BBC World Service rolls out expansion plans, four new Indian language services
MUMBAI: The BBC World Service has announced its biggest expansion plans since the 1940s, for the coming year, credited to a 'greatest ever funding boost' received by the organisation from the UK government.
Big FM ropes in Neeti Mohan to execute its big plan
MUMBAI: Big FM has sent out a statement claiming that the radio station would soon be making a big announcement, to coincide with the network's completion of a decade in operations.
9X Jhakaas launches 'Wajva Ki'
MUMBAI: Request shows are mostly limited to the audio medium, but Maharashtra’s first Marathi music channel, 9X Jhakaas brings it on TV with ‘Wajva Ki’.
Vh1 will venture into pop-culture, celebrity-focused lifestyle shows: Ferzad Palia
MUMBAI: With five days to go for the most-awaited event – Global Citizen Festival - on Indian soil this year, Viacom18’s music unit Vh1 prepares to undergo a revamp, from its appearance to its programming.
Buying music from overseas sites will cost 15% more
MUMBAI: The Central Board of Excise and Custom (CBEC) will charge 15 per cent over every download executed from overseas websites. Overseas companies offering services to Indian consumers like music or ebooks will now no longer be exempted from the service tax, starting 1 December.
Vh1 revamps with original programming, new prime time lineup
MUMBAI: Viacom music channel Vh1 is changing. The channel will soon start airing engaging original programming like 'Vh1 Inside access with Miss Malini' and 'Vh1 India Diaries'.
Radio City to go live on-air with India's first retro concert
Mumbai: Radio City is set to go live on-air with India’s first Retro Concert 'Kal Bhi Aaj Bhi' LIVE, an ode to yesteryear's musical legends.
Indian music industry needs some 'vitality': Rupert Hollier, Metropolis Studios, UK
MUMBAI: The extravagant launch of tycoon Kumar Birla's 22-year-old daughter Ananya Birla's debut single 'Livin' the Life', in linear to some of the international artist’s album launch, expectedly generated curiosity and attention around the event.
From a barber's shop to a tea stall: BBC Urdu looks at the lives of India's young Muslims
MUMBAI: India's young Muslims, their views, hopes and concerns, are the subject of the new BBC Urdu series From a barber’s shop to a tea stall (Nai Ki Dukan Se Chai Ki Dukan Tak) going live on TV, radio and online on Monday, 14 November.
MY FM's RJ Viny bags India's first AIB Award in London
MUMBAI: RJ Viny, host of the breakfast show – Salaam Indore, emerged as the Radio Personality of the Year at the Association of International Broadcasters in London. With this award, she became the only Indian RJ and MY FM the first Indian radio station to be recognized at AIB.
