All Radio articles – Page 18
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NewsNews UK acquires TalkSport owner
News UK has completed its acquisition of TalkSport and Virgin Radio owner Wireless Group.
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CommentBBC move could herald a golden age for UK radio
Increasing the number of shows made by indies will benefit everyone, says Jez Nelson
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NewsBBC plans radio restructure
Radio 1 and 1Xtra boss Ben Cooper is preparing a radical production restructure to help his stations ward off the threat from the likes of Netflix, Spotify and Vice – and has urged the wider BBC to follow suit.
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NewsLondon listeners desert Chris Moyles
The audience for Chris Moyles’ Radio X breakfast show in London has almost halved to 170,000 weekly listeners.
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NewsRIG call on BBC to retain 'pure radio'
The Radio Independents Group (RIG) has called for reassurances from BBC director general Tony Hall that “pure radio production” would be retained under his forthcoming commissioning restructure.
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NewsBoaden: government proposals risk turning BBC into state broadcaster
BBC Radio chief director Helen Boaden is to warn that new governance proposals could turn the corporation into a “state broadcaster”.
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NewsEvans rapped for plugging TFI on R2
Chris Evans was given a verbal warning by the BBC for repeatedly plugging TFI Friday on his BBC Radio 2 breakfast show last year, it has emerged.
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NewsMoyles gets Radio X off to a strong start
Chris Moyles helped fledgling station Radio X grow its breakfast audience by almost a quarter compared with its predecessor XFM.
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CommentThe art of judging the mood
Ripping up BBC 6Music’s schedule to reflect how listeners felt about David Bowie’s death was a reminder of the unique potency of radio, says Paul Rodgers
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NewsBBC Radio 1 and 1Xtra music boss to join Spotify
BBC Radio 1 and 1Xtra head of music George Ergatoudis will join Spotify next year to lead its in-house music curation strategy and content programming for the UK.
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CommentDiminished Radio 2 would be bad news for the sector
Industry would shrink and commercial rivals would not fill the gap, says Bob Shennan
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NewsRadio 1’s Gemma Cairney launches indie and lands Elle deal
BBC Radio 1 presenter Gemma Cairney has launched a production company and landed a series of podcasts for female-lifestyle magazine Elle UK.
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CommentWe all have a stake in the future of BBC radio
The radio sector needs to debate the disinctiveness,market share and regulation of the BBC, says Siobhan Kenny
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NewsPozzitive's David Tyler scoops RPA Gold
Cabin Pressure producer David Tyler scooped the Gold Award at the 2015 Radio Production Awards as White Stiletto’s Cathy Fitzgerald picked up two gongs.
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NewsAudible & Audioboom back audio production course
Audio platforms Audible and Audioboom are supporting a fledgling narrative productions course set up by Grand Scheme Media.
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CommentMaking radio a fair place to compete
Radio indies are embedded across the UK and winning international awards. We must let them compete, says Will Jackson
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NewsBectu rejects plans to boost competition in BBC radio
Broadcasting union Bectu has begun campaigning for the BBC Trust to reject plans to inject more competition into radio production by offering up to 60% of the BBC’s output to indies.
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NewsIain Lee leaves BBC after ‘bigot’ row
BBC Three Counties Radio breakfast presenter Iain Lee has left his job after having to apologise for labelling the anti-gay views of a Christian group as “homophobic” and “bigoted”.
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CommentRadio offers a united front on jazz
Our collaboration between the BBC and commercial radio echoes the true spirit of jazz, say Alan Davy and Jonathan Arendt
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NewsBBC Radio host rapped for breastfeeding comments
BBC Radio Solent presenter Alex Dyke has been found in serious breach of Ofcom and BBC Trust editorial guidelines for making derogatory comments about breastfeeding mothers.