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* To be extended beyond March 2012 only if �sustainable commercial funding' can be found MUMBAI: The BBC World Service, which, to general dismay had announced on 26th January 2010 it would close its news and current affairs radio output in Hindi by March 31st this year, has decided to retain, for its Indian audiences, a 1-hour news and current affairs broadcast in Hindi which, subject to sustainable commercial funding being available, would be extended beyond March 2012.
read moreMUMBAI: Digital music services could generate more than ?100m of potential direct revenue for UK ISPs by 2013 according to a new study conducted by global industry analyst Ovum, commissioned on behalf of the BPI.
read more* Creates The Global Gumbo Group with UAE entrepreneur Badr Jafar; to focus on producing music and collaborative events with American and European Artists
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* Sneak preview of two tracks, Shyam Pia and Mharo Pranam on YouTube
read more* Maroon 5 and Coca-Cola set to make music history with the Coca-Cola Music 24-hr session MUMBAI: On March 22, live from London, Coca-Cola and Maroon 5 are bringing together fans from around the world for an unforgettable moment.
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MUMBAI: Starting Monday, the 7th of March, Fever 104 FM is presenting a week-long lineup of programming initiatives centered around the theme of �Being Human' and �Every Second Counts', and will begin the initiative by featuring Salman Khan on its Breakfast With Stars show on Monday. Salman Khan's Being Human Foundation will be featured throughout the week on Fever 104 FM.
read moreMUMBAI: Celebrating the spirit of womanhood, Hello FM 106.4 will feature programs on woman achievers from various walks of life on Tuesday, 8th March, 2011, across their seven stations in Tamil Nadu and Pondicherry. All Hello FM shows on Women's Day will celebrate the contribution of women to facets like art, literature, cinema, social service and corporate affairs, among others. Hello FM will begin the day by saluting the legendary Carnatic vocalist MS Subbulakshmi with her immortal rendition of Suprabatham.
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MUMBAI: BIG Digital, the Content and Digital Solutions arm of Reliance Broadcast Network Limited, has launched an album, Big World Cup Anthem, with Grammy award winner Bikram Ghosh. The album, comprising of eight tracks, will be released digitally. The title track of the BIG World Cup Anthem is aimed to unite India under the common desire of winning the World Cup.
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MUMBAI: Popular folk-rock artist Raghu Dixit is all set to kickstart 2011 with his first of his series of March tour in the USA and Canada today, Friday, the 4th of March, with a performance at The Kennedy Centre, Washington DC. Over the next eight days, Dixit will play across the US and Canada, including gigs at the Canadian Music Week in Toronto. Dixit's tour schedule: 4th March – The Kennedy Centre, Washington DC 5th March – Sunnyvale Temple Auditorium, CA 6th March – Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo High School, CA
read moreMUMBAI: Shemaroo Entertainment has acquired the mobile rights of India TV's cricket-based reality show, Big Toss. It will now make available content and products from the show to 2G consumers across operators, while on 3G, the content and products will be offered only to TATA Docomo's 3G subscribers.
read moreMUMBAI: Vinay Pathak and Ranvir Shorey have lent their voices in the upcoming 3D animation film Rio. Directed by Carlos Saldanha, who had earlier directed Ice Age, the Hollywood film is set in the city of Rio de Janeiro and the lush rainforests of Brazil. It revolves around Blu, a rare macaw, who thinks he is the last of his kind. But upon discovering a female bird of his kind, Blu leaves the comfort of his cage in small town Minnesota and heads to Rio.
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MUMBAI: Anara Publishing continues to make waves in the Indian music scene, building on their iniread more
MUMBAI: Google is gearing up to introduce a Gemini Artificial Intelligence (AI) extension for Youread more
MUMBAI: Universal Music Group (UMG) delivered impressive first-quarter earnings that surpassed exread more
MUMBAI: Universal Music Group and TikTok have announced a new licensing agreement, marking the enread more
MUMBAI: Vianet Media, founded by Mr.read more
MUMBAI: Emotions run deep as Shiraz Ahmed, a rising sensation in the indie pop scene prepares to unveil his latest musical masterpiece, "Sang Humare...read more
MUMBAI: Since the netizens got a glimpse of ‘Dekhha Tenu’ in the recently released trailer of the upcoming romantic drama ‘Mr. & Mrs. Mahi,’...read more
U.S. Recorded Music Advocacy Association Elevates Communications and Research Executives read more
MUMBAI: The pulsating rhythm of Haryana's rap scene resonates once again as Mickey Arora, the maestro of lyrical finesse, unveils his latest sonic...read more
MUMBAI: Cheema Y, the dynamic and emerging star in the realm of Punjabi music, unleashed his latest musical endeavour with 5 songs EP; ‘Cloud 9’....read more
