All Radio articles – Page 56
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NewsTalkSport doubles Premier League rights
TalkSport has struck a further blow for commercial radio by winning the right to broadcast commentary on 64 Premier League games for the next three seasons - twice as many as it currently airs.
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NewsRadio 4 to air lost Eric and Ernie tapes
An unheard treasure trove of vintage recordings by comedy greats Morecambe and Wise is to be aired for the first time by Radio 4, it has been announced.
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NewsPope wanted for Thought For The Day
The BBC is hoping to enlist The Pope to record a Thought For The Day slot later this year.
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NewsBBC touts its distinctiveness
The BBC’s size and scope review has yet to be published, but the word on the lips of the corporation’s staff is “distinctiveness”.
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NewsCorbett reunited with Sorry writers for R4 sitcom
Ronnie Corbett has re-teamed with the writers of Eighties sitcom Sorry for a new Radio 4 series.
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NewsTrust gives hope to 6 Music
Under-fire BBC radio station 6 Music has received a vote of confidence from the BBC Trust – despite revelations that just 20% of adults even know it exists.
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NewsUBC acquires Above the Title
UBC Media has acquired the radio indie behind the Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, Above the Title.
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NewsWogan guarded over replacing Ross
Sir Terry Wogan revealed he has received “various offers” when asked whether he would make a TV return after Jonathan Ross’s exit.
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NewsCerys Matthews gets 6 Music show
Former Catatonia singer Cerys Matthews has been given her own radio show, replacing Jon Richardson on BBC 6 Music.
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NewsAbsolute swoops on Premier League rights
Absolute Radio has pulled off a shock move by securing the rights to air commentary on 32 Premier League football matches from next season.
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ITV Studios looks to radio stations for FM funding
ITV Studios is in talks with record companies and radio stations to help piece together a Primeval-style deal to fund a second series of Chris O’Dowd sitcom FM to air on ITV2.
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CommentRobinson on the Rajars
Wogan may have left on a high, but it spells a major challenge for Chris Evans, writes Paul Robinson.
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NewsLib Dems call for radio WoCC
The fight by the radio sector to guarantee more BBC commissions has taken a step forward, with the Lib Dems calling for the corporation to extend the Window of Creative Competition (WoCC).
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NewsLondon to get digital radio signal boost
New digital radio transmitters will be installed across London later this year as part of a drive to boost digital listening.
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NewsHeart topples Magic as LBC surges
Rajars: Global’s Heart 106.2 leapfrogged Bauer’s Magic 105.4 to become the top London commercial station by reach last quarter – but the real success story in the capital was its stablemate, LBC 97.3.
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NewsWogan bows out on high
Rajars: Sir Terry Wogan stepped down from his long-running BBC Radio 2 breakfast show on a high, with more than 8 million listeners, according to new Rajar figures.
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NewsDigital listening falls in 4Q09
Rajars: Plans to switch all radio broadcasts to digital in five years have hit a stumbling block after figures revealed a slowdown in digital radio listenership growth.
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The Broadcast InterviewJonathan Wall, Radio 5 Live
Radio 5 Live’s Jonathan Wall is making a plea to indies to help establish the station as a genuine alternative to Radio 4 - and it’s not all about sport, as he tells Chris Curtis.
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NewsSacked DJ cleared to take on Ofcom
Former TalkSport presenter Jon Gaunt who was sacked after calling a Tory councillor a “Nazi” and an “ignorant pig” during a debate about foster care has an “arguable case” for a judicial review, a High Court judge ruled.
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BBC hoping to land 2012 Paralympics radio rights
The BBC has begun talks to secure radio rights for the London 2012 Paralympics having lost out to Channel 4 for the TV coverage.