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MUMBAI: Dolby Laboratories recently announced that e-onkyo music distribution service managed by Onkyo Entertainment Technology Corporation, will be the first online music service to feature Dolby TrueHD 5.1-channel surround sound. The service will be launched on 30 May in Japan. The service supported by Onkyo A/V receivers and TX-NR717 will enable users to download music from over 100 albums. The music service boasts of providing consumers with high-quality audio and reduce download time and file sizes.
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MUMBAI: Pop diva Britney Spears has officially signed a deal with US talent hunt 'The X Factor'. Spears will co-judge the second season along with Simon Cowell and L.A. Reid.
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MUMBAI: Independent label XL Recordings, which released soul singer Adele’s smash hit album ‘21’ has bagged four honours at the Music Week awards. The label bagged the A&R (artists and repertoire) award, artist marketing campaign for ‘21’, best record company and outstanding contribution by chairman Richard Russell. Adele presented her manager Jonathan Dickins the 'Manager of the Year' trophy.
read moreNew Delhi: The demand for mobile handsets in the country was 180 million in 2011 as against 150 million the previous year, signifying a growth of 20 per cent.
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MUMBAI: To retain its all time leadership position in Bangalore, Big FM has initiated innovative and unique programming for listeners. The radio station has recently introduced Kannada, Tamil and Telugu movie actor Ramesh Aravind as co-jock along with RJ Shruti for its breakfast show ‘Big Coffee’. Aravind premiered as radio jockey on the show today.
read moreMUMBAI: In its zest to create innovative and user-generated content, Radio City has joined hands with Viacom18 Motion Pictures and launched a property titled ‘Blue Carpet Music Launch’. With this association, Radio City will premiere the music of all movies under the banner of Viacom18 Motion Pictures. The property kick-started with the music launch of upcoming film ‘Department’. The occasion was graced by director Ram Gopal Verma, debutant Nathalia Kaur and music director duo Sandeep - Dharam.
read moreMUMBAI: Radio Audience Measurement (RAM), launched by TAM Media Research in 2007 for the radio Industry, has released the second round of '9 Indian Cities Listenership Sweeps' data. Ahmedabad, Chennai and Hyderabad have emerged as the growth markets for the industry. The Southern metros have seen more than 30 per cent growth in listening thresholds while Ahmedabad has witnessed 15 per cent growth. Pune, Kanpur, Indore and Nagpur have remained almost at the same levels as the previous round.
read moreNEW DELHI: The controversial Copyright Amendment Bill which had been deferred earlier because of differences between the Information and Broadcasting and Human Resource Development Ministries has finally been cleared by the Union Cabinet. It is understood that the two Ministries in their ‘fine tuning’ exercise have agreed to restore the provision of statutory licensing as proposed earlier in 2010.
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MUMBAI: Big CBS Spark will premiere live concert series of legendary Australian band AC/DC for the first time in India. AC/DC has been shortlisted as the ‘Artist of the month’ and Spark will premier three part series of the concert held at Donington Park in UK on 12 May at 8pm. The series will be part of the show Spark Livewire. Known for heavy metal sound, the concert witnessed performances of hit tracks like ‘Highway to Hell’, ‘Thunderstruck’, ‘Shoot to Thrill’, ‘Back in Black’ and ‘Fire your Guns’ amongst others.
read moreMUMBAI: Radio City is back with the second season of Gully Premier League (GPL). The month long activity with series of matches will be played across Mumbai, Delhi, Bengaluru, Chennai, Hyderabad, Pune, Ahmedabad, Lucknow, Jaipur, Nagpur, Surat, Baroda, Vizag and Coimbatore. The tournament invites local cricket teams to play against each other for the GPL trophy and a cash prize up to Rs 1 lakh. More than 14,000 teams have registered for the tournament. The entire event is executed in four phases – qualifiers, quarter finals, semi finals and finale.
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MUMBAI: The legendary singer, songwriter and producer Stevie Wonder will be honoured with the ‘Icon Award’ at the 2012 Billboard Music Awards. The live ceremony is scheduled to be held on 20 May at MGM Grand Arena. Wonder started his career at the age of 17 with his song ‘Fingertips (Pt. 2)’. He has delivered 32 number one singles and several classic albums including Songs in the Key of Life, Talking Book and Music of My Mind.
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MUMBAI: Apple and Universal Music Group (UMG) have partnered to introduce Sound Therapy, a new coread more
MUMBAI: Sapphire Media Limited has completed the acquisition of FM Radio station, BIG 92.7 FM.read more
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MUMBAI: There’s a new sound mystery on the internet—and it’s coming straight from an F1 engine. On Friday, May 23rd, Armin van Buuren dropped a now-...read more
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