Over 10,000 vacancies against sanctioned strength of just over 25,000 in AIR
NEW DELHI: There were 10591 vacancies against the total sanctioned strength of 26129 as on 1 January this year at All India Radio Stations/ Offices in the country.
Over 20 instances of vulgarity in songs shown on television in past 18 months
NEW DELHI: Action has been taken in 23 instances against television channels for telecasting vulgar/obscene programmes during 2013 and the current year.
BBC Radio Bristol to start new breakfast show from 1 September
MUMBAI: BBC Radio Bristol has announced that it will start a brand new breakfast show from Monday, 1 September onwards. The show will take place on weekdays from 6.30 to 9 in the morning, and will be presented by Laura Rawlings and Steve LeFevre.
Three Six Zero Group Launches Record Label And Music Publishing Division with Warner Bros. Records
MUMBAI: International entertainment company Three Six Zero Group has expanded its services for artistes, teaming with Warner/Chappell Music (WCM) to imprint Three Six Zero Publishing. It is a publishing division for signing and cultivating talented songwriters.
Over Rs 390 crore set aside for digitisation of All India Radio in 12th Plan
NEW DELHI: A sum of Rs 393 crore has been set aside under the 12th Plan for improving the set-up of All India Radio and expansion of FM services in the country.
SOUND.COM's GearHouse Live to launch video of bands in regular interval
MUMBAI: Sound rental service SOUND.COM has an intellectual property under it called GearHouse, which is trying to support the growing Indie eco-system in India. 'GearHouse Live', is an extension of the IP and is about shooting artistes while they are performing onstage.
Worldwide Records looking for new acquisition for regional content
Worldwide Records has expanded its library with the recent acquisition of a Marathi Label, which has added around 10000 songs and 5000 videos. The new acquisition also includes songs in dialects of Khandeshi, Ahirani and Varhadi.
RBNL appoints Gurudutt Jakhmola as National Sales Head Government û Television and Radio
MUMBAI: Reliance Broadcast Network Limited (RBNL) announced the appointment of Gurudutt Jakhmola as the national sales head – government for its Television and Radio verticals.
Sunoj Abraham: The main challenge would be the government restrictions and approvals
The fifth edition of Radio Mango’s Yamaha Alpha Nattile Tharam is in search of the best singer in Kerala. This mega reality event had the distinction of being awarded the first non- studio reality music show in the Limca Book of Records.
blueFROG Pune ready to welcome froggies in August third week
MUMBAI: With the opening of blueFrog’s Pune venue, people of all ages will have the privilege of calling themselves froggies. The venue will not just be a pub, but a place which will host cultural events like food festivals, film festivals, regional plays theatre and more.
