Radioandmusic Interview

Media Worldwide director Prashant Chothani - 9XM has copied what we did, but they are not experimenting like we do

AnitaIyer — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 14:57:41 +0530

In a scenario choc a bloc with music channels trying to outdo each other with innovative programming, Music India believes in sticking to the conventional format of no VJs and back to back music. Parent company Media Worldwide's Prashant Chothani shares his views on the contemporary music channels, the distribution issues and the innovations planned for the year ahead in a conversation with Radioandmusic.com's Anita Iyer.

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Big FM Mumbai station head Sudharshan Saha - Local advertising is moving gradually from print to radio

AnitaIyer — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 11:10:13 +0530

After the encouraging response to its Sing with Sonu initiative, Big FM is venturing into original music to differentiate itself from other radio stations. In a chat with Radioandmusic.com's Anita Iyer, the newly appointed Mumbai station head Sudharshan Saha talks about ad revenue patterns of radio stations, differential content and Big FM Mumbai's short term plans

Red FM COO Abraham Thomas - Radio will soon be six to eight per cent of the advertising pie

Riya — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 13:04:21 +0530

It's bustling with the colour â€?red' and why not! That's the Red FM berth for you. It's been a successful radio brand and confidently says so. Following the tagline â€“ â€?You can love us, hate us but can't ignore us' every Red strategy is designed with a sniper approach and it's working. Red FM COO Abraham Thomas takes some time off his busy schedule to meet Radioandmusic.com's Riya V Anandwala to talk about Red's image, strategies and attitude!

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Radio City CEO and AROI president Apurva Purohit - Radio is one of the most interactive mediums right now

aparnajoshi — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 14:23:49 +0530

Be it regulatory, royalty or infrastructure related, the focus of the Association of Radio Operators of India (AROI) is avowedly on issues directly correlated to ensuring the success of the nascent radio industry. In a chat with Aparna Joshi, Radio City CEO Apurva Purohit, president of the AROI national governing board, shares her views on which way the industry is headed.

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Rajeeta Hemwani - Our main aim is to build an interface between artistes and music labels

Riya — Tue, 25 Mar 2008 11:50:33 +0530

After testing the waters at varied music labels for 16 long years, Rajeeta Hemwani has started her own innovative venture for aspiring musicians.

Named Monks of Music, the company will be headed by Hemwani, who put in her
papers at Big Music as content head, Artiste and Repertoire, a few days ago.

In an exclusive interview with Radioandmusic.com's Riya V Anandwala, she talks about hernewly setup company, plans ahead and much more...

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T-Series president - marketing media publishing (TV) Vinod Bhanushali - Indians will buy more music online when rock bands arrive in a big way

Aaishwari — Wed, 12 Mar 2008 14:19:14 +0530

T-Series has in its library three of 2007's mega blockbusters - Om Shanti Om, Taare Zameen Par and Jab We Met. The label has also been actively acquiring music from various smaller labels. Vinod Bhanushali, President - Marketing Media Publishing (TV), has been with T-Series for over 15 years now and has seen the company grow from strength to strenght. In a frank and open-ended interview with radioandmusic.com's Aaishwari Chouhan, Bhanushali speaks about issues facing the music industry.

Sugar Mediaz founder director Darrpan Mehta - What's required on radio are interesting capsules that could be built around each station's property

RnMTeam — Fri, 15 Feb 2008 15:20:26 +0530

We have all wondered about the voices that infuse life into loving animated characters, sell us products in our drawing rooms and talk to us in their friendly voices on FM radio. These are the invisible voice over artists we hear every day; the unknown faces of the broadcasting industry.

Mauj Telecom CEO Manoj Dawane - Our plan is to get into the Middle East and Africa this year

aparnajoshi — Fri, 08 Feb 2008 13:37:35 +0530

Manoj Dawane, who's seen the business from the operators' side till last year, shifted from Bharti Airtel to become CEO of People Infocom (Mauj) in mid 2007.

One of India's leading mobile value added services company, Mauj has been jumping from strength to strength in the M Vas space, even as it experiments and innovates in a bid to keep pace with the burgeoning telecom and computing industries.

In a chat with Radioandmusic.com's Aparna Joshi, Dawane shares his insights and vision for the company in the year ahead.

Media Worldwide director Prashant Chothani - Music channels are under pressure to increase revenues

RnMTeam — Tue, 20 Nov 2007 14:15:22 +0530

W ith an already cluttered and competitive music channel market, acquiring a good chunk of market share was not easy for Music India. Having achieved that, Media Worldwide, the company that operates the channel, has plans afoot to launch two regional music channels.

In an exclusive chat with Indiantelevision.com's Richa Dubey, Media Worldwide director Prashant Chothani attributes the success of Music India to a complete Bollywood masala content and a strong focus on distribution.

Radio City's National Head of Marketing Rana Barua - One of our largest initiatives has been changing our music strategy

aparnajoshi — Fri, 16 Nov 2007 15:10:22 +0530

Radio City's National Head of Marketing, Rana Barua leads the national marketing team, based out of Mumbai. Barua looks after all national marketing initiatives. The focus of his assignment is to further build on the innovative never-done-before aspects of marketing which will further build the brand, Radio City.

In conversation with radioandmusic.com's Aparna Joshi, Barua detailed the company's changing strategies and outlined some of its plans.