BBC Radio 2 raised around £57 lakh for Children in Need
MUMBAI: A series of live auctions, text-in competitions and fundraising events which was organised to support this year’s Children in Need, managed to raise £5,715,167.57.Presenter Chris Evans...
View ArticleAAAI and The Ad Club announce Nakul Chopra as chairman of Goafest Organizing...
MUMBAI: Publicis South Asia’s CEO Nakul Chopra, has been named chairman of the Goafest Organizing Committee. The announcement was made by The Advertising Club and Advertising Agencies Association of...
View ArticleCommunity Radio Stations in Odisha join hands to spread awareness about free...
MUMBAI: Radio Namaskar, Radio Sanskar, Radio Muskan and many others, have come together for a campaign ‘Niramaya’ which is aided by Oxfam India. The 30-day campaign, started on 11 November, includes...
View ArticleElisa Torres to head AIRE radio networks
MUMBAI: Spanish Broadcasting System, Inc. (SBS) announced that Elisa Torres will head the Radio Network division effective immediately. AIRE radio networks has a strong cross-platform presence in the...
View ArticleAbraham Thomas is the new Radio City CEO
MUMBAI: As of Monday, 23 November 2015, Abraham Thomas will join Radio City as CEO, after serving seven months as CEO for Hit FM. Thomas will replace Apurva Purohit, who was recently elevated to...
View ArticleIDBI Federal Life Insurance's 'Badon ki Pathshala' hooks parents to Radio
MUMBAI: IDBI Federal Life Insurance and BIG FM launched an innovative concept ‘Badon ki Pathshala’, building on the tremendous success of IDBI Federal Childsurance Radio Film Festival.IDBI Federal Life...
View ArticleBBC-setup working group to look into relationship with independent producers...
MUMBAI: The BBC has announced that it is setting up a working group to look at ways in which BBC Radio can work better with independent producers out of London. The working party is due to meet for the...
View ArticleFormer Radio City's Ashit Kukian joins Times Network
MUMBAI: To strengthen its senior management leadership, Times Network, announced today, the appointment of Ashit Kukian as President – Revenue. This is his second stint with the network after a hiatus...
View ArticleOnly 188 Community Radio Stations operational even after a decade of the sector
NEW DELHI: Even as 235 entities have signed the grant of permission agreement (GOPA) for setting up community radio stations (CRS) in the country, the actual number of operational CRS is only 188 after...
View ArticleTwo months of Frank Sinatra on BBC Radio 2 to celebrate his centenary
MUMBAI: 12 December is remembered as Frank Sinatra’s birth anniversary, and BBC Radio 2 announced a set of programs to celebrate what would have been one of the best selling musician’s centenary year....
View ArticleRed FM's 'Mumbai Ke Asli Heroes' to feature Happy Feet Home Foundation
MUMBAI: With an aim to highlight real life heroes in the city, Red FM’s ‘Mumbai Ke Asli Heroes’ will feature ‘The Happy Feet Foundation’ this week. The show’s RJ- Rishi Kapoor will host Mansi and...
View ArticleSingle window licence process could be huge boost to community radio
MUMBAI: Community radio stations have always been used as a tool to democratise information, create awareness and develop citizenship, particularly in the less developed urban areas and the...
View ArticleBig FM and Dabur Honitus announce 'BIG Junior RJ' Season three with Mandira...
MUMBAI: India’s leading natural cough and cold remedy, Dabur Honitus, and BIG FM, India’s largest and the Number one radio network, bring back the BIGgest RJ hunt for kids, Dabur Honitus ‘BIG Junior...
View ArticleCommunity Radio operators can send entries for CR awards by end of next month
NEW DELHI: Entries have been invited from operators of community radio stations for the fifth Community Radio awards to be presented early next year. The Information and Broadcasting Ministry (I&B...
View ArticleAIR continues experiments with DRM; first India-made set goes on sale on...
NEW DELHI: Even as Prasar Bharati Chief Executive Officer Jawhar Sircar feels there is need to promote FM, which is a terrestrial technology since affordable digital sets are not available, All India...
View ArticleModi's 'Mann Ki Baat' tomorrow, citizens asked to send in suggestions
NEW DELHI: Even as controversy was sought to be raised about his monthly broadcasts in Parliament, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address the nation in his next edition of ‘Mann Ki Baat’ tomorrow...
View ArticlePM Modi lauds Zee News for reporting programme on solar energy to spread...
NEW DELHI: While policy announcements were avoided in view of the ongoing Parliament session, ZEE News came in for praise in Prime Minister Narendra Modi's monthly ‘Mann Ki Baat’ for its coverage of...
View ArticleBig FM becomes official radio partner for Pro Wrestling League
MUMBAI: Radio network- Big FM has been announced as the exclusive radio partner for the Pro Wrestling League- Khel Fauladi which is scheduled to start from 10th December 2015.The radio network will...
View ArticleRadio Stations come forward to help flood crisis in Tamil Nadu
MUMBAI: Heavy rains in several parts of Tamil Nadu and other major areas of Chennai has lead to serious flooding in the state, disrupting the daily life of residents there. The death toll has reached a...
View ArticleBig FM joins hands with Star Plus announces 6th edition of 'Big Star...
MUMBAI: Big FM radio network in association with Star Plus, a leading general entertainment channel, announces the sixth edition of its marquee property BIG Star Entertainment Awards.With a successful...
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