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NEW DELHI: While the Planning Commission in a report had said that a sum of Rs 59 billion would be required over the next ten years for digitisation of All India Radio, the Information and Broadcasting Ministry has now prepared a proposal for Rs eight billion for expediting digitisation in AIR, to be shortly placed before the Cabinet. A senior official of the Information and Broadcasting ministry told Radioandmusic.com that the government is confident of meeting its deadline of complete digitisation of the electronic media by 2017.
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BANGALORE: Tata Teleservices Ltd (TTSL) youth focused mobile brand �Virgin Mobile' has announced Bollywood youth icons Ranbir Kapoor and Genelia D'Souza as its new brand ambassadors during the launch of Virgin's GSM services for south India in Bangalore on Thursday. TTSL has a brand franchisee arrangement with Richard Branson's Virgin Group.
read moreMUMBAI: After Vikas Varma quit 9XM this week to join MTV as creative and content head, the channel's head of operations Riyaz Amlani too has put in his papers and has joined the Viacom run music and youth channel. Talking about his movement, Amlani says, We had worked towards making 9XM a successful channel with a different format and today it is a robust channel. I was on a lookout for better opportunities and MTV seems to be a new challenge altogether as the format of the channel is very different from 9XM....
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MUMBAI: When it comes to music, 2010 has started on a good note for sure. A R Rahman's track from Couples' Retreat 'Na Na..' has already been nominated for this year's Academy Awards For those who may have forgotten, Slumdog Millionaire's now famous track 'Jai Ho' is also nominated at this year's Grammy Awards. Rahman's friend and Oscar winner Resul Pookutty is escatic about Rahman's nominations, but more than anything else, the Kerala born sound techinician is confident that this year too, Rahman will reign.
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MUMBAI: Radio Netherlands Worldwide (RNW) has entered into a new partnership with All India Radio (AIR) for co-production of a show - Earth Beat. Both organisations will work together in the co production called Earth Beat India. The programme will be broadcast nationally by AIR in English and Hindi every two weeks. RNW had partnered with the Gyaan Vani radio channels promoted by the Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) in December 2009 for the same show.
read moreMUMBAI: The total revenues of Sun Network's radio subsidiaries - Kal Radio and South Asia FM Limited increased by 58 per cent to Rs 389.4 million in the quarter just ended, in comparison with the revenues for the previous nine months ended 31 December 2008, with Kal Radio turning EBITDA positive.
read moreMUMBAI: A major jump in license fees helped music major Saregama India to post a healthy Q3 FY 10 result The company garnered license fees of Rs 141.6 milion for the quarter just ended, as against Rs 54.7 million which accrued in the corresponding quarter in FY 09. Profit before tax in the music segment recorded a hike - Rs 69.5 million for the quarter just ended, as against Rs 55.3 million for the corresponding quarter last year. Music segment revenue stood at Rs 237.2 million, as against Rs 173.3 million for the quarter ended 31 December 2008.
read moreMUMBAI: Radio Mirchi has reported a net profit of Rs 107 million for the quarter ending 31 December 2009, against a profit of Rs 49 million reported in Q3 FY 09. Mirchi's revenues for Q3 FY '10 stood at Rs 635 million, compared to Rs 600 million in the corresponding period last year. The company's earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) stood at Rs 211 million, up 15 per cent. The Company's EBITDA margin improved from 30.6 per cent in Q3 FY 09 to 33.2 per cent during the current quarter.
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MUMBAI: Hip hop singer ishQ Bector has come under Central Board of Film Certification's scanner for his latest track- Bhoot from the album �Jhagde' released by Pen Audio. Interestingly, it is not item girl Rakhi Sawant's raunchy appearance in the track which has attracted the censors' attention but the usage of the word �Kaminey' in the mukhda which the singer had to scissor out in the final cut.
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MUMBAI: The Bose QuietComfort 15 stands true to its name for sure. For these headphones, Bose has implemented over three decades of research in noise reduction technology. The price range maybe a bit on the steeper side (Rs 16,763), but those seriously into music production/ sound engineering will definitely benefit from this latest marvel by Bose. Let's try to answer some of the basic questions about the product. How superior is the noise cancelling feature?
read moreMUMBAI: After the success of Jai Ho last year, A R Rahman's song NA Na.. from Hollywood film Couples Retreat has been nominated for 2010 Academy Awards. The song is among the 63 songs shortlisted for nomination for the Best Song category for the 82nd Academy Awards this year.
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MUMBAI: BandLab, the world’s largest social music creation platform, today announced a major expread more
MUMBAI: In a candid conversation with Radioandmusic, Akhila Shankar (Head, TuneCore South Asia) read more
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MUMBAI: New York house and techno force Avision delivers a striking rework of Hot Since 82’s standout track “Alive,” out now via Knee Deep In Sound...read more
MUMBAI: In the Indian music industry- where leadership roles have too often been a boys’ club- Shilpa Sharda is making space and making history. As...read more
MUMBAI: Zee TV has long been a pioneer in storytelling, delivering thought-provoking narratives that challenge societal norms and redefine...read more
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