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Radio Mirchi, which has been engaged in a high-decibel media campaign recently, has filed its draft Red Herring Prospectus with the Securities and Exchanges Board of India to enter the capital market with an initial public offering.
The international digital satellite multimedia in now in India, and it is the vision of Worldspace to create a world of entertainment and information in crystal clear sound, says Deepak Varma, MD, WorldSpace.
After the launch in Pune, WorldSpace Satellite Radio has now launched its services in Ahmedabad and will be entering Chandigarh very soon. The new launch represents WorldSpace's eighth city serviced in India.
Sunil Kumar, MD, Big River Radio (India), points out ten good reasons to invest in FM Radio, which, he says, is on the verge of an explosion with radio stations dotting towns across India in the near future.
HCL Comnet, a leading IT services company, recently launched a unique medium for employee communication called ‘Radio Comnet’, which is the world’s first radio newsletter in use for the company’s internal communication.
WorldSpace has come out with an attractive festive season offer for satellite music enthusiasts, through which music lovers can become WorldSpace subscribers by paying just Rs 1,999. This includes the cost of a DIVA receiver and a three-month subscription.
Music lovers in Pune can now enjoy commercial-free satellite radio 24x7. WorldSpace Satellite Radio, one of the world leaders in satellite-based digital radio services, has announced the launch of its services in Pune.
The Indian Listenership Track's (ILT) Wave 5 has been released and as usual, with both bouquets and brickbats from the radio industry. The findings show Radio Mirchi score as the lead player, despite a drop in Mumbai. Radio City is on the number two slot followed by Red FM, which has registered a drop in both Mumbai and Delhi markets.
Close on the heels of RadioCity Bangalore Station Head Bhaskar Dutt's move back to the visual effects industry, Programme Director Nisha Narayanan too has put in her papers. To fill up the vacant posts Tanishq's Ruchira Puri has moved in as Station Head, while Karthik Vaidyanathan, also from Tanishq, will join as the Programme Director soon.
In keeping with its image of a fun radio station for young Mumbaiites, GO92.5FM has lined up several activity-oriented programmes this October. The young ones can look forward to speed dating, hosting their own college show and even showing off their IQ level.
The Indian radio industry, after years of being neglected during the television and Internet boom, is now on the verge of a renaissance. The I&B ministry recently floated a tender for new radio stations under the second phase of the FM policy. Aware of the potential of the radio, Big River Radio India, a production and services company, is planning to start a subscription based radio news service.
Striving to keep up with the hustle-bustle of Durga Puja celebrations in Kolkata are the FM channels, who have lined up a series of programmes and promotions for their listeners to bring the real flavour of puja festivities not just in India but abroad as well.
The government plans to cap the programming content developed outside India for FM radio at 50 per cent of the total. No other broadcast sector faces a cap on content.
PVR Ltd, India's largest multiplex cinema operator, has filed its draft Red Herring Prospectus with the Securities and Exchange Board of India to enter the capital market with its initial public offering of 7,700,000 equity shares of Rs 10 each for cash at a price to be determined through the book building process.
Radio City 91 FM for the first time in the history of FM in India is getting not one, not two, but 21 of India’s best singers live on air for 21 days on a trot. Beginning October 3, 2005, Radio City brings to its listeners ‘Musical-e-Azam’, a mega line up of 21 star singers live and unplugged at its studio.
The Mudra Institute of Communications Ahmedabad (MICA) is all set to launch a community radio station under the title of 'MICA Vaani' in the month of November to cater to rural communities.
Radio City 91 FM will be going live 24-hours a day from September 26. The channel claimed that this initiative was a path breaking one and was bound to create a record in the history of Indian entertainment industry.
Radio Mirchi has unveiled a new programme print campaign as well as a brand television campaign. The programme campaign, ‘Bollywood Under Arrest’, is part of a series of various such initiatives. The three-week campaign, which began from September 19, is of three-hour duration.
ACNielsen India has unveiled its plans to create the country’s first ever market research field force equipped with handheld terminals for data collection across the nation. This announcement marks the culmination of a two-year long plan to bring world-class collection methodology to India and it represents a major investment of Rs 100 million.
Radio Mirchi is all set to reveal the secret to lustrous locks to youths across the country. The FM channel has partnered with Parachute Advanced to launch an innovative challenge – the ‘One Hour Champi Kiya?’ challenge – where youngsters are treated to experience the benefits of having a head massage before shampooing.
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