MUMBAI: Celebrities today, lord over every single field in our country, from Bollywood to Politics - celebrities are omnipresent. CAT [Celebrity Content, Acquisitions & Talent], a new crack team & division set up by MTV, aims to leverage their existing celebrity & industry relationships to newer heights. The focus will be to move from being not just a Bollywood & Pop platform but to make MTV the singular destination for all celebrities and talent.
read moreMUMBAI: Radio Mirchi surprised the people of Chennai by doing a live show about Chandrayan launch. RJ Anjana started the breakfast show at 6.00 am and exactly at 6:22 am a live countdown was done from the studios showcasing the launch of Chandrayan to the people of Chennai Times of India's chief reporter Arun Ram also came on air to give a live feed about the situation post the launch at Sriharikota.
read moreNEW DELHI: The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India has extended to 10 November the last date of receipt of comments on its consultation paper on media ownership. The deadline, originally set for 24 October, has been extended following requests from some stakeholders and 'keeping in view the importance of the issue and the need for wider participation of stakeholders in the consultation process'.
read moreMUMBAI: After the launch of his solo album by nouveau label �Vishal & Shekhar Music', Bengaluru based composer cum singer Raghu Dixit has his hands full with composing for three Kannada films. The music for his first Kannada film, �Psycho' directed by Devadatta V, was released last May and is still ruling the charts. My debut Kannada composition was well received by the audiences with one ringtone of the track, �Mahadeswara' downloaded by 3,00,000 people in two months," claims the singer.
read moreMUMBAI: Radio Mirchi, 98.3 FM the number one private Radio FM station (source – IMRB Car Track – Jan – '08), has completed one year in Nagpur. It was exactly one year ago on 18th Oct, 2007, when Nagpur became "HOT" with Radio Mirchi becoming operational in the city.
read moreNokia Nseries has launched the Nokia N85 in India. The dual-slider Nokia N85 boasts of a vivid 2.6... OLED screen with a super-sleek finish, comes pre-loaded with 15 try-and-buy made-for-mobile N-Gage games and a voucher for one full game license. Dedicated gaming keys of the device light up when it is in gaming mode to further enhance the action-packed experience. The Nokia N85 started shipping on 20 October 2008 and will be retailed at an MRP of Rs 27299.
read moreMUMBAI: Radio Mirchi and Mirchi Activation, Chennai had recently conducted a mega inter-corporate cultural event called the Mirchi Clash of Corporates.... The event targeted the various corporate houses with the objective of bringing back the college days in the employees of these corporates. As a part of the pre-event hype, the Mirchi team visited over 30 corporate houses, played various Mirchi games and also conducted a talent hunt. Over 5000 employees took part from various corporates. One Raja and One Rani were chosen from each corporate.
read moreMUMBAI: Bollywood's latest debutant director Jugal Hansraj made his radio debut on Fever 104 FM today, October 21 on Dhinchak Mornings with RJs Rohini & Sid. The trio had a blast interacting with callers and discussing Jugal's unconventional foray into direction with Yashraj's animated movie Roadside Romeo. Jugal also shared his love for animated movies with listeners and participated in Fever 104 FM's ongoing �Dhun Dhana Dhan' Diwali promotion by guessing the song from the tune.
read moreIt's a humbling experience to meet an icon like Ghulam Ali at a public do. The man has toyed with music in its 'pure' form with such ease - experimenting with feel, melody, meaning, and lots of surprises in the form of 'improvisations' Ghulam Ali does that with such ease!
read moreIt's a humbling experience to meet an icon like Ghulam Ali at a public do. The man has toyed with music in its 'pure' form with such ease - experimenting with feel, melody, meaning, and lots of surprises in the form of 'improvisations' Ghulam Ali does that with such ease!
read moreMUMBAI: Radio Misty 94.3 FM, the first FM Station of North Bengal & Sikkim is going to celebrate Misty Dipawali Utsav in all major towns of North Bengal .Siliguri, Jalpaiguri, Dhupguri, and Maynaguri & Belakoba will be covered with this utsav.
read moreMUMBAI: Radio One, 94.3 FM's very popular night show It's Tiger Time with Malini is surprising loyal listeners with a chance to have a cherished dream come true with a little help from the station. Cinderella's carriage may have turned back into a pumpkin at the stroke of midnight, but the station hopes its segment Wishes Fataafat, will continue to delight listeners way past the witching hour, creating happy endings and fond memories that stretch beyond the end of the show.
read moreMUMBAI: BBC saw strong performances across its portfolio of speech and music stations in a good quarter for radio listening, according to data released by Rajar (Radio Joint Audience Research). Radios 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 live all showed increases in reach year-on-year, complemented by record performances from three digital-only networks - BBC Radio 7, 1Xtra and 5 Live Sports Extra.
read moreBANGLORE: DJ Tiesto, the name that clubbers anywhere swear by, launched his sixth studio album titled In Search of Sunrise 6: Ibiza in a club in Bangalore on Sunday night.
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