RJ Gabby Sanderson: "I don't like commercial stuff in the UK charts"

The International Radio Festival (IRF) plays host to a number of voices from across the globe on a single platform. Being associated with the fest for two years and one of the main speakers for its third edition is a woman who juggles several hats. DJ, TV presenter, producer, music journalist and a radio jockey (RJ) Gabby Sanderson will be broadcasting the morning show at Zurich this year.

Naveen Bhandari: "We will invest around 10-15 mn in apps & advertising space"

One of the leading players in the Value Added Services (VAS) domain, Techzone offers a rich portfolio of managed services for telecom operators, media houses and related enterprises. The company has exclusive rights to over a million music and video titles and powers nearly 60 per cent of all mobile digital entertainment content in India and many parts of the world.

Luke Kenny: "It's just a matter of time before 9XO becomes No 1 pure intl music channel"

In a fiercely competitive and cluttered environment where music channels are striving hard to rake in the moolah, 9X Media expanded its fleet and launched international music channel, 9XO. The sixth channel in the bouquet is planning to survive on unadulterated music experience of English and international hits from across the globe.

Samir D Khandwala: "Major cause of piracy is the inaccessibility of content"

With rights of over 5,000 music titles, iMusti.com an online music portal delivers high quality Indian music content across multiple genres and languages. Extending their reach to smart devices, the portal has signed an agreement with Samsung India to develop video applications for Smart TV consumers.

Sony/ATV India head Vinit Thakkar: 'Publishing is the most important facet of music business'

At a time when the Indian music industry is juggling with the copyright bill, vexatious royalty issues and rampant online piracy, what would be the most desirable path for the industry to rake in the moolah ? Well, in this rapidly evolving ecosystem where such grim issues are rattling the music industry, Sony ATV/Music senior general manager digital & Publishing Vinit Thakkar suggests that publishing is a blooming business and a major revenue stream for the music industry in India.

Mandar Thakur: 'The music industry needs some serious re-investments'

Times Music COO Mandar Thakur has been at the forefront of music industry for over two decades.  Thakur's pedigree remains firmly rooted in the music business and its development. Prior to Times, Thakur ran a Digital Music and Media Consultancy business with a premier client list clientele including some of India's most diverse music, mobile and internet businesses.

Adarsh Gupta: 'We want Saregama to be the Future of Music'

From fast moving consumer goods to consumer electronics to music in markets as diverse as India, Russia, England, Poland and Fiji Islands is quite a journey. But  for Saregama India business head-music Adarsh Gupta it has been quite an enriching and enjoyable one. The former Times Music head has quite a challenge on his hands: push arguably India's oldest music label Saregama into its next phase of growth and transform it as a company which rakes in the moolah in an era of deteriorating physical sales and increasing digital consumption of music.

G Krishnan: 'Radio is the most innovative of all mediums'

TV Today Network (Oye! FM) executive director & CEO G Krishnan, GK as he is fondly known, is an exceedingly well read Indian media professional with a rich experience of more than two decades in the print, radio and television industry.

Radio Today Broadcasting Ltd, the radio division of India Today Group launched Meow FM in 2007 and latter re-christened to Oye! 104.8 in September 2010 with stations in Mumbai, Delhi, Kolkata, Amritsar, Patiala, Shimla and Jodhpur.

Harrish M Bhatia: 'Absence of radio measurement tool is a huge roadblock for non-metro stations'

* Radioandmusic.com features and salutes glorious years of Private FM Radio

94.3 My FM CEO Harrish M Bhatia in �Glorious years of Private FM Radio' opens up on the vexatious royalty issue, stumbling blocks and challenges faced by the nascent medium in the last decade, and its potential growth with the roll out of Phase-III.

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Rana Barua: 'Radio remains highly regulated media industry in the country'

Radioandmusic.com in its �Glorious years of Private FM Radio' series features Red FM 93.5 Network chief operating officer Rana Barua, the man who runs India's most awarded radio network with exceptionally successful programming and creative campaigns. Barua, shouldering hefty responsibility shares his experiences of running the station with all the obstacles as well as opportunities in the decade.

On evolution of radio from its inception to Phase-III…