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Mumbai: The first of the clutch of film awards this year is out, and the music honours have staked their claim in the spotlight. The results of Nokia Star Screen Awards, out recently, have picked out the best of the lot, some of these reserved for that gem of 2007, Taare Zameen Par, which bagged six categories in all.
read moreNEW DELHI: The information and broadcasting ministry today announced a further postponement in Phase II of bidding for FM licenses. This follows the Delhi High Court's dismissal of a review petion filed by the ministry against an earlier court order allowing Radio Today to bid if it fulfilled certain conditions. Following court's dismissal of the petition, the ministry was forced to postpone the bidding due to several complications, and this has triggered widespread confusion amongst industry leaders.
read moreMUMBAI: The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC), that provides content to a clutch of private FM stations in India, is launching two new radio programmes, BBC- Take One and BBC Fun n Games this week. According to BBC's India Development Manager Vineeta Dwivedi, both shows are cast in the 'radio magazine' format, the first such in the country. Both shows will be made available to FM stations subscribing to its current content, according to the BBC.
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MUMBAI: 12 January is going to be D day for the final clash between the two final jodis of Sahara One's Jjhoom India.
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MUMBAI: The Kolkata radio station Friends 91.9 FM plans to give the people of Kolkata an opportunity to host their own show from the comfort of their homes. The show, titled 'Bari Theke Bolchi', goes on air from 14 January and will be aired from 10 pm to 11 pm on Mondays, Tuesdays and Wednesdays. The methodology is simple – call into a dedicated phone number, leave a 45 second message about yourself, and the station selects one person per day from those, and all he/she has to do is to host a one hour show sitting at home.
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MUMBAI: Radio Mirchi, in association with Karnataka Renewable Energy Development Ltd (KREDL), has undertaken an initiative to light up homes with compact fluorescent lamps (CFL), in Bangalore. With this initiative, Mirchi plans to create awareness among people to use CFLs that conserve energy as opposed to incandescent bulbs.
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MUMBAI: On the occasion of his 74th birthday, Shemaroo released a two DVD pack of 50 original songs by Mahendra Kapoor, featuring 25 solo songs in volume one and 25 duets in volume two sung by the legendary singer. The first copy of this DVD pack titled 'Ultimate Unremix - Mahendra Kapoor' was presented to Mahendra Kapoor on his birthday at his Mumbai residence on Wednesday. The singer officially released it by unveiling the pack, who was visibly moved as he launched the set. The DVD was then played on his home theatre system for guests to have a look at the compilation.
read moreMUMBAI: Media major UTV has stepped into the music industry with a label of its own, christened UTV Music.
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MUMBAI: The much awaited, twice delayed music launch of an epic of love- Ashutosh Gowariker's Jodhaa Akbar finally took place at Mumbai's Grand Hyatt, amidst much fanfare. Between Ash (Ashutosh Gowariker) and Aish (Aishwariya Rai Bachhan), there was a long list of guests who graced the event - Amitabh Bachchan, Hrithik Roshan, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, Javed Akhtar, A R Rahman, Aushotosh Gowariker, Shatrughan Sinha, Sanjay Khan, Zayed Khan, Sonu Nigam and politician Amar Singh, among others.
read moreMUMBAI: Motorola has acquired Soundbuzz, the privately held, leading pan-Asian music provider founded by Sudhanshu Sarronwala. The acquisition, which is subject to customary conditions, is expected to close in the first quarter of 2008. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed, says an official release.
read moreMUMBAI: Ovation TV, the arts TV network backed by Hubbard Media and Harvey and Bob Weinstein has acquired International Music Feed (IMF), a music video channel operated by Universal Music Group. The network will add IMF's 8 million monthly subscribers to its existing base of 17 million across Time Warner and Comcast cable systems, and DirecTV satellite service. IMF features concerts, interviews and music videos and was launched in 2005. Under terms of the deal, Universal Music Group gained a minority equity stake in Ovation.
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MUMBAI: Hoopr, a leader in the royalty-free music space, is proud to unveil its latest innovationread more
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MUMBAI: Club FM took an innovative turn for Children’s Day with Club FM RJ, engaging young talents across our six stations. The initiative invited...read more
MUMBAI: Today, the genre-defying brother duo Everyone You Know (EYK) release brand new album, ‘Ain’t Smiled in Ages’. Listen to the album [HERE]....read more
MUMBAI: Amit Trivedi's Azaad Collab has been a breath of fresh air in the music world, and the release of Sajaniya has only strengthened its appeal....read more
MUMBAI: Delhi's largest food festival, presented by TOPS and co-powered by Coca-Cola and Voods Lifestyle, returns for its 13th edition. This...read more
MUMBAI: Filipino pop sensation, BINI, is ready to spread festive cheer worldwide with their delightful version of the classic carol “Joy to the World...read more
