Comments on: WorldSpace India: were they listening to consumers? http://www.bhatnaturally.com/brands/worldspace-india-were-they-listening-to-consumers/ Ramblings on Advertising, Apple and New Media Tue, 07 Feb 2012 16:34:33 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: sanjay http://www.bhatnaturally.com/brands/worldspace-india-were-they-listening-to-consumers/#comment-5942 sanjay Thu, 01 Dec 2011 07:13:23 +0000 http://www.bhatnaturally.com/?p=5734#comment-5942 I had purchased the WS radio set worth Rs.8000/-. Now it is lying in the corner. Like all of you I too miss the crystal clear sound of WS. I had purchased the WS radio set worth Rs.8000/-. Now it is lying in the corner. Like all of you I too miss the crystal clear sound of WS.

]]> By: munin chandra bortha http://www.bhatnaturally.com/brands/worldspace-india-were-they-listening-to-consumers/#comment-4333 munin chandra bortha Mon, 22 Mar 2010 14:53:09 +0000 http://www.bhatnaturally.com/?p=5734#comment-4333 Instead of going for capturing a wider listenership Worldspace has chosen to deprive us the genuine listeners of the pleasure of a variety of exposurers. Feel justice not done .Suggest change the policy and make it cheaper to a wide ranging of listeners , worldspace will have no room for regret . The assesment of the Indian market was not done properly as is evident from the decision to withdraw. Pl. review. M.C.Borthakur. Instead of going for capturing a wider listenership Worldspace has chosen to deprive us the genuine listeners of the pleasure of a variety of exposurers. Feel justice not done .Suggest change the policy and make it cheaper to a wide ranging of listeners , worldspace will have no room for regret . The assesment of the Indian market was not done properly as is evident from the decision to withdraw. Pl. review. M.C.Borthakur.

]]> By: karthik http://www.bhatnaturally.com/brands/worldspace-india-were-they-listening-to-consumers/#comment-4097 karthik Mon, 25 Jan 2010 07:56:26 +0000 http://www.bhatnaturally.com/?p=5734#comment-4097 same was the case with me....we are all addicted to worldspace radio...all passionate members are invited to join my online community "WORLD SPACE LOVERS - INDIA" in orkut... same was the case with me….we are all addicted to worldspace radio…all passionate members are invited to join my online community "WORLD SPACE LOVERS – INDIA" in orkut…

]]> By: bhatnaturally http://www.bhatnaturally.com/brands/worldspace-india-were-they-listening-to-consumers/#comment-4064 bhatnaturally Wed, 20 Jan 2010 11:47:50 +0000 http://www.bhatnaturally.com/?p=5734#comment-4064 Jayadoss, thanks for the comment. Valid point. But it wasn't so bad for Western music lovers - there was jazz, rock, pop, love songs, Classical etc. The lack of choice and cheaper alternatives wasn't so relevant for them. Jayadoss, thanks for the comment. Valid point. But it wasn’t so bad for Western music lovers – there was jazz, rock, pop, love songs, Classical etc. The lack of choice and cheaper alternatives wasn’t so relevant for them.

]]> By: Jayadoss http://www.bhatnaturally.com/brands/worldspace-india-were-they-listening-to-consumers/#comment-4063 Jayadoss Wed, 20 Jan 2010 11:25:11 +0000 http://www.bhatnaturally.com/?p=5734#comment-4063 Out of the 40 channels, there was just one single Tamil channel which combines every non-related genres from Cinema to Devotional music into a single channel. There was no expansion in the several years they were operating. It was natural that the cost of subscription for just one or two channels (out of the 40) was simply ridiculous. The end was certain when cable operators started relaying radio on their network. Suriyan FM reaches Bangalore through cable operators such as Hathway, so does the ad-free/talk-free Western Music radio channel DW-M. Also all the major Tamil radio players from Tamil Nadu, Sri Lanka, Singapore, Canada etc all stream their content for free, rendering the subscription-based radio service useless. Out of the 40 channels, there was just one single Tamil channel which combines every non-related genres from Cinema to Devotional music into a single channel. There was no expansion in the several years they were operating. It was natural that the cost of subscription for just one or two channels (out of the 40) was simply ridiculous. The end was certain when cable operators started relaying radio on their network. Suriyan FM reaches Bangalore through cable operators such as Hathway, so does the ad-free/talk-free Western Music radio channel DW-M. Also all the major Tamil radio players from Tamil Nadu, Sri Lanka, Singapore, Canada etc all stream their content for free, rendering the subscription-based radio service useless.

]]> By: arjun http://www.bhatnaturally.com/brands/worldspace-india-were-they-listening-to-consumers/#comment-4007 arjun Mon, 04 Jan 2010 17:01:54 +0000 http://www.bhatnaturally.com/?p=5734#comment-4007 World space was like oxygen for us.Without oxygen i cannot survive.Farishta and all others stations meant life elements for me. World space was like oxygen for us.Without oxygen i cannot survive.Farishta and all others stations meant life elements for me.

]]> By: Light http://www.bhatnaturally.com/brands/worldspace-india-were-they-listening-to-consumers/#comment-4004 Light Fri, 01 Jan 2010 08:46:33 +0000 http://www.bhatnaturally.com/?p=5734#comment-4004 AGREE COMPLETELY WITH THIS ARTICLE! HOPE AN ALTERNATIVE SERVICE IS AVAILABLE SOON.... AGREE COMPLETELY WITH THIS ARTICLE! HOPE AN ALTERNATIVE SERVICE IS AVAILABLE SOON….

]]> By: Rajesh Pathak http://www.bhatnaturally.com/brands/worldspace-india-were-they-listening-to-consumers/#comment-4002 Rajesh Pathak Thu, 31 Dec 2009 06:23:34 +0000 http://www.bhatnaturally.com/?p=5734#comment-4002 It is really pity that the World Space Radio has stopped working. Today moring when out of habit i started it, there was no buzz. And i realized that today is 31Dec. My heart was heavy and I hope not to have a normal day today. I am ready to pay anythig if the service is started ASAP. If someone has some news on the start, pleaseeeee forward the good news to me. Regards. It is really pity that the World Space Radio has stopped working. Today moring when out of habit i started it, there was no buzz. And i realized that today is 31Dec. My heart was heavy and I hope not to have a normal day today. I am ready to pay anythig if the service is started ASAP. If someone has some news on the start, pleaseeeee forward the good news to me.
Regards.

]]> By: Senthil http://www.bhatnaturally.com/brands/worldspace-india-were-they-listening-to-consumers/#comment-3995 Senthil Mon, 28 Dec 2009 10:35:32 +0000 http://www.bhatnaturally.com/?p=5734#comment-3995 WS Radio was useful for Elders (who used to Radio everyday) living in different state from their hometown. The local FM doesn't play the other Regional Language Songs Especially when Elders can't/dont't know to operate the recent CD/DVD/MP3 players. Hoping that the company will make alternate ways to make the instrument useful WS Radio was useful for Elders (who used to Radio everyday) living in different state from their hometown. The local FM doesn’t play the other Regional Language Songs

Especially when Elders can’t/dont’t know to operate the recent CD/DVD/MP3 players.

Hoping that the company will make alternate ways to make the instrument useful

]]> By: Vir Partap Singh http://www.bhatnaturally.com/brands/worldspace-india-were-they-listening-to-consumers/#comment-3994 Vir Partap Singh Mon, 28 Dec 2009 07:38:14 +0000 http://www.bhatnaturally.com/?p=5734#comment-3994 We have grown up listening to World Space. Excellent channels & services, I can't understand don't we have any choice to stop from getting mute. FM is so boring. We have always loved to listen country,Orbit,Amore,Instrumental,Spin, Hop almost all of them.We r going to be the suffers as FM can never meet the WORLDSPACE. We wish & pray that it doesn't go mute. We have grown up listening to World Space. Excellent channels & services, I can’t understand don’t we have any choice to stop from getting mute. FM is so boring. We have always loved to listen country,Orbit,Amore,Instrumental,Spin, Hop almost all of them.We r going to be the suffers as FM can never meet the WORLDSPACE. We wish & pray that it doesn’t go mute.

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