We are introducing a weekly roundup of industry moves culled from a range of sources—some of which we have covered and some that we haven’t. The focus is on senior executive movement in the industries that we cover—media (digital and traditional) and entertainment. If you think we are missing anything,…

T’is the season of radio going international. Close on the heels of Virgin Radio’s acquisition by competitor Radio Mirchi, Big FM has tied up with Singapore’s Radio Network MediaCorp to broadcast Bollywood hits in the city state. ET reports an agreement was signed on Tuesday which will see Big FM…

For some reason, at the NDTV New Media Congress, the session focusing on mass media companies taking to the Internet digressed down the New Media vs Old Media path. Kevin Obi, SVP (Digital Assets) for NBCU International seemed rather annoyed at the “ridiculous” distinction between new media and old media,…

Reliance ADA Group company BIG Digital plans to offer music content on VAS, and set up an Interactive Voice Response System within the next three months says Archana Vohra, Director, Big Digital in an interview with radioandmusic.com. The company is looking at 3-4 more portals this year. Apart from the…

Reliance ADA Group company Big FM has launched podcast services on their website Big927fm.com. Available for listening are clips of interviews and humor from BIG FM RJs. I was expecting some music to be available, but that isn’t the case - probably since digital right are licensed separately from radio…