MY FM aiming for a promising festive season
MUMBAI: India has already entered into the festive mood. Ganpati celebrations have just ended and Navrati is hardly a few days away which will then be followed by Diwali.
La Roux speaks out: I have not made any money from record sales
MUMBAI: British musician Elly Jackson, better known as her stage name La Roux claims she has "never made any money from" selling music. Instead of seeing the proceeds from album sales, La Roux says she earns all her profits from radio and music video play.
Jammu and Kashmir 's All India Radio commenced normal medium wave broadcasts
NEW DELHI: All India Radio stations in Jammu and Kashmir has now resumed normal medium wave service. It had earlier began beaming to an extent amid the floods, to send out vital life saving information to the people.
Cheryl Cole to set up her own record label
MUMBAI: British singer Cheryl Cole will launch her label later this year and will 'focus all her attention' on the venture, says The Mirror. With this initiative, Cole aims to give young artistes a helping hand into the music business.
Big FM Mumbai strengthen its shares to 17 per cent
MUMBAI: After changing the programming of the Delhi radio station to retro, Big FM implemented the same strategy to Mumbai over a year back which has yielded them good results.
Sony Music signs rapper Brodha V
MUMBAI: Music label company Sony Music has signed hip-hop artiste Brodha V aka Vignesh Shivanand, which will allow the label to promote his upcoming singles on various platforms and also manage his upcoming gigs.
JBL appoints Arjun Kapoor and Parineeti Chopra as brand ambassadors
MUMBAI: Bollywood's Arjun Kapoor and Parineeti Chopra have been announced as JBL India's new brand ambassadors.
Radio Mantra COO Narendra Tripathi - Corporates are eyeing smaller towns and radio facilitates this penetration
Juggling between the television and radio industries, he has tasted and understood the intricacies of both media. Having been involved in setting up Jagran group's radio venture- Radio Mantra, he went on to become senior VP with NDTV Media only to return to Mantra recently as its COO.
Times Music COO Adarsh Gupta - Entertainment is something people need more in times of recession
Since its inception in the late 1990s, Times Music, the music production, promotion and distribution arm of The Times Group, has stayed a class apart, preferring to create a path of its own.
AMARC Asia Pac president Ashish Sen - We need more information disseminated about availability of appropriate, low cost technology to set up CR stations
Ashish Sen, Trustee, VOICES, and President, AMARC (World Association of Community Radio Broadcasters) – Asia Pacific Region, is a member of the Community Radio Forum and a Trustee of the Dev Nandan Ubhayeker Foundation for the Arts, Bangalore.
