DNA Networks MD T Venkat Vardhan - Live entertainment is still not a priority industry in our economy
T Venkat Vardhan started DNA Networks in India over 20 years ago, when ground events in the country – fashion shows and sports events mainly, catered to small city based audiences. Started with a vision to provide solutions and a platform to successfully conduct an event on a scale akin to those...
Vinod Bhanushali - Retail therapy
It may come as a surprise, but the physical sales of cassettes and CDs has seen a slight upward swing in the recent past. A few of the major reasons for the recent boost is the increase in the number of retail outlets, humongous promotion on television and various promotional activities with...
Radio Bundelkhand launched
NEW DELHI: For the first time, a non-governmental organization has launched a community radio station, thanks to the liberalized policy adopted by the Information and Broadcasting Ministry. The channel, launched by the Society for Development Alternatives, was operationalised late last week at...
First Caribbean community library radio launched
MUMBAI: The first Caribbean community library radio Infolight FM 108.0: The Power of the Information Literacy through Young Voices, was officially launched by Carl Bethel, Minister of Education of the Bahamas, on 16 October 2008, at the Bahamas Library Service. This project is implemented in...
INX Media head of music and ent. channels Vikas Varma - We have invaded the GEC space
Having completed one musical year, 9XM has occupied the number one position in the music channel category in the country. If we go by the TAM data last week, the channel has occupied the ninth position in the General Entertainment Category. In a conversation with Radioandmusic.com's Anita Iyer, INX...
BSF to launch community radio in Imphal
IMPHAL: The country's Border Security Force will launch a community radio service in Manipur before the end of the current financial year. BSF DIG, Sector Hqs CI (Ops), Gopal Krishna made the announcement at the hand over function of four computer sets to Advance Intermediate College, Moirang on...
Red FM COO Abraham Thomas - Our focus now is to look beyond radio
'Ram blesses Red FM Mumbai with 52 weeks at the top! Condolences to all the others who tried! Bajaate Raho!' went the cocky text message sent out soon after TAM's radio monitoring service confirmed 10 days ago that the station had stayed top of the heap in Mumbai in the last one year.
"Ham Radio no longer just a hobby"
GANDHINAGAR: The Gujarat Institute of Amateur Radio (GIAR) hosted HamfestIndia-2008, the annual gathering of radio amateurs from India on 11 and 12 October, at the sprawling Town Hall, Gandhinagar, capital of Gujarat. Over 300 delegates from different parts of India, mostly from the western parts...
Sangham goes on air
MUMBAI: History was made today when Sangham Radio, India's first Rural Community Radio Station was inaugurated at Machnoor Village in Medak District by former Supreme Court Justice P B Sawant. This is also the first all woman community radio station in Asia.
Bands turn to Bollywood
Rock and pop bands and solo artistes in the country, thus far content with albums and live performances, are increasingly taking up film music projects. Indian Ocean, who stepped tentatively into Bollywood with composing the score for Anurag Kashyap's 2006 film Black Friday, have composed the...
