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Ameen Sayani, a pioneering radio presenter who drew generations of listeners in India with his melodic voice on a radio show that became a national phenomenon, died on Tuesday. Born in 1932, Ameen Sayani was introduced to radio by his elder brother who was an English-language presenter. In 1952, Ameen became one of the first voices to be heard on the airwaves in Asia by starting the radio program for which he became the most famous, “Binaca Geetmala,” showcasing Bollywood music. He hosted the program on Radio Ceylon, one of the oldest radio stations in the world, based in what is now Sri Lanka. The show was later moved to All India Radio, the state-owned public broadcaster.

Persons: Ameen, Narendra Modi, Sayani’s, “, ” Mr, Rajil, Ameen Sayani, Binaca Organizations: Radio Ceylon, India Radio Locations: India, English, Asia, Sri Lanka

☆ The 75 most impactful TV moments are debuts, farewells and historic firsts
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-16 | by ( Scottie Andrew | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +15 min

These and more indelible moments appear on the Television Academy’s new list of the 75 most impactful moments in TV history, spanning introductions, endings and history-making events. MTV premieres with its first music video – “Video Killed the Radio Star,” 198113. “All in the Family” – viewers meet the working-class Bunker family, 197135. 8.” M*A*S*H” series finale, 198326. But these classic TV moments that stirred audiences when they first aired are still resonant and frequently referenced in contemporary culture.

Persons: Martin Luther King Jr, Mister Rogers, Clemmons, Whitney, George Floyd’s, Lucy ”, Neil Armstrong, O.J, Simpson, Ford Bronco, Walter Cronkite, John F, Kennedy, Martin Luther King, Jr, Nixon, Barack Obama’s, Rodney King’s, Princess Diana’s, Queen Elizabeth II’s, Rodney King, William Shatner’s Captain Kirk, Nichelle Nichols, Uhura, Nichols, Ellen DeGeneres, “ Ellen ”, Sammy Davis , Jr, Archie, “, Lucy ” – Lucy Ricardo, Little Ricky, Lucille Ball, “ Maude ” – Bea Arthur’s Maude, Kelly Clarkson, – Kirk, Kunta Kinte, LeVar Burton, ”, Matt Zoller Seitz, Kunta, Levar Burton, George Carlin, Gordon, Walter White, Bart, Homer, Ted Turner, Sophia, Dorothy, Blanche, Rose, it’s, hallucinating, King Cole, White Walker, ” – Julia Child, boeuf, “ Julia ” –, Julia, “ Will, Grace ”, James Farley, Tony Soprano, Will Hart, It’s, Hawkeye, “ Newhart, Robert Hartley, Bob Newhart, –, “ Mary Tyler Moore, Mary, Ted Danson’s Sam, Bette Midler, Johnny Carson, weren't, Robb, Catelyn, Ed Sullivan, Elvis, “ Charlie Brown, – Linus, Charlie Brown, Carol Burnett, Lucy ” – Lucy, “ Dallas, Mary Tyler Moore, Mary can’t, Chuckles, “ Seinfeld, Jerry, Will Smith, Chris Rock, Harry Bemis, Kinte, Toby, Elmer Fudd, Siegfried, Bugs Bunny, Michael Jackson’s, Oprah ”, Oprah Winfrey, Robb Stark, Hooper, Big, Mr, offscreen, Bill, Frank, Justin Timberlake, Janet, Luke, Laura get, – Whitney Houston, “ Peter Pan ”, “ Walt, Disney Organizations: CNN, The, Television, “, Space Shuttle, NFL, Ford, Capitol, MTV, Radio Star, ABC, Getty, Variety, Oceanic Airlines, Democratic National, HBO, Super, “ Dallas, Beatles, US, Nazi, Pontiac Locations: Angeles, New York, Southern, Monica, “, Valhalla

NEW YORK (AP) — By airing the fourth Republican presidential primary debate scheduled for Wednesday — again, minus Donald Trump — the young NewsNation television network will almost certainly reach the largest audience in its history. A NETWORK STILL SEEKING AN AUDIENCEPolitical Cartoons View All 1277 ImagesThe debate is to air from 8 to 10 p.m. ET and will also be shown on the CW network, which like NewsNation is owned by the Nexstar Media Group. A HIGH-PROFILE DEBATE HEADLINERIn awarding the rights to televise Wednesday's debate, the Republican National Committee chose the debate moderators. Kelly's experience working debates during the 2016 Republican presidential nominating process shot her to fame through her feud with Trump.

Persons: —, Donald Trump —, Megyn Kelly, ”, Cherie Grzech, NewsNation's, NewsNation, Chris Cuomo, Dan Abrams, Ashleigh Banfield, Leland Vittert, Abrams, Joe Berkowitz, “, cursorily, Chris Stirewalt, Bill Shine, Grzech, haven't, I've, Elizabeth Vargas, Eliana Johnson, Kelly, It's, Kelly hasn't, hasn't, She's, Ron DeSantis, ” Kelly, Nikki Haley's, “ cringy, Chris, Christie, you've, Vivek Ramaswamy's, she's, Tom Jones, ” Jones, Grezch, Trump, ___ David Bauder Organizations: Republican, Nexstar Media Group, CW, WGN America, CNN, ABC News, MSNBC, Fox News, Nielsen, Hollywood Reporter, Media, Daily, Fox, Republican National Committee, Washington Free Beacon, Trump, NBC News, Walt Disney Corp, Poynter Institute, Associated Press Locations: Florida

☆ Vince Clarke, a Synth-Pop Mastermind, on His Unexpected Solo Album
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-14 | by ( Rob Tannenbaum | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

So they moved to Basildon, one of many “new towns” Britain built quickly to create new housing — in some cases, too quickly. “Cracks would start appearing in walls, and they’d have to flatten the houses and start again,” he said. It was naff.”Musically, his first love was Simon & Garfunkel, after he discovered he could play their songs on a guitar. “The early electronic musicians weren’t. They played weekly at a Basildon disco, “but we only had eight songs, so the set was pretty short,” he recalled.

Persons: Clarke’s, ”, Vince, Simon, Garfunkel, “ Locations: London, Germany, Basildon, Britain

☆ Mark Cuban says crypto lacks a killer app, NFTs will stage a comeback, and billionaires should pay more tax. Here are his 6 best quotes from a new Q&A.
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-27 | by ( Theron Mohamed | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

The "Shark Tank" investor says crypto needs a killer app, and NFTs will stage a comeback. "I am really, really, really good at sales. I'm gonna find a sales job, and I'm gonna learn more about that industry than anybody on the planet. And I'm gonna set a commission as high as I possibly can. Someday you're gonna turn around and say to yourself, 'I should have bought those damn NFTs when they were next to nothing.'"

Persons: Mark Cuban, —, Cuban, I'm, I've, Rick Bowmer, Alexa, Crypto, That's, grandma, they're Organizations: Service, Dallas Mavericks, Yahoo, Facebook, Cuban, Amazon, Microsoft Locations: ChatGPT

☆ Will AI Kill the Radio Star?
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-24 | by ( Spencer Jakab | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Whether it is musicians or talking heads such as Joe Rogan, yesterday’s radio stars have mostly become streaming and podcast stars. Video didn’t kill the radio star—it just wounded him. MTV launched its service in 1981 with The Buggles’ prophetic hit. Young people were soon glued to the cable sensation as VHF dials gathered dust, hastening the decline of over-the-air TV. More than 40 years later, video streamers such as Netflix are now choking cable to death with penetration soon expected to drop below half of U.S. households.

☆ How a TikTok partnership became a hit station for SiriusXM, as satellite radio courts a younger audience
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-23 | by ( Dan Whateley | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

"We're really thrilled with the response the station has had," Steve Blatter, the senior vice president and general manager of music programming at SiriusXM, told Insider. "We did go through a very hefty host-selection process," said William Gruger, who works on global music programming at TikTok. Branching out to a younger audienceSiriusXM views TikTok Radio as a path to attracting the next generation of subscribers. "Our first reaction to who might be listening to TikTok Radio is a younger audience, which I think it definitely is," Steinbock said. For the TikTok Radio hosts themselves, preparing for a SiriusXM recording session often just means bingeing on TikTok like a typical user.

☆ Inside TikTok's radio station, where creators are hosts and memes reach parents and Uber drivers
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-22 | by ( Dan Whateley | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

"We're really thrilled with the response the station has had," Steve Blatter, the senior vice president and general manager of music programming at SiriusXM, told Insider. In between tracks, the channel's hosts, who are TikTok creators themselves, often explain how a song went viral on the app. "We did go through a very hefty host-selection process," said William Gruger, who works on global music programming at TikTok. Branching out to a younger audienceSiriusXM views TikTok Radio as a path to attracting the next generation of subscribers. For the TikTok Radio hosts themselves, preparing for a SiriusXM recording session often just means bingeing on TikTok like a typical user.

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