Big FM surges in Kolkata, Mumbai
MUMBAI: While Mirchi stayed put at leader position in the three metros, Big FM inched closer in Kolkata to snap at the leader's heels. In Mumbai, Big FM elbowed up the ladder to get into the top five. Bangalore: The leader, Big FM lost 0.1 points in the city but stayed at number one position with a...
OnMobile president and COO Sanjay Uppal - With music streaming gaining ground, digital music consumption might undergo shifts
Having made its debut on the Indian Stock Exchanges (BSE and NSE) in February 2008, Bangalore based VAS provider OnMobile is aggressively viewing the radio space. The company is currently in talks with network operators to roll out its mobile radio service M-Radio Gold. OnMobile also entered into...
Red FM crawls up in Mumbai, Delhi, Bangalore
MUMBAI: The station which would be king, the radio channel that has spread its presence to over 45 cities now - Red FM has slowly inched up in three metros in week 12. Not that it created much dent in the overall RAM ratings for the week, which stayed more or less at the same level they were the...
The great Indian Radio League! (A ball by ball comparison with the IPL!)
For starters both are a medium of entertainment. And both have a very limited time to keep you hooked in or tuned in. There are a few who watch a whole match which is approximately 3 to 4 hours long. That's approximately the duration of a radio show on any one time-slot. So if you were to look at...
RJs - chance ambassadors for radio?
MUMBAI: Mention the word Jeeturaaj to a Mumbaikar and you are likely to get the response, Mirchi?... So inextricably are some jockeys linked to the brands they serve and so often do they develop a larger than life persona, that the differentiating line often begins to blur. Not surprisingly, that'...
IPL 'industry' v/s the Radio industry - Vineet Singh Hukmani, Radio One MD
Someone had an idea. A brain child. He fathered it and nurtured it passionately. And every time the child crossed a milestone, he shouted out from the rooftops. The government thankfully did not interfere or better did not even have an inkling of how to control it with their typical short sighted...
Mirchi gains in Delhi, Kolkata, Mumbai
MUMBAI: Even as it stayed at the same level in Bangalore, leader Mirchi made strides in the three metros - Delhi, Kolkata and Mumbai. Bangalore: Big FM slipped a mite, but retained number one position in Bangalore. It slipped 0.2 points, ending the week with a share of 19.5 per cent, while Mirchi...
Big FM pushes ahead in Bangalore, inches up in Kolkata
MUMBAI: The graph stayed more or less in the same position in week 10 of 2010 as RAM indicated that viewers are unlikely to change their listenership patterns in a big way. Perhaps the beginning of the IPL matches in the following week should effect a few changes. Till then -
Indore gets CR station for teachers
NEW DELHI: The Central India Institute of Science and Technology in Indore has been permitted to operate a community radio station with the information and Broadcasting Ministry signing a Grant of Permission Agreement. With this, the number of CRs in the country has gone up to 67. The Letter of...
Fever rises in Delhi
MUMBAI: In a week when most stations maintained their status quo, and Mirchi and Big kept snapping at each other's heels in Bangalore and Kolkata respectively, it was Fever that inched up towards number one position in the capital. Not that Mirchi which lost a bit in week nine, according to RAM...
