MUMBAI : With 1,046,718 copies sold in the US in the first week of release, Taylor Swift's �Speak Now' album has scored Sound Scan's biggest single week sales in total since 2005 and is the biggest debuting studio album in history. Speak Now accounted for 18% of total albums sold last week, setting a new record for percentage of total sales in a single week. One out of every five CDs or download sales this week was Taylor's Speak Now album, which was released on Big Machine Records.
read moreBANGALORE: Radio Indigo Bangalore announced Rhea Vieaas as the winner by a draw of lots to go for an all-expenses-paid trip to the Indian Music Conference being held at Goa from November 17 to 20. Radio Indigo had shortlisted those listeners who were among the ninth callers each on a daily show from October 25. Indian Music Conference is a 4-day event where more than 230 national and international artists will perform. Thermal and a Quarter, Raghu Dixit Project and rock band Kryptos are representing Bengaluru at the festival.
read moreMUMBAI: In the broadest sense, for a mass radio network in India, the two pillars of content would be music and hard news. But since the restrictive Indian environment precludes hard news from becoming part of the content on private FM Radio Networks, that leaves the stations only music to play with. Ergo, an index of the popularity of music amongst target consumers becomes a vital input for a Radio programming head.
read moreMUMBAI: If Omaba comes, can CBS be far behind? Well, cashing in on the arrival of the US President, Prime BIG CBS, the English Entertainment channel to be launched sometime mid-November, has rolled out a campaign across Radio (listen to Radio Spot here) and outdoor. The logical connection? Following the American President's arrival in Mumbai, the largest American television network (CBS) will follow suit and debut in India.
read moreMUMBAI: Pune and Mumbai: Jawans at the Wagah Border, and elsewhere, listeners across all its 12 markets – this Diwali, Red FM is reaching out them all. To the Jawans, with messages of love and respect, plus sweets, and to its other listeners elsewhere, with the traditional Diwali Bakshish -- which listeners have to compete to win. Sandese Aate Hain from Red FM Pune:
read moreMUMBAI: Shemaroo has released a mammoth compilation of retro video hits for lovers of the timeless classics of film music traversing both, the black-and-white and colour eras of Bollywood. The 12-DVD pack, called, simply, Golden Collection, showcases popular solos and duets of five of the pillars of Hindi film music – Lata Mangeshkar, Mohd. Rafi, Asha Bhosle, Kishore Kumar, and Mukesh in its �main event,' while a special exclusive DVD features rare gems of the inimitable Geeta Dutt, Hemant Kumar, Talat Mehmood and Shamsad Begum.
read moreMUMBAI: Popular FM Network Radio Mirchi's parent company Entertainment Network (India) Ltd has reported a net profit of Rs. 5 crore for the quarter ending September 30, 2010, which represents a growth of 31% over the last year. Q2 FY10-11 revenues, which stood at Rs. 62.8 crores, grew by 12.3% over the previous year. On a sequential basis, revenue grew by 9%. EBITDA margin during the current quarter stood at 25.1%.
read moreMUMBAI: Electronica artiste Mayur Narvekar aka Bandish Projekt is set to collaborate with British-born poet, performer and producer, Shane Solanki of Last Mango in Paris and British-Asian composer, and clarinet player for a special performance at Blue Frog on Thursday, the 4th of November.
read moreMUMBAI: The Backdoor Blues' band has emerged winner of the Delhi leg of Converse Original Band Hunt 2010 undertaken by youth brand Converse The band hunt show, which culminated on 30 October at Ansal Plaza amphitheatre, Delhi, saw Ameya bag the first runner-up and On Govt Duty win the second runners-up trophy Ten shortlisted bands competed live against one another. The seven other bands in the 10-band lineup were Middle Finger Theory, Kaash, Prithivi, Amethyst, Antardhavani and Bull Engine.
read moreMUMBAI: With the festive season approaching, every FM Radio station is ready with Diwali special programming. Teen Patti seems to be the flavour of the season, with at least two networks opting for the theme across two different cities. While Radio Mantra is celebrating its Ranchi station's third anniversary with Teen Patti, BIG FM Delhi too has kicked off its Diwali Special Campaign with Bollywood Teen Patti as its centerpiece, which will allow its listeners to play Teen Patti with celebrities and win prizes every hour. The prizes include watches, LED TV, gold coins, appliances, etc.
read moreBANGALORE: The results for the fourth edition of the Nokia Radio One College Championship (ROCC) were announced in Bangalore on Tuesday evening. The Center for Management Studies (CMS) Bangalore College team of Namitha D and Vivek Vinayak won the championship, while Pratek from Sindhi College Bangalore walked away with the �Powerful voice and stylish presence on Radio' Award, which was accompanied by a Mahindra Rodeo motor scooter.
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