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MUMBAI: Virgin Radio executive chairman Richard Huntingford will be leaving his post following the station's ?53.2 million (105 million) sale to the Times of India Group. This is the second time in a year that Huntingford is exiting from a radio company following its sale. Before this, he was the chief executive of Chrysalis, until the radio division was sold to Global Radio last year.
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MUMBAI: US based Columbia Records, a premier subsidiary label of Sony BMG Music Entertainment, Inc. has launched itself as an independent label of Sony BMG India. Music director Sandeep Chowta has been penciled in to head the label. The key aim of the label is to skew the indi-pop scenario in India which has been neglected by the Indian music industry since Bollywood has been dominating the market.
read moreBANGLORE: Radio advertisement just underwent a revolution today. Just for today, RJs of six stations of Radio One will introduce the station as Radio Fastrack 94.3 FM, the station for a ?‹?“Move on generation and the station will repeat the Fastrack theme of ?‹?“Move On throughout the campaign. Fastrack, the watch and sunglasses brand from Titan Industries Limited (Titan) stable has partnered with Radio One for promotions and on-air contests with Fastrack gear as the prizes during different time slots. The Fastrack promos started last Thursday and will end this weekend.
read moreMUMBAI: The radio sector in India has taken more than 50 years to grow from infancy to adolescence. Regulatory reforms, including opening up of the sector to private players and replacement of the fixed license fee regime with a revenue-sharing license regime has led to a renaissance in this sector that was languishing a few years back.
read moreMUMBAI: Radio Mirchi announces its 'Going Green' campaign to mark the World Environment Day on June 5, 2008
read moreMUMBAI: Fever 104 is in the midst of some hierarchical changes. While the station has roped in Pralay Bakshi as Kolkata's new station head, Alok Singh has been switched to Mumbai as the station head. Bakshi was earlier the Programming head of Delhi Fever and Singh was the station head of Kolkata. In further developments, Vinay Manek would shift to Delhi as programming head, who was earlier a part of the central programming team.
read moreMUMBAI: Radio One launches 'Hassi Ka Superhit Formula - No ifs, no buts only Hassi,Fataafat,' through the month of June. Programming on the station will be packed with humour, jokes and all things connected to laughter to give listeners an unforgettable radio experience.
read moreMUMBAI: Radio Mirchi kicks off its fortnight-long admission process, which means the radio station will help students seeking admission into Delhi University with its campaign called 'Return of Fachcha.'
read moreMUMBAI: History channel will be airing the second edition of its musical series 'History Rocks' starting 5 June in India. The new 17 part edition of 'History Rocks' promises to bring together great concerts, rare documentaries and interviews featuring 'Gods of Music' and offer a glimpse into the life of rock legends. The series will be broadcast Thursdays starting 9.00 pm with a repeat 11.00 pm on Saturdays.
read moreMUMBAI: The Times of India group has unveiled its global ambitions, making its first acquisition outside the home market. TIML Golden Square, a wholly owned subsidiary of Times group, has bought Virgin Radio Holdings Ltd. and its subsidiaries in the UK for ?53.2 million ($105 million) from Scottish media company SMG Plc. With the deal, TIML will get the AM national licence and the FM London licence. TIML will manage the station along with Absolute Radio, the European group that already owns the music station Jack FM in Oxford.
read moreMUMBAI: According to a disclosure report, ?‹?“The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) has spent more than $1.5 million in the first quarter to lobby on copyright theft and other issues.
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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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