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MUMBAI: Radio Mirchi 98.3 FM has launched in Thiruvananthapuram, taking the total number of stations to 31 all over the country. In Thiruvananthapuram, Radio Mirchi programming will begin with devotional music on Morning Raagam followed by breakfast show Hello Thiruvananthapuram. Ladies Colony will be the next show for the women. Mollywood Matinee, Bumper 2 Bumper, Bellbottoms and Dr Love are some more offerings from Radio Mirchi.
read moreMUMBAI: Sun TV's S FM is launching in Kanpur through its subsidiary South Asia FM. The launch will take the total number of FM stations to 21 all over India. S FM already operates in places that include Chennai, Coimbatore, Tirunelveli, Visakhapatnam, Bangalore, Hyderabad, Jaipur, Bhubaneswar, Tirupati, Madurai, Tuticorin, Lucknow, Bhopal, Pondicherry, Kozhikode (Calicut), Indore, Vijayawada, Varanasi, Tiruchy and Rajahmundry. The company will launch 24 more stations to complete the launch of 45 stations across the country.
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MUMBAI: Lyricist Swanand Kirkire plans to doff a few more hats when he composes music for Ram Advani's Talisman, produced by Vidhu Vinod Chopra. The film, which is expected to go on the floors soon, will have Kirkire also writing the dialogues and doing the screenplay, along with penning the lyrics.
read moreMUMBAI: Mumbai-based ETC Networks Ltd, a part of Zee Group, has fixed 11 February 2008 as the record date for the scheme of amalgamation. The amalgamation involves a merger between ETC Networks and Zee Interactive Learning Systems (ZILS). The merger will be effective from 1 April. The share-swap ratio has been fixed at two shares in ETC for each held in ZILS, as recommended by independent valuer Dalal and Shah. Zee Entertainment Enterprises Ltd (ZEEL) currently holds 55.29 per cent in ETC.
read moreMUMBAI:The T-Series - Vishesh Films tussle over audio rights to the soon-to-be-released film Jannat continues.
read moreMUMBAI: Ten months before the trade event Amazia, 200 companies from around the world have confirmed that they will be in attendance. The event is positioning itself as the first Asian-based business-to-business exhibition and conference event devoted to the creation and distribution of international entertainment content across all delivery platforms.
read moreMUMBAI: Urgent action is needed to translate the role of Internet Service Providers (ISPs) in protecting music on the internet into reality, according to the IFPI Digital Music Report 2008. ISP co-operation, via systematic disconnection of infringers and the use of filtering technologies, is the most effective way copyright theft can be controlled, says the report. Independent estimates say up to 80 per cent of ISP traffic comprises distribution of copyright-infringing files.
read moreMUMBAI: Disney Channel's inter-school dance competition 'My School Rocks'(MSR) winners from Delhi Public School, Chandigarh are performing in a music video choreographed by Shiamak Davar. The song 'Ek Hain Hum'is from the Disney's original movie High School Musical 2.
read moreMUMBAI: London-based Last.fm, which works in the area of online music, has launched a service to allow anyone in the world to listen to music on the site for free. The company says that its library has attracted a community of more than 20 million unique monthly users in 240 countries around the globe. The heart of Last.fm is a recommendation engine that guides listeners to music they are likely to enjoy based on prior selections, connecting them with the music they love and with others who share their tastes.
read moreNEW DELHI: Sony Ericsson today announced the global launch of four new mobile phones, two of them are "inspired by India" and have FM-AM radio on the phone, as the company's user interface showed that radio is a craze in India, senior managers of the company said. Produced in the company's Chennai facility, the two India-specific phones, R300i Radio and R306i Radio will be launched in the Indian market in the first quarter of this year and will be priced between Rs 3,500 to Rs 5,000, respectively.
read moreMUMBAI : MidemNet, the international forum on new technologies and new economic models in the music industry, takes place from 26 to 27 January in Cannes as part of Midem, the world's music market. Midem is being held this year from 27 to 31 January 2008. Creating value around music will be the main theme of the 9th edition of MidemNet, the international forum on music technology and new economic models, to be held on 26 and 27 January 2008 in Cannes as part of MIDEM, the world's music market.
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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
