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MUMBAI: After Big FM came down heavily on the Media Research User Council (MRUC) for its allegedly 'inappropriate' radio measurement system - the Indian Readership Survey (IRS) - other broadcasters have also mooted the formation of an alternative body for radio measurement.
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MUMBAI: On their first ever India tour, one of the biggest selling groups of all time, Backstreet Boys are set to make the country's music lovers groove, promising that the show will resemble a movie, says a PTI report. One of the most popular boy bands during the 90's with hits like 'Quit playing games', 'Straight through my heart', Backstreet Boys will be the headlining band at the annual Rock 'N India musical festival rubbing shoulders with singer Richard Marx and other premier Indian acts.
read moreMUMBAI: As part of its newly launched Rs 50 million promotional marketing campaign, online B2B marketplace Indiamart.com has launched an advertising campaign on the Radio Mirchi network. The two month long campaign, starting from February will be aired across 12 stations of Mirchi including Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata, Pune, Hyderabad, Bangalore, Ahmedabad, Surat, Vadodara, Jaipur, Jalandhar and Indore.
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MUMBAI: After earning critical acclaim as well as plaudits from the masses for this year's release Veer, music director duo Sajid Wajid have now received an appreciation letter for the music of the film from Khalid Mahmood, MP from the House of Commons, Westminster, UK. The minister sent the letter of appreciation talking highly of the music of the film and has even invited Sajid Wajid to House of Commons to honour them in the presence of Parliamentarians.
read moreMUMBAI: International broadcasters - BBC, Deutsche Welle, and Voice of America - have condemned what they term 'a new wave of deliberate electronic interference by the Iranian authorities' which is affecting their broadcasts. BBC World News – the English language channel - was the latest channel to be jammed this week. The new wave of jamming occurred as Iranians marked the 31st anniversary of the Islamic revolution.
read moreMUMBAI: With the younger generation gearing up for Valentine day, the medium targeting the youth- �Radio' has been flooded with local retailers investing in the medium. Valentine week 2010 has been received by the radio fraternity in a mixed way. On the one hand, when broadcasters perceive it as a revenue garner, it has not created an impact on their inventory.
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MUMBAI: Radio City EVP and National Head - Programming Rana Barua has quit the organisation after five years. Barua is currently serving his notice period. When contacted, Barua confirmed that he had put in his papers but was yet weighing his options. Barua, who hails from an advertising background (he headed Bates Enterprises' Mumbai office for two years before joining City in 2006) might go back to the sector, sources said. Radio City had an extremely successful programming run under Barua's stewardship in the first three years of his tenure.
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MUMBAI: At the recently concluded Mirchi Music Awards 2009, music director Raju Singh won two awards in the category of �Best music composer' and 'Background score' for the film �Raaz 2– the mystery continues'. The background score is an integral and very important part of the story telling tools in the medium of cinema. It is a primary instrument that amplifies the emotions of the characters and the story. Right from our childhood days, when we were told a story, weren't the stories we liked best, the ones that had great sound effects?" says Raju Singh.
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MUMBAI: Noted Malayalm film lyricist Gireesh Puthenchery, died of brain hemorrhage at a private hospital in Kozhikode on 10 February 2010.
read moreMUMBAI: The digital space is abuzz with MySpace CEO Owen Van Natta quitting the organization in less than a year after joining. The reason for his resignation is not known. He will now be replaced by Mike Jones and Jason Hirschorn, who joined the company in April last year and have been serving as chief operating officer and chief product officer respectively. The new developement is likely to shock observers as Owen Van Natta had the challenge of turning round the fortunes of MySpace while it faced tough competition on the webspace from Facebook and Twitter
read moreMUMBAI: Lucian Grainge has been named chief executive of Universal Music, replacing Doug Morris who will remain the company's chairman.
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MUMBAI: The vibrant city of Guwahati is all set to host the Rongali Music Connect, an integral pread more
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MUMBAI: Future global pop superstar Henry Moodie releases his incredible new single, ‘bad emotions’, out now via Robots & Humans (UK) and...read more
MUMBAI: Acclaimed singer Shilpa Joshi, famously known as SJ, has just launched her latest single, "Lahore Nachda," marking another exciting milestone...read more
MUMBAI: Nashville Harbor Records & Entertainment’s multi-Platinum artist Chris Janson, known as one of the most exciting live performers in...read more
MUMBAI: The track, produced by Max Martin, is available to stream worldwide here. feelslikeimfallinginlove is the first song to be released from the...read more
MUMBAI: Junglee Music, a division of Times Music is excited to release "Maar Udi," the first track from the highly anticipated movie "Sarfira."...read more
