All articles by Matthew Hemley – Page 4

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    Rajars: Listeners take Theakston to Heart

    2007-02-01T08:59:00Z

    Heart 106.2 presenter Jamie Theakston has stolen the commercial breakfast show crown from GCap rival Johnny Vaughan for the first time ever, adding 180,000 listeners in the three months to 17 December.

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    GCap launches drive for online listeners

    2007-02-01T08:00:00Z

    Capital Radio owner GCap Media is launching an inter-active department to expand the company's brands on platforms outside traditional radio.

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    Smooth FM revamp will ditch presenters

    2007-02-01T08:00:00Z

    GMG Radio chief John Myers is set to swing the axe at his London station Smooth FM in a root and branch revamp aimed at drawing in older listeners.

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    C4 Radio bid focuses on student appeal

    2007-02-01T08:00:00Z

    Nathalie Schwarz, director of Channel 4 Radio, has claimed that C4's proposed new digital radio service will have its 'finger on the pulse' of the nation's up and coming producers and scriptwriters and will act as a showcase for the best of student material around the country.

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    BSkyB profits drop

    2007-01-31T08:30:00Z

    BSkyB has reported pre-tax profits of£395m for the six months to 31 December, a drop of 4.6% compared with the same period.

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    Saga Radio given Smooth make-over

    2007-01-30T12:25:00Z

    GMG Radio will re-name its newly acquired Saga stations as Smooth Radio from the middle of March this year.

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    LBC in line for podcast windfall

    2007-01-30T11:40:00Z

    London based radio station LBC 97.3 FM is expecting revenues from its podcast subscription service to hit£100,000 in the next couple of months.

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    C4 unveils new current affairs strand

    2007-01-30T08:00:00Z

    Mentorn Oxford has been commissioned to make a 10 x 60-minute current affairs series for Channel 4, in which a range of participants share their thoughts on controversial subjects.

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    Capital signs up Vaughan for another three years

    2007-01-29T10:00:00Z

    GCap has decided to stick with Johnny Vaughan as the voice of its Capital Radio breakfast show for a further three years, despite a substantial drop in listeners since he took over the slot in April 2004.

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    ITV1 to offer sneak previews of Corrie and Emmerdale

    2007-01-29T08:00:00Z

    ITV1 is taking a behind the scenes look at Coronation Street and Emmerdalewith a 20 x 30-minute series for daytime .

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    C4 pulls Shipwrecked repeat

    2007-01-26T17:50:00Z

    Channel 4 has decided not to repeat an episode of Shipwreckedin which a contestant made racist remarks to ensure the safety of the people taking part in the show.

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    Paramount programming boss joins Baby Cow

    2007-01-26T16:00:00Z

    Sarah Mahoney, Paramount Comedy Channel's head of programming and development, is to leave the company and take up a post with Baby Cow, the indie that makes Saxondale.

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    ABC orders fourth series of Wife Swap

    2007-01-26T14:00:00Z

    American network ABC has ordered a fourth series of Wife Swapfrom RDF USA.

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    Radio 3 hands Iain Burnside weekend slot

    2007-01-26T11:30:00Z

    BBC Radio 3 has handed Iain Burnside a regular weekend slot produced by indie Above the Title.

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    Kershaw leaves Five to set up indie

    2007-01-25T10:30:00Z

    Five's controller of factual Justine Kershaw is leaving the channel after five years to set up her own independent production company.

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    Fremantle improvises comedy for ITV

    2007-01-25T08:00:00Z

    Fremantle Media is developing comedy improvisation format Thank God You're Here for ITV1.

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    C4 genealogy show to investigate British Empire

    2007-01-25T08:00:00Z

    Channel 4 is getting in on the genealogy boom with Empire's Children, a new series from Who Do You Think You Are? producer Wall to Wall.

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    RadioCentre prepares to 'tackle the BBC'

    2007-01-24T10:45:00Z

    The commercial radio industry is preparing to 'tackle the BBC head on' with a series of cross-network programming initiatives designed to gain listeners and raise advertising revenues.

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    Keith Allen to explore God TV

    2007-01-24T10:25:00Z

    Actor Keith Allen is to front a controversial Channel 4 documentary focusing on the British-owned Christian broadcaster God TV.

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    RDF boss hits back at Shipwrecked critics

    2007-01-24T08:00:00Z

    RDF Media Group chief executive David Frank has hit back at public criticism of C4's Shipwrecked, arguing that the current backlash could be bad for free speech.