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MUMBAI : China's top search engine, Baidu.com, has been sued by a music industry group in China over an alleged copyright violation. The Music Copyright Society of China claims that Baidu.com Inc provided "music listening, broadcasting and downloading services in various forms on its Website without approval, and through unfettered piracy, earning huge advertising revenue on its huge number of hits," says an AP report.Baidu is China's most popular search engine, with 60.1 per cent of the sector's revenues, according to Analysys International, a Beijing-based research firm.
read moreMUMBAI: NBC Universal Television's DVD, music and consumer products group in the US will release the soundtrack for the show Heroes on 18 March 2008. In India, the show airs on Star World.
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MUMBAI : Bollywood couple Kajol and Ajay Devgan launched Radio One's third annual Speed Dating event, "Radio One Presents - Dating Fatafat", in Mumbai on Friday evening.
read moreNEW DELHI - Radio Taiwan International held its biennial Listeners' Club Meet in Delhi on Saturday. Previously held in March 2006 in New Delhi and Kolkata, the RTI delegates visited Chennai and Kolkata along with New Delhi this year. Speaking to the members of the listeners' club, RTI chairman Yu Cheng said, "We aim to achieve international cooperation through our programming and news. Although Taiwan has a population of over 22 million, we still haven't been granted a place in the WHO."
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MUMBAI : Inaugurated by the president of India Pratibha Patil on Friday evening, the Mumbai University's community FM radio venture began transmission at 7 pm the same day. Christened Must Radio (an acronym for Mumbai University Students' Transmission), the station will operate for four hours daily - from 7 am to 9 am and 7 pm to 9 pm daily. MUMBAI : Inaugurated by the president of India Pratibha Patil on Friday evening, the Mumbai University's community FM radio venture began transmission at 7 pm the same day.
read moreMUMBAI : My FM's morning show Salaam Ahmedabad, hosted by RJ Krupa, will now also have RJ DJ (Dilip Jain) adding spice and fun quotient to the show. DJ has more than eight years of experience in radio industry, and is known for his witty and humorous style. He started his career with AIR FM Rainbow and AIR Gold, Mumbai as a radio jockey and was with AIR for four years.Says My FM's business head Harrish M Bhatia, "DJ is a sure short asset. Salaam Ahmedabad with RJ Krupa is very popular in Ahmedabad, with DJ on board, listeners will love 94.3 MY FM even more."
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MUMBAI : Radio Indigo, in association with Black Dog, is bringing yet another evening of jazz in Bangalore on 7 March at the Royal Orchid Hotel lawns.
read moreBANGALORE: Thee Indian music legends will perform live for the first time on stage together for the sixth Premanjali annual music festival 'Resonance' in Bangalore on 8 March - violin maestro L Subramanian; flautist Pt. Hariprasad Chaurasia; vocalist M Balamurali Krishna. The event is to be held at the Koramangala Indoor Stadium, which will be transformed to an auditorium with major acoustic arrangements, according to an official release.The organisers expect a crowd of around 4000 people.
read moreMUMBAI : Universal Music Group (UMG), the world's leading music company, and Univision Communications Inc., the leading Spanish-language media company in the U.S. announced a agreement under which UMG will acquire UMG, including its music recording and publishing division.
read moreMUMBAI : US based Stephen Arnold Music has completed a custom music package for WeatherBug, a weather information and services provider.
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MUMBAI: INX Media's general entertainment channel (GEC) 9X has announced that Bhojpuri film actor-cum-singer Manoj Tiwari and television actress-anchor Roshni Chopra will host its upcoming song-and-dance reality show Chak De Bachche.
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MUMBAI: Hoopr, a leader in the royalty-free music space, is proud to unveil its latest innovationread more
As part of its refresh, the radio network recently launched its flagship show Dhun Badal Ke Toh...read 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: 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
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: Toronto-born quadruple–threat–rapper, singer-songwriter, producer, and professional volleyball player – Kofi today released his third studio...read more
