All Entries Tagged With: "FM Radio"
MSOs to be permitted 74% FDI: Jatua
NEW DELHI: Multi-system operators taking up digitisation with addressability will be permitted 74 per cent foreign direct investment as part of a move to bring about uniformity in FDI in broadcasting, Parliament was informed today. Even as the views of different Ministries are awaited on the proposal to increase FDI in the media, Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting C M Jatua said his Ministry had worked out with the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India certain terms and conditions to take care of security related concerns. The Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion cleared »»»
FM radio Phase 3 licences auction may be postponed again
New Delhi, March 20: The auctioning of new FM radio licences has hit another wrong frequency. The Information and Broadcasting Ministry sources say the Phase 3 auctions may now only begin by end of August. For radio stations keen on tuning into newer towns, this comes as another setback to their expansion plans. According to an I&B Ministry source, a new post of Joint Secretary is being created to handle digitisation and FM phase 3 licensing. “This has been agreed by the Department of Expenditure and is going to Cabinet for approval,” said the source. Already, the FM radio expansion plan »»»
Gargi Kaul joins as General Manager, Business Head – Oye! 104.8 FM
New Delhi, March 05, 2012: Taking another step forward towards bringing in the best talent in the industry, TV Today Network the leading news conglomerate has announced one more senior level hiring in the group. Gargi Kaul has been appointed as the General Manager – Business Head – Oye! 104.8 FM, TV Today network’s radio station. Announcing this Joy Chakraborthy, CEO, TV Today Network said, “Gargi’s strong experience will help us drive revenue and profitability focus for the radio business. Her entry will also infuse fresh thinking, customer focus and ability to turnaround solutions »»»
John Abraham and Abhishek Bachchan join Radio Mantra’s social awareness campaign: Poll India Poll
24th January’ 2012, Tuesday, New Delhi: After conducting a research on why there’s a low turn out on the polling day, despite India being the largest democracy of the world, Radio Mantra identified 5 major reasons for the same. On ‘National Voter’s Day’, Radio Mantra launched another interesting social awareness campaign “Poll India Poll” which will focus on and address 5 main reasons responsible for a low turn out. Bollywood celebrities John Abraham and Abhishek Bachchan joined Mantra’s crusade to encourage everybody to exercise their fundamental right to »»»
Radio Mantra’s RJ-Giri: Agra gears up for the ‘Grand’ Finale!
New Delhi 3rd January’2012: RJ Giri, the hunt that was kicked off to find the ‘City of Taj’ a fresh new voice has reached its final phase. The hunt that begun on 15th of December found its final four contestants in Ritika, Ratan, Nisha and Jyoti. Famous pop star and singer Ashok Mastie will be the celebrity judge for the grand finale to be held on 4th of January at The Radisson, Agra. “Agra is a city of enthusiastic people, they love their city and everything about it. So after successfully launching the hunt in Jalandhar and creating quite a stir in Varanasi, we thought it »»»
Radio Mantra’s “Band Baaja Baraat” ends with ‘Shaadi ke Ladoo’
Radio Mantra celebrated the “Great Indian Wedding” season by undertaking “Band Baaja Baraat”, a three week long activity. From tips on fashion, beauty, styling, decoration and trousseau, station provided listeners with every thing got to do with the big fat Indian wedding. While wedding planners “Bittoo and Shruti” acted as perfect aids, “Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi featured handpicked exclusive shaadi songs. “Saat Phere” contest helped couples to test their compatibility and win prizes such as jewelery and food vouchers, holiday packages and electronics worth lacs. The station covered »»»
Airtel Launches iRadio With 21 Radio Channels For DTH Subscribers
Airtel digital TV, the direct-to-home (DTH) service by telecom major Bharti Airtel, has launched iRadio – a 24/7 entertainment application that has 21 radio channels available to all its customers, at no additional cost. The 21 audio channels on iRadio include FM Gold, FM Gold Mumbai, FM Rainbow, FM Rainbow Bangalore, FM Rainbow Chennai, Radio Kashmir, Gyanvani Radio, AIR Hindi, AIR Punjabi, AIR Tamil, AIR Telugu, AIR Bangla, AIR Gujarati, AIR Urdu, AIR Marathi, AIR Kannada, AIR Oriya, AIR Malayalam, AIR Assamese, AIR Ragam, and AIR North-East. iRadio is yet another compelling reiteration of »»»
