All Radio articles – Page 30
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NewsRIG appoints new chair
TBI Media managing director Phil Critchlow has been named chairman of the Radio Independents Group for the next two years.
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NewsAbsolute Radio adds voice control
Absolute Radio has beefed up its connected TV app to allow listeners to navigate the service using voice controls.
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NewsRadioplayer hunts 30 new stations
Radioplayer is hunting for 30 non-Ofcom licensed stations to feature on its online listening platform.
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NewsGlobal Radio closes £70m deal for GMG Radio
Global Radio has completed a deal to purchase Guardian Media Group’s radio business, which includes the Real Radio and Smooth Radio networks, in an agreement believed to be worth £70m.
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CommentWhat if Global acquired Smooth and Real Radio?
Paul Robinson considers the future for GMG’s Smooth and Real Radio if Global was to snap them up.
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NewsBBC kicks off beta of 55 radio station sites
The BBC has rolled out a series of beta websites across its portfolio of radio stations in a bid to prove a consistent experience across the network.
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NewsUBC writes down business by £3m
UBC has been forced to write down the value of its production business by £3.1m due to margin pressure on its ad-funded and content creation business.
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CommentWomen are proving their worth on radio
Award for Beryl and Betty shows female voices deserve to be heard, says Maria Williams.
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NewsRadio pioneer Ron Onions dies at 82
Ron Onions, the pioneering spirit behind the rise of commercial radio news and current affairs in the ‘70s and ’80s, has died suddenly in his sleep at the age of 82.
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NewsAbsolute Radio grabs Euro 2012 rights
Absolute Radio has secured the commentary rights to 10 games from the UEFA Euro 2012 championships including all of England and the Republic of Ireland’s group matches.
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News6 Music audience up 12%
RAJARs: BBC 6 Music, the digital station honoured at this week’s Sony Awards, has reported a 12% increase in listeners and hit a record high.
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NewsChris Moyles sheds 400k listeners
RAJARs: BBC Radio 1 breakfast host Chris Moyles has lost 400,000 listeners over the past 12 months - but Radio 2’s Chris Evans has reported an upswing.
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NewsBBC local radio hits four-year high
RAJARs: BBC local radio, which has seen planned cuts reduced from £18m to £6m this week, recorded its biggest audience share since 2008.
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NewsBBC local radio cuts reduced; kids shows removed from BBC1/BBC2
The BBC Trust has given the green light to the corporation’s cost-cutting plans, which include revised plans to better protect local radio and the Asian Network - and the removal of children’s programming from BBC1 and BBC2.
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NewsR1 and Somethin’ Else producers launch indie
Former BBC Radio 1 and Somethin’ Else producers have launched their own multiplatform radio indie and have already won a slate of commissions.
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News6 Music wins best station at Sony's
BBC Radio 6 Music has become the first digital station to win the Sony Awards UK station of the year in a dramatic turnaround for the once-threatened service.
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NewsAbsolute hands Frank Skinner extra hour
Frank Skinner has signed to Absolute Radio for another year and will extend his Saturday morning show.
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NewsCarnie leaving R2 for BBC entertainment role
Lewis Carnie, head of programmes at BBC Radio 2 and 6 Music, is stepping down to take a nine-month attachment at the corporation’s in house entertainment team.
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NewsJazz FM censured over porn gaffe
Ofcom has found Jazz FM in breach of its broadcasting code after it accidentally aired around five minutes of porn.
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News5 Live series going for gold
Colin Murray will attempt to track down all 114 of Britain’s living gold Olympic medallists for a new series on BBC Radio 5 Live.