Kabhi Khushi, Kabhi Gloom - Rajesh Tahil
Figure this scene. It's a bit like an old Seinfeld episode. You go to a party; it's the end of the year or beginning of the new one (depending on when you are reading this). Someone asks �it's the end of another year – how do you think it was for radio?' The response is a bit like Kramer's, �...
Nisha Narayanan - Leaping over hurdles
A brief note appeared on the website of Information & Broadcasting (I&B) Ministry recently on the status of the Electronic Media Monitoring Centre (EMMC). It said that Rs.19.65 crore was approved for the EMMC -- well equipped with state-of-the-art facilities -- to check the violations of...
Gulbarga NGO to launch CR station
MUMBAI: The Sharanbasaveshwar Vidya Vardhak Sangha will set up its community radio station in Gulbarga, Karnataka within an estimated three months' time. With this, the number of CRS will increase to 39 in the country. According to a government release, the ministry of information and broadcasting...
SFM Project head Nisha Narayanan - I wish the government had permitted independent news on radio before they allowed political ads
With its Siliguri launch in October, Sun Network's SFM has its presence across 43 stations and would be largest network after its remaining two stations (Aizawl and Gangtok) become operational. In an interview with Radioandmusic.com's Anita Iyer, SFM 93.5 Project head Nisha Narayanan converses...
TV content freeze impacts FM radio
MUMBAI: The fresh content freeze on television is not just impacting the TV industry. FM radio stations, that have benefitting handsomely from TV channel promotions, suddenly find these ads drying up.
Sudhanshu Sarronwala- "It's mobile, expressive and has a long tail...."
One can perhaps argue successfully that communications, photography and music are the most digitized industries in the world. Just think of email, digital cameras and camera-phones and MP3'. Further, in terms of format change, digital music is quite simply the pioneer in terms of a changed format...
Net gains from music
If you thought listening to music online was only about raaga.com and musicindiaonline.com, think again. A clutch of new players have upped their ante in the last one year or so, each one playing a different tune on the Internet. It's no longer about playing the latest Hindi chartbuster; sites...
Palash Sen - Let a hundred talents bloom
As I begin to write this piece, I am amazed at the timing of getting this opportunity, for there is so much to say. I shall repay this favour by writing the truth and nothing less. Anything more would be war! I write at a time when the music industry is at its worst. Surprised? Please don't be,...
Ameen Sayani - "AIR can co-exist with private players"
Behno aur Bhaiyo...main apka dost Ameen Sayani bol raha hoon...aur aap sun rahe hain Binaca Geet Mala", these mesmerising lines still have a recall value across generations. The man behind the golden voice, Ameen Sayani chats with Radioandmusic.com's Anita Iyer tracing sixty years of evolution of...
DNA Networks MD T Venkat Vardhan - Live entertainment is still not a priority industry in our economy
T Venkat Vardhan started DNA Networks in India over 20 years ago, when ground events in the country – fashion shows and sports events mainly, catered to small city based audiences. Started with a vision to provide solutions and a platform to successfully conduct an event on a scale akin to those...
