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MUMBAI: Fintage House BV, the performance collection agency of Elvis Presley has inked a deal with Rights Agency Ltd (RAL) to capture artist royalties. The companies will combine operations that collect money for recording artists, when their music is played on radio, television and other formats. The financial terms of the deal, which includes cost-sharing on technology upgrades are yet to be disclosed.
read moreNEW DELHI: The Copyright (Amendment) Act 2012 passed by Parliament has come into effect declaring authors as owners of the copyright, which cannot be assigned to the producers as was the practice till now. The act has been published in the official gazette. It will now become mandatory for broadcasters - both radio and television - to pay royalty to the owners of the copyright each time a work of art is broadcast. It bans people from bringing out cover versions of any literary, dramatic or musical work for five years from the first recording of the original creation.
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MUMBAI: My FM has announced changes in its management team to address growth in key markets. The station has elevated Rahul Namjoshi to the position of national corporate sales head. In his new role, all non-station market sales teams including Mumbai, South, Delhi and government will report to him with immediate effect. He will continue to report to My FM CEO Harrish Bhatia.
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MUMBAI: Continuing its winning streak across major award functions this year, Imtiaz Ali’s ‘Rockstar’ bagged the top music honours at the 13th edition of the International Indian Film Academy (IIFA) awards, held in Singapore. ‘Rockstar’ won awards for Best Music Direction (Nadaan Parindey - AR Rahman), Best Lyrics (Nadaan Parindey – Irshad Kamil) and Best Playback Singer Male (Nadaan Parindey – Mohit Chauhan). The Best Playback Singer Female award was bagged by Shreya Ghoshal for ‘Bodyguard’ (Teri Meri).
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MUMBAI: Former IPS officer and social activist Kiran Bedi is all set to host an hour weekly interactive talk show on the internet radio channel Radiowalla, to put forward her views on issues like corruption and more.
read moreMUMBAI: With 3D technology gaining momentum across the globe, BBC plans to develop new sound technology to broadcast radio and television programmes with three-dimensional sound. Researchers at the company are developing acoustics that can give listeners live experience of events like concerts with sounds from every direction being heard on the radio.
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MUMBAI: As part of ‘IndiAfrica: A Shared Future initiative’, indie-folk band Indian Ocean collaborated with African musicians for a concert on 'World Africa Day' in Delhi. The renowned band teamed up with young hip-hop group Slumgods, African dance troupe Horn of Africa and Nigerian group Amazing Talent, to deliver a mix of African and Indian folk numbers.
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MUMBAI: After 'Beyonce Knowles Live at Wembley' concert, Big CBS Spark will air the most popular concert of Backstreet Boys, this weekend. Backstreet Boys’ ‘Home Coming Live in Orlando’ features solo performances from each band member, with renditions of some of their most popular hits like ‘Everybody’, ‘Quit Playin' Games (With My Heart)’, ‘We've Got It Goin' On’and ‘As Long as You Love Me’, amongst others. The concert will air on 9-10 June at 8pm on Spark Livewire.
read moreMUMBAI: Radio Mirchi Bangalore recently released the music of Kannada film ‘Ondu Rupayalli Eradu Preethi’ on its show ‘Bitti Ticket’. Star cast of the film, including Vijaya Raghavendra, Dayal Padmanabhan, Sandeep, Ramya Bharana and Ricky Kej, entertained listeners by sharing anecdotes about the music, stories behind the songs and its lyrics in the afternoon show hosted by RJ Preethi.
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MUMBAI: Opening doors for songwriters, publishers and artistes to share their work globally, online video streaming service YouTube has inked licensing deals with various music publishers. The site has tied up with publishers like BMG Rights Management, Christian Copyright Solutions, ABKCO Music, Inc., Songs Music Publishing, Words & Music, Copyright Administration, Music Services, Reservoir Media Management, and Songs of Virtual. The deal also includes companies representing artistes like Adele, Cee Lo Green, Foo Fighters, The Rolling Stones and Sam Cooke.
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MUMBAI: Mobile video service provider, Vuclip has launched a new video destination ‘Vuclip TV’ which will allow users to watch popular Indian and International television shows on their mobile phones.
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MUMBAI: As India's music industry undergoes a seismic shift away from traditional labels and filread more
MUMBAI: A massive internet outage on Thursday disrupted multiple major platforms—including Googleread more
MUMBAI: Global technology brand OnePlus, today announced the launch date of their upcoming audio read more
MUMBAI: Since 1945, the name Sennheiser has stood for pioneering audio technology and passionateread more
India’s First Stand-Up Comedy Radio Property. Every Day, Every Hour. read more
MUMBAI: Swedish-born producer and DJ Claes Rosen has finally unveiled his track ‘If This World Were Mine’, a viral remake of the 1967 Marvin Gaye...read more
MUMBAI: San Francisco punk rock band Tess & The Details return with their first original single since 2023, announcing the anthemic “Take Me...read more
MUMBAI: There’s a quiet magic in the bond between a father and child — a kind of love that doesn’t always need words yet speaks volumes. It’s in the...read more
MUMBAI: Come witness a rare and enriching musical experience as two leading orchestras of the two nations come together to present two unique...read more
Mumbai, June 13: After cementing his place as one of Indian hip-hop’s most raw and honest voices, Panther returns with a refreshing twist in 'Manwa’...read more
