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Catch all the Grammy buzz on WorldSpace
Tune in to catch the pre-event favorites, trivia, pick your Grammy Whammy and win exciting prizes on an exclusive contest.
The definite music accolade – The Grammy Awards are around the corner and Spin, the 24-hour International hits station that gets you the best music from around the globe on the WorldSpace Satellite Radio network, counts-down the excitement to the grand show, bringing the fever right into your home. Tune in to “The Shack” from February 1st to 7th on Spin between 8 pm and 9 pm to catch the all the nominees interspersed with interesting trivia about the awards, singers and songs as well as voice your opinion on who you think deserves The Grammy! What’s more guess the winner of the most Grammies in 2006 and you could win an exciting hamper of CDs on an exclusive contest only on the WorldSpace website -http://www.worldspace.in.
“The Shack” on Spin transforms into a Grammy Award Gala where you can listen to a ‘category special’ each day. The show will feature all nominated songs within a featured category everyday in an exciting format that features you – the listener – as you give us your opinions and choose your winners. RJ Mili steps in with a treasure trove of mind-boggling facts ranging from information on the nomination-leading Mariah Carey to stats on the top-selling albums and interesting tidbits on the Grammy Awards too. Tune in to a special edition on Sunday evening as Spin Gold showcases the winners from the Grammy past.
While you are at it, log on to http://www.worldspace.in/ and participate in the ‘The Most Whammies This Grammies Contest’. Pick the singer who will walk away with the most Grammies this year and if you guess it right you may get lucky and win all 5 CDs which are nominated in the ‘Album of the year’ category – ‘The Emancipation Of Mimi’ by Mariah Carey, Paul McCartney’s ‘Chaos And Creation In The Backyard’, ‘Love. Angel. Music. Baby.’ by Gwen Stefani, ‘How To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb’ by http://music.aol.com/artist/main.adp?artistid=5723> U2 and Kanye West’s ‘Late Registration’.
WorldSpace Satellite Radio also brings a unique opportunity to its listeners, to air their opinion on Spin or convey their wishes to their favorite star. The opportunity can be availed by writing in to WorldSpace at spin@worldspace.com.
Program Schedule- “The Shack” 8 pm to 9 pm
Feb 1st
Best pop vocal performance – duo or group
Best pop vocal performance – female
Feb 2nd
Record of the year
Best new artist
Feb 3rd
Best Rock album
Best alternative rock album
Feb 4th
Best rap performance by duo or group
Best electronic and dance album
Feb 5th
Spin Gold
Grammy winners from the past – an hour
Feb 6th
Best rap album
Best rock vocal performance by duo or group
Feb 7th
Best pop vocal album
Album of the year
About Spin
Spin, the 24-hour International Radio Station on WorldSpace Satellite Radio showcases the most popular English tunes from around the world. Tune in to a foot tapping play list that reverberates with the best international hits ranging from Mariah Carey, Beyonce and Madonna to 50 Cent, Ronan Keating and Bryan Adams! Catch the hits as they roll off the global hit-lists and spot the next chart topper first – only on India’s definitive international hits station – Spin!
About WorldSpace, Inc.
WorldSpaceR (NASDAQ: WRSP) is the world’s only global media and entertainment company positioned to offer a satellite radio experience to consumers in more than 130 countries with five billion people, driving 300 million cars. WorldSpace delivers the latest tunes, trends and information from around the world and around the corner. WorldSpace subscribers benefit from a unique combination of local programming, original WorldSpace content and content from leading brands around the globe including the BBC, CNN, Virgin Radio UK, NDTV and RFI. WorldSpace’s satellites cover two-thirds of the globe with six beams. Each beam is capable of delivering up to 80 channels of high quality digital audio and multimedia programming directly to WorldSpace Satellite Radios anytime and virtually anywhere in its coverage area. WorldSpace is a pioneer of satellite-based digital radio services (DARS) and was instrumental in the development of the technology infrastructure used today by XM Satellite Radio. For more information, visit www.worldspace.com.
About WorldSpace India
WorldSpace boasts a range of over 40 radio stations across genres – from Jazz to Classical, to Old Hindi Film Music and Rock. Its Indian programming includes two Indian classical stations – Shruti (Carnatic) and Gandharv (Hindustani), as well as regional Indian stations, viz. Tara (Bengali), KL Radio (Tamil), Sparsha (Kannada), RM Radio (Malayalam), Spandana (Telugu) and Tunak Punjabi (Punjabi) and a Spiritual and Wellness station, Moksha, among others.
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Sebi sends show-cause notice to Zee over fund diversion, company responds
Regulator questions 2018 letter of comfort and governance lapses; company vows robust legal response
MUMBAI: India’s markets watchdog has reignited its long-running scrutiny of Zee Entertainment Enterprises, issuing a sweeping show-cause notice that drags the broadcaster and 84 others into a widening governance storm.
The notice, dated February 12, has been served by the Securities and Exchange Board of India to Zee, chairman emeritus Subhash Chandra and managing director and chief executive Punit Goenka, among others. At its heart: allegations that company funds were indirectly routed to settle liabilities of entities linked to the Essel Group.
The regulator’s probe traces its roots to November 2019, when two independent directors resigned from Zee’s board, flagging concerns over the alleged appropriation of fixed deposits by Yes Bank. The deposits were reportedly adjusted against loans extended to Essel Group entities, triggering questions about related-party dealings and board oversight.
A key flashpoint is a letter of comfort dated September 4, 2018, issued by Subhash Chandra in his dual capacity as chairman of Zee and the Essel Group. The document, linked to credit facilities availed by certain group companies from Yes Bank, was allegedly known only to select members of management and not disclosed to the full board—an omission SEBI believes raises red flags over transparency and governance controls.
Zee has pushed back hard. In a statement, the company said it “strongly refutes” the allegations against it and its board members and will file a detailed response. It expressed confidence that SEBI would conduct a fair review and signalled readiness to pursue all legal remedies to protect shareholder interests.
The notice marks the latest twist in a saga that has shadowed the broadcaster since 2019. What began as boardroom unease has morphed into a full-blown regulatory confrontation. The final reckoning now rests with SEBI—but the reputational stakes for Zee, and the message for India Inc on governance discipline, could scarcely be higher.
