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MUMBAI: Radio City 91.1 FM has launched its 17th station at Akola in Maharashtra. It needs to launch in three more towns to complete its kitty of 20 stations across India. Radio City CEO Apurva Purohit said, Combining our musical expertise, innovations and creativity, Radio City brings to Akola compelling content and a music mix strategically planned to uplift the mood of its listeners.The Akola Radio Citys programming includes Whatte Fun Mornings followed by City Spice which will address issues coupled with solutions and interesting contests.
read moreMUMBAI: Music major T-Series has hit back at filmmaker Ram Gopal Varma by filing an FIR against him in Delhi, accusing him of fraud and criminal breach of trust, the latest in a long chain of claims and counter claims that both have been involved in for the last few months.
read moreMUMBAI: Musical duo Nadeem-Shravan has been roped in to score the music for Vashu Bhagnanis next. The film will be directed by David Dhawan, and will star Govinda. The film will hit the floors soon, say industry sources.The two were recently turned down by Vishesh Films for the sequel of Raaz, music for which had been composed by them. Pritam has now been finalised for the same. Talking about the music for Bhagnanis film, Shravan says, We are elated. Since the film features Govinda, the music will be chirpy and peppy. Soon we will start work on it.
read moreMUMBAI: Times Groups subsidiary Mirchi Movies live action film Hari Puttar has signed on music composer Aadesh Shrivastav. The film has 85 minutes of live action and four minutes of animation, and is scheduled for a mid-2008 release.She title track of the film is being choreographed by Ganesh Acharya. Ace singer Shaan and long lost vocalist Neha Bhasin who shot to fame with Channel V's Popstars will be heard crooning together. Says Mirchi Movies COO Munish Puri, Its an ambitious project for us. Hence the music is well spent on. We are gung-ho about the title track.
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MUMBAI: For those who love some firangi presence in item songs, here's something to sink their teeth into. Brazilian model Mariah will be seen in Bollywood flick. 'Hijack' as the main lead for a promotional song. The song introduces the characters in the movie and was shot at Poison in Mumbai last week. Hijack is a high paced action thriller presented by Eros entertainment, produced under Aleya motion magic and is ad filmmaker Kunal Shivdasani's debut film as director.
read moreMUMBAI: Worldspace Satellite Radio has opted for LivehelpGenie software to provide immediate online customer support to its customers. LivehelpGenie is Live Chat Software for live help, live support, visitor tracking, and proactive sales support that allows Companies to communicate, or chat, in real time with visitors. According to Worldspace , LivehelpGenie not only reduces the overall cost of providing customer service via toll free telephone support lines but also provides excellent customer satisfaction.
read moreMUMBAI: Pan-Asian broadcaster Star has appointed Eddy Tan as VP (programming) of Channel [V]. Based in Hong Kong, Tan will officially join on 31 March and report to Star Entertainment president Todd Lituchy. In his new role, Tan will oversee the programming development of Channel [V] International, while also working with other Channel [V] properties in Asia on cross-channel initiatives including concerts, events and acquisitions.
read moreMUMBAI: Sun TV Network, through its subsidiary South Asia FM, is launching two FM stations under the brand name SFM. SFM is launching in Allahabad on 18 March and on 19 March in Jabalpur. This will take the total number of Sun's stations to 27 across the country. SFM already operates in Chennai, Coimbatore, Tirunelveli, Visakhapatnam, Bangalore, Hyderabad, Jaipur, Bhubaneswar, Tirupati, Madurai, Tuticorin, Lucknow, Bhopal, Pondicherry, Kozhilkode, Indore, Vijayawada, Varanasi, Tiruchy, Rajahmundry, Kanpur, Thiruvananthapuram, Thrissur, Mangalore and Kannur.
read moreMUMBAI: Rajeeta Hemwani, who joined Big Music in July 2007, has put in her papers, say industry sources.
read moreMUMBAI: Music Today in collaboration with Hay House has launched a series of eight inspirational audio CDs by an array of world renowned speakers and authors including Dr Deepak Chopra, Louise L. Hay, Dr Wayne W Dyer and Judith Orloff.
read moreMUMBAI: My FM is the official radio partner for Emerging India Awards 2008, India's first awards for Small and Medium Enterprises. CNBC TV18's 'Emerging India Awards in their fourth year now, recognises the leading Small & Medium Enterprise (SME) performers and have opened up a world of new business avenues for SMEs all over the country. All 17 stations of 94.3 My FM are highlighting the awards and the nominees of the awards. Listeners are also being informed about the on-air episodes on CNBC encouraging SMEs from across the country to take their businesses to the next level of growth.
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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: 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: Today, NERIAH’s latest single, "Red Flag," is out across all streaming platforms. Listen here: https://symphony.to/neriah/red-flag After a...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
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
