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Xage unveils 'M738 Speed' handset

RnMTeam — Wed, 16 May 2012 19:12:38 +0530

MUMBAI: Xage Communication has launched dual-SIM touch phone ‘M786 Speed’ in the Indian market.

The handset is equipped with 7.1 cm LCD display screen, 2MP front and back camera with flash, MP4/MP3 HD player along with King movie support, 128MB built-in and 8GB expandable memory card. The device is powered with 1100mAH battery, stereo FM radio, USB interface, A2DP bluetooth and WAP/GPRS connectivity.

‘M786 Speed’ is priced at Rs 2999.

Paris Hilton to release collaborative single with LMFAO

RnMTeam — Wed, 16 May 2012 19:12:28 +0530

MUMBAI: Paris Hilton is all set to release her collaborative single with LMFAO ‘After Midnight’ in the month of June.

Hilton will perform her new single at the Pop Music Festival on 23 June in Sao Paulo, Brazil. The heiress will make her public DJ debut with a closing performance at the fest which will also feature acts by other renowned artistes like Jennifer Lopez and Kelly Clarkson.

Ebonix and Five8 to perform at Hard Rock Cafe

RnMTeam — Wed, 16 May 2012 19:12:11 +0530

MUMBAI: The progressive Delhi based rock bands Ebonix and Five8 will perform a mashup of some of their popular melodies on 17 May at Hard Rock Café.

Formed in 2008, Ebonix is a five-piece band comprising of Vaibhav Sahay (bass), Dhruv Malik (guitars), Vaibhav Chawla (vocals/guitars), Sargun Sethi (keyboards) and Karan Rampal (drums). Their music is broadly classified as a diverse mix of melodies and hard thumping beats and they are highly influenced by bands like Metallica, Iron Maiden, AC/DC and Black Sabbath amongst others.

Vishal Dadlani rocks music charts with 'Mar Jayian'

RnMTeam — Wed, 16 May 2012 19:11:10 +0530

MUMBAI: Bollywood’s rollicking singer/composer Vishal Dadlani’s latest track 'Mar Jayian' from Vicky Donor has become one of the most hit songs from the album.

The Sufi rock song produced by Donn and Bann has been climbing up the charts with great reviews and has received more than 1.5 lakh hits on YouTube.

Swarathma: 'Our main aim was to keep the rights of the album with ourselves'

ChandniMathur — Wed, 16 May 2012 17:45:26 +0530

With a ray of hope in their checkered career, Swarathma is back once again on the music front. Representing a subtle shift in their compositions, the band’s latest offering ‘Topiwalleh’ highlights social issues.

Short Code Council to regulate licensing for VAS

RnMTeam — Wed, 16 May 2012 13:33:48 +0530

NEW DELHI: The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India has recommended that licencees of telecom licences may provide application services and additional facilities in case of any value addition or upgradation that the technology permits subject to intimation to the licensor and the Authority at least 15 days in advance before the introduction of these services or additional facilities.

Marketers ride high on reliance broadcast's big regional music awards

RnMTeam — Wed, 16 May 2012 12:58:36 +0530

MUMBAI: The BIG Regional Music Awards positioned as the biggest celebration of regional music in the country, when announced recently, saw the industry and marketers alike, sit up and notice. An offering from Reliance Broadcast Network’s radio division 92.7 BIG FM and intellectual property division BIG LIVE, the awards are tailored for the markets of Punjab, Central India, Bengal, Hyderabad, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu & Karnataka.

Temple Wellness in association with Bheegi Basanti Entertainment presents Prenatal Yoga with Lara Dutta

RnMTeam — Wed, 16 May 2012 12:53:52 +0530

MUMBAI: Saregama, India’s flagship Music and Entertainment company, recently launched its new division Temple Wellness a one stop shop solution to preventive wellness facilities. Continuing the journey a new wellness film will now be launched under this division - Prenatal Yoga with Lara Dutta.

Jack Dorsey, creator of Twitter named Cannes Lions 2012 Media Person of the Year

RnMTeam — Wed, 16 May 2012 12:39:46 +0530

MUMBAI: The Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity is the world's largest celebration of creativity in communications and the most prestigious international annual advertising and communications awards. Each year, the Festival presents The Media Person of the Year Award to a prominent personality who is an influential figure in the development of today’s media landscape, ultimately playing an integral part in shaping the future of the creative communications industry.

Samsung expands Omnia series with M S7530

RnMTeam — Tue, 15 May 2012 18:38:47 +0530

MUMBAI: Expanding its Omnia series, Samsung has introduced windows based smartphone M S7530 in the global market.

The handset is equipped with 4 inch capacitive touch-screen, super AMOLED display, 1 GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon processor, Windows 7.5 Mango OS, 5MP camera, autofocus, LED flash, front-facing VGA camera for video chat, MP3/MP4 player, TBD radio, 3.5mm jack, 4 GB internal space and Li-Ion 1500 mAH battery.

Rock band Sonic Flare to perform at HRC

RnMTeam — Tue, 15 May 2012 18:36:45 +0530

MUMBAI: Bangalore based rock band Sonic Flare are all set to groove on 17 May at Hard Rock Café in the city.

The band will perform some of their popular blues and funk rock tracks oriented towards the 80’s.

Formed in 2002, the six-member band comprises of Nikhil Ponnanna (vocals), Priyanka Goswami (vocals), NeerajKhanna (guitars), Ajit Narayanan (bass), Vinay Raghavan (drums) and Kaushik Nath (keyboards).

Vh1 India to premiere Billboard Music Awards

RnMTeam — Tue, 15 May 2012 18:35:19 +0530

MUMBAI: After premiering the coveted Golden Globe and Grammy Awards, Vh1 India is all set to air Billboard Music Awards 2012. The awards will telecast on 21 May at 6:30am with a repeat at 8pm.

The event will witness performances by Justin Bieber, LMFAO, Katy Perry, Chris Brown, Nicki Minaj, Jennifer Lopez and Usher amongst others. The awards night will be hosted by Emmy award-winning TV couple Julie Bowen and Ty Burrell.

Big CBS Spark launches electronic music show

RnMTeam — Tue, 15 May 2012 18:33:17 +0530

MUMBAI: Big CBS Spark is striving hard to survive in the highly cluttered music environment. The international music channel has recently added an electronic music show B Crunk’D to its offerings.

The channel claims that it is the only show in the country dedicated to electronic music. The show features high energy songs from various genres of music like Trance, Electro, Electro rock and Disco of artistes including Chase & Status, Nero, Avicii and more. Tracks from Universal Music library will also be aired on the show.

Saregama initiates new property 'mehfil e samaa' with Talat Aziz

RnMTeam — Tue, 15 May 2012 17:49:35 +0530

MUMBAI: Saregama in collaboration with Talat Aziz has initiated a new offering ‘mehfil e samaa’, an august musical gathering of the industry to celebrate Indian traditional music across the country.

It is a unique concept created for the fraternity and traditional music listeners who appreciate live Indian music. ‘Mehfil e Samaa’ will have performances by known artistes from genres like ghazal, classical, sufi, qawwali, folk as well as talented singers who have never had an opportunity to showcase their talent.

Big FM partners Western Railways for social campaign

RnMTeam — Tue, 15 May 2012 17:44:38 +0530

MUMBAI: Big FM has initiated a social campaign in partnership with Western Railways and Humanitarian Welfare & Research Foundation to create awareness about safe railway travel, highlighting the issues of rooftop travel and track crossing amongst commuters.

Titled 'Safety Manao Life Banao', the campaign will see RJ Ankit hosting the breakfast show from a mobile radio studio at Dadar station from 7-11am every morning, until he gets a minimum of 9270 volunteers to support the cause and spread awareness.

13 Indian Radio finalists at NYF 2012; Big FM leads with five entries

RnMTeam — Tue, 15 May 2012 17:15:58 +0530

MUMBAI: Big FM, the FM radio brand of Reliance Broadcast Network (RBNL), is leading the country with five finalists in this year's New York Festivals Radio Program & Promotion Awards.

Big FM has been shortlisted in five categories including Best Sound (92.7 Big FM Early Morning Jingle), Public Service Announcement Promotion (Teena), Best Special Event (Rosy Massage Parlour), Public Service Announcement Promotion (Rosy Massage Parlour) and Station Id(Morning Station Id).

Cricket's Muve Music Strikes Deal with Independent Music Distributor CD Baby

RnMTeam — Tue, 15 May 2012 12:24:01 +0530

MUMBAI: Cricket Communications, a leading provider of innovative and value-driven wireless services, today announced that its Muve Music service has signed an agreement with CD Baby, the world's largest online distributor of independent music. The agreement will bring up to four million new tracks to the Muve Music catalog and CD Baby artists will now have access to over 600,000 Muve Music customers. A phased rollout of the CD Baby catalog will start immediately and is expected to be complete within Muve Music by the end of 2012.

Mindpix Corp. launches new website and announces new Global Music Concert and TV Production Project in Belize

RnMTeam — Tue, 15 May 2012 12:21:03 +0530

MUMBAI: Mindpix Corp. launches their new website, www.mindpixcorp.com , and announces the pre-production of a Global Music Concert and TV Production and Broadcast Extravaganza in Belize on December 21st, 2012.

Mindpix Corp., in association with eMax Media Group, is in the pre-production of a Global Musical festival for TV Broadcast, at a genuine Mayan temple in the country of Belize, Central America, and scheduled December 20- 21st, 2012.

IIFA UNVEILS FRESH STAR-STUDDED LOOK FOR THE 13th IIFA AWARDS IN SINGAPORE

RnMTeam — Tue, 15 May 2012 12:18:24 +0530

MUMBAI: Today, the International Indian Film Academy (IIFA) revealed a fresh, completely new look for the IIFA Awards being held in Singapore, this June. Shahid Kapoor will host the prestigious Awards presentation ceremony and superstar-choreographer, Prabhu Deva will choreograph the spectacular that enjoys a phenomenal viewership of almost 800 million over more than a 100 countries.

Radio Mirchi presents the D' Designer, 2012 - "Runway to fame" in association with OVS Italian Fashion

RnMTeam — Tue, 15 May 2012 12:13:07 +0530

MUMBAI: With over 150 contestants, across 30 days…the hunt for Surat’s finest designer was on!

Radio Mirchi, 98.3 FM together with F Studio and OVS Italian Fashion rummaged across the city searching for that one D’Designer who then walked the runway of fame on 12 May 2012. The contest offered fashion designers a platform to compete against each other and showcase their talent and creativity to the perfect audience.