Aditya Swamy reportedly moving from MTV to Flipkart
MUMBAI: Viacom18 Media EVP and Business Head, MTV and MTV Indies, Aditya Swamy, is reportedly quitting the music channel to join e-commerce site Flipkart as Senior Director Marketing. With the change, he could relocate to Bengaluru, and is expected to join in a few months’ time.
Gaana teams up with Micromax; Integrates app with smartphone
MUMBAI: A joint statement released by Micromax Informatics and Gaana, it was revealed that the handset maker has bought a stake in the streaming service company for an undisclosed sum. Through this partnership, the music service will now focus on its goal of reaching 100 million users.
9X Jalwa launches 'Jalwa Landmarks' and new look of Halkat Sawal
MUMBAI: 9X Jalwa the Forever Young music channel by 9X Media is all set to enthral the viewers with a new avatar and a great programming line-up. The channel has launched a weekend show titled ‘Jalwa Landmarks’. It went on-air on 10 October, 2015.
MixRadio and Samsung India join hands for Indian market; more partnerships to come
MUMBAI: Music streaming service- MixRadio will soon reach millions of music fans through Samsung mobile devices in India. The two companies have signed a deal which will see Samsung devices pre-loaded with the free personalised music streaming service-MixRadio.
MTV India turns curator for Apple Music
MUMBAI: The team at MTV India is currently busy compiling the best of Bollywood and Indian indie songs for its association with Apple Music. With this, MTV India has become the first local curator for Apple’s latest music streaming service.
BBC Music brings iconic Elton John performance exclusively to BBC iPlayer
MUMBAI: The BBC announced that music fans will get the chance to see Elton John and his band perform live at Cornwall’s Eden Project in new programme Elton Live At Eden, which will be available exclusively on BBC iPlayer from 23 October.
Ed Sheeran hits 500M streams
MUMBAI: Spotify reveals that Ed Sheeran’s hit ‘Thinking Out Loud’ has become the first song to hit 500 million streams on Spotify.
Hornbill Festival 2015 musical budget to be approx 1.5 crore
MUMBAI: Hornbill, one of the biggest cultural festivals in Nagaland, will be a grand one for Rock ‘n Roll fans with international bands - Helloween from Germany, and the ABBA official tribute band- ARRIVAL from Sweden - performing at this edition of the festival.
Great Britain and Submerge present æThe ExchangeÆ music conference 2nd edition
MUMBAI: After receiving a stellar response in its inaugural year, the one-of-its-kind educative conference, The Exchange, returns to the city for its second consecutive year.
Bollywood composer Palash Muchhal turns director
MUMBAI: One of the youngest composers in Bollywood, Palash Muchhal, who has composed songs like ‘Party Toh Bante Hai’ (Bhootnath Returns) and ‘Tu Hi Hai Aashiqui’ (Dishkiyaoon), has now turned his attention to directing.
