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Mumbai: Music is one of the worst hit sectors of the Indian entertainment industry, with 64 per cent of the market estimated to be pirated, according to a new study released by the US India Business Council (USIBC).
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MUMBAI: Here's news that will gladden the hearts of all Himesh fans! After making a mark in Bollywood with his acting, the singer, music composer Himesh Reshammiya is all set to shoot an item song with the sizzling Urmila Matondkar for his upcoming film Karzzzz.
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Mumbai: Radio Mirchi CEO Prashant Panday announced that his station would offer FCT worth one million dollars to combat the menace of piracy in the music industry by creating awareness among listeners.
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Mumbai: The last day of Ficci Frames 08' witnessed a provocative discussion on Listener's Choice: Changing trends in music among Chairman Emeritus and Founder Mobile Entertainment Forum Ralph Simon, Big Music CEO Kulmeet Makkar, music composers Salim and Sulaiman Merchant and Radio Mirchi CEO Prashant Panday.The panel agreed with the Merchant brothers' demand that educational institutions to promote music be set up in coordination with corporates so that musicians can be trained.
read moreALLAHABAD/MUMBAI: The criminal case against filmmaker Ram Gopal Varma by music major T-Series in Noida is stayed on Thrusday by the Allahabad High Court till 1 July. The stay had come on an application by the filmmaker seeking further stay as the Courts interim stay order for five days just before Holi was expiring.The filmmaker has sought quashing of the First Information Report (FIR) in view of the fact that an FIR filed by him against the music major is pending in Mumbai.
read moreMUMBAI: Bhaskar Groups My FM has launched a contest ?‹?“My FM My Singapore. The contest will run simultaneously across stations including Chandigarh, Ahmedabad, Jaipur, Bhopal, Indore and Raipur.
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Mumbai: Advertiser apathy and crippling music royalties are eating away at the FM radio indstry in the country, that's registering fast growth and is poised to grow even bigger in the coming months with the increasing penetration of mobile phones. Industry players, who converged at the Radio Rocks session on Day II at Frames 2008 were unanimous in their opinion that while radio is increasingly emerging as a sexy medium that captures more attention than TV, it is still perceived as a passive medium by the advertiser.
read moreMUMBAI: US broadcaster Fox has announced that Ellen DeGeneres will once again join Ryan Seacrest as co-host of Idol Gives Back. This is its music-based reality show American Idol's music celebration which looks to raise awareness and funds to benefit various US and international charities. DeGeneres will host from the Kodak Theatre with Seacrest hosting from the American Idol stage in Los Angeles on 9 April. In India, American Idol airs on Star World. Last year, the special got a Governor's Award Emmy for raising $76 million.
read moreMumbai: Big FM has promoted Arjun Singgh Baran to the post of regional director for Operations-West, while Sudarshan Saha has stepped in as the new station head, Mumbai. P B Ramaswamy, who was the station manager, Chennai will now be the cluster head for Tamil Nadu. Baran was the man behind setting up of Big's Mumbai station, and has been instrumental in the launch and functioning of the Mumbai Station thus far.
read moreMUMBAI: US music broadcaster MTV has announced that its music video game Rock Band continues to fly off shelves and satisfy music fans and gamers as more than 6 million game levels based on songs have been purchased since its launch in November.
read moreMumbai: The 5th Radio Mirchi KAAN Awards awarding the outstanding radio Ad received a great response with more than 700 entries across 15 categories. The other awards in the category include Client of the Year for the most outstanding advertiser of 2007, Radio writer of the year, Agency of the year, Production House of the year and the Voice of the Year Award.Commenting on the significance of the medium and the 5th Mirchi KAAN Awards, ENIL (Radio Mirchi) CEO Prashant Panday said, "The jury we have this year is the highest powered jury any award has witnessed.
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MUMBAI: 93.5 Red FM, India’s leading private radio and entertainment network, is proud to announcread more
MUMBAI: IPRS, Indian Performing Rights Society, hosted a one of its kind landmark event aimed at read more
MUMBAI: Xiaomi India, a global technology brand renowned for its innovation, today announced a stread more
MUMBAI: UK-based audio software company DataMind Audio is launching its flagship plugin, The Combread more
MUMBAI: Ultra Media & Entertainment Group today announced the launch of a ground breaking bouread more
MUMBAI: This is the first time that Shruti have created a multilingual track which includes the lyrics in three different languages Shruti Haasan who...read more
MUMBAI: Armaan Malik, hailed as the Prince of Pop, is aiming to bridge the gap between two different music sensibilities once again with his latest...read more
MUMBAI: Pop star Dhvani Bhanushali is all set to headline this year’s prestigious Mysore Dussehra, sharing the spotlight with musical legends like A....read more
MUMBAI: Renowned Bollywood playback singer and composer Amit Trivedi is thrilled to announce his latest, Azaad Collab. Known for his soulful voice...read more
