In yet another move to strengthen his association with the Sony Group, Spice Chairman B K Modi is in talks to buy stake in Sony BMG, the group's music subsidiary.
Sony BMG acquires the music rights of Dasavatharam.
The company is tying up with around 150 music companies, including Universal Music, Warner Bros, Sony BMG and other national music leaders, Nokia India Regional general manager (North) Chandan Dang said. Nokia is likely to offer the service in India with a free one-year subscription on purchase of select Nokia handsets.
The 24-year-old singer beat Rakesh Maini from Agra and Bhoomi Trivedi of Baroda to win Rs 50 lakh in prize money, a one year contract with Sony BMG, a Tata Winger car, and a chance to sing a song in a Yash Raj Films' project.
Eleven global music giants have sued Yahoo! China, owned by e-commerce giant Alibaba, over its alleged involvement in illegal downloading and playing copyrighted music.