TV Today's Oye FM is up for sale amidst disappointing revenues
BENGALURU/MUMBAI: Entities in the radio business have started to play their cards for survival in the industry. The first one to make the move was Radio City when they entered in an acquisition agreement with Jagran Prakashan. Now, TV Today's Oye FM is in spotlight.
TRAI seeks views of stakeholders on methodology for calculating reserve price of FM Phase III
NEW DELHI: The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has recommended that the reserve price for FM Radio channels in Phase III should be 0.8 times of the valuation of FM Radio channels in that city.
NYF World's Best Radio Programs name Phil Critchlow and Valerie Geller to advisory board
MUMBAI: This year, New York Festivals World's Best Radio Programs competition revealed two prominent names from the radio industry – UK based TBI Media's founding director Phil Critchlow and US based Geller Media president Valerie Geller.
BMG acquires rights from three European label companies in one week
MUMBAI: BMG announced its acquisition of Italian music records- Off Limits' publishing catalogue. Through the purchase, BMG will be able to hold rights of classic 90s dance pop hits.
Post 1000 hours of live RJing FM Tadka witnesses approx 20% increase in ad rates
MUMBAI: Jaipur based radio station, FM Tadka, has witnessed an approximate growth of 20 per cent in ad rates. The radio station attributes the growth to its out-of-the-box radio programmes and segments introduced by them.
Label Presents co-sponsoring 9th Annual Primary Wave Pre-Grammy party in Los Angeles
MUMBAI: Label Presents, the concert promotions division of the famed Label Nightclub in Charlotte, North Carolina, will co-sponsor the exclusive 9th Annual Primary Wave Pre-Grammy Party at RivaBella in West Hollywood, California on Saturday, 7 February , 2015 - the eve of the 57th Annual Grammy
Sony's music division witnessed growth due to new releases and digital streaming revenue
MUMBAI: According to Q3 ended 31 December 2014, Sony's Music segment witnessed an increase in sales by 13.1 per cent (3 per cent increase on a constant currency basis), compared to the same quarter last year.
BBC Radio 6 Music achieves new feat of 2 million weekly listeners
MUMBAI: Five years after almost getting the axe, BBC's Radio 6 Music hit 2 million weekly listeners; a first for the digital radio. According to reports, the radio station touched an average of 2.1 million listeners on a weekly basis during the last three months of 2014.
Radio Mirchi Bangalore to introduce new elements on-air
MUMBAI: Radio Mirchi Bangalore, keeping up with its plan to bring changes to its quirky style of programming, has appointed P D Sathish Chandra as programming head for the station. One of the latest talked about activities on-air was the interview with Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah.
Kronos Quartet will bring their unique artistic vision March 22, 2015
MUMBAI: For more than 40 years, San Francisco’s Kronos Quartet—David Harrington (violin), John Sherba (violin), Hank Dutt (viola), and Sunny Yang (cello)—has combined a spirit of fearless exploration with a commitment to continually re-imagining the string quartet experience.
