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NEW DELHI: The ADAG owned Big FM has elevated Pankaj Chandra as vice president national sales from the position of regional director, North. Chandra, based in Delhi, will now be responsible for overall sales of the radio division. Chandra has been with Big FM for the last one and a half years.
read moreMUMBAI: As a precursor to the 'Beijing Olympics 2008', Big FM has, in a first-of-its-kind initiative, launched an 'Olympiad' across its 44 stations. The initiative goes on air from 8 August for three weeks. As part of the initiative, Big FM RJs will battle for a record breaking on-air RJ marathon across 36 stations attempting to get into the Limca Book of Records for a record 100 hours of RJing.
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MUMBAI: Bharti Airtel will introduce Apple's iPhone3G to Indian consumers on 22 August. Airtel subscribers will be able to purchase the iPhone at Airtel's Relationship Centres two weeks from now, the company informed the Bombay Stock Exchange on Wednesday. The company has however not released details of pricing. iPhone is embedded with all 3G features and is twice as fast as the existing mobile phones. The phone also has in-built GPS system, that facilitates as a navigation and positioning tool. US-based Apple has tied up with Airtel and Vodafone to bring iPhone in the country.
read moreMUMBAI: Sony has acquired Bertelsmann's 50 per cent stake in Sony BMG. The music company, to be called Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (SMEI), will become a wholly owned subsidiary of Sony Corporation of America. Sony and Bertelsmann AG originally created the Sony BMG joint venture in August 2004.
read moreNEW DELHI: Radio City 91.1 FM has gone in for a complete facelift for its Delhi station under the umbrella brand 'Whatte Fun'. The radio station has changed everything from its radio jockeys to its content to its packaging while its target audience remains the same SEC A, B adults.
read moreMUMBAI: Virgin UK's new owner, the Bennett, Colemnan backed TIML is scheduled to introduce the new brand for Virgin Radio in the days following this year's Virgin Mobile-sponsored V Festival, which takes place on 16 and 17 August.
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NEW DELHI: 'Outrageous' singer Sherlyn Chopra, whose second album Dard-e-Sherlyn was released in the capital on Monday, says she is unfazed by the fact that the video of album's title song was subjected heavy censoring. In fact, Sherlyn performed the title song at an event where yesteryear Hindi film star Zeenat Aman and filmmaker Jagmohan Mundra released the album and the video cassette disc of the album here on Monday night. Speaking on the occasion, Zeenat said it was a happy sign that beautiful girls were now coming forward not merely to act but also to 'make good music'.
read moreMUMBAI: This one comes as a sure shocker for the music industry worldwide - according to online media measurement company Big Champaign, British band Radiohead's marketing gimmick to give away songs of their last album 'In Rainbows' with 'a pay what you want to pay' strategy has turned out to be a successful idea. Eric Garland, CEO, Big Champaign, revealed that giving away stuff for free is actually a good concept.
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MUMBAI: As part of a silent protest, Big FM Bangalore's breakfast jocks, RJs Harsha and Shruthi, were jailed at Forum Mall between 2 and 3 August. Through this innovative 'Bail the Jock' campaign, the station aimed to create awareness amongst the public on matters of environmental cleanliness and personal hygiene.
read moreMUMBAI: Sony BMG and Vodafone have partnered to present a 'Stack It' music sale, offering a huge range of international CDs or a pair of local music CDs for Rs 89.
read moreMUMBAI: The stock of Warner Music, US fell 12 per cent in early trading on the NYSE on Monday following Goldman Sachs analysts' downgrading the company's stock to a "sell" rating from "neutral," says a Reuters report. With artistes like Maddona, Red Chilli Pepper, R.E.M and more on its roster, the company stands as the third largest in the world.
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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: Pop star Dhvani Bhanushali is all set to headline this year’s prestigious Mysore Dussehra, sharing the spotlight with musical legends like A....read more
MUMBAI: Armaan Malik, hailed as the Prince of Pop, is aiming to bridge the gap between two different music sensibilities once again with his latest...read more
MUMBAI: This is the first time that Shruti have created a multilingual track which includes the lyrics in three different languages Shruti Haasan who...read more
MUMBAI: Renowned Bollywood playback singer and composer Amit Trivedi is thrilled to announce his latest, Azaad Collab. Known for his soulful voice...read more
