BBC Scotland appoints its first ever poet in residence
MUMBAI: Rachel McCrum will be introduced as BBC Scotland’s Poet in Residence to its Radio Scotland audience on National Poetry Day, Thursday, 8th October.
Community Radio Station Sarathi Jhalak facing severe financial crunch
MUMBAI: Bengaluru based community radio station (CRS), Sarathi Jhalak, is facing a severe financial crunch, which resulted in the station discontinuing broadcasts for a week (30 August to 4 September, 2015).
How did new entrants to the radio industry fare? Find out
MUMBAI: Acquiring a radio frequency or multiple frequencies has been quite the challenge for bidders who participated in the recently concluded Phase III auctions. After waiting ten years for the auctions, there is no doubting that every radio player wanted a piece of the pie.
Arko signs two film deals with Dharma Productions
MUMBAI: Music composer Arko Pravo Mukherjee, who composed eight songs for music label- Zee Music in 2014, has now signed a two-film contract with Dharma Productions.
Unique concert in Kargil to bridge gap between public, police and armed forces
NEW DELHI: A unique music concert was held in Kargil to bridge the gap between the masses in one hand; and the army and police forces on the other hand. The ‘Harmony’ concert was organised by Police Kargil in collaboration with 153-Medium Regiment Apati at Auditorium Hall Kargil.
Tickets are selling exceptionally well for 'Beauty and the Beast' in India
MUMBAI: The frenzy around the debut of Broadway in India with the timeless classic ‘Beauty and the Beast’, has escalated with an unprecedented sale of tickets.
Empire, television's biggest musical drama to premiere in India with Season 2 only on FX and FX HD
MUMBAI: FX, the only destination in India that provides its viewers with some of the highest rated television shows, boasting of the some of the most edgiest content of all time.
Red LiVE brings music from the heartlands of Punjab with Gurdas Maan and Satinder Sartaaj
MUMBAI: Punjabi music holds a universal appeal and when you get to groove with Gurdas Maan and Satinder Sartaaj’s joint performance, the result promises to be mesmerising. ‘Sounds of Punjab’ the music concert will give Delhiites a chance to experience the two versatile voices of Punjab.
All India Radio withdraws clip on Mudra Yojana after protest by Arya Vaishya community
NEW DELHI: All India Radio (AIR), which has already withdrawn the programme on the Prime Minister Mudra Yojana which met the ire of the World Arya Vaishya Mahasabha, said the programme had come from the Directorate of Advertising and Visual Publicity.
BBC World Service and British Council launch 25th International Radio Playwriting Competition
MUMBAI: The global competition, hosted by BBC World Service and the British Council, in partnership with Commonwealth Writers and co-producers The Open University, offers the unique opportunity for playwrights to use the medium of radio drama to reach an international audience.
