All Radio articles – Page 136
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Capital figures up
Capital Radio's revenues slowed in the run-up to Christmas but it still reported a rise in figures. For the last three months of 2003, the company reported a 5% rise in revenues compared with last year. Capital also said it had achieved 'particularly strong' revenue growth at alternative music station ...
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Henderson chosen for chart show
Somethin' Else has appointed Sarah Henderson as executive producer for commercial radio chart show Hit40UK. Henderson, most recently a former head of music at GWR, is head of music and artist relations at Emap.
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Rajar under fire for survey flaw
Virgin Radio has suffered an unexpected blow to its audience figures and has laid the blame on research body Rajar.
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Heart on good form
Heart FM's owner Chrysalis has reported a bullish start to the year with a 19% rise in revenues over the past five months. Chrysalis chairman Chris Wright said at the company's AGM this week that the company was 'well placed to maximise its potential within the newly deregulated media environment'. ...
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NewsChrysalis & Capital figures boost radio
The radio sector is continuing is continuing to show robust signs of recovery with both Capital Radio and Chrysalis reporting a bullish start to the year.
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NewsGilligan will not be replaced
Former Today reporter Andrew Gilligan will not be replaced by the BBC Radio 4 programme as defence and diplomatic correspondent, it has been confirmed.
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Capital reclaims London top-spot
Capital has reclaimed the top commercial spot in London, putting distance between its flagship 95.8FM station and Chrysalis-owned rival Heart.
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Radio 1 sheds listeners
BBC Radio 1 is continuing to shed listeners, with nearly half a million abandoning the station at the end of last year.
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Emap appoints Kerrang! boss
Emap has taken a step closer to launching its West Midlands rock station Kerrang! with the appointment of Andrew Jeffries as programme director.
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Jago bids to stay put
Becky Jago, Chris Tarrant's sidekick on Capital Radio, has been tipped to keep her position on the breakfast show when Johnny Vaughan takes over in a few months. Insiders claimed she has produced the strongest demo tape and has the best chemistry of all contenders with the ...
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Whiley's new deal
Radio 1 DJ Jo Whiley has signed to the BBC station for a further 12 months. Her contract now runs until February 2005.
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News'Alternative' radio survey shows Radio 1 fall
Radio 1 is continuing its downward spiral, loosing over a million listeners in just three months according to controversial new research.
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NewsHodgson joins GWR
Patricia Hodgson, former chief executive of the Independent Television Commission, has joined the board of Classic FM-owner GWR.
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NewsSMG's Cruickshank confirms departure
Don Cruickshank has confirmed his resignation as chairman of Virgin Radio owner SMG.
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SRH reports growth
Scottish Radio Holdings has said it made a strong start to its financial year, with like-for-like revenues fro the three months to December rising 7.7%.
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NewsCruickshank expected to quit Virgin Radio
Don Cruickshank, chairman of Virgin Radio-owner SMG, has been tipped to quit the company within the next six months.
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NewsMacKenzie renews call for damages
Kelvin MacKenzie has renewed his call for£27m in damages from Rajar after the radio listening research body said it might not update its 'diary' system until 2006.
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Bernard aims for 2012 radio switch-off
Ralph Bernard, executive chairman of radio group GWR, has called on the government to set a deadline of 2012 to switch off the analogue radio signal. The move would bring radio in line with TV, which has been set a switch-off deadline between 2006 and 2010. Bernard has written to ...
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GMG deal with UBC
Guardian Media Group has signed a deal with UBC Media to take a daily showbiz news package in exchange for airtime. Entertainment News will broadcast the two-minute bulletin throughout the day across GMG's stations, which include Jazz FM in London, Smooth FM in the north-west and Real Radio services in ...
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NewsTWG and Emap lift radio sector
Further consolidation of the radio sector kicked off this week with Emap and The Wireless Group (TWG) announcing multi-million pound deals.