All Radio articles – Page 18
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News'Obsolete' radio regulation in spotlight
The government has kicked off a consultation to overhaul the “increasingly obsolete” regulation of national and local commercial radio stations.
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NewsRadio 1 taps into slow TV
Radio 1 is to explore slow TV for the younger generation after partnering with BBC Studios’ Natural History Unit to launch Planet Earth II-themed programming.
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NewsRadio 2 preps Richard Bacon return
Richard Bacon could be set for a return to BBC Radio 2 as a weekly fixture after Sam Delaney’s Studio Sixty Billion scored an initial two-part order.
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NewsBBC plans 'Netflix of spoken word'
The BBC plans to create a “Netflix of spoken word” using BBC Radio archives, director general Tony Hall will announce later today.
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NewsBBC stars slam radio tendering plans
Andrew Marr, Jarvis Cocker and Kirsty Lang are among the BBC Radio talent to have urged the government to reconsider plans to put 60% of output out to tender.
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NewsRadio 4 continues to ride high
Radio 4 continued its upward trajectory in the wake of Brexit, the only BBC station to make year-on-year gains, according to the latest Rajar results.
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NewsJames Purnell handed BBC radio brief
James Purnell is to take responsibility for the BBC’s audio division after Helen Boaden revealed she will retire in March.
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NewsAmazon preps podcast service for UK launch
Amazon-owned audio service Audible is gearing up to launch podcast network Audible Channels, featuring hundreds of hours of original programming, in the UK.
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NewsBBC Radio boss set to retire
BBC director of radio Helen Boaden is preparing to announce her retirement – a move that would allow the corporation to finalise its management reshuffle.
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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.