All Radio articles – Page 117
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Yahoo! UK chief to head Virgin Radio
Virgin Radio-owner SMG has poached Fru Hazlitt, the managing director of Yahoo! UK and Ireland, to be its new chief executive of radio.
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NewsUTV close to buying Wireless Group
Ulster Television (UTV) is close to buying Talksport-owner The Wireless Group in a deal worth£100m that could see chief executive Kelvin MacKenzie step down.
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NewsHazlitt joins SMG
Virgin Radio-owner SMG has confirmed the appointment of Fru Hazlitt, the managing director of Yahoo! UK and Ireland, as its new chief executive of radio.
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NewsToday moves into podcasting
The Todayprogramme on Radio 4 has taken a leap into the 21st Century, becoming one of the first BBC programmes to join the growing trend for podcasting.
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NewsLRC awarded Durham FM licence
The Local Radio Company has won a new FM licence in Durham worth£3m and hopes to launch the new station this autumn.
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Radio to grill PM
Over 150 commercial radio stations are joining forces to broadcast a single show featuring all three major political party leaders. UK Leaders Livewill give members of the public the chance to put their questions to Prime Minister Tony Blair, Conservative leader Michael Howard and Liberal Democrat ...
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LBC hires Bob Friend
Sky News veteran Bob Friend has been signed up to present on LBC 1152 in the run-up to the general election. Friend will co-present The Evening Reporton the Chrysalis-owned rolling news station, with regular host Katy Breathwick, from 25 April. He will continue to present the ...
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Emap in running to buy up all of SRH
Emap, the owner of the Kiss and Magic radio networks, has admitted it is interested in acquiring all of Scottish Radio Holdings but has yet to make a formal approach. Over a year since Emap, publisher of Broadcast, bought 27.8% of SRH, Scotland's biggest commercial radio ...
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Radio 1 'saviour' Moyles out in cold at Sonys
Loudmouth DJ Chris Moyles has been snubbed by judges of the prestigious Sony Radio Academy Awards, despite pulling in over a million extra listeners to the BBC Radio 1 breakfast show.
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NewsEmap FD quits suddenly
Gary Hughes, the finance director of media group Emap, has unexpectedly resigned with no job to go to.
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NewsRadio players unite for election special
Commercial radio rivalries are to be set aside for the broadcast of a special one-off show featuring all three major political party leaders.
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NewsSonys snub for Radio 1 'saviour' Moyles
Loudmouth DJ Chris Moyles has been snubbed by judges of the prestigious Sony Radio Academy Awards, despite pulling in over a million extra listeners to the BBC Radio 1 breakfast show.
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NewsTheakston joins Heart on 18 April
Jamie Theakston is to launch his new breakfast show on Chrysalis' Heart radio station in London on 18 April.
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NewsEmap admits SRH interest
Emap, the owner of the Kiss and Magic radio networks, has admitted it is 'interested' in acquiring all of Scottish Media Holdings but has yet to make a formal approach.
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FHM radio plan
Emap, publisher of Broadcast,is considering launching a radio station based around lads' magazine FHM. However, Shaun Gregory, managing director of Emap's national radio brands, told the Financial Times that the group would not go ahead until they 'get it right'.
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BBC digital radio
Listeners to the BBC's digital radio stations have increased by 83% over the past year, helped by the success of the corporation's Radio Player technology. The technology gave a boost to the corporation's digital-only stations - 1Xtra, 6 Music, BBC 7, the Asian Network and Five Live Sports Extra - ...
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News3i backs MacKenzie TWG bid
Kelvin MacKenzie is preparing a new£100m bid to take the Wireless Group private with cash from venture capital firm 3i.
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NewsEmap plots FHM radio
Emap, the media group that publishes Broadcast,is considering the launch of a new radio station based around lads' magazine FHM.
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LBC hires Frost to cover election
Sir David Frost has been hired by London talk station LBC 97.3 FM to front coverage of the forthcoming general election. The veteran presenter, who is stepping down from his Breakfast with Frostshow on the BBC later this year, will anchor the overnight results show on ...
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Radio 4 orders role reversal comedy
BBC Radio 4 commissioning editor for drama and entertainment Caroline Raphael has ordered a 6 x 30-minute in-house comedy from The Changeteam, Jan Etherington and Gavin Petrie. In the role-reversal series, The Other Man, a male character is a put-upon 'mistress' to ...