All Radio articles – Page 21
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CommentRadio's loss is new platforms' gain
Commercial radio has lost its personality to the podcasters, says former DJ Steve Penk
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NewsRajar: Nick Grimshaw show up 300k
Rajar: Nick Grimshaw’s BBC Radio 1 Breakfast Show climbed by over 300,000 listeners year-on-year to reach an audience of 5.8m as Chris Evans’ rival show on Radio 2 dipped slightly.
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NewsRajar: DAB accounts for 250m hours in last quarter
Rajar: DAB radios accounted for 250m listening hours in the last three months as BBC 6Music grew to attract 2m listeners.
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NewsR4 comedy commissioner to step down
Caroline Raphael, the BBC Radio 4 commissioner behind shows including Little Britain, is to leave the BBC after 31 years.
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NewsR1’s Big Weekend in 'serious' editorial breach
The BBC Trust has ruled that Radio 1’s Big Weekend seriously breached the corporation’s editorial guidelines after acts including Lily Allen swore during their live sets.
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NewsEd Vaizey urges radio stations to engage young listeners
Culture minister Ed Vaizey has claimed that the decline in younger audiences for radio is “troubling” and urged the industry to engage with new listeners.
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NewsRadio 5 Live orders Buzzfeed-style show
The most-trending news stories from across the internet are to form the backbone of a Buzzfeed-inspired BBC Radio 5 Live programme set to launch next month.
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CommentRadio needs a united front
Broadcasters must collaborate more in face of new competition, says BBC Radio boss Helen Boaden
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NewsTalkSport orders comedy chat show
TalkSport has teamed up with Avalon Entertainment to commission its first stand-up chat show.
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NewsRadioCentre claims BBC 'must do more to educate and inform'
BBC Radio 1 and 2 must do more to educate and inform audiences, providing services not offered by the commercial market, according to trade body RadioCentre.
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NewsR4 Extra to axe The 4 O'Clock Show
BBC Radio 4 Extra is to cancel children’s programme The 4 O’Clock Show after being clearance by the BBC Trust.
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NewsArts Council boss lands Radio 3 role
Arts Council England chief executive Alan Davey has been named controller of BBC Radio 3.
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NewsMatthew Price takes senior Today reporting brief
Radio 4’s Today programme is to appoint its first full-time chief reporter in a bid to give its domestic news a more consistent voice.
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NewsShennan: BBC Music Awards will complement Brits
BBC Music director Bob Shennan has defended the inaugural BBC Music Awards, claiming that the show will “not compete” with the Brit Awards.
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NewsBBC to broadcast Prince Harry’s Invictus Games
The BBC has secured the broadcasting rights to the Invictus Games, Prince Harry’s four day sports tournament for sick or injured former service men and women.
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NewsBBC music stations reviewed by Trust
The BBC Trust has kicked off its first collective study of the BBC’s portfolio of six music stations.
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NewsBBC Radio 2’s Chris Evans hits 15 year high
Chris Evans has recorded the largest-ever audience figures recorded by Rajar, after his BBC Radio 2 Breakfast Show pulled in 9.91m listeners.
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NewsC4 News digital head joins Newsbeat
Channel 4 News’ multiplatform head Anna Doble plans to take Radio 1 Newsbeat to the “next level” when she joins the BBC music station later this year.
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NewsArqiva, Bauer & UTV team for DAB bid
Arqiva, Bauer Radio and UTV Media have issued a joint bid to operate a second DAB multiplex offering the capacity for a further nationwide 10 digital radio stations.
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NewsBBC radio must follow TV lead
The BBC has been urged by senior industry execs to extend its plans to scrap television quotas to the radio sector.