BBC develop new show 'Stumped' in co-operation with All India Radio and the ABC
MUMBAI: Cricket has united three radio networks- BBC World Service, All India Radio (AIR) and the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC), for a programme called 'Stumped', which has been developed by BBC. The new programme will be dedicated to exploring the world of cricket.
Green signal for first round of FM Phase III for 135 channels
NEW DELHI: Finally setting the ball rolling, the Government today gave its clearance for the first auction of FM Radio Phase III and migration (renewal) of Private FM Radio licenses from Phase-II to Phase-Ill in 69 existing cities for 135 channels.
Harvest happiness with Radio City
MUMBAI: The season of harvest is here and with it came the festivals that mark its arrival, Lohri, Makar Sankranti and Pongal. The country's leading radio network, Radio City organized a series of activities across different cities to celebrate these festivals.
DB Corp Q3-2015 PAT up 54 per cent; Radio segment posts 44 per cent improvement in OP
BENGALURU: DB Corp Limited (DB Corp), home to flagship newspapers Dainik Bhaskar, Divya Bhaskar, Dainik Divya Marathi and Saurashtra Samachar reported a 54.3 per cent increase in PAT at Rs 105.11 crore in Q3-2015 from Rs 68.11 crore in the immediate trailing quarter, and 11.3 per cent more than
MY FM bags The Laadli Media Award for 'BOL' Campaign
MUMBAI: MY FM RJ's Karthik and Mohit were felicitated with The Laadli Media and Advertising Awards for gender Sensitivity 2013-14 (Western Region) for their campaign BOL. The BOL campaign was aimed to bring about a change in the societal mindsets and make the women feel safe.
Operational costs of AIR almost five times its revenue till October during 2014-15
NEW DELHI: All India Radio earned revenue of Rs 234.67 crore up to October 2014, but its operational costs during 2014-15 up to the same month was Rs 1045.53 crore.
Radio advert war between AAP and BJP
MUMBAI: Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader, Arvind Kejriwal has come up with yet another radio ad campaign, this time, in response to Bharat Janta Party's (BJP) jabs at his resignation. In the radio ad released by the BJP, an old lady is heard criticising the AAP leader for his decision to quit.
New York Festivals World's Best Radio Programs 2015 Competition invites entries
MUMBAI: The countdown for New York Festivals' International Radio Program Awards has started. It has now started accepting entries for the 2015 competition and the last day for the entry for NYF's Radio Awards 2015 competition is 19 March 2015.
AIR's tribute to the Mahatma to mark century of his return to India
NEW DELHI: When the nation in particular, and the world in general, is celebrating 100 years of his return to India, All India Radio is paying its tribute to Barrister Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi in a novel 100-episode series being aired from 9 January on its FM network.
Radio Namaskar alleges trouble with BESIL transmitters
MUMBAI: It has been over a year since Radio Namaskar got a new transmitter from Broadcast Engineering Consultants India Limited (BECIL) and it is alleged that the transmitter has not be working since then.
