Texas.

Tears of joy flooded young Danielle Bradbery when she was announced as ‘The Voice’ on Tuesday 18 June. Her victory gets her $1,00,000 cash prize and a contract with Universal Music Group.

Oye! FM bonds with senior citizens in Delhi

RnMTeam — Wed, 19 Jun 2013 12:55:09 +0530

MUMBAI: As the nation celebrated Father’s day on Sunday, India’s Sabse Filmi Radio Station, Oye! 104.8 FM gave new meaning to this day by celebrating Fathers’ Day with the residents of an old age home in Delhi. Oye FM organized a fun evening along with a special movie screening at a Delhi multiplex for the abandoned parents of Gharaunda, Help Age India's old age home in Mehrauli.

Hungama launches John Abraham's website

RnMTeam — Wed, 19 Jun 2013 12:13:38 +0530

MUMBAI: The hottest man in Bollywood John Abraham has partnered with Hungama Digital Media Entertainment to launch his stylish new website. The site includes everything you want to know about the actor, and a rare peek into John’s private life. The site- www.johnabraham.com encompasses various fascinating sections like fitness, movies, my world and John’s journal which personifies this brilliant man as an actor, a fitness enthusiast & a true biker.

Dhingana unveils new logo; reaffirms commitment to music

RnMTeam — Wed, 19 Jun 2013 12:04:49 +0530

MUMBAI: Dhingana has showcased its commitment to become a global music leader with a new logo and app icon.

The new logo features the word ‘Dhingana’ in blue colour with a play icon for 'album', a transmitter effect denoting a 'radio' experience and a music note favouring the essence of a 'playlist'.

Warner Music acquires Russian label Gala Records

RnMTeam — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 21:30:47 +0530

MUMBAI: Global music label Warner Music Group (WMG) has acquired Russian Gala Records Group, the country’s first privately owned record label.

Launched in 1988, Gala Records’ business verticals include distribution, publishing, live production and artist representation along with its recorded music operations.

Dhingana monetizes from RJ curated radio stations

RnMTeam — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 20:06:15 +0530

MUMBAI: Music streaming service Dhingana’s radio jockey curated radio stations might have raised many eyebrows but this service has pushed 150 per cent more engagement on weekly basis for Dhingana. Now, the Indian social music streaming service plans to use these radio stations to generate new revenues for Dhingana.

Post Millennials more net friendly than GenY: report

RnMTeam — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 19:11:10 +0530

MUMBAI: India’s Post Millennials is set to overtake Gen Y on taking communication over social networks like Facebook and Twitter and instant messaging modes like Whatsapp to newer extremes, according to the findings of the TCS survey 2012-13.

A recent first-of-its kind nationwide 2012-13 study by IT giant TCS (Tata Consultancy Services) among 17,500 high school students across 14 cities showed that “smart devices and unprecedented levels of online access are making this generation the most connected yet.”

New York Festivals 2013 Radio awards announced

RnMTeam — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 18:38:54 +0530

MUMBAI: New York Festivals International Radio Programs & Promos Awards, honoring the World’s Best Radio Programs & Promos™, announced its winners Monday, 17 June at the 2013 awards ceremony held at Manhattan Penthouse in New York City. The Grand Jury awarded two Grand Trophies, one to Radio Netherlands Worldwide and the second to TBI Media UK. The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation was recognized with the title of Broadcaster of the Year and TBI Media UK earned Production Company of the Year.

Celkon launches Signature HD A118

RnMTeam — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 18:20:45 +0530

MUMBAI: Celkon has unveiled dual-SIM quad-core smartphone Signature HD A118.

The device features 5 inch display with android 4.2 jelly bean. It sports Mediatek MT6589 quad core chipset, 1.2 GHz, 1GB RAM, 4 GB internal memory, 8 MP rear with auto-focus, smart LED flashlight, 3 MP front camera, 32GB expandable memory via microSD, 3G, 2G, WiFi, bluetooth, GPRS and 2000 mAh battery.

It comes with pre-installed apps like Gmail and the Play Store.

The phone is priced at Rs 12500. It will be available with selected channel partners of celkon.

Britney's new 'Ooh La La' single for 'Smurfs 2'

RnMTeam — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 18:15:09 +0530

MUMBAI: Pop star Britney Spears new single is out. The catchy, light bubble gum pop track ‘Ooh La La’ is to be part of the new Smurfs movie soundtrack.

‘Ooh La La’ will be bundled with the debut single ‘Vacation’ from new artist, GRL and will be featured on the soundtrack for ‘The Smurfs 2’, the sequel to the live action/animated film that raked in over $560 million at the worldwide box office in 2011. Spears, 31, debuted her new single on ‘On Air with Ryan Seacrest’ radio programme, report said.

She plans to release a new album by 2013 end.

Radio Sharda serves its community globally

RnMTeam — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 17:45:36 +0530

MUMBAI: Radio Sharda, the first community radio station of Jammu & Kashmir, has made the best use of technology to reach out to listeners not only in their frequency area but across the globe.

Although the station is doing its best to reach out to listeners, it is striving hard to collect enough funds for the station. The station that was launched in December 2011 is still struggling to get its first live phone in instrument installed.

Audiences have no time for melodies: Sunil Agnihotri

RnMTeam — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 17:43:31 +0530

MUMBAI: The melodies and tunes of Bollywood’s yesteryear’s songs may be gone forever but the film music industry has grown and changed for the better filmmaker Sunil Agnihotri has said.

Agnihotri who is a famous Bollywood film and TV producer and director is of the opinion that though there may no longer be a comeback of the immortal melodies of the bygone years that defined Bollywood songs and music, it has been replaced by technology, professionalism and marketing- all which have helped the industry grow exponentially.

Aircel announces special prepaid services for Amarnath Yatris

RnMTeam — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 15:50:42 +0530

MUMBAI: In its endeavour to make Amarnath Yatra more comfortable and memorable for the pilgrims, Aircel, one of India’s leading telecom players, announced the launch of special short-term prepaid Yatra SIM Cards.

Aircel will also set-up special counters in Jammu, Pahalgam, Baltal and many more locations in J&K to make these special SIM cards available to the yatris. Aircel aims to ensure that the yatris have seamless access to the telecom services to stay in touch with their near and dear ones during the yatra.

Coke Studio returns with Season 3

RnMTeam — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 14:48:50 +0530

MUMBAI: To celebrate India’s rich music culture, Coke Studio@MTV is back with its third season.

The first two seasons of Coke Studio@MTV brought a confluence of diverse musical genres - both vocal and instrumental - from traditional to contemporary, from regional to folk.

2013 Cannes Chimera Initiative

RnMTeam — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 13:23:44 +0530

MUMBAI: Cannes Lions and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation today announced a new brief for the Cannes Chimera Initiative, a creative competition that identifies innovative communications approaches to help solve global development problems. The initiative delivered its third challenge to the creative community in a brief announced at the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity.

DRM Brazilian webinar on 19 June

RnMTeam — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 13:11:33 +0530

MUMBAI: The Digital Radio Mondiale (DRM) Consortium is joining forces on 19 June with the DRM Brazil Platform to run a webinar in Portuguese on using DRM for digitising all frequencies.

Senior members of the DRM Consortium together with Brazilian experts will be presenting the DRM benefits and giving answers to some of the frequently asked questions on this topic.

Radio Media Village: Voice of the people

RnMTeam — Mon, 17 Jun 2013 20:27:16 +0530

MUMBAI: Radio Media Village 90.8 FM, first community radio service in Kerala, has truly served the sole motive of a Community Radio Station (CRS). Besides keeping its community abreast of the latest happenings, the station has collected Rs 1 crore for kidney patients.

Delhi's Pradeep Rana wins 'Voice of McDonald's' 2013

RnMTeam — Mon, 17 Jun 2013 19:43:47 +0530

NEW DELHI: Pradeep Rana, McDonald’s employee from New Delhi, has been named as the Voice of McDonald’s 2013 winner.

The second edition of this successful employee engagement program received an exciting response from across the McDonald’s system.

Rana amazed celebrity judges and rocked the stage in front of an audience of more than 650 at the grand finale held in New Delhi on 14 June. With a powerful performance of the song ‘Parda hai parda’, he went on to take top honours in the in-house singing contest.

Adele, PJ Harvey receive MBEs

RnMTeam — Mon, 17 Jun 2013 19:40:58 +0530

MUMBAI: Pop diva Adele and iconic artist PJ Harvey were inducted as Members of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire on the occasion of the Queen of England’s annual birthday.

Queen Elizabeth II awarded MBEs to Adele and PJ Harvey on her annual Birthday Honors in recognition for their services to music, BBC said.

Adele 25, won a Best Original Song Oscar for the theme for the latest 007 film ‘Skyfall’, along with a Grammy, a Golden Globe and a Brit.