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1 - Website: Indiabeat.in Launched: Augist 2006, launched a label in June 2008. Founder: Samiran Gupta Plays: Indo Fusion Library: 400 songs including unheard songs of the 60s TG: Fusion lovers of all age groups Revenue generation: sales of CDs and ground events 2 - Website: radioverve.com Launched: 2005 Founder: Gaurav Vaz and Shreyas Srinivasan Plays: unheard musicians
read moreMUMBAI: Thumbplay has launched a full-service digital music store in Beta. Through Thumbplay, millions of music fans can now download -- wirelessly -- DRM-free songs directly to select MP3-enabled phones as well as PCs. To date, Thumbplay has secured rights to more than 1.5 million songs from major labels including Universal Music Group and EMI Music, and from independent digital music providers The Orchard and INgrooves.
read moreMUMBAI: Under an agreement between EMI Music and InMotion Entertainment, music fans can now buy and download music directly to portable devices at major US airports.
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MUMBAI: Entertainment Network (India) Limited (ENIL) recently announced the appointment of Vikram Ahuja as marketing head - Mumbai of Radio Mirchi 98.3 FM. Ahuja replaces Aarti Khatod. Ahuja, a Graduate from Carnegie Mellon University, USA, is an authority in the media industry with special expertise in entertainment and media marketing. Prior to his association with Radio Mirchi in Mumbai, Ahuja was involved in marketing activities in Radio Mirchi, Delhi as marketing head.
read moreMUMBAI: Microsoft's end-to-end music and entertainment service Univision Online has announced the launch of an exclusive music download service via Univision.com, to be powered by Zune. Univision Online is an interactive subsidiary of US Spanish-language media company Univision Communications and Zune. The new service will be branded Baja Zune M??sica en Univision.com (Download Zune Music on Univision.com).
read moreMUMBAI: After SFM's Pune launch in July this year, parent company Sun TV Network Ltd announced the launch of its new station in Siliguri on 28 October. The station – on air on 93.5 MHz -- will be youthful and have a local flavour, said SFM project head Nisha Narayanan told Radioandmusic.com. "The focus will be on regional content. We will be playing a lot of Bengali, Nepali and Hindi music,... she said. Considering that a majority of the people living in the region speak Bengali or Nepali, guess this decision was a no-brainer.
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MUMBAI: In a scenario when independent bands are struggling to sustain themselves, Onstage foundation, an organisation formed by Radio VeRVe co-founder Gaurav Vaz and Counter Culture Records co founder Vijay Nair, provides interest free loans to independent bands for their financial needs. Says Vaz, Bands have to strive to record their songs by performing at small gigs and fests to garner funds. We wish to step during these initial stages and provide the bands with finance which they can pay back when they earn it back....
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MUMBAI: Radio City has appointed Sheetal Mehra who joins Radio City as National Sales Head – Activations, Radio City Connect. Reporting in to Ashit Kukian, Executive Vice President and National Head – Sales, Sheetal will spearhead Radio City Connect which comprises a robust, national team of over 35 professionals.
read moreMUMBAI: Rajshri Media, the digital entertainment arm of the 60-year old Rajshri group has struck an alliance with music label T-Series. As a part of this deal, Rajshri Media will promote the Bollywood titles of T-Series on its video-on-demand Web streaming platform www.rajshri.com, making the latest T-Series promotional clips available to a global online audience 24/7. Confirming the move, Rajshri Media managing director Rajjat A. Barjatya says, T-Series is a content powerhouse and one of
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MUMBAI: Musexpo Europe will bring a stellar line-up of international speakers and artists to London for its inaugural event to held from 27 to 29 October. Taking the stage during the conference, which takes place at London's Cumberland Hotel will be some of the most experienced executives in the worldwide music business alongside some of the hottest new names to emerge in recent times. Artists from the UK, Ireland, Germany, Australia, Canada and the US will appear at the Metro and Borderline venues during the evenings.
read moreMUMBAI: ETC Networks has posted a standalone operating profit for the second quarter of Rs 55.8 million for the quarter ended 30 September, 2008. During the period, the company's standalone revenue stands at Rs 196.7 million. ETC Network's broadcasting division, ETC TV, fetched Rs 125.8 million. ETC TV runs two channels – ETC Music and ETC Punjabi. ETC Networks has earned Rs 70.9 million from Zee Interactive Learning Systems.
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MUMBAI: 93.5 Red FM, India’s leading private radio and entertainment network, is proud to announcread more
MUMBAI: IPRS, Indian Performing Rights Society, hosted a one of its kind landmark event aimed at read more
MUMBAI: Xiaomi India, a global technology brand renowned for its innovation, today announced a stread more
MUMBAI: UK-based audio software company DataMind Audio is launching its flagship plugin, The Combread more
MUMBAI: Ultra Media & Entertainment Group today announced the launch of a ground breaking bouread more
MUMBAI: ASUS Republic of Gamers (ROG) in collaboration with their global brand ambassador, Alan Walker proudly announced the landmark occasion of...read more
MUMBAI: Singer-songwriter, poet and a consummate storyteller Mohammad Muneem Nazir, mononymously known as Alif, has never shied away from tackling...read more
MUMBAI: Get ready to vibe as Mansimran Sandhu, the rising US based - Punjabi sensation, returns with his latest single and debut release with Nine...read more
MUMBAI: Bollywood's powerhouse vocalist debuts her new signature sound on a dynamo EP that’s changing the face of popular music in Indiaread more
MUMBAI: Mahindra Independence Rock will be celebrating its 30th Edition milestone with its unique line-up, reuniting the legends and unleashing...read more
