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Radio business is now PAT positive: Reliance Broadcast
In an interview to CNBC-TV18, Tarun Katial, chief executive officer of Reliance Broadcast says, the radio business is now profit after tax (PAT) positive. He further says, this is the first few initial quarters for TV business. “Even though it’s seasonal and these are first few quarters, the numbers were fairly small in terms of losses and we intent to keep them that way.” Below is the edited transcript of his interview with Mitali Mukherjee and Sonia Shenoy. Q: Can you explain the net loss that Reliance Broadcast has incurred this time around? How much TV operations have led to that or lent »»»
Radio Mantra’s Varanasi RJ Giri Season 2 ends on a high note
1st November’2011, Tuesday: Season 2 of RJ Giri Kept it’s promise to gift a new voice to the holy city of Varanasi, on 31th October in a grand evening at the Hotel Meradel Grand, Varanasi. The contest that was kicked off on October 5th, saw over 2000 participants pouring their entries, out of which 8 smartest and the wittiest candidates were shortlisted. With her enthusiasm and lively voice, from the 3 finalists, Neha Saleem impressed everyone who had to cross many hurdles and a series of elimination rounds to make it to the finals. Speaking on the RJ Hunt Kanwar Sameer, the National »»»
Across-the-board FDI limit enhancement for broadcast carriage services mooted
Terming as a positive steps, the Cable and Satellite Broadcasting Association of Asia (CASBAA) on Tuesday lauded the move by the Indian Government to enhance the Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) limit for media broadcasting companies to 74 per cent in some sector but demanded that this limit should be increased across the board rather than classifying them in different categories. Experts and panellists attending the CASBAA conference being held here lauded the Indian Government’s move but felt that rather than bringing in caps in various sectors, the limit should be enhanced across the board »»»
‘Diwali Dhan Dhamaka’ on Radio Mantra: Get Rich & Famous!
Amidst the sound of crackers and aroma of sweets filling up the air, Radio Mantra will be lighting up faces this Diwali. This festive season, Mantra is giving a chance to its listeners to bring the goddess of wealth: ‘Laxmi’ home. Mantra pulled out its repertoire of Diwali specials across it’s network of 8 stations with ‘Diwali Dhan Dhamaka’, where the listeners will take home jewelery vouchers worth Lakhs. Talking about the initiative Kanwar Sameer, National Programming Head, Radio Mantra said, “Its our prerogative to give the audience an innovative and out of the »»»
Keerthivasan quits Fever FM; to be replaced by Harshad Jain
S Keerthivasan, Head of Radio Business, HT Media Limited, has quit. He is being replaced by Harshad Jain who is joining as Business Head at Fever 104. Keerthivasan joined HT Media as Head – Business Excellence in December 2004, and subsequently became head of HT Media’s radio business, Fever FM. Before joining HT Media, he had worked in companies like Whirlpool, Xerox and Fergusons. He is a Chartered and Cost Accountant. Keerthi is currently pursuing higher professional education from Kelloggs Business School. An internal mail circulated by Rajiv Verma , CEO, HT Media, said, “Under Keerthi’s »»»
Radio Mantra celebrates birthday of “The Nightingale of India” Lata Mageshkar
All Lata Mangeshkar fans have a reason to cheer as Radio Mantra is paying a tribute to the legendary singer on her 82nd birthday. Mantra will AIR an exclusive treat that includes trivia about their favorite singer along with her all time super hits throughout the day. ‘Action Replay’ will include all her hit numbers from 80′s and 90′s while ‘Ticket To Bollywood’ will feature peppy no.s she has sung after 90′s. RJ Rehan will talk about the “Cuckoo of Indian Cinema” in the late evening show “Love Aaj Kal” spiced with her handpicked evergreen songs. »»»
Fever FM rides on high Q1 revenue
MUMBAI: Fever FM, the radio subsidiary of HT Media which operates FM stations in Delhi, Mumbai, Bangalore and Kolkata, has posted an Ebitda (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization) of Rs 34 million for the fiscal first-quarter ended June 2011. The company had posted a negative Ebitda of Rs 0.1 million in the corresponding quarter of the previous fiscal. The turnaround has come on the back of a 75 per cent increase in revenue from the radio and entertainment business. The company posted a revenue of Rs 215 million during the quarter, as against Rs 123 million in the year-ago »»»
