OUR PARTNERS

All India Radio (AIR)

Broadcasting in India started with private initiative by Radio Clubs in1923. An attempt was also made in 1927 to start a private broadcasting company which as a commercial venture failed. The British Government thereafter constituted the Indian State Broadcasting Service in the Indian sub-continent, which took the name All India Radio (AIR) in 1936 with clear objectives to inform, educate and entertain the masses. 

At the time of Independence in 1947, AIR had a network of six stations only. As on date, All India Radio has 234 Radio Stations with 149 medium frequency (MW), 54 high frequency (SW) and 171 FM transmitters in its Home Service with 374 Transmitters to carry the programmes for both the Home and External Services. The Home Service itself covers an area of 91.79% of the country and 99.14% of the people in 24 major languages and 146 dialects. External Services Division of AIR alone broadcasts in 27 languages: 16 foreign and 11 national languages. All India Radio broadcasts 620 news bulletins daily in different languages and dialects through its News Services Division.

All India Radio under the umbrella of Prasar Bharati (Broadcasting Corporation of India) is the biggest public service broadcasting organization and the largest radio-broadcasting networks in the world.

Technomedia Solutions

Pvt. Ltd.

Technomedia Solutions Pvt. Ltd. Incorporated in July 2002 offers total consultancy, turnkey solutions, professional services and new &  Innovative customized solutions and products for the electronic media industry. Technomedia is one of the leading end-to-end system solution providers in India for radio and television media industry. Our strength lies in our expertise with all our staff being highly motivated towards a common goal, providing the best level of quality, integrity and service.

Media Mughals

Overview: MediaMughals.com is a comprehensive online portal by Media Guru Web (an initiative by Media Guru Consultants) integrating the developments in technology, products and other aspects related to the media industry. The website delivers specialized news, views and analysis in the domain of media entertainment and its related technology.

The website offers event coverage, content creation, interviews & blogs, cover stories, dedicated photo galleries for the event and video streaming. The site also provides a comprehensive package of information on the global and national companies related to media and entertainment technology and offers full fledged customized research reports on these companies.

Mashable

Founded in July 2005, Mashable is the world’s largest blog focused exclusively on Web 2.0 and Social Media news. With more than 25 million monthly page views, Mashable is the most prolific blog reviewing new Web sites and services, publishing breaking news on what’s new on the web and offering social media resources and guides.

Media Avatar

Who we are:

Media Avatar intends to become the most trusted brand of news and intelligence on brands, marketing, media and advertising. We are committed at creating content that is stimulating and is critical to decision-makers, thought leaders, consultants, agencies and company executives.

We commit to bring out a well balanced content and coverage  for the marketing, advertising and media fraternity and reach across various touch points in fiercely competitive market place. The MediAvataar.com website, opt-in daily email newsletters, reaches out to an influential audience of media, marketing and business professionals and keep them abreast with important stories of the day.

Our goal:

To attain excellence and become the most trusted source of information among leaders in the online marketplace and continuously evolve to bring out the best possible information and news to our subscribers and readers.

Radio Mirchi

About Radio Mirchi

With a presence in 32 key markets in India, Radio Mirchi is the leading private FM Radio operator in the country with over 46.5 million listeners. Though Radio Mirchi’s radio stations are located in diverse regions in India, the secret of its success in attracting local audiences is due to a superior understanding of audience preferences, which enables it to provide content customized to the taste, language and culture of the local audience. Mirchi has a track record of developing creative and innovative content and programming formats that have helped Radio Mirchi expand and retain its advertisers and audiences. 

MAJOR SPONSOR

Deutsche Welle (DW)

Deutsche Welle is Germany's international broadcaster that produces television, radio and online content in 30 languages. Its unique mix of news, background information and cultural highlights offers European insights to international issues to people around the world.

Deutsche Welle is a respected and credible source of information that reaches more than 86 million listeners and viewers worldwide every week and distributes programming and services via a global satellite network, partner stations (rebroadcasting) and on the Internet, as well as utilizing modern forms of media like podcasting, live-streaming, newsletters, mobile offers and RSS services.

CO SPONSORS

AMP Radio Networks

Airtime Management & Programming Sdn Bhd (AMP) revolutionized Malaysian airwaves with the introduction of format-specific programming, a landmark concept to local commercial radio. Today, its eight high-ranking terrestrial FM networks – ERA, MY FM, hitz.fm, SINAR, MIX fm, LiteFM, XFM and THR (Raaga and Gegar) -- reach close to 11.5 million weekly listeners*.

Achieving numerous milestones since its inception in 1996, AMP’s dynamic journey to the present sees it still being the sole provider of 19 satellite music services (which includes the nine FM services), available to all ASTRO subscribers in Malaysia and Brunei, pioneer South-East Asian broadcaster utilizing LIU (local insertion units) for local or regional advertisers, utilizing Dynamic RDS (Radio Data System) as a commercial tool, as well as first in Asia with a unique award-winning 45-minute rewind feature on its iPhone applications. These are but a few of AMP’s high points in a decade and a half of operations.

AMP continues to be one of the most advanced radio broadcast facilities in Asia.  Embracing the digital platform and opportunities, it will continue to offer on-air, on-ground, and now specific mobile, online and device technologies to enhance the value of radio. For businesses, these services provide a highly effective combination that allows multi-platform communications directly to specific target audiences.

*Source: Nielsen Media Radio Audience Measurement (RAM), Survey 2, 2010

Broadcast Engineering Consultants

India Ltd.

Established in 1995 as a Central Public Sector Enterprise, BECIL has now grown as a premier consulting & turnkey solution provider in Radio and Television Broadcasting achieving turn over of more than 100 million in 2007-2008.As a pioneer in the industry, we are the first to establish Private Teleports in India for Eenadu TV & Sun TV, Private FM Broadcast Station for Radio City, Multiplexed FM Transmission infrastructure at Kolkatta, Chennai and New Delhi in 2001, High Definition Television Studios for Rashtrapati Bhawan and LokSabha Television & MPEG-4 News Channel for Malayala Manorama.

The Commonwealth Educational Media Centre for Asia (CEMCA)

Learning for Development

In consonance with the mission of Commonwealth of Learning, The Commonwealth Educational Media Centre for Asia, New Delhi, the only regional office of COL, promotes the meaningful, relevant, and appropriate use of information and communication technologies to serve the educational and training needs of Commonwealth Member States of Asia.

Commercial Radio Australia, Limited

Commercial Radio Australia is the peak industry body representing the interests of the 260 Commercial Radio broadcasters in Australia.  Commercial radio is the dominant sector in Australia, with eight in ten people tuning in each week.  Commercial Radio Australia has been the lead player in the development of digital radio legislation and technical development.  The Board of Commercial Radio Australia and the state based broadcasters’ joint venture companies will oversee the roll out of digital radio services for the sector, with metropolitan services commencing in 2009.

Media Prima Radio Networks Berhad

Media Prima Berhad, a company listed on the main Board of Bursa Malaysia is one of Malaysia’s leading integrated media investment groups. Adopting the concept of commercial radio with format-specific programming, Fly FM, Hot FM & One FM are managed and operated by Media Prima Radio Networks (MPRN). All three radio stations were launched in October 2005, February 2006 and January 2009 respectively.

These stations operate from Sri Pentas, Bandar Utama, Petaling Jaya and by far have added the value and choices in the industry. Hot FM is currently the No.1 radio station in Malaysia, Fly FM at a firm 2^nd place and One FM is the fastest growing Chinese station. Advertisers are given the choice to execute their campaigns through on-air, online, on-ground, and/or SMS. This helps reinforce branding of the stations while achieving measurable results for advertisers. Through continuous support from listeners, Fly FM, Hot FM & One FM are determined to keep the face of radio fresh and taking programs to the next level.

Media Prima Radio Networks has since been an icon in providing healthy competition in the radio industry, providing listeners with a range of variety in music. MPRN strives to provide its listeners with the best in music whilst catering to all walks of life.

The Nielsen Company

The Nielsen Company is a global information and media company with leading market positions in marketing and consumer information, television and other media measurement, online intelligence, mobile measurement, trades shows and business publications (Billboard, The Hollywood Reporter Adweek). The privately held company is active in more than 100 countries, with headquarters in New York, USA.

For more information, please visit www.nielsen.com

About DRM

Digital Radio Mondiale (DRM) is the universal, openly standardised digital broadcasting system for all broadcasting frequencies up to 174MHz, including LW, MW, SW, band I and II (FM band).

DRM provides digital sound quality and the ease-of-use that comes from digital radio, combined with a wealth of enhanced features: Surround Sound, Journaline text information, Slideshow, EPG, and data services.

DRM on short, medium and long wave for broadcasting bands up to 30 MHz (called 'DRM30') provides large coverage areas and low power consumption. The enhancement of the DRM standard for broadcast frequencies above 30 MHz ('DRM+') uses the same audio coding, data services, multiplexing and signaling schemes as DRM30 but introduces an additional transmission mode optimized for those bands.

For more information and DRM updates please visit www.drm.org or subscribe to DRM news by writing to pressoffice@drm.org

PRINCIPAL SPONSOR

Digital Radio Mondiale (DRM)