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  • 92.7 Big FM to support Honda’s campaign

    92.7 Big FM to support Honda’s campaign

    MUMBAI:  92.7 Big FM, India’s largest and No. 1 private FM Network comprehensively utilized its 45 station spread across the country to meticulously support Honda’s latest campaign ‘Honda Amaze Longest Drive Through Amazing India’. The campaign which kicked off from the 15th of September and culminated on 9th Nov achieved the Guinness World Records™ for registering as the longest journey by a car in a single country. The campaign was supported by all-encompassing on-ground activities and on-air promotions across 30 Stations of the 92.7 BIG FM network, connecting with Honda fans and dealers to create a buzz about their power campaign.

    The brief received from the Client saw the Solutions and the Sales Team at 92.7 BIG FM come together to explore options that would deliver effective results for the campaign. Ensuring out of the box thinking and excellence in execution, the team put together a national plan with elements that ensures maximum buzz and talk-ability around the innovative campaign.

     

    From here-on there was no stopping this partnership and 92.7 BIG FM went all out from inviting dealers into the studio to interact with the RJ’s, RJ’s hosting live shows from across Honda showrooms interacting with customers through interesting games and other interactions and also collecting feedback.

     

    Speaking on the occasion, Hironori Kanayama, President & CEO of Honda Cars India Ltd., said “We are happy to announce that Honda Cars India has added yet another milestone to its journey by entering The Guinness World Records™ for the Longest journey by car in a single country”.

    He further added, “The drive through various terrains is testimony to the durability, quality and reliability of Honda Amaze. These qualities have found their way into the Indian market and the car has garnered excellent response from the customers.”

     

    Speaking of the partnership,Ashwin Padmanabhan, Business Head, 92.7 BIG FM stated, “It is our endeavor to offer audiences with clutter breaking and highly engaging content, while offering our partners the best solutions through the effective use of the powerful medium of radio. Having worked with Honda in the past we have a long standing association since they understand the power of radio. We are happy to have exclusively partnered with them on yet another exceptional campaign of driving through amazing India and further into the Guinness World Records”

    92.7 BIG FM has in the past worked closely with Honda on their property titled ‘Voice of Honda Brio’, which saw participants taking a test drive, post which they were given the opportunity to share their reviews on the radio network. This was accompanied with interesting segments like ‘Express your love for Brio’ and ‘Brio Love ka Time Check’. The campaign again was a success which has resulted in both partners synergizing excellently on various campaigns.

     

    The ‘Honda Amaze Longest Drive Through Amazing India’ campaign kick-started on September 15th,2014. It was flagged off at Jodhpur and went on to clock an astounding 23,800 kms during its drive, covering over 400 Indian towns across the length and breadth of India through mountainous terrains, coastlines, flat highways, congested city roads and the interiors of the country.

     

    Providing the campaign with its much needed boost, 92.7 BIG FM, India’s largest FM network successfully generated immense interest from the masses and assisted Honda in making this campaign an enormous success.

     

  • Q2-2015: Saregama reports lower results

    Q2-2015: Saregama reports lower results

    BENGALURU: Indian custodians of music company Saregama Limited (Saregama) reported a 9.5 per cent drop in Total Income from Operations (TIO) in Q2-2015 to Rs 41.20 crore from the Rs 45.53 crore in the corresponding year ago quarter (Q2-2014) and a drop of 2.4 per cent from the Rs 42.31 crore reported in the immediate trailing quarter (Q1-2015). PAT for the current quarter (Q2-2015) fell 16.5 per cent to Rs 2.08 crore (5 percent of TIO) from Rs 2.49 crore (5.5 per cent of TIO) in Q2-2014 and fell by 38.1 per cent from the Rs 3.36 crore (7.9 per cent of TIO) in Q1-2015.

     

    Note: 100,00,000 = 100 lakh =10 million = 1 crore.

     

    In the six month period ended 30 September 2014 (HY-2015), Saregama’s TIO increased 2.7 per cent to Rs 83.51 crore from Rs 81.34 crore in HY-2014. PAT for HY-2013 at Rs 5.44 crore increased 25.9 per cent to Rs 5.44 crore (6.5 percent of TIO) from Rs 4.32 crore (5.3 percent of TIO) in HY-2014.

     

    Revenue Streams

     

    The company’s net sales income in Q2-2015 at Rs 15.33 crore (37.2 per cent of TIO) was 6.4 per cent lower than the Rs 16.37 crore (36 per cent of TIO) in Q2-2014, and 1.7 per cent more than the Rs 15.07 crore (35.6 per cent of TIO) in Q1-2015. For HY-2015, net sales income increased 4.1 per cent to Rs 30.40 crore (36.4 per cent of TIO) from Rs 29.19 crore (35.9 per cent of TIO) in HY-2014.

     

    License Fee income in Q2-2015 at Rs 25.80 crore (62.6 per cent of TIO) was 11.3 per cent lower than the Rs 29.08 crore (63.9 per cent of TIO) in Q2-2014 and 4.9 per cent less than the Rs 27.12 crore (64.1 per cent of TIO) in Q1-2015. License Fee income rose 1.7 per cent to Rs 52.92 crore (63.4 per cent of TIO) in HY-2015 from Rs 52.04 crore (64 per cent of TIO) in HY-2014.

     

    Segment Results:

     

    Two segments’ contribute to Saregama’s revenue – Music and Films and Television serials (TV).

     

    Music

     

    Saregama’s Music segment reported 11.9 per cent drop in operating revenue to Rs 25.96 crore (63 per cent of TIO) in Q2-2015 from Rs 29.46 crore (64.7 per cent of TIO) in Q2-2014 and a drop of 6.9 per cent from Rs 27.88 crore (65.9 per cent of TIO) in Q1-2015. For HY-2015, operating revenue fell 1.3 per cent to Rs 53.84 crore from Rs 54.55 crore in HY-2014.

     

    The segment reported 20.9 per cent drop in operating profit to Rs 6.61 crore in the current quarter from Rs 8.36 crore in Q2 2014 and 48.7 per cent drop from the Rs 12.89 crore in Q1-2015. Operating profit from the music segment increased 10.4 per cent to Rs 19.5 crore from Rs 17.67 crore in HY-2014.

     

    Films and Television serials (TV)

     

    Operating revenue from the TV segment fell 5.2 per cent in Q2-2015 to Rs 15.24 crore (37 per cent of TIO) from Rs 16.07 crore (35.3 per cent of TIO) in Q2-2014 and increased 5.6 per cent from the Rs 14.43 crore (34.1 per cent of TIO) in Q1-2015. In HY-2015, operating from the TV segment rose 10.8 per cent to Rs 29.67 crore (35.5 per cent of TIO) from Rs 26.79 crore (32.9 per cent of TIO) in HY-2014.

     

    This segment reported less than one thirteenth (1/13.37 times) the operating profit in Q2-2015 at Rs 0.19 crore as compared to the Rs 2.54 crore in Q2-2014. For Q1-2015, the segment had reported operating loss of Rs 0.82 crore. In HY-2015, TV segment reported operating loss of Rs 0.63 crore against an operating profit of Rs 2.91 crore in HY-2014.

     

    Let us look at the other numbers reported by Saregama for Q2-2014.

     

    Saregama’s Total Expenditure (TE) in Q2-2015 at Rs 40.33 crore (97.9 per cent of TIO) was 7.5 per cent lower than the Rs 43.6 crore (95.8 per cent of TIO) in Q2-2014 and 3 per cent more than the Rs 39.16 crore (92.6 per cent of TIO) in Q1-2015. For HY-2015, TE increased 2.3 per cent to Rs 79.49 crore (95.2 per cent of TIO) in HY-2014.

     

    Saregama paid 44.9 per cent lower Royalty Fees in Q2-2015 at Rs 4.58 crore (11.1 per cent of TIO) as compared to the Rs 8.31 crore (18.3 per cent of TIO) in Q1-2014 and 14.2 per cent lower than the Rs 5.34 crore (12.6 per cent of TIO) in Q1-2015. HY-2015 Royalty Fees paid by the company fell 15.6 per cent to Rs 9.92 crore (11.9 per cent of TIO) from Rs 11.75 crore (14.4 per cent of TIO) in HY-2014.

     

    Saregama’s cost of production of films, television and portal (Production cost) in Q2-2015 at Rs 14.44 crore (35 per cent of TIO) was 4.4 per cent more than the Rs 13.83 crore (30.4 per cent of TIO) in Q2-2014 and 4.9 per cent more than the Rs 13.76 crore (32.5 per cent of TIO) in Q1-2015. HY-2015 production cost at Rs 28.19 crore (33.8 per cent of TIO) was 23.6 per cent more than the Rs 22.80 crore (28 per cent of TIO) in HY-2014.

  • 42nd Annual American Music Awards 2014 Live on Vh1 presented by Micromax

    42nd Annual American Music Awards 2014 Live on Vh1 presented by Micromax

    MUMBAI: Vh1, the pioneer in international music and entertainment will be airing the much-awaited 42nd Annual American Music Awards Live on 24th of November.

     

    One of the biggest music awards, the 42nd Annual American Music Awards 2014 will be aired LIVE from Los Angeles, USA. Music artists will be honored in the genres of Pop/Rock, Country, Rap/Hip-Hop, Soul/R&B, Alternative Rock, Adult Contemporary, Latin, Contemporary Inspirational, Electronic Dance Music, as well as categories for Top Soundtrack, New Artist of the Year, Artist of the Year and Single of the Year.

     

    “Vh1 has grown to be synonymous with the best in international music & lifestyle entertainment. The AMA’s are one of the most prestigious platforms recognized the world over as the gold standard  in music & entertainment & we are excited to present the 42nd edition of this blockbuster award show on Vh1” – Ferzad Palia, EVP & Head – English Entertainment, Viacom18

     

    Iggy Azalea leads the nominations race this year with a total of six nominations. John Legend, Katy Perry and Pharrell Williams follow with five nominations each, while Lorde earns four nominations. Additionally, Beyoncé, Eminem, Imagine Dragons, One Republic and One Direction are nominated for three awards. The ‘Dark Horse’ singer Katy Perry has been nominated under Artist of the Year once again, thus giving her a total of 23 nominations under the same category through her music career.

     

    After an energetic and vivacious performance last year, renowned international rapper Pitbull returns to host this year’s American Music Awards. The AMAs 2014 will also witness electrifying performances by Katy Perry, One Direction, Ariana Grande, Imagine Dragons, Justin Timberlake, Rihanna, Lady Gaga, Jennifer Lopez and Macklemore & Ryan Lewis and many more.

     

    The American Music Awards is part of an illustrious award show line up aired Live on Vh1 like The Golden Globe Awards, Grammy Awards, Billboard Music Awards, Video Music Awards & Europe Music Awards.

  • Delhi’s largest Indian music festival ‘Swar Utsav’

    Delhi’s largest Indian music festival ‘Swar Utsav’

    MUMBAI: The much awaited 3 day music festival ‘Swar Utsav’ took place in Delhi this weekend. Festival was inaugurated by Dr. Mahesh Sharma, Minister of State of Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation; Aroon Purie, Chairman & Editor-in-Chief, India Today Group and Mala Sekhri, COO, Music Today.

     

    The 3 day festival was a treat to Delhi’s music lovers. The uniqueness of this festival lied in its capacity to attract the best talent in all genres of Hindustani music namely devotional, classical, sufi, folk, fusion and now even Bollywood.

     

    Day 1 featured Classical performance Raga By Moonlight by Pandit Ajoy Chakrabarty followed by a fusion concert, Confluence which had maestros like Ustaad Shujaat Hussain Khan (Sitar), Pandit T. H. Vikku Vinayakram (Ghatam), George Brooks (Saxophone) and Ajay Prasanna (Flute).

     

    Day 2 of Swar Utsav started early morning with devotional rendition, Divinity by Pandit Channulal Mishra who kept the audience spell-bound under the bright sun. The evening was a soulful affair with Qawwali by Warsi Brothers and mesmerising Sufiana Kalam by Hans Raj Hans.

     

    Day 3 began with Gurbani session, Shabad Kirtan by young Ashupreet Kaur. And the finale was grand with Bollywood singer KK.

     

    The three days of mesmerising music under nature’s bliss came to an end with people asking for more. Dignitaries present at the closing ceremony included  Minister of State for Information & Broadcasting Col. Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore, Mr. Rakesh Srivastava, Senior Vice President, Hyundai Motors, Mala Sekhri, COO, Music Today among others.

     

    Swar Utsav 2014 was embraced with much warmth by Delhi and the way audience turned up in thousands despite of chilling weather is really phenomenon.

     

    Speaking about the event, Aroon Purie, Chairman & Editor-in-Chief – The India Today Group said “Swar Utsav was started by the India Today Group in 2000 and soon became the largest Indian Music Festival in Delhi. We, at The India Today Group are proud to be reviving this grand stage and bringing the best musicians in the country together for Delhi’s citizens.”

     

    The annual music festival which won many accolades, had maestros performing and thousands of fans listening to them under the stars, is back with the immense support of many partners including Hyundai as the presenting partner.

     

    The festival partners include Liberty, Organic India, Sahitya Kala Academy, The Punjabi Academy, Minsitry of Culture Government of India, and DDA amongst others.

     

  • “Channel V’s biggest competition is Life OK and Star Plus”: Ajit Thakur

    “Channel V’s biggest competition is Life OK and Star Plus”: Ajit Thakur

    Three years ago when Star India decided to re-launch one of its redundant channel, Star One, as Life OK with new and fresh content, nobody expected that the channel, in a short span of time, would make a strong hold at number four at the ratings chart.

     

    Taking the responsibility on his young shoulders was none other than Ajit Thakur, who didn’t succumb to the temptation of doing the usual general entertainment channel (GEC) saas-bahu soaps, to create its own identity in the clustered market.

     

    With the channel creating new heights with its unique and poignant stories, the network handed additional responsibility to Life OK EVP and GM to head one of its sister youth entertainment channel, Channel V.

     

    In his first interview, after taking the charge at Channel V, Thakur chats with indiantelevision.com’s Disha Shah about his new role, challenges that he has to face and how he handles the two channels. 

      

    Excerpts:

     

    Life OK and Channel V are two very different entities, so how are you coping with the two properties?

     

    Life OK is my baby. I launched the channel so my attachment to it will never fade away. Also, the channel is in a very competitive category so it requires a lot more attention from me.

     

    On the other hand, Channel V holds a strong position in its genre and has a strong team. The brand thinking is sorted. The way I am seeing my role is that on Channel V my job is more like a mentor and on Life OK, I am the doer.

     

    And in both channels, the biggest challenge is how to build a great second line. Channel V has Nipa Asharam and Vaishali Lavania , who are very strong marketing and programming heads, respectively and on Life OK, we have Sushma Rajesh and Yuvraj Bhattacharya. I need to build these teams and move towards chief mentoring role so that I can think about how to grow the two channels. It’s tough; I have to add four hours more to my work day (laughs).

     

    Was it a difficult decision to head Channel V? How has the year been for the channel?

     

    I have loved the Channel V brand. The kind of content we get to do on the youth channel, we can’t do that on a regular general entertainment channel (GEC). I was excited about it. And since, Sanjay Gupta thought it was right for the company, so I took it up.

     

    Channel V is in a great place because it has been number one for 52 weeks in a row, all thanks to it, sticking to the brand positioning, ‘Correct Hai’. As a brand it is testimony to the fact that in the youth space if you get the brand and the positioning right, the youth will come to television.

     

    My aim for Channel V is that it should give Life OK and Star Plus a run for the money. In terms of programming, at Channel V we should create content that changes and creates a revolution.

     

    What is going to be your strategy in terms of programming, marketing or digital so that the youth channel can create a revolution? How are you going to achieve that?

     

    In terms of the brand, no changes, I am very happy with it. But in terms of programming, we can do a lot more. Today it is the leader with 40-45 GRPs, why can’t it be 100 GRPs is the question I ask myself. The youth is watching content and in that context we have a lot of opportunities thrown at us.

     

    We have few daily shows like Sadaa Haq, D3, P.S I Hate You and Gumraah is twice a week. We plan to add more original hours of content. In the coming months, we are launching some very interesting new shows. One of them is called ‘Friends’.

     

    We are exploring ways of how we can grow the channel faster. It could be with more shows and more platforms. It could be either or both.

     

    What kind of platforms?

     

    Platforms like IndiaFest. It is one of the biggest youth festivals in the country, can that be made bigger? Are there ways to take the footprints of the brand beyond just TV and on TV what can we do more? The brand is good, the team is good, and my task is to grow the footprint of the brand.

     

    Do creative talent understand the youth programming today? Are there enough production houses which understand the youth content?

     

    Yes. And the younger they are the better they understand. We have a very young people as interns, who work in the team and they come up with some really good creative ideas. Answering second part of the question, there are enough writers. There is writing talent, the task is to find that talent and get them to work for us.

     

    You have to find a different set of story tellers, if you will take the same GEC story tellers, they will write it like a GEC. So, the challenge is how to find those new people. At Channel V, we are always looking for new writers and producers.

     

    Youth is a fickle audience with a very short attention span, so how do you plan to keep them engaged?

     

    Early days, don’t know, yet. But the channel will have a very big role to play in the life of the youth in India and that is what we are preparing for. We don’t know the answers yet whether it will be events or on-ground or digital or television.

     

    How do you see current competition coming from other channels?

     

    Channel V’s biggest competition is GECs; it’s not the youth channels. Because a lot of youth are watching GECs, so how do we convert them to watch Channel V. Channel V’s biggest competition is Life OK and Star Plus.

     

    It’s been a year since the revamp. How has it helped the channel, so far?

     

    We have seen almost 30-40 per cent growth in terms of viewership in across markets and it’s been growing steadily. It went up to a high of 50 plus TRPs, so I believe it is in a good space.

     

    How has been the advertisers’ response towards the channel?

     

    They are very happy with it. In fact our advertisers’ base has been growing; more brands are coming on to the channel. IndiaFest is happening is February and we have already sold it, so people are seeing the power. Everybody wants a pie of the youth and within that this is by far the number one platform.

     

    And how is the licensing and the merchandising business doing?

    Not very big right now. I am not very sure what to do with it. It’s an extension of the brand, but currently not on the radar.

     

  • ENIL reports 42 per cent higher PAT for Q2-2015

    ENIL reports 42 per cent higher PAT for Q2-2015

    BENGALURU:  Indian private FM player Entertainment Network (India) Limited (ENIL) reported 42 per cent higher y-o-y PAT for Q2-2015 at Rs 23.30 crore (22.4 per cent of Total Income from Operations or TIO) as compared to the Rs 16.41 crore (19 per cent of TIO). PAT in Q2-2015 was 4.3 per cent lower than the Rs 24.35 crore (26.1 per cent of TIO) in Q1-2015. For HY-2015, ENIL reported 32.2 per cent growth in PAT to Rs 47.65 crore (24.1 per cent of TIO) from Rs 36.33 crore (21.15 per cent of TIO) in HY-2014.

     

    Notes:  (1) 100,00,000 = 100 lakh = 10 million = 1 crore

     

    ENIL Total Income from Operations (TIO) in Q2-2015 at Rs 104.03 crore was 11.6 per cent more than the Rs 93.26 crore in Q1-2015 and 20.2 per cent more than the Rs 86.55 crore in Q2-2014. For HY-2015, TIO at Rs 197.63 crore was 15 per cent more than the Rs 171.78 crore in HY-2014.

     

    Let us look at the other numbers reported by ENIL

     

    ENIL total expense (TE) in Q2-2015 at Rs 80.89 crore (77.8 per cent of TIO) was 21.5 per cent more than the Rs 66.58 crore (71.4 per cent of TIO) in Q1-2015 and 16.8 per cent more than the Rs 69.24 crore (80 per cent of TIO) in Q2-2014. For HY-2015, TE at Rs 147.47 crore (74.6 per cent of TIO) was 11.4 per cent more than the Rs 132.38 crore (77.1 per cent of TIO) in HY-2014.

     

    The company’s production expense in Q2-2015 at Rs 4.52 crore (4.3 per cent of TIO) was 9.5 per cent more than the Rs 4.13 crore (4.4 per cent of TIO) in Q1-2015 and 11.2 per cent more than the Rs 4.06 crore (4.7 per cent of TIO) in Q2-2014. In HY-2015, production expense at Rs 8.64 crore (4.4 per cent of TIO) was 9.6 per cent more than the Rs 7.88 crore (4.6 per cent of TIO) in HY-2014.

     

    The company paid 13.3 per cent higher license fee in Q2-2015 at Rs 5.27 crore (5.1 per cent of TIO) as compared to the Rs 4.65 crore (5 per cent of TIO) in Q1-2015 and 13.2 per cent more than the Rs 465.1 crore (5.4 per cent of TIO) in Q2-2014. For HY-2015, ENIL paid license fee of Rs 9.91 crore (5 per cent of TIO), which was 6.2 per cent more than the Rs 9.34 crore (5.4 per cent of TIO) in HY-2014.

     

    The company almost doubled (up 1.97 times) its marketing expense in Q2-2015 to Rs 23.73 crore (22.8 per cent of TIO) from Rs 12.03 crore (12.9 per cent of TIO) in Q1-2015 and increased it by 38.9 per cent from Rs 17.09 crore (19.7 per cent of TIO) in Q2-2014. Marketing expense for HY-2015 at Rs 35.77 crore (18.1 per cent of TIO) was 29.1 per cent higher than Rs 27.69 crore (16.1 per cent of TIO) in HY-2014.

     

    Employee Benefit Expense (EBE) in Q2-2015 at Rs 20.17 crore (19.4 per cent of TIO) was 1.2 per cent lower than the Rs 20.41 crore (21.9 per cent of TIO) in Q1-2015 and 8.7 per cent more than the Rs 18.55 crore (21.4 per cent of TIO) in Q2-2014. HY-2015 EBE was higher by 8.1 per cent at Rs 40.57 crore (20.5 per cent of TIO) than the Rs 37.55 crore (21.9 per cent of TIO) in HY-2014.4

     

    Other expense in Q2-2015 rose 11 per cent to Rs 19.05 crore (18.3 per cent of TIO) from Rs 17.17 crore (18.4 per cent of TIO) in Q1-2015 and was 12.4 per cent more than the Rs 16.95 crore (19.6 per cent of TIO) in Q2-2014. Other expense in HY-2015 rose 5.9 per cent to Rs 36.22 crore (18.3 per cent of TIO) from Rs 34.21 crore (19.9 per cent of TIO) in HY-2014.

     

    “The radio sector has again turned out an impressive performance, not surprising considering that it accounts for more than 30 per cent of media consumption time, but gets only 5-6 per cent of advertising revenues. We believe radio will continue to grow faster than other media in the future as well. We are excited that the PM himself believes so strongly in radio, and hope that the Ministry of I&B under Mr. Arun Jaitley will quickly complete the auctions process commenced by Mr. Prakash Javadekar. Overall, we remain buoyant about radio’s prospects in the years to come,” said ENIL CEO Prashant Panday.

  • BBC Worldwide’s Kaisi Yeh Yaariyaan breaks through for MTV!

    BBC Worldwide’s Kaisi Yeh Yaariyaan breaks through for MTV!

    MUMBAI: BBC Worldwide’s “Kaisi Yeh Yaariyaan”(KY2), airing on MTV has caused a stir this week by winning in its slot and ranking highest within the youth genre with a TVT of 180, on some days overtaking other current leading youth fiction TV shows.

     

    In spite of being on air for less than three months,  KY2 has rapidly climbed the ratings chart and is also wowing online viewers. The episodes uploaded on Youtube have more than 80k views, with some of them crossing 1 lakh views and counting. The comments & likes posted by fans has resulted in a lot of chatter on the show’s social media and networking sites-Youtube, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Blogs etc.

     

    The characters  portrayed by the star cast on KY2 resonate soundly with Indian youth today – they are contemporary and instantly relatable.  Parth Samthaan & Niti Taylor in particular, who are portraying the characters of Manik & Nandini, are being addressed as ‘Manan'( Manik-Nandini) on social media forums. They are amongst the youngest actors to have reached the top 50 television celebrities on the India Forum website.

     

    Myleeta Aga, SVP & General Manager India and Content Head Asia said,  “Following the success of  “Yeh Hai Aashiqui” on Bindass,  we are delighted with the response KY2 has received. Over the years we have produced impactful and entertaining youth-centric shows, while maintaining a balance between local influence and the high quality international production qualities that BBC Worldwide brings to the table.

  • Europe Music Awards 2014 live on Vh1 presented by Micromax

    Europe Music Awards 2014 live on Vh1 presented by Micromax

    MUMBAI: International music and entertainment channel Vh1 will be airing for the Europe Music Awards Live on 10th of November.

    Known to be one of the loudest music awards, the Europe Music Awards 2014 will be aired live from Glasgow, Scotland. Katy Perry leads the nominations this year with seven, followed by Ariana Grande with six nominations. This year’s EMAs will be hosted by pop sensation Nicki Minaj and feature not-to-miss performances from Enrique Iglesias, Ed Sheeran, Ariana Grande, Boom Clap’s Charli XCX, rock duo Royal Blood and singer-songwriter Kiesza. Ozzy Osbourne will be presented with the Global Icon Award of the night.

    Viacom18 EVP and head English entertainment Ferzad Palia said “Vh1 has been synonymous with the best in international music & the Europe Music Awards represent the gold standard in international music entertainment. Vh1 is excited to present the 20th anniversary of this blockbuster award show on Vh1”

    The Europe Music Awards is part of an award show line up aired live on Vh1 like The Golden Globe Awards, Grammy Awards, Billboard Music Awards, Video Music Awards and American Music Awards to name a few.

     The Europe Music Awards 2014 Live on Vh1 will presented by Micromax.

     

  • Europe Music Awards 2014 Live on Vh1 presented by Micromax

    Europe Music Awards 2014 Live on Vh1 presented by Micromax

    MUMBAI: Vh1, the pioneer in international music and entertainment will be airing for the Europe Music Awards Live on 10th of November.

     

    Known to be one of the loudest music awards, the Europe Music Awards 2014 will be aired LIVE from Glasgow, Scotland. Katy Perry leads the nominations this year with seven, followed by Ariana Grande with six nominations. This year’s EMAs will be hosted by pop sensation Nicki Minaj and feature not-to-miss performances from Enrique Iglesias, Ed Sheeran, Ariana Grande, Boom Clap’s Charli XCX, rock duo Royal Blood and singer-songwriter Kiesza. Ozzy Osbourne will be presented with the Global Icon Award of the night.

     

    “Vh1 has been synonymous with the best in international music & the Europe Music Awards represent the gold standard in international music entertainment. Vh1 is excited to present the 20th anniversary of this blockbuster award show on Vh1” – Ferzad Palia, EVP & Head – English Entertainment, Viacom18.

     

    The Europe Music Awards is part of an illustrious award show line up aired Live on Vh1 like The Golden Globe Awards, Grammy Awards, Billboard Music Awards, Video Music Awards & American Music Awards to name a few.

     

  • MixRadio 6th Music Connects: Shaping the digital future

    MixRadio 6th Music Connects: Shaping the digital future

    MUMBAI: India’s music industry will be headed for one address come 4 and 5  November 2014 – The Taj Lands End, Bandra, Mumbai where  the 6th edition of MixRadio Music Connects (MRMC) by Music Matters and Radioandmusic.com is to be held.

     

    As with previous editions, the 6th MRMC has attracted the cr?me de la cr?me of the music ecosystem, right from streaming services to music labels to international and independent Indian music talent to mobile operators, live companies and social media agencies. The focus of the two day conclave is to find solutions to increase monetization and build traction for all those involved in the music business, with a special emphasis on the artiste community.

     

    Amongst the highlights of the 6th MRMC – which has “Shaping the Digital Future” as its theme – are keynotes by MixRadio head Jyrki Rosenberg, one on one conversations with Chrysalis Records founder Terry Ellis as well as Live Nation APAC head Alan Ridgeway,   a state of the industry overview by Sony Music India president Sridhar Subramanium, and an address by talented well-known film maker and helmer Imtiaz Ali. 

     

    All India Bakchod’s standup comic Tanmay Bhatt, world music and YouTube sensation duo Maati Baani and international cross over musicians Tomas Kantelinen and Canadian singer Natalie De Luccio – both of whom are forging a career in mainline Indian Bollywood music – are among those who will be talking about their journeys as artistes.  Additionally, SongHubs collaboration between Australian musicians and writers will be revealing what their partnership has meant and share its results.

     

     

    The representatives of the world’s leading music streaming services – MixRadio Music, Guvera, RDIO, Believe Digital, Samsung, Wynk, Gaana, will be represented on panels which seek to get insights on the current issues and the way forward for them in a world where more and more music is being consumed digitally on every device by the new-age-always-online consumer.

     

    Musicians and artistes will get an understanding of how they can establish themselves in the online and mobile universe by building, maintaining and continually engaging fans through social and digital media initiatives. Offering them advice will be executives from YouTube, Foxy Moron, WatConsult and To11 Media Inc.

     

    Brands are increasingly playing a role in music and senior managers from Unilever, Taj Hotels, Bacardi and MTV will provide a perspective on what they are doing with music and what makes brands want to invest in music initiatives.

     

    Says Rosenberg: “I’m looking forward to being in Mumbai for our 6th year as partners of MixRadio Music Connects. The music industry in India is innovative and thriving and I’m looking forward to plenty of lively debate from all the key players. MixRadio has some exciting product developments which we’ve chosen Music Connects as the place to share with the world next week.”

     

    Adds Branded and Music Matters co-founder & CEO Jasper Donat: “The 6th MixRadio Music Connects is already shaping up to be the best yet but this is only possible with the continued support and dedication MixRadio gives to the music industry in India. The music industry relies on corporate partners for growth and innovation and no other brand on the planet comes near MixRadio (and their former iteration as Nokia Music) for the support they give to the entertainment industry in the world’s second largest country.”

     

     

    “We are grateful to MixRadio for following through on its association and support with Music Connects which has become the definitive annual thought- leading get-together for the Indian music business,” says Indiantelevision.com’s radioandmusic.com founder Anil Wanvari.  “Our effort this year has been to get a greater understanding of the music streaming business story and the opportunities for musicians and artistes in the new digital universe in which they can directly build monetisable connects with their fans in the Indian and global context. Interactions between them and labels, mobile operators, live managers and other players will possibly generate some ideas to better build music’s digital future in India.”