All Radio articles – Page 114
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NewsNew BBC rights deal for radio indies
Independent radio producers are to get a better deal from the BBC after trade body the Radio Independents Group (RIG) and the BBC agreed new terms of trade.
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NewsGCap: we'll sue Ofcom over digital plans
Radio giant GCap Media said today it would sue Ofcom if the regulator decides to license further national digital multiplexes.
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NewsOfcom rethinks radio cross-promotion rules
Ofcom has agreed to review the rules prohibiting cross-promotion of commercial radio licences to help the sector compete better with the BBC.
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NewsEmap DJ rapped for phone-in rage
Ofcom has reprimanded Emap after a presenter on its Key 103 FM radio station branded an Iraq war veteran a 'brainless little dickhead' during a heated phone-in show.
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NewsHumphrys defends interviewing style
A defiant John Humphrys told politicians yesterday he had no intention of going 'easy' on them and would walk out of the BBC if told to do so by his bosses.
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Humphrys refuses to go easy on MPs
Todaypresenter John Humphrys has told politicians he has no intention of going easy on them and would resign if bosses told him to do so. He defended his interview technique when he and other broadcast journalists were cross-examined by a committee of peers. Labour's Lord Maxton accused him of usurping ...
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Radio 4 to look at the art of comic timing
Indie Angel Eye is examining the art of comic timing for a BBC Radio 4 programme, as well as recording a series on unfinished buildings. The Comic Pause, a half-hour programme, uses examples of comedians' use of silence and asks how far the comic pause can ...
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NewsBBC and Africa twin local radio stations
As part of its Africa season, the BBC is next week twinning local radio stations in the UK with stations in Africa. Each day British listeners in five different areas will be able to hear African presenters, guests and phone-ins, and vice versa.
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R1 conquers US
BBC Radio 1 is to be broadcast across the US, in an unprecedented deal for the corporation. Satellite radio company Sirius will begin broadcasting the station this summer - the first time the BBC has sold a station in its entirety. Sirius - the subscription-only service which recently signed shock-jock ...
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NewsSRH deal gives Emap 22 local stations
Emap added 22 local radio stations to its portfolio this week after taking full control of Scottish Radio Holdings (SRH) in a deal that values the company at£391m.
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NewsEmap buys SRH
Emap has taken full control of Scottish Radio Holdings (SRH) after paying£285.43m for the 73% it did not already own.
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NewsXfm appoints for Manchester launch
Gcap-owned Xfm has unveiled the management line-up for the launch of its new Manchester station.
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NewsEvans returns to BBC radio for Live 8
Chris Evans is returning to Radio 2 for another presenter stint as part of the corporation's Live 8 coverage.
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Ofcom approves 15
Ofcom has licensed a further 15 community radio licences in a bid to create a third tier of radio services. New services will launch in Central Southampton, Hedge End, Botley and West End, near Eastleigh in Hampshire, Portsmouth, Newport on the Isle of Wight, Cumbernauld, Normanton in Derby, Leicester, Market ...
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Local Radio company buys Bath FM
The Local Radio Company has brought Bath FM in a cash-and-shares deal worth£675,000. The company, which runs Ivel FM in Yeovil and 3TR in nearby Warminster, paid£400,000 for the station, which was owned by a group of private shareholders. They will also get as much as£275,000 in TLRC shares depending ...
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Xfm tunes in to Mancunian vibe
Xfm's new Manchester station will be almost 100% locally produced and the station is already in talks with a series of Manchester personalities about becoming presenters, including former The Wordfrontman Terry Christian.
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Virgin goes head to head with Planet Rock
Virgin Radio is taking its digital rock station live in a bid to go head to head with GCap rival service Planet Rock.
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NewsDann joins Planet Rock
Planet Rock, the digital rock music station owned by GCap Media, has made another heavyweight signing, securing former Radio 1 executive Trevor Dann for a new weekend show.
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NewsXfm wins Manchester FM licence
GCap Media has won the Manchester FM licence with a version of its indie rock station Xfm.
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UTV waits on deal
Ulster TV's proposed£98.2m purchase of Talksport-owner The Wireless Group was approved by shareholders at an extraordinary general meeting on Monday (6 June). The Belfast-based ITV broadcaster now awaits approval from the Irish trade minister for the deal to go ahead. He has until Sunday (12 June) to make a decision ...