The best of Music Inc 2019: Discussions on the dominance of film music, streaming services in India
Despite the snafus – occasionally clueless hosts and sloppy stage management – Music Inc was worth the while where it mattered the most: the presentations and the panel discussions.
Music Inc. 2.0: 2019 edition features conversations on India's pop culture, role of OTT platforms
Music Inc. 2.0 kicked off on World Music Day 2019 and witnessed panel discussions on enhancing brand experiences, technology and design in music, the role of OTT platforms and the significance of regional content while connecting with local networks
From evaluating listenership to mainstream success: The evolving relationship between indie musicians and streaming services
When music industry folk speak of streaming services, they are typically referring to the likes of Spotify, Apple Music and Amazon Prime Music and their Indian counterparts Gaana, JioSaavn, Wynk and Hungama. But as the panelists pointed out, Bandcamp, Soundcloud and YouTube are equally important in building an act’s career. Take, for instance, the best-known artist on Brar’s roster, Nucleya.
Music Inc. 2.0: Shubha Mudgal, Raftaar, Ankur Tiwari to be part of the conference's second edition
For Music Inc. 2.0, the curatorial team has devised the theme 'Music at the intersections, creating a sustainable roadmap for the music industry' to initiate conversations that address opportunities and create intersections between industries, agencies, brands, technology, and music business
Spotify now has 1 million unique users in India after launching less than a week ago
Spotify has 207 million monthly active users globally and 96 million paid subscribers.
Hungama's Damaged takes a refreshing direction bringing relatability to the femme fatale trope
Damaged does very interesting things with the femme fatale trope. It posits two women who approach violence with completely different outlooks.
Xiaomi to invest in local social networking app ShareChat; expected to raise $15 million
This Bengaluru-based startup is focuses on conversation in the vernacular language. Founded by 25 year old IIT graduate, Farid Ahsan, ShareChat intends to capture userbase from smaller cities and rural India.
Xiaomi Redmi 4 to go on sale today at 12 pm on Amazon and Mi.com
The Xiaomi Redmi 4 will go on sale today at 12 pm on Amazon as well as the company's Mi.com. The sale is part of the company's weekly sale for the Redmi 4.
Airtel Wynk Music has crossed 50 million app installs
Airtel's music application Wynk Music, a paid service, has crossed the 50 million "app users installs mark" with 45 percent of them coming from non-Airtel network.
Hungama Music partners with K Digital Media; to get around 9.5 million content pieces across genres
Hungama Music has announced a tie-up with K Digital Media, Hollywoods biggest collective of independent artists via the CD Baby catalog which specialises in hip-hop and RnB music genres.
Xiaomi makes its first investment in Indian company Hungama
Xiaomi announced that it has led a US$25 million investment into digital media entertainment company Hungama.
OnePlus and Hungama partner to offer free music downloads
Popular smartphone maker OnePlus has partnered with music service company Hungama to offer music downloads worth Rs 3000 over a period of 3 months for free.
Netflix, Hungama and others: Streaming sites to help you get over cricket blues
Smarter devices these days come to your rescue with some smart alternatives. In fact, the cricketing season is actually giving users like me the time to use streaming sites to watch interesting episodes and movies that have long been due.
Telenor launches unlimited video, music service starting at Rs 2
Telecom operator Telenor has launched schemes, starting at Rs 2 that allows its users to download or watch unlimited videos between 11 in the morning to 7 in the evening.
WeChat cashes in on Sachin mania with Tendulkar-themed stickers
Ever since Sachin Tendulkar announced his retirement from Tests, the country's cricket fans have only been talking in Tendulkar terms...
Hungama Deploys Red Hat Enterprise Linux And Red Hat JBoss Middleware
Hungama selects Red Hat for its new platform solution to deliver value-added services with a much lower total cost of ownership.
Bollywood gets on the social media bandwagon with promotions
We don’t need to tell you how much being on the Internet means to you. The world is social now, as are you friends, family and even work. How can the
Hungama launches new music streaming app for Android, iOS and BlackBerry 10
Hungama.com, the online service that offers Bollywood, Telugu, Bhojpuri, Tamil, Malayalam and other South Asian language...